Rising Leaders Fellowship 2023 Cohort

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