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 2023 Rising Leaders Fellowship!
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AZUL VALERIA DE CASAS
The Student Conservation Association
NICHOLAS TRISTAN FOWLKS
California State Parks
LILLI Y. GARZA
Sitka Trail Works
DESTINI HALL
NEGINA LOWE
Maine Environmental Education Association
MICHELLE MATTHEWS
Arlington Garden in Pasadena
DAVID MONTERO
CSUN Outdoor Adventures
VIVIANETTE ORTIZ
Latinos Aventureros and Disability Rights North Carolina
YASMINE RAOUF
Trust for Public Land
IMELDA GISELLE ROMERO
North East Trees
JONATAN SALINAS
The Trail Conservancy
VIVIANA SERRANO
Arc’teryx
ETTA MARGEAUX SOUSER
Mt. Adams Institute
SAMAL TAYAG
Natural History Museum of L.A. County
EMANUELA TORRES-MARQUIS
Florida State Park Service, Florida Conservation Corps
ILSE VALADEZ
Woodcraft Rangers and Outsiders Together
LEVON WILLIAMS
Trust for Public Land
SHIRLEY CALDERON
Woodcraft Rangers and AmeriCorps
LAURA CISNEROS
University of Connecticut
EMMA GALOFRÉ GARCÍA
University of Colorado Boulder
KIMBERLY GUO
Better World Group
JENNY LOPEZ
Rooted in Nature Therapy; Nurture in Nature
SOPHIE HARUNA KLIMCAK
Wild Awake
DAYANA MOLINA PATINO
Trust for Public Land
VIANEY MORENO
Pacoima Beautiful
KENJAH O’DONNELL
The Venture Out Project
EVE QUINONES
The Alliance for Watershed Education and Audubon Mid-Atlantic
ANKA RASHED
JORDAN SALCIDO
MONICA NICOLLE SANCHEZ
The Loppet Foundation
ALEXA SHARP
Southwest Conservation Corps
EMILY TAMAYO
Generation Wild of the Pikes Peak Region
TREVOR TAYLOR
Southwest Conservation Corps
NIEVES VAZQUEZ
Arizona Conservation Corps, Conservation Legacy