Our Speakers


Radhika Iyengar
Director Education Sector
Columbia University

Shriya Iyer
Eco Ambassador
Columbia University’s Center for Sustainable Development

Imani Black
Founder
Minorities in Aquaculture

Alexandria Casteel
SI Fellow
Dartmouth/Smithsonian

Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru
Region 2, New York City
NEYAC Member

Francesca Edralin
Associate Specialist
WWF

Amaris Norwood
Corporate Climate Engagement Program Officer
World Wildlife Fund US

Jayla Sheffield
Junior Environmental Studies major with a minor in Community Development
Howard University

Beth Collier
Founder and Director
Wild in the City

Jennifer L. Alvidrez, PHd
Health Scientist Administrator
Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Natalie Mebane
Vice President of Government Affairs
Rise to Thrive

Kristi Pullen Fedinick, Ph.D
Assistant Director Environmental Justice Science & Technology
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President