Biography

Jess joined TÜV SÜD America – Ruby Canyon Services in 2014 and is continuing to pursue her interests in international environmental policy and sustainable development by emphasizing areas of research pertaining to U.S. and international greenhouse gas markets while leading RCE’s expansion into the aviation and sustainability sectors. Jess is certified in G4 Sustainability Reporting under the Global Reporting Initiative and in Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting under the World Resources Institute. She has also assisted clients in preparing and submitting CDP questionnaires, developing sustainability goals, and verifying sustainability and carbon metrics such as net zero trajectories.

She is a lead verifier for the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) program, CORSIA, International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC), Oregon’s Third Party Verification Program, Washington’s Verification Program, The Climate Registry, the Climate Action Reserve, Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard, the California Air Resources Board, and the Climate Investment Branch. She has also worked as a lead verifier on various carbon offset projects and corporate greenhouse gas inventories, contributing to the preparation of and data analysis for verification documents following ISO 14064-3 standards and has received training on Mexico’s General Law on Climate Change and RENE.