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

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Jonathan Nwagbaraocha
Counsel – Environment, Health, Safety, & Sustainability, 
Xerox
Ellen Ochoa
Veteran Astronaut; Former Director of NASA Johnson Space Center, 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Terry Yasuko Ogawa
Area Conference Minister, Northwest Region , 
United Church of Christ
Ogunseitan, Oladele
Oladele “Dele” A. Ogunseitan
University of California Presidential Chair & Professor, 
University of California, Irvine
Makeda Okolo
Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, 
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Francisco Ollervides
Director Member Engagement, 
Green Leadership Trust
Jeremy Orr
Director of Litigation and Advocacy Partnerships, 
Earthjustice
Ortega, Sonia
Sonia Ortega
Program Director, East Asia and Pacific Group, Office of International Science and Engineering 9Retired), 
National Science Foundation
Tamara Toles O’Laughlin
Chief Executive Officer & President, 
Environmental Grantmakers Association
Amanda Padilla
Senior Manager, Strategic Engagement & Creative Direction , 
Namati
Mamie A. Parker
Sustainability Senior Executive, 
Independent Corporate Board and Governance Chair
Pastor, Manuel
Manuel Pastor
Distinguished Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, 
University of Southern California
Rajeev Patel
Research Professor, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs, 
The University of Texas at Austin
Rubin Patterson
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 
Howard University
Jacqueline Patterson
Founder & Executive Director , 
The Chisholm Legacy Project
Pavri, Firooza
Firooza Pavri
Assistant Professor, Associate Dean of Muskie School of Public Service, 
University of Southern Maine Department of Geography-Anthropology
Pellow, David
David Pellow
Professor, Dehlsen and Department Chair of Environmental Studies, 
University of California Santa Barbara
Carolina Peña-Alarcón
CEO; Sustainability Lead, 
Terra Solutions LLC; The Round Group
Lin Perez
Program Director, Environmental Data Science Lead, 
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Alton Perry
Director, Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project, 
Roanoke Cooperative
Clifton Peters
United States Department of Agriculture Liaison [Retired], 
Alcorn State University
Janet Phoenix
Assistant Research Professor, 
George Washington University
Millie Piazza
Program Manager, Office of Equity & Environmental Justice, 
Washington State Department of Ecology
Colette Pichon-Battle
Partner of Vision & Initiatives, 
Taproot Earth

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.