Join Maggie Thomas, Special Assistant to the President for Climate & Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Bowdoin Distinguished Scholar for a conversation Thursday, April 18, 7:30 pm, Roux Center Lantern

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Maggie Thomas is Special Assistant to the President for Climate and Senior Advisor for Strategic Planning in the White House Climate Policy Office, where she previously served as chief of staff. Prior to that, she co-founded the climate advocacy group Evergreen Action and worked on the climate teams of presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren (as lead climate staffer) and Jay Inslee (deputy climate director). Earlier in her career, Thomas held several roles at NextGen America, a political organization that mobilizes young people to vote and make progress on issues, most recently as senior advocacy manager. She has interned or worked at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the National Wildlife Refuge Association, and the Wildlife Society.

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College. She co-founded and leads Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for the future of coastal cities. Dr. Johnson's forthcoming book is What If We get it Right?: Visions of Climate Futures. Recently she co-edited bestselling climate anthology All We Can Save, co-created the Spotify/Gimlet climate solutions podcast How to Save a Planet, and co-authored the Blue New Deal, a roadmap for including the ocean in climate policy. Previously, she was executive director of the Waitt Institute, developed policy at the EPA and NOAA, and taught as an adjunct professor at New York University.