Cassia Patel is a sustainability thought-leader, and author dedicated to driving scalable behavior change and building community resilience. As the Director of Programs for the international non-profit Oceanic Global, Cassia has designed and led initiatives that catalyze conservation, implement systems for lasting change, build coalition-led efforts, and impact policy including the Global Plastics Treaty. Cassia has formal training as an environmental engineer, underwater research ecologist, and in sustainable design as an accredited LEED GA, WELL AP, and RESET AP.