The Rising Leaders Fellowship supports the professional development of individuals in entry- to mid-level positions within the environmental sector. Specifically, Justice Outside targets individuals who are enthusiastic about connecting communities to the outdoors in culturally relevant and inclusive ways by effecting culture change within their organizations. The Rising Leaders Fellowship builds professional capacity while creating a supportive network of like-minded leaders through a project-based cohort series that focuses on social justice and racial equity in the outdoors.
We are proud to introduce the members of the 2021 Rising Leaders Fellowship!
MAGALY ARREDONDO LOPEZ
City of Austin
ERIKA BRUNO
Bay Area Wilderness Training
BEATRIZ CAÑAS
Chicago Botanic Garden
ALEX ESTRADA
Sunrise Middle School
AMY HUỲNH
Slide Ranch
RACHAEL MEYERS
North Oakland Community Charter School
ELEXIS PADRON
Climate Corps (Strategic Energy Innovations)
ALEXIS PUERTO-HOLMES
Sonoma County Regional Parks
BEKKAH SCHARF
California Coastal Commission
CRISTINA VILA RUIZ
CommunityGrows
ERIK ZEPEDA-FLORES
The Trust for Public Land
NAKIESHA BRIDGERS
Parks & Recreation, City of Suffolk
CORINNE CALHOUN
Big Sur Land Trust
RACHEL CAOILI
San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society
ITZEL GOMEZ
Earth Team
JUANITA IBARRA
Canopy
CELIDA MORAN
Point Blue Conservation Science
MICHELLE PERES
Environmental Educator
SIERRA REECE
Radical Monarchs
VERONICA BAO THAO
Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden
BETTY VILLALTA
Open Space Authority