Encyclopedia of People of Color Environmental Professionals

Encyclopedia of People of Color Environmental Professionals

An encyclopedia created by JEDSI
At Yale School of the Environment

Displaying 1 - 445 of 445
Displaying 25 - 48 of 445
Appiah-Opoku, Seth
Seth Appiah-Opoku
Professor, 
University of Alabama, Department of Geography
Aragon, Don
Don Aragon
Executive Director, 
Wind River Environmental Quality Commission
Bagasra, Omar
Omar Bagasra
Professor of Biology, Director, 
Claflin University, South Carolina Center for Biotechnology
Bailey, Kenneth
Ken Bailey
Federal Scientist (Retired), 
Bailey, Kim Moore
Kim Moore Bailey
President & Chief Executive Officer, 
Justice Outside
Terry Baker
Chief Executive Officer , 
Society of American Foresters
Baker, Shalanda
Shalanda Baker
Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity and Secretarial Advisor on Equity, 
United States Department of Energy
Balogun, Kemi
Kemi Balogun
Executive Director, 
Center for Environmental Citizenship-EnviroCitizen
Banerjee, Hirendra
Nath Banerjee
Professor, 
Elizabeth City State University, Natural Sciences
Baptiste, April
April Baptiste
Associate Dean for Global and Local Initiatives; Professor, 
Colgate University
Barber, Paul
Paul Barber
Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 
University of California, Los Angeles
Barrett, Gary
Gary Barrett
Director, 
US Forest Service National Partnership Office
Bart, Henry
Hank Bart
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Director, 
Tulane University, Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute
Frances Beasley
Assistant Director of Environmental Policy and Planning (Retired), 
Department of Public Utilities, City of Columbus, Ohio
Diane Beckles
Professor, Department of Plant Sciences , 
University of California, Davis
Bray Beltrán
Director, Ocean Justice, 
Ocean Conservancy
Benepe, Adrian
Adrian Benepe
President & CEO, 
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Claudia Benitez-Nelson
Distinguished Professor; Senior Associate Dean for College Initiatives and Interdisciplinary Programs, 
University of South Carolina
Marcus Bernard
Chair, School of Agriculture, Communities, & the Environment; Associate Professor, 
Kentucky State University
Preety Bhandari
Senior Advisor, Climate & Finance, 
Senior Advisor, Climate & Finance
Shanondora Billiot
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, 
Arizona State University
Blake, Ruth
Ruth Blake
Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 
Yale University
Bonta, Marcelo
Marcelo Bonta
President, 
Marcelo Bonta Consulting, LLC
Boozer, Astor
Astor Boozer
Regional Conservationist, 
USDA NRCS

About the Encyclopedia of People of Color Environmental Professionals

Yale School of the Environment’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Sustainability Initiative (JEDSI) is honored to share the updated Encyclopedia of People of Color Environmental Professionals. This encyclopedia features profiles of courage and leadership from individuals in the United States who contribute to the environment, health, climate justice, and related fields. These profiles were written using source materials from interviews and surveys conducted by Dr. Dorceta Taylor’s staff, personal and academic websites, and other publicly available online information. This is the third iteration of the project.  

The first compilation was published by the Minority Environmental Leadership Development Initiative (MELDI) in 2005, and the second by Vision for a Sustainable Environmental Future (VSEF) at the University of Michigan in 2016. 

Additional research, writing, compilation, and amendments by: Dr. Dorceta E. Taylor, Meg Daupan, Katherine Allison, Claire Nichols, Lily Fillwalk, PwintPhyu Nandar, Te’Yah Wright, Dr. Haille Rae, Dr. Carla Dhillon, Tabitha Sookdeo, Andre Eanes, Kate Gehrke, and Allie Douma.

Special thanks to Teona Williams, Maren Spolum, and Latonia Phillips for their work writing and building the previous versions of this project. 

Nominations to the Encyclopedia

We welcome nominations of individuals with at least 15 years of professional experience in the climate and environmental sectors. Please send the names, affiliations, and contact information of suggested individuals to jedsi@yale.edu.