Talking About Climate Change and Justice
I was honored to moderate and co-curate a discussion on climate change and justice for the 2020 West Hollywood Women’s Leadership Conference. Joining us were Allison Begalman, CEO of Young Entertainment Activists; Chanell Fletcher, Executive Director of ClimatePlan, Alejandra Salazar, Independent Environmental Advisor; Dr. Destiny Thomas, CEO of Thrivance Group; and Bryn Lindblad, Deputy Director […]
Collective Crisis Leadership
This year, leaders across sectors have had to re-evaluate how we lead for a better future. Together with conservation leaders in Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ecuador, Australia, United Kingdom, Israel, Malawi, and The Netherlands, I published “A call for collective crisis leadership” in Oryx: The International Journal of Conservation. We say, “We believe that a collective approach […]
Calling on California to Be a Global Biodiversity Leader
On May 26, 2020 over 30 local, state, and national organizations and leaders sent a letter (Joint Call for California to Be a Global Biodiversity Leader with the Convention on Biological Diversity) to Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot calling for California to be a global champion for nature and participate in the United Nations’ biodiversity […]
Voyage L.A. Profiles My Career
Voyage L.A. recently profiled my career. I spoke with them while I was completing my Conservation Leadership dissertation at Cambridge University. Although I started out as an activist and campaigner for a healthy environment, my path includes extensive work in the fields of human rights, women’s leadership, social policy advocacy, education, literacy, community organizing, and […]
To Save Nature, Governments Will Have to…
Leaders increasingly agree that our future depends on changing the very core of how we live and work. That can mean changing our entire grocery shopping experience so that wasteful and toxic products, as well as unsustainable foods, are no longer an option. It can mean facilitating a complete decoupling from oil and gas dependence […]