Cara Pratt

Service Background: Returned Peace Corps Volunteer

Cara served in the United States Peace Corps from 2012-2017, first as an Environmental Conservation Specialist in Paraguay, then as a Natural Resources Management Specialist with Peace Corps Response in Mexico. Starting in her teenage years, Cara has volunteered and worked for political campaigns ranging from local aldermanic to national presidential. Cara initiated her service with New Politics Leadership Academy as a participant of the Spring 2017 Answering the Call cadre. A recent graduate of the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs with a Master’s in Public Administration, Cara currently resides in Racine, Wisconsin where she works as the City’s first Sustainability and Conservation Coordinator. She continues her service by advocating for racial equity within the climate change policy space.