Olia Glade

Olia is the Director of Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) Systems, bringing expertise in natural science, education, greenhouse gas reporting, and review under the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol, as well as designing GHG data management systems to the Institute. Before GHGMI, Olia was New Zealand’s GHG inventory focal point at the UNFCCC. It led New Zealand’s National Greenhouse Gas Program, as well as serving as New Zealand’s national inventory compiler. In this capacity, she also led a project to include Tokelau in New Zealand’s national system.

As a New Zealand-nominated review expert, Olia served as an energy-sector expert and later as an expert-generalist and Lead Reviewer for GHG inventories, National Communications, and Biennial Reports at the UNFCCC. As a Lead Reviewer, she participated in several projects focused on improving the review process, presented at the Lead Reviewers meetings in Bonn, and wrote a foundational paper on QA/QC and Verification.

Apart from GHG accounting, national inventory systems, and data management systems, Olia’s technical expertise encompasses Chemistry and Crystallography (PhD, with over 100 research papers published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and conference presentations), molecular biology and bio-organic chemistry (MSc), and teaching (Graduate Diploma). She has extensive experience working at the government agencies (Ministry for the Environment, Tertiary Education Commission, New Zealand’s Qualifications Authority), universities (Moscow State University, University of Canterbury, Victoria University of Wellington and New Zealand’s International Campus) as well as the biggest New Zealand’s on-line academic service provider at the time (The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand). In addition, she holds several Microsoft Professional certifications.

Her other interests include performing arts, reading, and traveling.