Fransha (pronounced ‘fran-SHĀ’) Dace, earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science at Emory University and her master’s degree in Climate and Society at Columbia University. As a researcher at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Fransha deepened her interest in climate adaptation planning. The South Shore, Chicago native hopes to combine this interest with her passions for food security and environmental equity to build resilient communities domestically and internationally.