Gabrielle Berthel (she/her)

Collaborating with a range of partners, Gabrielle Berthel works to advance policies to protect the nation’s oldest trees and forests, preserving these natural climate solutions and supporting biodiversity. Prior to joining NRDC, Berthel worked at Great Plains Institute, where she built coalition support for policies to decarbonize heavy industry. She previously worked at NRDC as a member of the Climate & Clean Energy Program, where she supported clean energy advocacy across the Midwest. Berthel holds a bachelor’s of science in environmental science from Loyola University Chicago and a master’s of natural resources in forests and climate change from Oregon State University. She is based in NRDC’s Chicago office.