Isha Korde is a Special Assistant, Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy. Korde worked on current Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal’s senate campaign in 2014 as well as in her congressional campaign the following year. Most recently, Korde worked as Medical Assistant for the University of Washington testing patients for Covid-19 during the ongoing pandemic. Prior to that, they collaborated with U.S. Fish and Wildlife in the Florida Keys in 2021 supporting conservation and restoration efforts on Ballast Key, a recently federally acquired island that is now part of the National Wildlife Refuge. Korde also served as a Case Management Liaison for Lane County Public Health in 2021 providing necessary resources to underserved communities in Oregon being affected by Covid-19. Most of Korde’s efforts include involvement in public health and environmental conservation.