Shweta Arya is the Senior Project Manager, Smart Surfaces at the Center for Climate, Health & Equity at the American Public Health Association. She will be working with APHA Affiliates to create cross-disciplinary partnerships especially with underserved communities; to encourage cities to address and prepare for the health risks associated with extreme heat and excessive rain; and to reduce health disparities by implementing Smart Surfaces as a health solution.

In her last job as the Executive Director of Delaware Interfaith Power & Light, Shweta led faith-based climate initiatives and played a pivotal role in the passage of the Delaware Climate Change Solutions Act. She currently co-leads a statewide coalition POWERdelaware focused on offshore wind, championing an urgent transition to renewable energy.

Additionally, Shweta is a founding member of the Delaware Valley Heat & Health Collaborative, working alongside Dr. Laurence Kalkstein, Chief Heat Science Advisor at the Arsht Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center. The collaborative is dedicated to developing a regional health-based heat warning system to address extreme heat.

In her free time, Shweta enjoys gardening with native plants, trail running, reading and listening to podcasts (mostly on solving climate!).