Enhancing Charter School Facilities for Climate Resiliency
This session unites educators, architects, policymakers, developers, and sustainability experts to address climate resiliency in charter schools. Participants will explore sustainable building practices, resilience strategies, and policies tailored to these environments. Key topics include integrating renewable energy, sustainable materials, and innovative designs for climate-adaptive schools, as well as government policies and funding for resilient infrastructure. The session emphasizes the educational benefits of resilient facilities, fostering student well-being and academic success. Attendees will gain practical insights and strategies to transform charter schools into sustainable, resilient spaces for the future.
Presented by
Founding Principal
Artik Art and Architecture
Executive Director, Northern California
Pacific Charter School Development
Prior to joining PCSD, Jennifer served as the Chief Client Services Officer at CSMC, working in as a consultant CFO for charter schools and in business development. She has 15+ years of charter school financial management experience. She also has 25+ years of finance experience at several non-profit lenders and Harris Bank. She served as the Board President and Board Treasurer for Community Learning Center Schools, a Charter Management Organization in Alameda, and on the audit committee for the national non-profit Bread for the World. She obtained her Masters in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago.
Associate project manager
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation (LCI)
Lana Zimmerman (she/her) is the associate project manager of heat equity research at the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation (LCI). Lana researches issues related to extreme heat to inform evidence-based heat governance. The topics of her work span the planning of built and natural shade to the analysis of existing heat legislation in the United States, with particular focus on California’s policy landscape. Lana holds a Master of Public Policy from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from California State University, Northridge.
CEO
Lighthouse Community Public Schools