Dira is an expert in water governance, climate resilience and adaptive management. As the Senior Climate Resilience Associate, Dira primarily works with the Charles River Climate Compact (CRCC), a partnership of twenty-eight watershed communities that takes a watershed approach to climate change impacts to design and implement regional climate adaptation projects, to advocate for and […]
Carlos Calderon
I’m an expert in watershed ecology with keen interests in agriculture, urban development and climate/environmental justice. My technical expertise ranges from field sampling and monitoring of streams, rivers and lakes (and other ecosystems) to laboratory and statistical analysis in the life sciences. Working with my organization and several other groups, we advocate at all levels […]
Crystal Sanders-Alvarado
Crystal is a coastal ecosystem and fisheries expert with experience in storytelling, socio-environmental equity, and community organizing. Their lifework focuses on advocacy, art, and activism at the intersections of science, spirit, and story. As a Queer Trans, non-binary, biracial Xicanx, they work toward advancing equity at a fundamental level. Talk to them about: fisheries, seafood, […]
Huda Alkaff
Huda is an ecologist, environmental educator, and the founder and director of Wisconsin Green Muslims, a grassroots environmental justice group formed in 2005 connecting faith, environmental justice, sustainability, and healing through education and service. For over two decades, Huda has advocated for environmental justice, initiating Muslim and Interfaith programs on energy democracy and water equity. […]
Nahal G. Ipakchi
Nahal is an environmental justice advocate and equity strategist in the climate and water space. She leads efforts focused on environmental justice, community resilience, tribal relations, equitable and inclusive outreach and engagement, collaborative solutions, and stakeholder facilitation. She works on ecosystem protection policies, and fosters collaborative partnerships to advance an equitable, just, and eco-friendly society.
Alai Reyes-Santos
Dr. Alai Reyes-Santos specializes in water justice and water-related traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) in BIPOC communities. As a founding member of the Oregon Water Futures Collaborative, a community-action research project, she contributes to the articulation of a water justice agenda in the state and nationwide. She is the author of Our Caribbean Kin: Race and […]
Nadine Robertson
Nadine can speak about her vast experience managing wastewater treatment plants, particularly around operations, maintenance, safety and training. She is also a class IV Wastewater Treatment Operator and as such can evaluate physical characteristics of waste streams; perform security, safety, and administrative procedures, evaluate, maintain and operate equipment; and monitor, evaluate, and adjust treatment processes […]
Angela M Chalk
Angela is a dedicated advocate who works on urban flooding mitigation, coastal resiliency, and urban agriculture issues in New Orleans. As an Outreach Coordinator, she liaised for Medicaid Expansion, ‘Homeless Court,’ and served in public health roles. Notable accomplishments include Mayoral appointments, vice-presidencies, and Congressional testimony on ocean health. Angela is honored with awards for […]
Michael Méndez
Michael’s most recent research focuses on climate-induced disasters and social vulnerability, especifically exploring the disparate impacts of extreme wildfire events on undocumented Latino/a and Indigenous migrants. Michael has more than a decade of senior-level experience in the public and private sectors, where he consulted and actively engaged in the policymaking process, and has contributed to […]
Sandi Matsumoto
Growing up in the Central Valley, Sandi knows firsthand the importance of securing a sustainable and resilient water future for California and has worked toward this goal for decades. Her projects have focused on securing the wintering grounds of the Pacific Flyway, reviving healthy rivers to sustain salmon, and advancing sustainable groundwater management that ensures […]