Maria Bushby is a climate science and society Masters graduate from Columbia University and is excited to be a part of the climate justice work with PowerUp NC. Community-based work has been their passion for years ~ spanning from affordable housing, and transitional housing for unhoused community members, to climate work, to sexual and domestic violence prevention. People have been at the forefront of these different experiences. Maria is excited to continue working within Raleigh to achieve a just present and future, with community wants and needs at the forefront of these efforts.