As a Program Officer at the Institute for Sustainable Communities, Khilia functions as a lead and support personnel in equitable resilience and sustainability programs and projects that advance and accelerate equitable climate solutions. The projects include Climate Change Health & Equity (CCHE), Health & Climate Solutions (HCS), Urban Equity Climate Compact (UECC), Keep Safe Florida (KSF), and Advancing Equitable Building Decarbonization (AEBD). Khilia brings to ISC her diverse experiences and expertise in geographic information systems and data management. Before joining ISC, she worked as a Management Analyst and GIS Analyst for the City of Richmond (VA). She conducted annual community scale and municipal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories which informed planning and progress toward climate goals. Before working with the City of Richmond, Khilia worked as a science educator at Hopewell Public School and as a Public Health Associate for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Khilia received her BS in Biology from Norfolk State University and her MS in Environmental Science & Policy & GIS Certification from Johns Hopkins University.