bio
Emily Jackson (Em J)
Owner, Founder | Incircled
education
Em J received her Bachelors and Masters from Indiana University's esteemed O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Environmental Policy with concentrations were Natural Resource Management and Environmental Policy.
During her academic career, she held sustainability leadership roles such as Director of Logistics of the Student Sustainability Council, Environmentalism Director of Collins LLC, and VP of the Sierra Club Student Coalition’s Beyond Coal Campaign.
Em J has Certificates in Web Foundations and Web App Development from Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, graduated at the top of her cohort at Eleven Fifty Academy's Web Development Coding Bootcamp, and is currently enrolled in SheCodes Coding Bootcamp.
professional
Em J has cultivated a broad knowledge waste reduction practices and principles through her professional career which has included roles at Stericycle, the Downtown Bloomington Recycling Center, Circular Indiana, and now as Director of Client Services at Foodprint Group - a Brooklyn based zero waste startup.
certifications
Web Development Coding Bootcamp, Eleven Fifty Academy, 2021
Web Foundations Certificate, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, 2021
Web App Development Certificate, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, 2021
From Linear to Circular USA, Circular Economy Pioneer Programme, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2020
Introduction to Biomimicry Foundations, Biomimicry 3.8, GBCI Certified, 2020
Cradle to Cradle Certified Catalyst, Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, 2020
TRUE Zero Waste Advisor, U.S. Green Building Council, 2018-2022
Byron Fellowship Generative Environmental Leadership Course, 2020
“Fundamentals of Plastics for a More Sustainable World” Workshop, Nexant Trainings, 2019
“Undoing Racism” Workshop, The People’s Institute, 2019
Midwest Summer Program Environmental & Social Justice Training, Sierra Student Coalition (2013)