Cynthia Robinson is president of the Robertson Foundation for Government (RFG) where she directs grantmaking, management and operations, and stakeholder relations for RFG’s support of public service leadership development with an emphasis...
While completing a Master's at UCLA, Cynthia served as principal investigator researching the effects of organophosphate exposure on the reproductive outcomes of farm workers. After completing a second Master's in International Relations...
Bill is the Daniel Tellep Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on natural science and technology aspects of indoor air quality and improving our understanding of the source-receptor...
Carlos Plazola, 1994 Switzer Fellow, began as an environmental justice organizer in 1994. Since then, he has studied and participated in models of enabling social innovation, power redistribution, and grassroots activation through his roles...
Jo Anne Shatkin, Ph.D. is President of Vireo Advisors, LLC, and is focused on sustainability strategies for new and nano-technology development and innovation. She has extensive experience in working with entrepreneurs to guide responsible...
Jessica is a doctoral student in environmental health sciences at the BU School of Public Health. She found her way to public health through environmental advocacy and the realization that talking about health is a good way to engage people...
Dr. Michael Wilson is National Director for Occupational and Environmental Health at the BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of labor unions and environmental NGOs, where he leads the organization’s efforts to protect workers and vulnerable...
Sue Chiang joined San Francisco’s Department of the Environment in late August 2024 as the Senior Commercial Toxics Reduction Coordinator. Two exciting areas of work that Sue and her team manage include the San Francisco Green Business...
A 2009 Switzer Fellow, Alexa graduated from a joint law and public policy degree program at UCLA's Law School and School of Public Affairs in 2011. She focused her studies on environmental law and policy, especially as it is applied to...
Helen graduated from Stanford in 1995 with a B.S. in Earth Systems. She received the Firestone Prize for her honors thesis on construction and demolition waste recycling in Hong Kong. She interned in the environmental remediation department...
