User:Mikedmitchell

History
I am a former debater whose focus was largely on critical theory and its relationship to both domestic policy and international relations. I briefly majored in various subjects early in my college career including Computer Science/Electrical Engineering, History/Philosophy, Public Relations, and finally graduated with a degree in Communication Studies from a large, public university. After college I spent a year working on local political campaigns for the Working Families Party, and for the past five years I've worked on both sides of a New York City public-private partnership. I am an AmeriCorps alum, ISA Certified Arborist, have a Certification in Nonprofit Management, have presented at several local and regional conferences as a community and urban forester, and am the co-chair of an ad-hoc group that connects urban forestry practitioners and researchers to better improve urban forestry outcomes.