Tessa Varvares

Tessa Varvares is a Senior Program Coordinator at Harvard's Belfer Center, focusing on the Arctic Initiative since January 2023. Previous experience includes serving as Outreach Coordinator for the Fire Safe Council for Monterey County, where responsibilities encompassed community education on wildfire resilience and collaboration with local fire agencies. Tessa also held intern positions with the National Park Service, managing oil spill preparedness projects, and the Carmel River Watershed Conservancy, organizing California Wildlife Day. Additional roles have included Sustainability Graduate Research Assistant at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and English Language Teacher with the Peace Corps. Tessa's education includes a Master’s degree in International Environmental Policy and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science.