Meet Our State Advisory Boards
Climate Power works with community leaders and experts on our State Advisory Boards to win the politics of climate. Get to know our board members.
ARIZONA ADVISORY BOARD
Contact Diali Avila for more information.
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Nile Bunger
AAHNPI, Climate and Youth Director
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Oscar De Los Santos
State Representative for Arizona’s 11th District
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Adriana Garcia Maximiliano
Lead Strategist, Rumbo
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Alejandra Gomez
Executive Director, LUCHA AZ
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Lauren Kuby
Former Councilwoman of Tempe
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Brian Mecinas
Community Catalyst Program Coordinator with Future Coalition
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Vianey Olivarria
Executive Director, Chispa AZ
GEORGIA ADVISORY BOARD
Contact Mark Mclaurin for more information.
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Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley
Pastor Emeritus Providence Baptist Church and Board Chair Interfaith Power& Light
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Chandra Farley
Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Atlanta
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Lindsay Harper
Arm in Arm 4 Climate, National Core Support Team Coordinator
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Dr. Na’Taki Jelks
Assistant Professor, Environmental & Health Sciences at Spelman College
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Van R. Johnson II
Mayor of Savannah
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Dr. Mildred McClain
Executive Director of the Harambee House/Citizens For Environmental Justice
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Brionté McCorkle
Georgia League of Conservation Voters
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Valerie Rawls
Co-Visionary and Co-Founder,Ecowomanist Institute
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Kim Scott
Executive Director of Georgia WAND
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Rita Scott
MARTA Immediate Past Chair
MICHIGAN ADVISORY BOARD
Contact Luke Tonat for more information.
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Abraham Aiyash
State Representative for Michigan’s 4th District
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Stephanie Chang
State Senator for Michigan’s 3rd District
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Frank Houston
State Director, BlueGreen Alliance
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Lynna Kaucheck
Communications Director, Progress Michigan
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Bali Kumar
Michigan League of Conservation Voters
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Rep. Yousef Rabhi
Washtenaw County Commissioner
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Leah Wiste
Executive Director, Interfaith Power & Light Michigan
NEVADA ADVISORY BOARD
Contact Tiffany Hsieh for more information.
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Shea Backus
Assemblywoman for Nevada District 37
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Olivia Diaz
Las Vegas City Councilmember
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Rep. Sandra Jauregui
Assemblywoman for Nevada’s 41st district
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Justin Jones
Clark County Commissioner
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William McCurdy II
Clark County Commissioner
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Cinthia Moore
Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition Coordinator
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Dr. Allison Stephens
Public health Expert, ED of the DNC Climate Council, Director of Black Engagement
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Angelyn Talbalba
Chair, Asian American and Pacific Islander Democratic Caucus of Nevada
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Selena Torres
Assemblywoman for Nevada’s 3rd district
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Rep. Howard Watts III
Assemblyman for Nevada’s 15th district
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Rudy Zamora
Teach for America Director of Public Affairs
NORTH CAROLINA ADVISORY BOARD
Contact Terryn Hall for more information.
William Barber III
Founder and President, The Rural Beacon Initiative, LLC
Rep. Deborah Butler
State Representative for North Carolina’s 18th District
Jay Chaudhuri
State Senator for North Carolina’s 15th District
DeAndrea Salvador
State Senator for North Carolina’s 39th District, Co-Director of Mountain True
Susannah Tuttle
Director, NC Power and Light
OHIO ADVISORY BOARD
Contact Abby Cox for more information.
Crystal Davis
Senior Midwest Regional Director for the National Parks Conservation Association
Sedrick Denson
State Rep. for Ohio’s 26th District
Joe Flarida
Executive Director, Power a Clean Future Ohio
Lee Geisse
Ohio Regional Program Manager, BlueGreen Alliance
Dan Gray
Director of Regional Strategies, Citizens Utility Board of OH
Michele Grim
State Rep. for Ohio’s 43rd District
Carol Kauffman
President of the Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund
Steve Patterson
Mayor of Athens
PENNSYLVANIA ADVISORY BOARD
Contact Kelley Hardon for more information.
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Katie Blume
Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania
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Sara Innamorato
Allegheny County Executive
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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta
State Representative for Pennsylvania’s 181st District
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Vanessa Lynch
Mom’s Clean Air Force
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Mayor Bill Peduto
Former Mayor of Pittsburgh
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Councilwoman Erika Stassburger
Pittsburgh City Councilwoman
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Dan Taylor
BlueGreen Alliance
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Dr. Monica Taylor
Delaware County Council Chair
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Mayor Matt Tuerk
Mayor of Allentown
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Na’Tisha Washington
Breathe Project
TEXAS ADVISORY BOARD
Contact Abby Cox for more information.
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Rafael Anchía
Representative for Texas’ 103rd District
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Sarah Eckhardt
State Senator for Texas’ 14th District
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Rodney Ellis
Harris County Commissioner
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Gina Hinojosa
Representative for Texas’ 49th District
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Jessica Keithan
Co-Founder and Director of Texas Electric School Bus Project
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Colin Leyden
Texas Director, Environmental Defense Fund
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Luke Metzger
Executive Director, Environment Texas
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Virginia Palacios
Founder and Executive Director, Commission Shift
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Brigid Shea
Travis County Commissioner
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Patricia Zavala
Executive Director, PowerHouse Texas
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Erin Zwiener
State Representative for Texas’ 45th District
WISCONSIN ADVISORY BOARD
Contact Michelle Diane Hernandez for more information.
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David Crowley
Milwaukee County Executive
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Eric Genrich
Mayor of Green Bay
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Darrol Gibson
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Jennifer Giegerich
Government Affairs Director, Wisconsin Conservation Voters
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Chris Larson
State Senator for Wisconsin’s 7th District
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Cory Mason
Mayor of Racine
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Greta Neubauer
State Representative for Wisconsin’s 66th District, Assembly Minority Leader
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Katrina Shankland
State Representative for Wisconsin’s 71st District
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Jeff Smith
State Senator for Wisconsin’s 31st District
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Rafael Smith
Civic Engagement Program Director, Citizen Action of Wisconsin
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Supreme Moore Omokunde
State Representative for Wisconsin’s 17th District