- Community Cleanup
- Advocacy Campaigns
- Getting involved in local advocacy groups to promote positive change in the community
- Youth mentor, providing guidance and support to empower the next generation of leaders
- Environmental Conservation Projects
- Volunteer Work
- Participating in fundraising events to support local charities, schools, or community projects
- Mindfulness Practices
- I participate in various sports activities for physical activity, camaraderie, and personal growth
- Camping
- Outdoor Recreation
- Volunteering
Jason Sandman
Climate Integration Specialist
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
Jason is a leading voice in the ethical navigation of climate adaptation and complexity of cultural sensitivity and flexibility. He genuinely comes across as a passionate professional deeply invested in population-specific frameworks. He boasts a multifaceted skill set, reflecting a strong understanding of behavioral systems and organizational and emotional intelligence. He is committed to enhancing his capacity to understand how these attributes influence relationships and performance. He is a highly conscious individual, always eager to learn and contribute to his field. Notably, he has an open mind & is committed to the health of the larger whole. He considers himself discerning, adaptable, a global citizen, & engaged in life.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Associate
SSG (Sustainability Solutions Group)
07.2025 - Current
- Jason is an Independent and Fractional climate-related consultant providing advisory and guidance for adaptation and resilience plans, programs, and projects. He proudly serves international and global organizations, governments, and populations impacted by climate change.
Network Expert
GLG
01.2025 - Current
- GLG Network Member providing project-based consulting and advisory services with external clients such as project teams, professional services firms, market research firms, and C-suite staff.
- Domain knowledge shared with clients is relevant to Jason's professional experience and expertise in federal grants, education policy and practice, climate and sustainability, and leadership philosophy.
Project Manager & Community Initiatives Specialist
Philadelphia Water Department
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Plan, evaluate, and collaborate across departments and sectors to improve how residents manage storm water on residential sites, which may include various communication strategies for local environmental public awareness programs, and pre-existing contractor tools/services.
- Analyze the impact of program activities on the public and advise supervisor, collaborators, and staff of possible alternative approaches.
- Serve as the spokesperson for all external communication, including meetings and various formal/informal briefings and workshops; maintain open two-way communication between various stakeholders.
- Provide technical guidance and advice on the most appropriate method or procedure of analysis and program evaluation in order to accomplish the goal of reducing stormwater and ensure optimum management strategy.
- Formulate and identify the operational and analytical techniques for accomplishment of project objectives to produce reliable findings.
- Utilize data collected from program management to produce reports, findings, and documents.
- Manage non-profit partner staff in delivering city-wide residential green stormwater education, services, and tools.
- Evaluate, assess, and approve of contractor invoices over $100,000.
- Serve as a domain expert on green, stormwater-related residential programs and tools.
- Core Competencies: Skill in analyzing the impact of program activities on the public. Skill in developing outreach strategies to disseminate information to the various stakeholders, populations and individuals. Skill in written communication using digital and technical methods. Skill in mindful and intentional oral communication. Knowledge of environmental local built and environmental regulations. Skill in developing relationships with media representatives, managers, and staff.
- Technical Competencies: Microsoft Office, ArcGis software - Preparation of weekly digital cartography is an essential responsibility of the role, Salesforce - Online portal for comprehensive program management.
Climate Solutions Expert
Leafr Climate Freelancing
03.2023 - 06.2024
- Jason is a freelance climate solutions expert within the Leafr professional network providing climate-related services, guidance, and advisory support.
- Specific tasks have involved: Perform quantitative problem-solving, data collection, and analysis. Write reports for technical and general audiences. Prepare presentations, reports, memoranda, and other communication materials. Translate technical topics into terms that are meaningful to general audiences. Oversee and lead tasks, ensuring completion on time and within budget. Interact with clients. Work with small teams to prepare high-quality products. Complete tasks in a fast-paced and self-motivated environment. Serve as a task lead or small project lead. Develop and execute work plans, direct teams, and perform quality assurance. Contribute to proposals and business development activities.
- Https://www.leafr.work
DEIA Special Purpose Grant Reviewer
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
03.2024 - 05.2024
- Jason provided merit review and advisement on grant applications for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing (DE-FOA-0003099) within the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) section.
- Specific knowledge domains: Community Benefit Plans, Justice40, Community and Labor Engagement/Relations, Quality Jobs and retaining skilled workers, DEIA, and Community development, Letters of commitment, reviewing agreement letters of commitment, community partnerships documentation, statement of project objectives (SOPO), budget justification workbooks, letters of support, community benefits plan budget justification, and community benefits plan job quality and equity reports.
- Communicated externally with grantees regarding coordination, tracking, compliance administration, and project execution.
- More information here: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350986
Global Communications Advisor
Social Friday
08.2022 - 05.2024
- Corporate Communications advisor, author, copywriter, editor and media relations professional for a global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative turning unproductive Friday afternoons into opportunities for social good.
- Social Friday is the only global platform focused on ending loneliness, increasing social cohesion, and challenging our perception of productivity.
Renew America's Nonprofits Grant Reviewer
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
08.2023 - 09.2023
- Jason provided merit review and advisement to a nationwide grantee pool of various non-for-profits on grant applications for the 2023 Funding Opportunity Announcement for Energy Improvement at Nonprofits - Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Renew Americas Nonprofits.
- Specific knowledge domains: High Impact Energy Efficiency Improvement Portfolios, evaluation, measurement, and verification of energy savings, Alignment with the Justice40 Initiative goals, conflicts of interest and nondisclosure agreements, Project team evaluation including composition, organizational health, effective recruitment plans, technical assistance approaches and effective measurement and verification approaches.
- Moreover, evaluated based on energy related impacts of portfolios (energy savings, cost savings, and GHG emission reductions and cost effectiveness), enduring impacts, and detailed community benefit plans including community and labor engagements, job quality and workforce continuity, DEIA and Justice40 Initiatives.
Climate Solutions Expert
OnePointFive (opf.degree)
10.2022 - 09.2023
- Jason is a process-oriented and outcomes-driven professional service provider for small and medium sized organizations. He utilizes practical frameworks for advising and providing guidance on sustainability and climate goals.
- Some of these frameworks include, but are not limited to: situation/compliance/outcome, The Roman Structure, Hypothesis and Driver Trees, MECE Framework - 2x2 matrices, value chains, etc, Ghost Deck and Slide Design.
- Jason also excels in facilitating a rapid prototyping-style socio-emotional learning which enables faster resolutions for complex stakeholder-related issues. He is a champion for climate positive strategies and loves startup mentalities in order to assist populations with innovative lean methodologies for project development and complex solutions management/implementation.
Renew America Schools Grant Reviewer
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
03.2023 - 06.2023
- Jason provided merit review and advisement on United States Department of Energy (DOE) grant submissions for the FOA Funding Opportunity titled 'Announcement for Energy Improvements at Public K-12 School Facilities - Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Renew America's Schools.'
- Specific Knowledge Domains: Reliable and scalable positive impact, innovative sustaining partnerships, economies of scale, targeted disadvantaged communities, improved occupancy health, enriched learning and growth, recognizing and establishing schools as community assets, High Impact energy efficiency and health improvements.
- Evaluate schools and school districts based on facility need, discrepancy between facility need and fiscal capacity, community benefits plan and impact consisting of degree to which the proposed project will result in the following: significant energy and cost savings, health and safety benefits, GHG reductions, improvement to student learning and growth, and a detailed community benefits plan illustrating project viability and social risk mitigation through community and labor engagement, investment in the American workforce, DEIA goals and Justice40 initiative, and specific benefits to disadvantaged communities.
Climate Consultant
Climate2025
06.2022 - 07.2022
- Jason is a freelance climate consultant providing advisory and support services uplifting novel climate-related movements, entrepreneurs, and innovators in order to allow individual and organizational solutions to take hold and create positive impact at an increasingly accelerated rate.
- Https://www.climate2025.org/
Co Founder
Climate Dads
06.2018 - 06.2022
- Co-designed a global communications platform for all parents working to address the climate crisis.
- Achievements and Outcomes: Designed social media and digital content, responded promptly and professionally to external stakeholders, planned, and executed events, successfully co-authored grants providing fiscal stability and convened a fragmented population into dedicated, empowered, and informed citizens.
- Result and Impact: Co-created the first-of-its-kind male caregiver-driven, online, climate platform.
Teacher
The Little School on The Hill
03.2019 - 06.2021
- Fulltime Nature-based, Montessori-inspired teacher of pre-school aged students located in East Falls, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Urban Trails Organizer
Student Conservation Association, Americorps, & The Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation
03.2013 - 03.2014
- Bringing individuals into the textures of positive and healthy experiences.
- Convening open-space stewardship around a public park and urban trail.
- Organizing Human Capital through stewardship and programming initiatives.
- Coalescing around an urban trail network in order to improve health outcomes.
- Outputs & Outcomes: organizing community, improving outreach strategies, project management, ecological stewardship, trail restoration, improving health outcomes, monthly summaries, quarterly reports, budgeting, & advocacy.
- Blog: http://www.scattergoodfoundation.org/userblog/11729
Behavioral Consultant Associate
Educational and Behavioral Consulting, Inc.
08.2009 - 03.2013
- Provide and implement a full range of educational and behavioral services to young individuals with special needs, such as those with neurological disorders, through one-on-one contact in the day care, preschool, and academic settings, all while customizing teaching plans, monitoring and updating the individual's progress, as well as designing programs geared toward the successful growth and learning of the individual.
Co-Leader
Student Conservation Association
06.2009 - 08.2009
- Working among the many flora and fauna of the Fairmount Park System, I co-led a group of ten (10) area High School students through an intensive seven (7) week park stewardship program aimed at trash removal, recycling, invasive species and graffiti removal, repairing vandalized structures, and sustaining hiking trails in the Wissahickon Valley region of North-West Philadelphia.
- This program highly encouraged young people to use proactive strategies and take ownership of green space in their own community.
Education
Certificate - Biodiversity Finance: Designing and Implementing Finance Plans for Nature
United Nations Development Programme, BIOFIN, And Global Environment Facility
Remote10.2025
Certificate of Completion - Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Strategies
United Nations Institute For Training And Research (UNITAR)
Remote10.2025
Certificate of Completion - Disaster Risk Management
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Platform On Disaster Displacement (PDD), United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction(UNDRR)
Remote10.2025
Certificate of Completion - Disaster Risk Management
The World Health Organization, United Nations Office For Disaster Risk Reduction, And United Nations Institute For Training And Research
Remote10.2025
Risk-informed Governance And Innovative Technology For Disaster Risk Reduction And Resilience - Risk Management
United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)
Remote10.2025
Skills
Climate Finance Sources
Accomplishments
- A world-wide community of inspired young social entrepreneurs and dedicated young change makers, who seek to disseminate their deepest and most special concerns on the basis of successful ventures.
Architects of the Future work is symbolically incorporated into the Waldzell Collection at the world-famous Library of Melk Abbey in Austria.
- The Hive Global Leaders Program (GLP) is a three-day immersive leadership training program designed for executives, leaders, CEOs, and entrepreneurs to:
- A one week intensive Fellowship program in the form of an dynamic experimental knowledge laboratory which aims to activate leaders and accelerate social change through workshops, mentorship, field-trips, educational programming and more.
- At the NY ’14 StartingBloc Institute, you participate in a series of workshops and activities designed to inspire you and stretch your limits. You learn directly from high impact entrepreneurs and change-makers, you work with proven frameworks for delivering change, and you build relationships with new life-long allies
Issued by Waldzell Leadership Institute (May 2019)
Architects of the Future
Associated with Climate Dads
Issued by HIVE (April 2016)
Hive Global Leader Program (GLP) at The Harvard Innovation Lab (iLab)
Issued by The Un-School of Disruptive Design (June 2015) Un-School of Disruptive Design NYC Fellowship
Issued by StartingBloc NY Institute (August 2014)
StartingBloc Fellowship
Affiliations
Certificate of Membership: April 2025 - Present
Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (CAKE)
CAKE houses a comprehensive digital library of high-quality climate adaptation resources
https://www.cakex.org/
Certificate of Membership: April 2025 - Present
Global Ambassadors of Sustainability
Global Sustainable Living and Climate Action
https://www.gaos.earth/
Certificate of Membership: December 2023 - Present
American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP)
Dues paying member of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals
https://adaptationprofessionals.org/
Board Member: Jan 2020 - Present
Bella Vista Neighborhood Association (BVNA)
Pro Bono Non-for-profit board member of a registered civic organization. Serve as the climate/sustainability lead
Certification
Path to Positive Communities Ambassador, 2025-09-01
Interests
Timeline
Associate
SSG (Sustainability Solutions Group)
07.2025 - Current
Network Expert
GLG
01.2025 - Current
Project Manager & Community Initiatives Specialist
Philadelphia Water Department
06.2024 - 08.2024
DEIA Special Purpose Grant Reviewer
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
03.2024 - 05.2024
Renew America's Nonprofits Grant Reviewer
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
08.2023 - 09.2023
Climate Solutions Expert
Leafr Climate Freelancing
03.2023 - 06.2024
Renew America Schools Grant Reviewer
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
03.2023 - 06.2023
Climate Solutions Expert
OnePointFive (opf.degree)
10.2022 - 09.2023
Global Communications Advisor
Social Friday
08.2022 - 05.2024
Climate Consultant
Climate2025
06.2022 - 07.2022
Teacher
The Little School on The Hill
03.2019 - 06.2021
Co Founder
Climate Dads
06.2018 - 06.2022
Urban Trails Organizer
Student Conservation Association, Americorps, & The Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation
03.2013 - 03.2014
Behavioral Consultant Associate
Educational and Behavioral Consulting, Inc.
08.2009 - 03.2013
Co-Leader
Student Conservation Association
06.2009 - 08.2009
Certificate - Biodiversity Finance: Designing and Implementing Finance Plans for Nature
United Nations Development Programme, BIOFIN, And Global Environment Facility
Certificate of Completion - Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Strategies
United Nations Institute For Training And Research (UNITAR)
Certificate of Completion - Disaster Risk Management
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Platform On Disaster Displacement (PDD), United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction(UNDRR)
Certificate of Completion - Disaster Risk Management
The World Health Organization, United Nations Office For Disaster Risk Reduction, And United Nations Institute For Training And Research
Risk-informed Governance And Innovative Technology For Disaster Risk Reduction And Resilience - Risk Management
United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)
Awards
- Green Schools Training
- Energy Star Portfolio Training
- Leave No Trace
- StartingBloc Fellow
- Un-School of Disruptive Design NYC Fellow
Publications
Keep Credits, Jason Sandman, A walk Through Bella Vista