Matina is the Sustainability Coordinator. In her role at Penn, Matina manages a number of engagement and outreach initiatives including Green Living and Green Office certification, Staff and Faculty Eco-reps and the Penn Green preorientation program. She also coordinates events, provides website support, and manages social media for Penn Sustainability.

Previous to her role at Penn, Matina worked in various climate-focused roles, including at CDP and the City of Philadelphia. At CDP, Matina managed an accelerator program for municipal sustainability staff across the U.S. and Canada to develop and finance urgently needed climate-related infrastructure projects. Before working at CDP, Matina was the City of Philadelphia Office of Sustainability’s first Program Manager for Place-based Initiatives. In this role, her main areas of focus were fostering cross-sector relationships and elevating community leadership to implement strategic initiatives to support resilience and environmental justice in Philadelphia’s most climate impacted neighborhoods.