Miya Kitahara works on StopWaste's built environment and circular economy projects, and provides climate action planning support for Alameda County local governments. She has facilitated awareness and inclusion of Consumption-Based Emissions Inventories to address upstream emissions related to goods and food in local climate action plans. She also participates in advancing awareness of the climate-materials nexus through the West Coast Climate and Materials Management Forum and the Embodied Carbon Network. Miya has over a decade of experience in local government sustainability programs and holds an MBA in Sustainable Enterprise.