Leah McKinley

Technical Officer, Industrial Program

Leah McKinley, Technical Officer, Industrial Program, provides technical expertise on offset project review and verification oversight for ACR projects, with a focus on projects related to Mine Methane Capture.

Prior to joining ACR, Leah worked as an Air Quality Analyst for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, where she wrote State Implementation Plans to allow Wyoming to keep primacy over certain environmental regulations. During her time with the State of Wyoming, Leah focused on reducing Regional Haze—which degrades the visibility of the air—in Wyoming’s National Parks and Wilderness Areas through emissions reduction technologies and methods. Leah has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and a Master’s degree in Public Service and Administration from Texas A&M University.

Our Team

Our Team Governance

ACR benefits from a responsive, best-in-class team with wide-ranging expertise, including carbon project development, climate policy, carbon market design, carbon credit methodology development, third-party verification, and registry design and operations. We understand the complex technical, market and regulatory issues involved in developing carbon projects and work with asset owners to navigate the process from project registration and verification through to the issuance of carbon credits.

ACR is governed by Environmental Resources Trust LLC, a wholly-owned nonprofit subsidiary of Winrock International. The ERT Board of Managers ensures ACR maintains focus on harnessing the power of markets to improve the environment.