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 2024 Rising Leaders Fellowship!
JEN AGUILAR
Los Angeles Cohort
California Native Plant Society
AUDREY SERENE ALONSO
Los Angeles Cohort
Our Climate
ALEJANDRA ARELLANO
Virtual Cohort – West
Oregon Department of Forestry
ANASTASIA BLOISE
Virtual Cohort – West
Salted Roots
DAVIS BUSH
Virtual Cohort – East
The Watershed Institute
RUTH CASTILLO
Virtual Cohort – East
Latino Outdoors – Boston ; More Women+ Surf ; Summits in Solidarity
CELESTE CHEN
Virtual Cohort – East
US Fish and Wildlife Service
TIARA COATS
Virtual Cohort – East
Chicago Adventure Therapy
MONIE CORONA
Virtual Cohort – West
Albuquerque Public Schools Indian Education Department
VANESSA DELEON
Virtual Cohort – East
ODC Network
MINOLI DE SILVA
Los Angeles Cohort
LAUREN DUNG
Virtual Cohort – West
California Coastal Commission
OSCAR ELIAS
Virtual Cohort – West
UCCE Fresno Small Farms
ANDREW GARCIA
Virtual Cohort – West
American Conservation Experience (ACE)
DIANA HARDEN
Virtual Cohort – East
CALSTART
SAMANTHA HOUCK
Los Angeles Cohort
Greenlink Analytics
MAURA JARVIS
Virtual Cohort – East
US Water Alliance
LILI JESKE
Virtual Cohort – West
Spaulding Marine Center
ROCHELLE KUAN HOFFMAN
Los Angeles Cohort
Food Exploration and Discovery
FELIPE LEPE
Los Angeles Cohort
National Forest Foundation
CRISTINA MANCILLA
Los Angeles Cohort
Long-Term Ecological Research Network; National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
KIMBERLY MEJIA
Los Angeles Cohort
MAYA MORALES
Los Angeles Cohort
Environmental Educator
JOSE MUNOZ
Virtual Cohort – West
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
SHARON MUSA
Los Angeles Cohort
The Wilderness Society
SAMIRA ROSARIO MARTINEZ
Virtual Cohort – East
American Conservation Experience
NEIL PINO
Virtual Cohort – West
The Semilla Project
MAYA SULLIVAN
Virtual Cohort – West
The Outdoorist Oath; Spirit of America
THEA THOMAS
Virtual Cohort – East
Delaware Nature Society; Girls Like Us Empowerment Group
SOPHIA URIBE
Los Angeles Cohort
Native Like Water
ZEE ZETINO
Los Angeles Cohort
LA Black Worker Center
CYATHERINE ALIAS
Virtual Cohort – West
Center for Neighborhood Technology
SANTOS AMAYA
Los Angeles Cohort
EVELYN BALDERAS
Los Angeles Cohort
Koreatown Youth and Community Center
MANUEL BELMONTE
Los Angeles Cohort
Outdoor Outreach
DOROTHY VALERIE CARDENAS
Virtual Cohort – West
AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles
CELESTE CHAVEZ HERNANDEZ
Virtual Cohort – West
Point Reyes National Seashore Association
PAME CHÉVEZ
Virtual Cohort – East
More Women+ Surf
JENNA COBB
Los Angeles Cohort
Community Nature Connection
VAIL DARK
Virtual Cohort – West
Monterey Bay Aquarium
ELYSSE DELIA ALVARADO
Virtual Cohort – East
The Centre for Public Impact
NANCY DIAZ
Virtual Cohort – East
MountainTrue
GRACE EL-FISHAWY
Virtual Cohort – West
OAAARS and CT Wilderness School
AISHA FARLEY
Virtual Cohort – East
OLIVIA HALL
Virtual Cohort – East
GEORGIA HILLIARD
Virtual Cohort – West
Monterey Bay Aquarium
BETHANY HUMPHREY
Virtual Cohort – East
The Climate Initiative
JESSIE JENNEWEIN
Los Angeles Cohort
The Huntington Library, Art museum, and Botanical Gardens
RUKMINI KALAMANGALAM
Virtual Cohort – East
NRPA
ARZINA LAKHANI
Virtual Cohort – East
Jubilee Monuments Corps, The Mosaic Project; Optum Insight
TANYA MAHADWAR
Virtual Cohort – West
CEA Consulting
RIZALYN MAYBERRY
Los Angeles Cohort
Long Beach Office of Climate Action and Sustainability
BIA MORAES
Virtual Cohort – West
The Lawrence Hall of Science
KRISTINA MUCKER
Virtual Cohort – West
Resource Media
EVELYN MURCIA
Virtual Cohort – West
Youth on Root
XOCHYL PEREZ
Virtual Cohort – East
TIFFANY PAULS
Virtual Cohort – East
Engagement and Events Coordinator
SHLEY SUAREZ-BURGOS
Virtual Cohort – West
Olas Y Accion Advisory Council; Latino Outdoors; Catalyst Miami; North American Marine Alliance
JUSTAN TORRES
Los Angeles Cohort
Coalition for Engaged Education
AGYEI CHEVOYO WILLIAMS
Virtual Cohort – East
Washington Area Bicyclist Association / Pedal to the Medal