Environmental Policy & Law

A climate and racial justice organizer, Wes is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Black environmental networking & career development organization BlackOak Collective, and co-founder of Evergreen Action.

Claudia Diezmartínez is the Deputy Director for Policy and Programs at the City of Boston's Environment Department. Claudia holds a PhD in Earth & Environment from Boston University, where she conducted research on urban climate policy, climate finance, and climate justice.

Dyanna is studying policies to guide long-haul economic transition pathways to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis. Before graduate school, Dyanna organized with grassroots movements to design and win climate policy for over a decade.

Ben is an environmental and energy justice lawyer focused on fighting poverty and building sustainable futures in communities burdened by the fossil fuel industry. He is currently an attorney at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, where he represents low-income Philadelphians struggling to afford their utilities.