Rhys’ career background has been a combination of work in the international development field and in marketing, communications, and design. He comes to WRI and EMBARQ from his multimedia marketing firm, where he developed and implemented a variety of successful marketing strategies for clients in the private and non-profit sectors. Before that he was a project director with the Delta Info Initiative, a rural information technology project in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. He has also worked in Namibia on human rights and governance issues and in Honduras on community development, governance, and environmental projects. He is interested in innovative approaches to sustainable growth and is excited about being able to combine his passion for New Media with his strong interest in New Mobility as Program and Communications Coordinator for EMBARQ.

Rhys is from Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from the University of California in Santa Cruz, California. Rhys enjoys photography, graphic design, biking, hiking and climbing.