Abbie Noriega is the Chief Impact Officer at Fika, where she leads efforts to measure and enhance the impacts of rural access and infrastructure initiatives across low-income and rural communities. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science & Policy, Marine Resources, and Environmental Policy from the University of South Florida and a Master’s in Engineering in Geomatics and Geographic Information Systems from the University of Colorado Boulder. In her role at Fika (formerly Bridges to Prosperity), Abbie established the organization’s first formal monitoring, evaluation, and research program, transitioned existing operational systems to integrated digital data platforms, and advanced evidence-based approaches to planning and impact assessment. Over more than a decade in the nonprofit sector, her work has spanned monitoring and evaluation, research, systems development, and strategic partnerships focused on rural access, climate, gender equity, agriculture, and sustainable development.