{"id":1575,"date":"2024-02-27T19:14:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T19:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/climatejustice\/?page_id=1575"},"modified":"2026-07-20T20:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T20:14:24","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1575\" class=\"elementor elementor-1575\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dfe1d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dfe1d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f887c02\" data-id=\"f887c02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c46af7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c46af7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Faculty, staff, and community partners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c7cb26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c7cb26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40a02ea\" data-id=\"40a02ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b7178a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8b7178a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Kathleen_Johnson_Photographer_Lori_Green-150x150.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1318\" alt=\"Kathleen Johnson\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>KATHLEEN<\/b><br><b>JOHNSON<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">UCI Professor, Earth System Science, Principal Investigator<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf5574e\" data-id=\"bf5574e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9906b3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a9906b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/11\/James_Adams.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-639\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>JAMES<br>ADAMS<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">UCI Postdoctoral Scholar, Anthropology<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8903c53\" data-id=\"8903c53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d976b1f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d976b1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/11\/Steve_Allison.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-652\" alt=\"Steve Allison\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>STEVE<br>ALLISON<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">UCI Professor, Ecology &amp; Evolutionary Biology, Earth System Science, Co-Principal Investigator<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-254464e\" data-id=\"254464e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e8fe76 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8e8fe76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-3.28.14-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2955\" alt=\"Ciara Morning Star Belardes against a backdrop of a sunset-lit forest\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-3.28.14-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-3.28.14-PM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-14-at-3.28.14-PM.png 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>Ciara Morning Star Belardes<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Director of Education and Outreach, Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cb9236\" data-id=\"4cb9236\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fed3530 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"fed3530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-19-at-3.50.12\u202fPM-150x150.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2344\" alt=\"Maya Cheav\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>Maya <br>Cheav<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Land &amp; Health Director, Orange County Environmental Justice<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8193aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8193aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73cefe5\" data-id=\"73cefe5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c408719 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c408719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/11\/Elizabeth_Crook.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-636\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>ELIZABETH<br>CROOK<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">UCI Teaching Professor, Earth System Science, Co-Principal Investigator<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eaada26\" data-id=\"eaada26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4903758 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4903758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/11\/Benis_Egoh.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-630\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>BENIS<br>EGOH<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">UCI Professor, Earth System Science, Co-Principal Investigator<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88b27b6\" data-id=\"88b27b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c26d1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b9c26d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/Leonel-Flores-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1862\" alt=\"Leonel Flores wearing a UCLA shirt\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>Leonel Flores<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Programs Manager, GREEN-MPNA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d37d628\" data-id=\"d37d628\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c08608 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1c08608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/11\/Kim_Fortun.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-646\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>KIM<br>FORTUN<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">UCI Professor, Anthropology, Co-Principal Investigator<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaba72c\" data-id=\"aaba72c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be0acd2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"be0acd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/11\/Robert_Garcia-e1709780399359-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-650\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/11\/Robert_Garcia-e1709780399359-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/11\/Robert_Garcia-e1709780399359.jpeg 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>ROBERT<br>GARCIA<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">UCI Academic Coordinator<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ae4c8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ae4c8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1abf840\" data-id=\"1abf840\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abbb48a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"abbb48a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-2.55.30\u202fPM-150x150.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1876\" alt=\"Erica Gonzalez\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-2.55.30\u202fPM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-2.55.30\u202fPM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-2.55.30\u202fPM-1022x1024.png 1022w, https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-2.55.30\u202fPM-768x769.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-2.55.30\u202fPM.png 1094w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>Erica Gonzalez<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Finances &amp; Logistics Director, Orange County Environmental Justice<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-952d97d\" data-id=\"952d97d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99b13df elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"99b13df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/Sarahi-Gutierrez-e1709780335458-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1861\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/Sarahi-Gutierrez-e1709780335458-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/Sarahi-Gutierrez-e1709780335458-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/Sarahi-Gutierrez-e1709780335458.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>Sarahi Gutierrez<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Program Manager &amp; Community Organizer, GREEN-MPNA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81e4a2d\" data-id=\"81e4a2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba53aaa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ba53aaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/05\/image-4-150x150.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2992\" alt=\"Mody Lacour\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>Mody Lacour<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Specialist Scientist, Earth System Science<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1df1025\" data-id=\"1df1025\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab5feb1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ab5feb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/Gabriella-Lassos-e1709780284684.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1858\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>Gabriella Lassos<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Program Director, Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3d2843\" data-id=\"f3d2843\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5503ac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d5503ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/07\/VLB-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3097\" alt=\"Victoria Lowerson Bredow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/07\/VLB-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/07\/VLB-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/07\/VLB.jpeg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>Victoria Lowerson Bredow<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Co-Director, UCI Research Justice Shop<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb5394c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb5394c\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/11\/Connie_McGuire-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-635\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/11\/Connie_McGuire-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/11\/Connie_McGuire.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>CONNIE<br>MCGUIRE<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Co-Director, UCI Research Justice Shop<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6caa07a\" data-id=\"6caa07a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384e918 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"384e918\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-1.34.40\u202fPM-150x150.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1864\" alt=\"Angela Mooney-D&apos;Arcy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-1.34.40\u202fPM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-1.34.40\u202fPM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-1.34.40\u202fPM.png 662w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>Angela Mooney-D'Arcy<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Executive Director, Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de7edbf\" data-id=\"de7edbf\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/04\/Dyana-Photo-4.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>Dyana Pe\u00f1a<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Interim Executive Director, Orange County Environmental Justice<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca1d097\" data-id=\"ca1d097\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4f29e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7b4f29e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/04\/Jocelyn-Sanchez-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2953\" alt=\"Jocelyn Sanchez\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/04\/Jocelyn-Sanchez-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sites.ps.uci.edu\/communitygeoscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/04\/Jocelyn-Sanchez.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><b>Jocelyn Sanchez<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Water Justice Director, Orange County Environmental Justice<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e35352\" data-id=\"3e35352\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9c62f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5e9c62f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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