Olivia Smith
Technical Assistance Manager, Environmental Protection Network
The Permit Matrix: How Communities Can Use the Approval Process to Make Data Centers Work for Them
Olivia Smith serves as the Technical Assistance Manager for Region 5 on EPN’s pro bono technical assistance program. Olivia seeks to build connections between community organizations in the Great Lakes and Midwest Region, experienced EPA alumni, and other environmental justice allies towards the support of the self-determined goals of Environmental Justice communities across the region. She also serves as one of the managers of EPN’s data center work nationally. Prior to working with EPN, Olivia worked in project and technical assistance roles with the Rockefeller Foundation’s US Food Initiative and with the Red Cross Climate Center.
