Ms. Snodgrass is a social impact consultant who has contributed to and managed global environmental and social impact assessments for oil, gas, mining and power sector projects since 2010. Her areas of expertise include: facilitating stakeholder engagement, helping industry understand and apply the Equator Principles and International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards for development projects, and helping companies strengthen their corporate social responsibility programs. Using her Spanish language skills, she regularly works on projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

Professional Experience

Environmental and Socioeconomic Impact Assessment (ESHIA)

• Helped develop corporate environmental, social, health impact assessment (ESHIA) guidelines, including stakeholder engagement guidance, for one of the world’s largest national oil companies following the IFC Performance Standards
• Supported and contributed to several ESIA’s for large offshore Angolan projects, including managing the development of an ESIA and public consultation documents for a multi-million dollar offshore exploration program
• Co-managed an Equator Principles gap assessment for a met-coke plant in Colombia
• Reviewed socioeconomic and stakeholder engagement policies and procedures for IFC PS gap assessments / due diligence reviews for various development programs
• Managed the development of a preliminary ESIA for a coal-fired power plant in Uruguay
• Contributed to a socioeconomic impact assessment of a wind energy farm in the U.S.
• Supported development of socioeconomic baseline database for future development of a Gulf Coast ESHIA

Examples of other Experience with Oil and Gas Companies

• Supported development of a stakeholder map and execution of a mapping workshop for an offshore exploration program in India and developed recommendations on emergency and disaster response procedures
• Analyzed and developed presentation on internal corporate stakeholder perceptions of company’s external stakeholder engagement initiatives
• Researched and presented on best practices for developing metrics for sustainability/social performance program

Prior Professional Experience

Corporate Experience

Environmental Resources Management (ERM), Social Consultant

Not-for-Profit Organization Experience

Centro para el Fortalecimiento de Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil (CFOSC), Consultant on Strategy and Development
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Consultant on Social Responsibility in Mining
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), LAC Program Graduate Student Intern
Institute of International Education (IIE), Program Officer
Foreign Policy Association (FPA), Marketing Intern
Americorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) at Nativity Prep Academy, Development and Outreach Coordinator

Not-for-Profit Organization Experience

Rutgers University, Researcher in Puerto Rican Immigrants’ Labor Rights Issues
University of Texas, Marketing Teaching Assistant in Business Foundations courses
College of the Holy Cross, Researcher on Irish-American history

Education

University of Texas, LBJ School of Public Affairs - Master of Global Policy Studies with International Development Specialization, 2009

College of the Holy Cross - BA, History and Spanish with Latin American Studies Concentration, 2003. Study abroad in Sevilla, Spain (2001 – 2002)

Languages

Spanish (Fluent)