Arya Jemal

Arya Jemal (she/her) recently finished her time as a Fulbright Researcher studying the climate resilience of smallholder farmers in Lori province (climatehubarmenia.com). She has been involved in environmental initiatives including agtech, solar energy and climate adaptation. Arya is the co-founder of Yerazad Coalition and is currently helping build greenhouses for families from Artsakh. She holds an M.S. in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Swarthmore College and is currently based in Vanadzor, Armenia. When she's in the U.S., you can find her moonlighting as a tennis coach and sailboat deckhand.