Nora Ankrum is Strategic Communications Manager at Good Energy Collective, where she leads GEC’s communications strategy, oversees content development and brand positioning, manages media relationships, and facilitates strategic partnerships to drive GEC’s impact.
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Prior to joining Good Energy Collective, Nora served as Director of Special Projects at the Energy Institute at the University of Austin, where she facilitated strategic collaboration on cross-disciplinary initiatives to support energy literacy, education, and research. In that role, she oversaw two of the Institute’s signature events, UT Energy Week and EnergizeUT; facilitated strategic partnership-building in the Houston/Gulf Coast region; served as UT's Ecosystem Builder in Residence for the Texas Exchange for Energy and Climate Entrepreneurship (TEX-E) program; and founded the Institute’s Student Hub, an online portal for all things energy, sustainability, and innovation. 
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Nora has a Bachelor of Arts in English from UT Austin and a Master of Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT Austin, where she studied energy and environmental policy. She has more than 20 years of experience as an editor and journalist. Currently, her article “Texas: The Energy State” is the feature story in the 2024-2025 edition of the 148-year-old Texas Almanac. 

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