Elena Baird (she/her) is a rising junior at Wesleyan University, majoring in Government (with a concentration in American Government & Politics) and Earth & Environmental Science. As a student, Elena has completed projects relating to disaster policy and risk management (especially in the case of hurricane preparedness and response), environmental justice and sustainability, and welfare policy. She also has a strong interest in election policy and hopes to expand on that interest through her experience with ACE’s election policy research team this summer.
On the environmental side, Elena is an enthusiastic student of geology and paleobiology, and is always excited to talk about cool rocks and dinosaurs.
Elena’s interest in government and policy can be attributed to a strong desire to understand wholly and completely how things work, and how each and every person can induce change in their community.
Outside of work and school, Elena loves swimming, reading, and a good cup of tea. Elena is from Rockville, Maryland.