Dewi Ali is a skilled professional with extensive experience in community engagement and policy advocacy, currently serving as the Northwest Community Engagement and Policy Manager at Emerald Cities Collaborative since March 2021. Prior to this role, Dewi worked as an Outreach and Policy Associate for the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition from December 2019 to November 2020, and as a Policy and Research Intern at the US-ASEAN Business Council from June 2017 to November 2019. Dewi began a career in academic support as a Writing Consultant at the University of Washington from September 2015 to June 2017. Dewi holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and International Studies from the University of Washington and a Master's degree in Nonprofit Leadership from Seattle University. Additionally, Dewi has been associated with The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars since 2016.
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Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC)
Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) is a national nonprofit organization founded in 2009 that advances racial, economic, and climate justice to build communities that are more equitable, economically just, and sustainable. Headquartered in Washington, DC, ECC implements replicable place-based strategies in community and worker power building, economic inclusion, and equitable implementation in five regions (Northwest, Northern California, Southern California, Northeast, and D.C./Maryland/Virginia) and select cities throughout the US. Additionally, ECC’s national Civic Infrastructure and Strategic Initiatives provide a broad range of policy capacity, program leadership, coalition building, and technical assistance to community-based organizations, government, and more. PURPOSE: Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) centers and collaborates with frontline communities, especially communities of color, to ensure that they are at the forefront of decision-making, that they benefit from the economic opportunities of the transition to clean energy, and that climate investments are driven back to those communities. MISSION: Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) advances racial, economic, and climate justice to build communities that are more equitable, economically just, and sustainable through replicable strategies in community and worker powerbuilding, economic inclusion, and equitable implementation. VISION: We envision healthy, sustainable, powerful, and thriving communities, especially communities of color.