Staff
With a master’s degree in Public Health and Public Administration, Kathryn brings over 20 years of experience in the field of Environmental Health & Justice to her role as CEH’s Policy Advisor. She is passionate about working with allies across sectors to build a more sustainable, healthy and equitable world for her two young daughters.
Shannon brings fifteen years of development experience to her role as Director of Development where she guides fundraising strategy. Before CEH, she was the Vice President of Development for Making Waves Foundation. She is thrilled to raise funds for CEH’s important work to protect individuals and communities from toxic chemicals.
Andrea has advanced administrative and project management experience, including experience with policy research and analysis, stakeholder engagement, and program work in the clean energy sector. She is passionate about advocating for environmental health, and particularly how environmental issues affect historically excluded communities, such as people of color, low income communities, and women.
Elijah is a UC Berkeley graduate with a B.S. in Conservation & Resource Studies with a concentration in Environmental Justice, Health & Policy. He is passionate about public health and protecting marginalized communities from the burden of climate change. On weekends, you can find him tending to his collection of houseplants, cycling around the Bay or restoring vintage furniture.
With more than 7 years of online communications experience working with Capital One, Bank of America, and Cigna, Ruben joined CEH in 2014 as our Communications Specialist. He's very passionate about social and environmental justice and uses his super-skills in communications to make the world a better place. Ruben even created this very website. We love this guy!
Lakeesha has over 10 years of experience in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, including work at Sustainable Conservation, Back On Track, 100 Black Men of the Bay Area, Trust for Conservation Innovation, and Senior Helpers of the East Bay. A San Francisco native, she is exhilarated to be part of an organization that advocates for healthy communities.
Before founding CEH, Michael worked for both the US Department of Energy and US EPA protecting people from environmental toxins, but left because working for CEH is much more fulfilling than working for government. Michael’s direct supervisors are Dylan Green (born in 2007) and Gigi Green (2008).
Before coming to CEH, Ashley worked as the Project Coordinator on the United Nations Development Program/Global Environment Facility’s Project on Health Care Waste. Her passion is protecting public health and the environment from the harmful effects of toxic chemicals and creating a safe, healthy world for her two rambunctious boys.
After 24 years as a social worker, Judy Levin joined CEH to apply her organizing and advocacy experience to protect human and environmental health. She is passionate about partnering with organizations who are ready to use their purchasing power to create a market demand for more sustainable products.
Christina has a background in broad-based coalition building and nonprofit administration. She is passionate about social justice for families and workers.
Caitlin recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a Bachelors of Science in Environmental Economics and Policy. As a Research Assistant for CEH, she has contributed to holding companies accountable for practicing healthier, more sustainable, and more ethical practices. In Caitlin's free time she enjoys hiking around the Bay Area and cooking new recipes.
Matt manages the Litigation team’s evidence procurement and cataloguing in CEH’s continuing legal efforts to rid the consumer marketplace of toxic chemicals. A graduate of the Film Studies program at UC Berkeley (Go Bears!), Matt also produces and edits many of the videos you can see on CEH’s YouTube Channel.
Sarah has a BA in international studies from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, culinary arts and personal chef certifications from the School of Natural Cookery in Boulder, CO, and is certified in international project management. She’s based in North Carolina and is thrilled to be fighting for a cleaner, safer world.
Hannah has a degree in International and Comparative Politics from the American University of Paris. Before joining CEH, Hannah worked for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in both Paris and Beirut. She speaks Arabic, English, French and Russian and spends her free time riding horses in Eventing at the Preliminary level.
Emily graduated from UC Berkeley in 2017 with a B.S. in Society & Environment and a concentration in U.S. Environmental Policy and Management. During Emily’s time at CEH, her passion for safeguarding public health and the natural world has grown immensely. When she is not in the office, Emily can be found exploring Bay Area flea markets, walking her dogs, and saving money for her next trip to Alaska.
Laura’s background includes working as part of a UC Santa Barbara team researching the bioenergetics of salmon within the context of climate change. In her free time, she can be found hiking and camping in the Sierra Nevada mountains.