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Alexia Leclercq

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General information

Hobbies & Interests

  • Environmental Science and Sustainability
  • Politics and Political Science
  • Art

Reading

  • Academic
  • Adult Fiction
  • Environment
  • Science Fiction

I read books daily.

Bio

Alexia (she/they) is an environmental justice organizer and interdisciplinary artist and based in Austin, TX. They have worked in the climate space for the past 5 years. Right now they are a researcher, organizer, and campaign manager with PODER, an Indigenous led grassroots environmental justice org, where they worked on various issues from preserving the Colorado River, fighting land use policy and zoning that enforces race-based discrimination, addressing aggregate mining issues, conducting ethnographic research on climate health, to organizing mutual aid, youth programming, and shaping national legislation alongside members of the Environmental Justice Leadership Forum and the Environmental Justice Health Alliance. Alexia is also the co-founder of Start: Empowerment, a BIPOC led social and environmental justice education non-profit working with youth, educators, activists, and community members to implement justice-focused education and programming in schools and community spaces. S:E curriculum and programming has reached over 2,000 students, been recognized by the NYC Department of Education, and taught in universities. In 2021, their work was recognized by the prestigious Brower Youth Award. They graduated summa cum laude from NYU (’20), where they self-designed a major titled “The Politics and Economics of Inequality.” They are now pursuing a master at Harvard starting the fall of 2022. alexialeclercq.com

Education

Harvard College

Master's degree program

2022 – 2023

New York University

Bachelor's degree program

2017 – 2020

Majors:
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
  • Political Science and Government

Miscellaneous

Desired degree level:
Master's degree program
Majors of interest:
Education, General
Medical school interest:
No

Career

  • Intern

    Political Organization · PEAC Institute & United Nations

    Jan 2018 – Jan 2018

  • Instructional Resource Specialist

    Education · Ecorise

    Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

  • Co-Founder, Co-Director

    Education · Start:Empowermentn (start-empowerment.org)

    Jan 2019 – Present

  • Campaign Manager, Organizer, Researcher

    Environmental Services · PODER (poderaustin.org)

    Jan 2019 – Present

  • Legal Assistant

    Law Practice · Goldstein & Lee PC (immigration law firm)

    Jan 2018 – Jan 2020

Miscellaneous

Dream career field:
Education
Dream career goals:
Non-profit Leader, human services
Has nursing license:
No

Future Interests

  • Advocacy
  • Politics
  • Volunteering
  • Philanthropy
  • Entrepreneurship
Alexia Leclercq Student Profile | Bold.org