Trina has effectively worked with corporations, government entities, nonprofit organizations and philanthropic foundations to accelerate community led, equity centered climate mitigation, resiliency and adaptation solutions.

As the Vice President of Global Programs at the Institute for Sustainable Communities, Trina managed global teams implementing a range of projects, including supporting historically disinvested communities in the US on enhancing climate resilience, working with factories and manufacturing sites across Asia on decarbonization while increasing gender equity and migrant worker rights, and developing city decarbonization roadmaps from the perspective of the urban poor.

While at The Nature Conservancy, New Jersey chapter, Trina lobbied for groundbreaking pieces of legislation that result in meaningful greenhouse gas reductions, including accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles, setting a baseline for energy and water efficient appliances, and passing amendments to the Global Warming Response Act in NJ. Trina also served in the NJ Board of Public Utilities Equity Working Group and Rutger University’s Climate Change Alliance Transportation Working Group.  

 Trina has extensive experience working with the private sector, including at Allianz SE in Munich where she led the decarbonization strategy across 30 operating entities and at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Zurich where she developed sustainability strategies for multinational corporations.

At the Climate Group, Trina was the Global Head of Member Engagement responsible for managing its global member network, consisting of Fortune 50 companies and large sub-national governments across North America, Europe, India, China, and Australia, to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy via programs and high-level events.  

 Trina is a prolific public speaker and has Board positions on organizations meaningfully advancing environmental solutions and promoting civic engagement. Trina holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park, a Masters in Engineering Management from George Washington University and a MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.