About me
Vera Von Esse is a program manager with the ASU-Starbucks Center for the Future of People and the Planet. She has a background in research operations, applied projects, strategic planning, broad student and faculty engagement, partnership building and curation, and implementation.
As a project manager at the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, Vera demonstrated her leadership and administrative skills. She served as the primary center liaison, providing high-level administrative support and planning for the center. Her focus was on building and maintaining relationships among center partnerships and research collaborations.
Additionally, she served as the community manager for the ASU Chandler Innovation Center, contributing to the J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation team. Her work included supporting Place-Based Innovation Spaces, managing events, and collaborative workspaces.
Vera's diverse experience also includes supporting research endeavors, such as working with the Canine Science Collaboratory to find better methods for training bomb-sniffing dogs and providing biomedical research support.
Vera had a non-traditional upbringing in a homeschooling family, which allowed her to have numerous travel experiences and hands-on learning. She solidified this by earning a bachelor’s degree in Applied Biology, focusing on Ecology, and a master’s degree in Applied Leadership and Management from Thunderbird.
When not performing as a flamenco dancer, Vera enjoys taking excessive photos of her chinchilla, creating ecosystems for aquatic inhabitants, and daydreaming about retirement on the Florida coast.
