Francisco Dóñez

Francisco Dóñez is an experienced environmental technical expert, manager, educator, and grants administrator. Trained in engineering, policy, and social science, he is eager to support communities in protecting public health, lifting up indigenous and community leadership and expertise, and securing environmental and social justice. Francisco recently concluded a 28 year career at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). His most recent role was co-managing the Environmental Review Sections at EPA's Pacific Southwest Regional Office (Region 9) in San Francisco, supervising the review and comment process for major federal infrastructure projects under the National Environmental Policy Act. He previously led the Ports and Railroad sector workgroups for the West Coast Collaborative, a public-private partnership to reduce air pollution from heavy duty diesel engines, including through administration of EPA's Diesel Emission Reduction Grants and Clean Port Grants. While in that position, community advocates patiently schooled him on the tight entanglement of air quality, transportation and goods movement, and environmental injustice. In turn, he championed the integration of environmental justice perspectives into EPA regional and national mobile source programs, most recently the EPA Ports Initiative. He developed strong working relationships with environmental justice leaders in California and elsewhere, and has been proud to amplify those perspectives among his colleagues.