Ayanna Williams

Ayanna Williams Participant: 2021 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Encouraging environmental resilience through community partnership and engagement. Region Decatur, GA Affiliations & Roles Director of Community and Environmental Resilience, National Recreation and Park Association     Ayanna Williams comes to NRPA as a tested leader in place-based environmentally focused nonprofits. Most recently she was the Healthy Cities…

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Jessica Thrasher

Jessica Thrasher Participant: 2021 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Educating and equipping communities to better manage water systems. Region Fort Collins, CO Affiliations & Roles Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Engagement Programs Manager, Colorado Water Center at Colorado State University     Jessica Thrasher is the Education and Outreach Manager for the Colorado Stormwater Center at Colorado State…

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Salote Soqo

Salote Soqo Participant: 2021 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Uplifting human rights based responses in frontline communities. Region Kocoma Village, Qamea Island, Fiji Islands Affiliations & Roles Senior Partnership Officer, Climate Justice & Crisis Response Unitarian Universalist Service Committee     Salote is an I-Taukei from the Fiji Islands and an American immigrant with 16 years of…

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Hannah Sakura Ono

Hannah Sakura Ono Participant: 2021 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Highlighting youth voices on climate policy in Boston. Region Boston, MA Affiliations & Roles Co-Head of Andover Climate Lobby, Field Representative of Our Climate Co-Head of National CCL Youth Action Team     Hannah is a senior at Phillips Academy in Boston. She began her climate activism…

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Cheryl Rogers

Cheryl Rogers Participant: 2021 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Healing communities with resilence, education, and preparation. Region Altamonte Springs, FL Affiliations & Roles Community Captain, Centra Florida Disaster Resilience Initiative     Cheryl Denise Rogers is a lover of The Most High God, Creator of the Universe, and a strong believer in He who hung on the…

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