Senior Associate, Communications, North America
She joined the CPI team in 2026.
Elizabeth holds a degree from the University of Chicago, where she studied Biology alongside the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine. She has also published peer-reviewed research in The Lancet Planetary Health, The Lancet Global Health, and Environment International, focusing on environmental health, sustainable nutrition, and the impacts of clean cookstove interventions in Nigeria.
She began her career in Guatemala, working on global health, climate resilience, and food security with Indigenous and community-based organisations, including co-founding a nonprofit that built a network of smallholder women farmers before transitioning leadership to a local team. She later supported civic engagement and digital storytelling initiatives at Accelerate Change and led communications and coalition-building work at PCI Media across the U.S., Latin America, and other regions on public health, climate, and conservation issues. Most recently, Elizabeth supported the launch of the Aspen Institute’s Social Trust Initiative, contributing to public-facing cybersecurity awareness and community trust efforts.
Elizabeth has spent over a decade working at the intersection of climate change, public health, education, civic engagement, and social justice. Across this work, she has consistently seen that many systemic challenges are ultimately communication challenges, driven by gaps in trust, clarity, inclusion, and people’s sense of connection to the issues that affect them directly. At CPI, she translates complex systems and policy challenges into accessible, people-centred narratives that build trust and inspire action.
Outside of work, she is a competitive trail runner in Guatemala, often racing up volcanoes. Throughout the year, you can find her running, playing soccer, biking, playing tennis, white water kayaking, playing volleyball, surfing, hiking, and camping.