Brianna “Bri” Colon is an ORISE Science, Technology, and Policy Fellow in the Building Technologies Office and serves as the Higher Education and Retail, Food Service, and Grocery Sector Lead and Buildings Lead for Waste and Water within the Better Buildings Initiative. Prior to joining DOE, Bri worked in community relations at Colorado State University and voluntary program stakeholder engagement with the National Park Service. She is dedicated to civic engagement and served for a year in AmeriCorps. She received a bachelor of science degree in Anthropology and French from Santa Clara University and a master's of Public Policy and master's of Educational Leadership from William & Mary.