Carrie Nelson serves as a Project Officer, working with intertribal organizations to support Tribal communication and engagement for clean energy. The work she does with intertribal organizations is focused on enhancing outreach and engagement to improve federally recognized Tribes’ navigation and access to the U.S. Department of Energy’s clean energy funding and technical assistance.
Before joining the Office of Indian Energy, Carrie managed a low-income energy efficiency grant program for the Bonneville Power Administration, served as a Tribal Account Executive for the Bonneville Power Administration, and most recently was a policy analyst for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Policy working on state, local, Tribal, and territorial policy.
Carrie received a Bachelor of Science at the University of Oregon, a Master of Science from the Milano School of Policy at the New School University in New York, and a Certificate in Tribal Government Relations at Portland State University’s Institute for Tribal Government.