Maggie Leahy is a first-year Master in Public Policy candidate at Harvard Kennedy School, where she focuses on the intersection of climate, environmental policy, and development, with an interest in public-private partnerships. Prior to HKS, she served as an Environment Volunteer with the Peace Corps in northern Senegal, where she managed a USAID-funded grant in partnership with her host community and the local elementary school to support the school’s environmental education program. The project established a school garden and a women’s garden, installed a solar-powered water pump serving both gardens, and renovated a classroom while bringing electricity to the school for the first time. As an undergraduate research assistant, she examined the relationships among natural resource management, women’s land rights, security, and economic development in Burkina Faso, Malawi, Côte d’Ivoire, and Senegal. She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Boston College.