Cornell University

University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

Middlebury College

MBA Candidate @ Haas

Denver, Colorado, United States

Guild is an EdTech startup and venture-backed B-Corp that works with the largest employers in the country to provide upskilling and education for frontline workers. I co-founded the Marketplace Delivery function in January 2020. The team has since grown to 13 FTEs and increased Guild's partnership implementation capacity by 3x per quarter.Previous positions: - Lead, Marketplace Delivery- Sr Manager, Marketplace Delivery- Implementation Manager- Sr Associate, Academic Partnerships

Guild Education

Director, Marketplace Delivery

Consulted the city on strategies to increase compliance with the Denver Energy Benchmarking Ordinance and increase adoption of energy efficiency measures in large commercial buildings in support of Denver's 80 x 50 Climate Action Plan.

Denver Department of Public Health and Environment

Advisory Board Member - EnergizeDenver

Sparkfund is a FinTech startup committed to increasing access to energy efficiency. I joined as the 13th employee and a founding member of the Partnerships team. Over 3 years, I helped grow the company nearly 5x, managed strategy and operations for key accounts, and led sales trainings and conference workshops across the country.Previous positions: Partnership Associate

Sparkfund

Account Manager, Channel Partnerships

VSP is youth leadership development non-profit that supports underserved students from Valparaíso and Chile's federal juvenile detention and foster case system (SENAME). I taught weekly English and surfing classes, led environmental education field trips, and organized the city's largest beach clean event.

Valpo Surf Project

Environmental Educator, English Teacher, and Surf Instructor

Led a successful campaign to commit Middlebury College to 30% "real food" (organic, humane, local and/or fair trade) by 2016  - the most ambitious goal of any institution in the country at the time. Led a team of student researchers, in partnership with the Office of Sustainability, to conduct a subsequent feasibility study for a 50% by 2020 commitment.

Real Food Challenge

Campaign Lead

Built a roadmap for Dining Services to increase local food purchasing by 10%. Designed and deployed a new website, on-campus engagement campaign, and mini-documentary series to educate students about local Vermont farmers and food producers.

Marketing & Research Assistant - Local Food

Coordinated volunteers and solicited in-kind donations to support trail building and ecological restoration projects across Colorado. Learned to wield a pick axe like a pro.

Natalie Valentin