Petra contributes to Climate XChange Maryland’s advocacy and communications efforts. She draws on her extensive and broad-based career as a state and federal lobbyist in energy and environment.  Petra was actively engaged with CXC in the 2020 Maryland General Assembly legislative session and organized its youth lobby night with high school and university level students. Petra holds a B.A. in Political Science from Trinity College, and has over 20 years of experience working in government affairs in Washington, D.C.