Distinguished Achievement Award in Energy and Sustainability Policy and Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems
Alicia Peck started her professional career at the age of eighteen, when she enlisted in the United States Marine Corps as a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Specialist. After over eight and half years of service, and numerous life-changing experiences, such as climbing Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, serving as the assistant visit coordinator at Marine Corps Base Quantico, and becoming the first female instructor for Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Camp Pendleton, CA, she decided to start a new chapter in life and return to college.
Peck successfully earned a bachelor’s in energy and sustainability policy from Penn State University in 2019. During this time, she completed an internship with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a Park Ranger at Lake Oolagah, OK. Following graduation, she worked professionally as a data analyst, focusing on facilities and sustainability data for a natural gas provider. In her spare time, she earned the LEED Green Associate credential and continued to volunteer as a sustainability coach for a regional non-profit, where she helped organizations benchmark their sustainability efforts and develop strategies for improvement.
In January 2021, Peck began the Marine and Coastal Management and Science Doctoral program at Texas A&M University Galveston. Concurrently, she joined a firm as a sustainability consultant, where she worked with global companies on benchmarking, tracking, and reporting their greenhouse gas emissions and sustainability efforts.
In January of 2022, Peck stepped down from the doctoral program at Texas A&M to accept the role of Sustainability Manager at the City of Sedona, AZ. She will graduate from Texas A&M Galveston in the Spring of 2023 with a masters in marine resource management.
Peck is a proud self-proclaimed “experience collector” who enjoys hiking, kayaking, scuba diving, and traveling!