Waste Management
Bianca Lopez
Bianca Lopez Participant: 2021 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Pushing forward environmental justice in Stanislaus County. Region Stanislaus County, CA Affiliations & Roles Co-Founder & Project Director, Valley Improvements Project Bianca is a resident of California’s Central Valley, born in Guadalajara, Mexico and raised in Los Angeles, California. She is a bilingual Chicana mother of…
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Issamar Pichardo Participant: 2021 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Empowering health professionals to stand up against climate change for climate health in California Region Colorado Affiliations & Roles Protégete Community Organizer, Conservation Colorado/ Protégete Issamar is passionate about helping others and helping the Earth, which she has supported through her Bachelor’s degree in Geography with…
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Brady Seals Participant: 2021 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Advocating for clean energy and technology in the household energy sector. Region Colorado, USA Affiliations & Roles Manager, RMI’s Carbon-Free Buildings Program Brady Seals is a manager in (formerly Rocky Mountain Institute) Carbon-Free Buildings program. Here she leads the program’s work on air quality and public…
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Stephanie Hicks Willett Participant: 2020 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Supporting the development of the future generation of African American environmentalists from Cumberland, Virginia. Region Cumberland, Virginia Affiliations & Roles Organizer, AMMD Pine Grove Project Stephanie Hicks Willett is the granddaughter of Rev. Sam Henry Miller and Susan Taylor Miller, and the daughter of Rev.…
Read MoreRebecca Catherine Frayser Jim
Rebecca Catherine Frayser Jim Participant: 2020 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Repairing native land that has been polluted and damaged by industrial industries. Region Vinita, Oklahoma Affiliations & Roles Founder & Executive Director, LEAD (Local Environmental Action Demanded) Member of the Cherokee Nation Tar Creekkeeper Rebecca Jim founded LEAD (Local Environmental Action Demanded) in 1997, and leads…
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