The City of Tumwater’s first Sustainability Coordinator, Alyssa Jones Wood, is currently the Sustainability & Resiliency Officer for Hallandale Beach, Florida. She leads the work to implement the City’s Sustainability Action Plan and other related policies. She is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University, where she has a Bachelor’s in Environmental Science and a Master’s in Geoscience and Human and Environmental Sustainability. She has been an academic researcher, college instructor, environmental planner, and community garden coordinator. We look forward to welcoming Alyssa to Tumwater and the opposite corner of the nation.