Extreme Heat & The Tree Canopy
Jane Gilbert
Chief Heat Officer & Director of Urban & Community Forestry,
Miami-Dade County
Jane Gilbert
As Miami-Dade County’s first Chief Heat Officer, Ms. Gilbert works across departments and cross-sector partners to address the increasing health and economic risks associated with extreme heat.
Prior to joining the County, Ms. Gilbert served as the City of Miami’s first Chief Resilience Officer for four years. As CRO, Ms. Gilbert led the climate and urban resilience strategy development and implementation for the City of Miami and, in partnership with Miami-Dade County and City of Miami Beach, for the greater Miami region.
Prior to her public sector work, Ms. Gilbert managed The Miami Foundation’s civic leadership agenda on sea level rise, Wells Fargo’s philanthropy and community affairs in South Florida and served as the Executive Director for 3 nonprofits in Greater Miami.
Ms. Gilbert holds a BA in Environmental Science from Barnard College and MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Ms. Gilbert, and the work she’s doing here in Miami-Dade County is featured in the September/October 2024 issue of the Smithsonian Magazine.
Please join us on Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 at 8:00PM for what promises to be an interesting and informative lecture.
Plants for our raffle table are being provided by
Soroa Orchids!
