Alissa Farina

Deputy Chief Resilience Officer

City of Miami, FL

Alissa Farina is the Assistant Chief Resilience Officer for City of Miami’s Division of Resilience and Sustainability in the Department of Resilience and Public Works. After graduating from University of Miami in 2014 with Bachelors of Arts in Ecosystem Science & Policy and Economics, she helped upstart two environmental education programs, the Inventors in Residence Program at Frost Science and the Miami Science Barge. From there, she transitioned to working for City of Miami directly under the City’s Chief Resilience Officers helping develop the regional urban resilience strategy, Resilient305, the City’s climate adaptation plan, Miami Forever Climate Ready, and the City's greenhouse gas reduction plan, Miami Forever Carbon Neutral. Currently Alissa is focused on continuing to operationalize resilience across the City, creating frameworks for monitoring and evaluation, and mobilizing implementation of resilience strategies.

 

Alissa Farina

Deputy Chief Resilience Officer

City of Miami, FL

Alissa Farina is the Assistant Chief Resilience Officer for City of Miami’s Division of Resilience and Sustainability in the Department of Resilience and Public Works. After graduating from University of Miami in 2014 with Bachelors of Arts in Ecosystem Science & Policy and Economics, she helped upstart two environmental education programs, the Inventors in Residence Program at Frost Science and the Miami Science Barge. From there, she transitioned to working for City of Miami directly under the City’s Chief Resilience Officers helping develop the regional urban resilience strategy, Resilient305, the City’s climate adaptation plan, Miami Forever Climate Ready, and the City's greenhouse gas reduction plan, Miami Forever Carbon Neutral. Currently Alissa is focused on continuing to operationalize resilience across the City, creating frameworks for monitoring and evaluation, and mobilizing implementation of resilience strategies.