Anitra Pickett

Anitra Pickett began her early interest in psychology during her undergraduate studies at Yale University. From there, she built and ran a 100% off-grid eco-resort in Hawaii, where she daily dealt with technical purchasing and maintenance of the off-grid onsite water reuse system. Guest education and addressing psychological barriers to water reuse was a constant conversation. In more recent years, Anitra began a deeper academic understanding of water law and policy during her studies at ASU in the Masters of Sustainable Solutions and Master of Legal Studies degrees (majoring in Environmental and Construction Law). For her culminating master's project, she worked with the City of Scottsdale in their mandatory adoption of green building codes, which included high-performance water strategies. During her time as USGBC Associate Director for Arizona and New Mexico, Southwest water resource scarcity, and potential solutions, are an ongoing conversation with leaders in the built environment.