Alexa Jay is the Program Specialist II for Strategic Planning for the Integration and Coordination Office (USGCRP ICO).  In this capacity she assists in coordinating the writing of the new USGCRP Strategic Plan.  Prior to joining the USGCRP in February 2011, Alexa worked as a Research Associate with the Government Accountability Project, tracking the intersection of climate science, politics, and policy.  She previously interned at the US-EPA in Seattle, and holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Wesleyan University.