Climate Change

Nicolas Lama is pursuing his JD and MS in Environment and Resources at Stanford Law School and Doerr School of Sustainability, where he focuses on environmental law, ocean justice, and climate resilience. Inspired by his upbringing in south Florida and his deep connection to the ocean, Nicolas is passionate about using legal and policy tools to support frontline communities and protect natural ecosystems in the face of the climate crisis.

Justin Saint-Loubert-Bie is third year student at Yale Law School, where he is a student director of the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic, and was a co-president of the Yale Environmental Law Association and co-chair for the 2026 New Directions in Environmental Law Conference. Justin is interested in working at the intersection of environmental and Tribal issues, and particularly on questions that touch on land use and the clean energy transition.

Thomas Hyo-min King is an environmental designer and urbanist from rural Nova Scotia, Canada. His work focuses on strategies for delivering building rehabilitations and energy infrastructure that improve extant living conditions while reinforcing energetic and economic democracy among disinvested building populations.

Leslie is an ecologist, educator, and naturalist studying wild pollinators in Vermont. Before moving to Vermont, Leslie studied wild pollinators in Costa Rican forests and coffee farms, Minnesota prairies, and the urban wilds of Boston. She is also a Vermont Master Naturalist and serves on the Vermont Pollinator Working Group steering committee.

Jasmine Lamb is a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point and a current PhD Candidate in Ecology and Environmental Sciences at the University of Maine. Jasmine has worked in environmental justice for Wabanaki Tribal Nations and founded the Sipayik Resilience Committee to support citizen-led tribal resilience initiatives, including increasing access to energy efficiency and renewable energy technology and other climate resilience actions.

Maddie Taylor is a disabled researcher studying climate change impacts on disabled communities, committed to producing work that centers disabled people as experts whose knowledge should inform climate adaptation.

Jessie Parks is a community organizer and emerging urban planner focused on environmental justice and equitable development. They are pursuing a Master of Urban Planning with a concentration in Climate Change and Sustainability at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Jessie’s work centers on reducing air pollution, advancing decarbonization efforts, and supporting community-led advocacy.