[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E434-E435]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING DR. LISA MICHELI

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 1, 2024

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Lisa 
Micheli Ph.D., whom I have named the 2024 Climate Crisis Champion for 
Sonoma County because of the important work she has done to address the 
impacts of the climate crisis and extreme climate events like wildfires 
on California's 4th Congressional District.
  Dr. Micheli was born in Boston, Massachusetts and moved to the Bay 
Area in 1988, and to Sonoma, California in 2001. She would go on to 
earn a master's degree in environmental water resources engineering and 
a doctorate in energy and resources from the University of California, 
Berkeley. She is a Fulbright Scholar who works closely with climate 
organizations from across the Earth's four Mediterranean regions. In 
addition to these impressive academic achievements, Dr. Micheli has a 
strong commitment to mentoring the next generation of climate leaders--
particularly young leaders from historically marginalized communities.
  Dr. Micheli is a champion for North Bay climate and wildfire 
resilience. In 2009, she founded the Pepperwood Foundation and served 
for over a decade as its first executive director. It is now a leading 
institute for regional climate resilience in Northern California. She 
also founded the North Bay Climate Adaptation Initiative. In addition 
to founding those organizations, Dr. Micheii has also worked as a 
senior researcher for the Sonoma Ecology Center and as a director of 
the Rutherford Reach Restoration of the Napa River. Through her work, 
Dr. Micheli developed near real-time climate and wildfire risk data 
that have made our region a leader in preparedness and response to 
extreme climate events.
  Her leadership extends to the boards of many agencies and 
organizations dedicated to combating the climate crisis, Dr. Micheli 
has served the City of Sonoma as a Community Services and Environment 
Commissioner and on the Board of Directors of both After the Fire USA 
and the Wildlands Network. Moreover, she has served on the steering 
committees of the California Biodiversity Network and the Golden Gate 
Biosphere Network.
  Mr. Speaker, it is evident that Dr. Lisa Micheli is a leader 
dedicated to preventing and mitigating wildfires as well as to 
combatting the climate crisis. Therefore, it is fitting that we honor 
her here today as Sonoma County's 2024 Climate Crisis Champion.

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