Yasmeen Shaheen-McConnell | Senior Advisor for the American Climate Corps, AmeriCorps
The ZENERGY Podcast: Energy Leadership, Finance, and Technology · 2024-10-31 · 37 min
Episode notes
On today's episode, Karan Takhar sits down with Yasmeen Shaheen-McConnell, Senior Advisor for the American Climate Corps, AmeriCorps. Yasmeen shares the origin story of the American Climate Corps and how she got involved. They speak about how the Corps recruits its members, how its structured, who can apply, and how an organization wishing to partner with the ACC can do so. Yasmeen then shares how she has been inspired during her time there and how she sees the ACC evolving in the next 5 to 10 years. They end with a lightning round of questions sure to encourage anyone wishing to get involved in the American Climate Corps. Many thanks to Yasmeen and her team for their help in making this episode happen. If you have an organization and want to partner with the American Climate Corps, email acc@americorps.gov . If you want more information about becoming a member, visit acc.gov . Show Notes: [1:45] - Yasmeen tells us what superpower the American Climate Corps (ACC) would have if it were a superteam. [3:10] - Yasmeen shares the origin story of the ACC, and how it came out of a challenge that President Biden responded to while he was running for president.