Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Novotna Talavera is working with CCL this summer as a Chapter Development Intern. Novotna is passionate about upholding environmental due diligence throughout the corporate and industrial sectors. This passion drew her to climate advocacy and solution making. This fall Novotna is looking forward to working and learning alongside others who are eager to develop and implement climate change solutions.

Novotna is a rising senior at North Carolina State University majoring in Natural Resources with a concentration in policy and administration. As an aspiring environmental consultant, Novotna has worked with the utilities company NiSource, and written with the Upper New Review, an environmental education publication. She has also interned as an environmental steward and as a natural resources permitting Intern.

In her free time Novotrna enjoys attending concerts, going to the movies, reading, and spending time with her poodle, Sire. All of us at CCl are excited to work with Novotna, someone with great dedication to and experience with environmental advocacy.