In 2018, PolicyLink launched the national Water Equity and Climate Resilience (WECR) Caucus to build a national network of organizations working to address water equity and climate resilience — centering frontline communities of color and low-income communities. Taproot Earth, formerly Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy, joined the Caucus as co-chair the following year to advance a shared strategy led by the most impacted communities. Today, the Caucus continues to be anchored by PolicyLink and is governed by a steering committee of frontline organizations. Together, over 50 core members, allies, and supporting organizations make up the WECR Caucus.
We have three categories of members. Core Members are frontline communities and equity or justice focused organizations. Allies are organizations embarking on equity journeys and/or supporting equity work. Supporters are research-based organizations and others contributing to the movement for water, equity, and climate justice.

Membership is free and organization-based. Member interest is reviewed and approved on a quarterly basis by our Steering Committee. Fill out this interest form to join!
Abbie Langston
Vice President of Research
Alette Pittman
Office Manager
Angela Glover Blackwell
Founder in Residence
Anna Souyoung Kim
Managing Director for Communications
Ashleigh Gardere
President
Aura Cruz Heredia
Project Manager
Axel Santana
Associate
Brandi Ebanks Copes
Director of State & Local Policy
Callahan McKenzie
Senior Accountant
Canyon Xan Wildwood
Senior Associate
Chris Clark
Coordinator
Daryl Griffith
Coordinator, Corporate Racial Equity
Deepak Lamba-Nieves
Infrastructure & Transportation Justice Director
Dyvonne Body
Senior Civic Engagement Strategist
Erica Bleicher
Director of Operations & Strategic Partnerships
Eugene Canson
Senior Associate, California State Policy
Gillian Asido
Manager, Office of President & CEO
Glenda Johnson
Director, Digital Communications
Jasmine Rangel
Senior Housing Associate
Jennifer Brown Thompson
Director of Workplace Engagement and Experience
Jennifer Gaynor
Senior Database Coordinator
Jennifer Tran
Director, National Equity Atlas
Jerry Maldonado
Vice President of Programs
Jessica Jean-Francois
Corporate Standards Manager
Jessica Pizarek
Director of Federal Policy & Advocacy
Jocelyn Corbett
Director of Corporate Racial Equity
Jonathan Nelson
Senior Fellow, Infrastructure Equity
Josephine Wong
Chief Operating Officer
Josh Kirschenbaum
Chief Advancement and Special Initiatives Officer
Juan Serrano
Senior Associate of Learning Strategy
Judith Dangerfield
Managing Director of the Governing for All Agenda
Julian Y. Cuevas
Director of California Strategy
Katy Lackey
Senior Associate
Kendra Onishi
Chief Development Officer
LaTona (Toni) Hooks
Human Resources and Finance Associate
Lenace Edwards
Community Engagement & Field Director
Leona Moore
Executive Assistant to the President
Lesley Chacon
Senior Financial Analyst
Loren Madden
Manager, Office of the Founder in Residence
Lupe Garcia
Associate
Mahlet Getachew
Managing Director, Corporate Racial Equity
Michael Hassid
Chief Financial Officer
Michael McAfee
CEO
Michele Perez
Managing Director
Michelle Huang
Associate
Moeed Ishrat
Director of Contracts and Compliance
Montana Rane
Senior Network Engineer
Naa Anim-Appiah
Director, Financial Planning and Analysis
Niketa Brar
Sustainable Cities Director of Policy and Technical Assistance
Nina Rosenblatt
Coordinator
Nisha Dass
Vice President, People and HR
Omar Stanton
Chief Impact Officer
Perfecta Oxholm
Senior Associate
Radhika Fox
Executive in Residence
Rasheedah Phillips
Director of Housing
Rosamaria Carrillo
Coordinator
Ryan Fukumori
Senior Associate
Selena Tan
Senior Associate
Seth Peterson
Director of IT Operations
Sheldon Ballom
Senior Advisor to the Executive Vice President
Simone Robbennolt
Associate
Tram Hoang
Senior Associate
Trina Twilley
Operations Coordinator
Vanice Dunn
Vice President of Communications
Victor Jensen
Controller
Yasmin Zaerpoor
Director of Water Equity and Climate Resilience
Yolanda Williams
Accountant