At the heart of c.a.s.e.’s work and all other organizations that Simona works with is the process of building and maintaining relationships. c.a.s.e. Consulting Services informally and formally collaborates and partners with local non-profits, individuals, neighborhood groups, government agencies, small businesses, and others who share our vision and mission. Some of c.a.s.e.’s organizational partners include:
Pleasant Institute/Which Way Savannah
Oceans Connect/Georgia Continental Shelf & Blake Plateau Hope Spot
Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve
Neighbors Helping Neighbors (Port Wentworth, Georgia)
Trimtab – Social Impact Design Agency
Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network (LiKEN)
Civic Science for Environmental Futures Lab (Civic Futures), Arizona State University
Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
The Institute for Energy & Environmental Research for Northeastern Pennsylvania
International Permanent Peoples Tribunal
Environment and Human Rights Advisory
Southwest Environmental Health Project
Center for Environmental Health
Pennsylvania Landowner Group for Awareness and Solutions (PLGAS)
Global Network for the Study of Human Rights and the Environment
Prior to forming c.a.s.e., Simona was a Mellon Post-Doctoral Scholar in the Dickinson College Community Studies Center and Environmental Studies Program and she served as a Research Scientist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Science & Technology Studies Program.
In 2016, Simona was appointed by the Secretary of Transportation to serve a three-year term as a public safety advocate representative on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Working Group on Voluntary Information-Sharing.