Elyse Adrian

Background

About Elyse Adrian

I am interested in sustainability, public transportation, behavioral health programs, and housing. I am a full-time MPA student at The Ohio State University while also working full-time at Alvis Inc. as their Grants Manager. At Alvis, I work under the Director of Grants to maintain existing grants and develop additional funding opportunities for the programs Alvis administers. I am an Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholar (2023-2025) and during summer of 2023, I went to Europe and developed original qualitative research about sustainability practices in five countries. I have done grant work under the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship at Bowling Green State University, where I researched ecobricking and its impacts on community building and sustainability. I also did a TEDXBGSU talk titled "Ecobricking: Mitigating the Environmental Effect of Single-Use Plastics" based on that research. I have worked with multiple nonprofits in a variety of roles, ranging from volunteering to leading special projects such as drafting land acknowledgment statements, writing podcast scripts, and growing social media presence. I also was an intern at the United States Mission to the United Nations where I wrote policy briefs, planned ambassadorial meetings, and attended high-level meetings.