Danielle Peacock

Education

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Project Management Institute
January 2016

Master of Public Administration
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
May 2011
Thesis: Developing commodities market for recycled construction & demolition waste

BA Political Science, summa cum laude
North Carolina State University
December 2008
Department Honors, Honors Thesis, & Research Grant
Erica Fairchild Writing Award
Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Sigma Alpha

Experience

Managing director, nudge4 solutions lab

February 2017 - Present

The Nudge4 Solutions Lab develops scalable solutions in education and public policy by leveraging behavioral insights, data science, and interactive technologies. The solutions lab brings together faculty, staff, and students across the University of Virginia and builds sustained partnerships with schools, agencies and organizations.

Nudge4 projects are evaluated through randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to isolate the unique impact of our interventions.

Our current focus areas are: educational inequality, chronic unemployment, criminal justice recidivism, and veterans' education. You can find out more at www.nudge4.org. 

In this role, I am responsible for working with Director Ben Castleman to: manage external partnerships, support strategic planning, develop project management processes, assist project leads to launch and manage projects, monitor progress across all projects, develop tools to monitor staffing across all projects, plan and monitor lab finances, and coordinate with UVA faculty, staff, and students. I am also responsible for managing employees and research assistants. 

I am also continuing my work as a Project Manager for select projects, including Nudges to the Finish Line.

Project manager, EdPolicyworks

March 2016 - February 2017

In this role, I served as a Project Manager at the University of Virginia Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness (EdPolicyWorks). EdPolicyWorks is a joint initiative between the Curry School of Education and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. 

In this position, I served as Project Manager for "Nudges to the Finish Line," a 5-year $4 million project awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences to UVA Principal Investigator Ben Castleman and Stanford Principal Investigator Eric Bettinger.

Project manager, greenblue

December 2013 - March 2016

In this position, I served as a Project Manager at a 501(c)3 non-profit that works across the public and private sectors to make products more sustainable. Responsibilities include:

• Manage a diverse project load including reports, sustainability design tools, and collaborative dialogues
• Thought leadership through blogs, articles, conference presentations, and corporate education programs
• Analyze packaging, materials, production processes, and "green claims"

project associate, greenblue

August 2011 - December 2013

• Manage a diverse project workload including consulting contracts, multi-organization collaborative projects, sustainability assessment tools, and educational training courses
• Analyze packaging, product materials, production processes, and “green” claims resulting in actionable recommendations for small to Fortune 500 companies
• Increasing responsibility for project management of How2Recycle Label Program leading to promotion

Environmental specialist, state of north carolina

May 2010 - August 2011

Graduate intern on a full and part-time basis for Department of Environment and Natural Resources

• Provide technical assistance to local governments and businesses, including compliance with state legislation and developing markets for recycled materials
• Maintain relationships with key partners, including site visits and conferences
• Evaluate success of state and local recycling policies

legal assistant

May 2007 - May 2010

Select speaking engagements

Speaking engagements range from 20 - 350 people. Student projects include individual and small groups. 

Essentials of sustainable packaging:

Course developed by GreenBlue and tailored to each audience. The course teaches the context for why we should care about sustainability, how we define sustainability, material sourcing, packaging design, resource use, end of life, and standards for business practices.  

• Tailored sessions for Consumer Packaged Goods companies (CPGs)
• General sessions with attendees from several CPGs
• Attendees include marketing, packaging engineers, directors of research & development, and sustainability managers
• Day long seminars or half day seminars
• April 2013, April 2015, two in October 2015

University Guest Lectures & Projects:

• Randolph College, March 2015
• Clemson University (Student Project), October 2013
• Rochester Institute of Technology, April 2013
• Virginia Tech, November 2012
• Duke University (MBA Student Project), June 2011

Conferences:

• GreenBlue Conferences, twice per year 2011 - 2015
• Curbside Recycling Expo, September 2015
• Foodservice Packaging Institute Packaging Awards Judge, 2013 & 2015
• Illinois Recycling Association Conference - June 2015
• NAPCOR Annual Conference - April 2015
• Carolina Recycling Association, March 2015
• Grainger Sustainable Packaging Summit, July 2014
• Summer Fancy Food Show, June 2014
• Maine Resource Recovery Association, March 2014
• California 75 Percent Initiative Public Meeting, November 2013
• Northern California Recycling Association, March 2013 
• New York State Association for Recycling Annual Conference, November 2012
• MassRecycles, March 2012