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 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 2022 Rising Leaders Fellowship!
JORGE ALBERTO LARA CASTILLO
Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park
DAISY AMBRIZ-PERES
Friends of the Dunes
ESABELLA BONNER
Black Surf Santa Cruz
BARBARA CAMACHO GARCIA
Grassroots Ecology
GLEN CATLIN AMI
Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps
ALYSSA CHEN
U.S. Forest Service – Pacific Northwest Region
JESSICA CORREA
The Bird School Project
LUIS ELORREAGA
JHANEY HAMLETT
Delaware Nature Society
RHEA JOHNSON
Conservation Legacy
MICHELLE KATUNA
Marin Resource Conservation District and University of California at Berkeley (starting Fall 2022)
ETHAN METZGER
The Mountaineers
MICHELLE NGUYEN
YES Nature to Neighborhoods
ASIA PFEIFER
Sierra Institute for Community and Environment
JACLYN SCHNEIDER
Greater Farallones Association
CORINA SILVA
Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab
CAMERON STEINBACK
EarthGen
CHRIS TALBOT-HEINDL
Rocky Mountain Wild
TAMMY VUPHAM
Verascapes, Outdoor Asian, Never Stop Moving, Miyar Adventures, Outdoors for All, Audubon Society
VANESSA WILLIAMS
CommunityGrows
ASIAH ALLEN
Alzar School
CHARLI BAKER
California State Parks – Candlestick Point State Recreation Area
MARYANNA BROWN
Alpine Ascents International
ITALIA SALVAJE
Latinos United for a New America (LUNA)
SHINJINI CHATTERJEE
Headlamp
CARLOS COLLINS
Crystal Cove Conservancy
STEPHANIE ELISE RIOS
Watsonville Wetlands Watch
JOSE ESPARZA
California Native Plant Society
ARACELI HERNANDEZ
Nature for All
RUFARO JOY SEKESAI KAYS KASEKE
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
MARGARITA LOPEZ-PELAYO
Pacoima Beautiful
NICHAELA NAVARRO
Friends of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks
SUTARA NITENSON
Brown Girl Surf
BRENDA RAMIREZ ROMERO
Forest Service
ZAIRA SIERRA
Sonoma County Regional Park
STEPHANIE SILVA
The Watershed Institute
JODI E STEWART
Marine Science Institute
JOSEPH THOMAS RODRIGUES
Kenai Fjords National Park
JOI WARD
Latitude High School