Our Team
WE ACT’s staff is made up of a dynamic team of activists, lawyers, community organizers, public health experts, and local Northern Manhattan residents. We are committed to the mission of achieving environmental and climate justice both in New York City and nationwide.
Peggy Shepard
Michael Beltzer
Jaron Burke
Charles Callaway
Briana Carbajal
Annie Carforo
Cameron Clarke
Karla Cordero
Chris Dobens
Astrid DuBois
Gianna Folz
Morgan Fritz
Corina Fuentes
Anastasia Gordon
David Stewart Hudson
Sonal Jessel
Dana Johnson
Evelyn Joseph
Jama Joseph
Carlos M. Jusino
Eliza Klein
Annika Larson
Micaela Martinez
Tali Natter
Kevin Notice
Marileidy Pimentel Paniagua
Lonnie Portis
Manuel Salgado
Sha’Niece Simmons
Tyisha Smalls
Caleb Smith
Pamela Stewart-Martinez
Yuwa Vosper
Eric Walker
Rachel Wissner
Albert ‘AJ’ Yuan
Board of Directors
Jeff Jones (Chair)
Consultant
Jeff Jones Strategies
Albany, NY
Ken P. Mak (Vice Chair)
Investor Relations Professional
New York, NY
Neetin Gulati (Treasurer)
Senior Director
Ankura Consulting Group
New York, NY
Nancy Anderson, Ph.D. (Secretary)
Founder
Nancy E. Anderson Associates
New York, NY
Lakeisha M. Aquino
Software & Platforms Global Marketing Lead
Accenture
New York, NY
Peter Bokor
Vice President
The Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation
New York, NY
Dr. Margot Brown
Senior Vice President, Justice & Equity
Environmental Defense Fund
New York, NY
Dennis A. Derryck, Ph.D.
Founder/President
Corbin Hill Food Project
New York, NY
David Evans, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociomedical Sciences
Columbia University Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
Abiola Fasehun, Esq.
Executive Leadership Fellow
Tiffany & Co.
Livingston, NJ
Eric A. Goldstein, Esq.
Senior Staff Attorney
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
New York, NY
Sarangi Iyengar
Vice President
Deutsche Bank
St. Johns, FL
Christy Loper
Environment Program Director
Robertson Foundation
Brooklyn, NY
Marielle Villar Martiney
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES)
Brooklyn, NY
Vernice Miller-Travis (WE ACT Co-Founder)
Executive Vice President
Metropolitan Group
Bowie, MD
Peggy M. Shepard (WE ACT Co-Founder)
Executive Director
WE ACT for Environmental Justice
New York, NY
Carlos Talero, AIA
Senior Project Manager
DBI Projects
New York, NY
Crystal Romeo Upperman
Senior Manager
Deloitte
Washington, DC
Anne Weisberg
Senior Advisory in Residence
Women of Renewable Industries & Sustainable Energy (WRISE)
New York, NY