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Maren Costa began at Amazon in 2002 as a designer and was one of the founding members of , Amazon Employees for Climate Justice , which pioneered a shareholder resolution signed by more than 8,700 employees. Maren Costa joined Amazon in 2002 as a designer for the retail website.
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