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Sarah Ansell, CDFA executive fellow, outlines path into state climate and agriculture work
Summary
Sarah Ansell, an executive fellow at the Department of Food and Agriculture, described growing up in Livermore, studying agroecology at UC Berkeley and working on legislative and climate projects during her fellowship.
Sarah Ansell introduced herself as an executive fellow at the Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), saying she grew up in Livermore and studied political science and society-and-environment at the University of California, Berkeley. "My name is Sarah Ansell, and I'm currently an executive fellow at CDFA," she said, describing the fellowship as hands-on work on legislative and climate issues.
Ansell said an undergraduate agroecology class sparked her interest in how climate and agriculture connect, and that the fellowship has given her exposure to both legislative analysis and field-level work. She described learning the workflow of a legislative manager — how analyses are assigned, tracked and edited — and said those skills shaped her approach to state policy.
