Champions of Change

Champions of Change: Community Resilience Leaders

The White House honors twelve citizens, businesses, and community leaders who are Champions of Change for working to prepare their communities for the consequences of climate change.

A. Gregory Auriemma is the Chair and a founding member of the NJ Ocean County Sierra Club, which has over 1,500 members and supporters. He is honored to be recognized as a “Champion of Change,”...

Patrick is President/CEO of BFA Environmental; based in Orlando, Florida. BFA Environmental is the largest African-American owned multidiscipline environmental engineering and scientific...

From Northern Laos, Lipo Chanthanasak has proudly served as a leader with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) for over a decade, working to reduce carbon pollution and ensure...

Kimberly Hill Knott serves as Senior Policy Manager at Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice, where she primarily directs state and federal policy initiatives. In 2011, Kimberly convened...

Ed is a member of the Quinault Indian Nation and serves as their Policy Spokesperson on all issues regarding ocean policy and treaty fishing rights. Ed is now Quinault’s voice for alerting the...

As an award-winning filmmaker, entrepreneur, environmentalist, and snowboarding pioneer, Jeremy Jones is widely regarded as an accomplished big mountain rider and explorer. Named a 2013 National...

Dr. Jennifer Jurado is the Director of the Natural Resources Planning and Management Division in Broward County, Florida where she works to advance regional climate initiatives. She played an...

Caroline Lewis is the founder and executive director of the CLEO Institute at Pinecrest Gardens, a non-profit organization that advances civic engagement on environmental issues, including a focus...

Rebecca R. Rubin is the Founder, President, and CEO of Marstel-Day, LLC, a 120-person environmental consulting enterprise with offices in Virginia, California, Colorado, Mississippi, and Texas....

Jodi Slick is Founder and CEO of Ecolibrium3, a Duluth, Minnesota- based nonprofit organization working to create economic and environmental balance through the smart application of design...

Rebecca Templeton is the Executive Director of Bayou Grace Community Services, a locally-based nonprofit organization in lower Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Bayou Grace mobilizes and engages local...

Fred Yoder is a fourth-generation farmer who has lived and farmed with his family near Plain City, Ohio for over forty years. Fred has served as an advocate for many years, promoting agriculture...