Executive Committee
Climate for Health is a national initiative led by a diverse network of health leaders across the health sector representing key health care, public health, clinical, and medical institutions and associations. We are offering support and inspiration to new leaders ready to make their own commitment to climate solutions within their own organizations and communities.
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Elaine Auld
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Martha Baker
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Bruce Bekkar, MD
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Laura Kate Bender
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Dr. Georges Benjamin, MD
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Dr. Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA
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Aaron Bernstein, MD, MPH
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Stacy A. Bohlen
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Charlotte Brody, RN
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Dr. Lisa Campbell, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC
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Jeff Carter, JD
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Anabell Castro Thompson, MSN, APRN, NP-C, FAAN
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Gary Cohen
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Ryan Crowley
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Dr. David T Dyjack, DrPH, CIH
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Dr. Arthur C. Evans Jr., PHD
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Lori Freeman, MBA
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Dr. Howard Frumkin, DrPH, MPH, MD, AB
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Lynn Goldman, MD, MS, MPH
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Barbara Gottlieb
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Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MS
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Katie Huffling, MS, RN, CNM
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Richard Jackson, MD, MPH
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Howard S. Kurtzman, PhD
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Vincent Lafronza, EdD
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Philip Landrigan, MD, MSc
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Jay Lemery, MD
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Frank Loy
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Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN
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Diane J. Mancino, EdD, RN, CAE, FAAN
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Leyla McCurdy, MPhil
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E. Benjamin Money, Jr. MPH
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Samuel S. Myers, MD, MPH
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Shirley Orr, PhD, MHS
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Jerome A. Paulson, MD
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Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH
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Rebecca Rehr
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Elena V. Rios, MD, MSPH, FACP
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Linda Rudolph, MD, MPH
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Mona Sarfaty, MD, MPH, FAAFP
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Lexi Shultz, JD
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Dennis P. Stolle, JD, PhD
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Lise Van Susteren, MD
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Jennifer Tabola, MEd
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V. Fan Tait, MD, FAAP
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John Tschida, MPP
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Seema Wadhwa
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Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, MPH
Leadership Circle
An invitation-only private network that empowers local, state, and regional leaders with tools, resources, and opportunities to connect and collaborate for climate action.
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We invite local and state-level leaders to join the Climate for Health Leadership Circle, a vibrant group of leaders who are committed to accelerating their climate action and advocacy.
Wole Adegbule, Environmental Officer/Climate Educator, International Student Environmental Coalition
Alicia Nichols Gonzalez, California Organizing Manager, Mothers Out Front
Ana Maria Lopez
Angie Neison, Physician
Beth Shipp, Executive Director, Mothers Out Front
Bob Kitchen, Vice Chair for Advocacy, Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action
Cara Cook
Casey Lewis, Chair, Board of Directors, Climate Smart Glacier Country
Cheryl Holder, Co-Founder & Chair, Florida Clinicians for Climate Action
Charles Naney, Public Health Epidemiologist, Guilford County Division of Public Health
David Neisen
Joel M. Temme, Member, VCCA
Vi Nguyen, Chair of Public Health Advisory Council (Climate Actions Campaign)
Erica Weiss
Evan Brockman, Physician, Georgia Clinicians for Climate Action
Eve Turow Paul, Executive Director, Food for Climate League
Francine Baker
Bruce Bekkar, Chair, Public Health Advisory Council, Climate Action Campaign
Harleen Marwah, Pediatric Resident Physician + Founder, Medical Students for a Sustainable Future
Ilka Riddle, Director, University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Jefferson Ketchel, Executive Director, Washington State Public Health Association
Jennie McAdams, Sustainability Supervisor, Franklin County Public Health
Jessica Hamner, Public Health Improvement Manager, Coquille Indian Tribe
Jessica Nunez De Ybarra, Chronic Disease Control Branch Chief, CA Department of Public Health
Javier Sevilla-Martir
Karina Ramirez, Diversity & Inclusion Director, Citizens’ Climate Education
Kyle Fliflet, Manager, Stanislaus County Health Services Agency
Kimberly Harrell, Executive Director, Tennessee Public Health Association
Kathi Brennan King, Director of Climate Education and Leadership, Community Environmental Council
Katherine Egland, National Board of Directors of NAACP, Chairs the Environmental and Climate Justice Committee
Laura Kate Bender, National Assistant Vice President, Healthy Air, American Lung Association
Laura Schmidt, Founding Director, Good Grief Network
Weston Lauren, Executive Director, Acterra: Action for a Healthy Planet
Layla Abraham, Environmental Health Educator, Franklin County Public Health
Liz Zavodsky, Executive Director, EcoChallenge
Lisa Patel, Deputy Executive Director, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
Linda Rudolph, Senior Advisor on Climate, Health, and Equity, Public Health Institute and Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
Lesa Walker, MD, MPH, MD, MPH Consultant, Environmental Defense Fund
Laura Stough, Professor, Texas A&M University
Mariah Norwood, American Indian Infectious Disease Liaison, Minnesota Department of Health
Melissa Ontiveros, Director of Thriving Families, Community Action Agency SNM
Maddie Gustafson
Milagros Elia, Nurse Founder, M. Elia Wellness: Nature-Based Healthcare Solutions
Margarita Loeza
Marysel Pag√°n Santana, DrPH, MS, Director, Environmental and Occupational
Health / Senior Manager, Caribbean Office, M. Elia Wellness: Nature-Based Healthcare Solutions, Migrant Clinicians Network
Nancy Metayer, Energy and Climate Equity Specialist, Energy Solutions
Nancy Faulstich, Executive Director, Regeneraci√≥n – Pajaro Valley Climate Action
Natalie Mebaneand, Senior Director, Climate Solutions, The Wilderness Society
Nicole Capretz, Founder and CEO, Climate Solutions, Climate Action Campaign
Sri Nihal Tammana, Founder, Recycle My Battery
Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, Executive Director, Children’s Environmental Health Network
Natasha Sood
Paulina Nava, Climate Change and Health Equity Coordinator, Ventura County Public Health
Patrick Jurney, Program Manager, Community Climate Solutions
Raimee Eck
Helena Randle
Rebecca Rehr, Director, Climate Policy & Justice, Maryland League of Conservation Voters
Rosie DeVito, Program Manager, NEHA
Ricardo Correa, Endocrinology program director, university of Arizona
Robin Cooper, Co-Founder & President, Climate Psychiatry Alliance
Rohan Arora
Sarah Hsu, Vice Chair, MS4SF
Sarah Westerman
Sneha Sharma, Student, University of Texas at Dallas
Steve Konkel, Principal, Konkel and Associates
Tiffany Rivera, Deputy Director, San Francisco Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response
Trisha Mims