Yesh Pavlik Slenk
Director, Climate Corps®
Work
Areas of expertise:
Climate Corps, corporate partnerships, corporate sustainability, community management, climate career mentoring
Description
Yesh Pavlik Slenk manages the Climate Corps® network of more than 3000 sustainability professionals worldwide. Climate Corps is an innovative fellowship program that places graduate students into companies, cities and nonprofits to help advance clean energy projects and climate goals. Collectively, fellows have helped identify energy savings worth more than $1.6 billion, the equivalent of over 2.2 million metric tons in carbon emissions. Yesh manages communications, events, mentorship, strategy and professional development for the global network.
Yesh also hosts the podcast, Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers. The podcast features up-close conversations with CEOs, sustainability experts, innovators and career changers who are turning climate awareness into action. The diverse array of guests share their inspiring journey to environmental jobs, and how listeners can follow in their footsteps to get paid to help save the planet.
Background
Yesh has worked at EDF since 2013. Prior to joining Climate Corps in 2015, Yesh served on EDF’s Development Events team supporting events and meetings related to EDFs donors and board of trustees. She has spent her entire career serving mission driven organizations including in the arts, outdoor education and microfinance sectors.
Education
- MPS in Masters of Non-profit Management and Public Service, Marquette University
- BA in Urban Affairs, Manhattan College
Latest pieces
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How to “green” your job in 2024
EDF + Biz, January 11, 2024 -
A Decade of Impact: Celebrating Ten Years of Transformative Partnerships
EDF + Biz, December 15, 2023 -
How this 30 Under 30 sustainability star navigates tough dilemmas at REI.
EDF + Biz Blog, November 3, 2021 -
Looking for a planet-saving career? You’d be surprised at your options.
EDF + Biz Blog, August 18, 2021 -
Looking for a planet-saving career? You’d be surprised at your options.
EDF Voices, August 16, 2021 -
Inside Solutions: Next Generation Takes Charge
Source, March 4, 2021 -
Degrees Episode 09: Peggy Shepard
EDF + Biz Blog, February 17, 2021 -
Degrees Episode 10: Steven Moelk
EDF + Biz Blog, February 17, 2021
Press materials
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Climate Corps China Celebrates 10th Anniversary
September 22, 2023 -
EDF Applauds Launch of American Climate Corps by the White House
September 20, 2023 -
EDF launches new season of chart-topping podcast "Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers"
September 7, 2023