The National Wildlife Federation Environmental Justice Advisory Council was established by the President and CEO on February 1, 2022 to serve as an important advisory body to the Environmental Justice Executive Team. The Council was developed by the Federation’s environmental justice team with the support of the Council Co-Chairs to serve as a consultative body on matters including, but not limited to:
- Climate change impacts, adaptation, and resiliency
- Pollution and natural resource contamination
- Public health and disparate health impacts
- Inequitable sustainability and land-use development
- Inequitable access to and management of natural resources
- Safety on public lands and public spaces
- Energy and a just transition
- Economic justice
The Council will identify, address, and make recommendations based on opportunities for the Federation’s improvement in, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Empowering frontline/fence-line communities and communities that are disproportionately overburdened by environmental degradation and climate change impacts
- Highlighting and creating meaningful opportunities for these communities to engage with the National Wildlife Federation during its decision-making processes
- Integrating and highlighting environmental justice considerations in the Federation’s approaches to partnerships with other nonprofits, corporations, supporters, and other stakeholders
- Increasing and maintaining consistent research on emerging environmental justice issues
As the Federation and the needs of communities that are disproportionately overburdened by environmental degradation and climate change impacts evolve, so will the Council’s focus and priorities.
Members of the Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Dianne Dillon-Ridgley
(Co-Chair)
Dr. Na’Taki Osborne Jelks
(Co-Chair)
Mark Magaña
Harold Mitchell
Reverend Leo Woodberry
Monica Lewis Patrick
John Red CloudMembers of the Environmental Justice Executive Team
Collin O'Mara
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali
Executive Vice President Conservation & Justice
Dr. Adrienne Hollis
Vice President Environmental Justice, Health & Community Revitalization, Conservation
Rebecca Villegas
National Director Environmental Justice Strategy
Jason Harrison
Senior Program Manager Environmental Justice & Community Revitalization
