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Fernando Treviño

Fernando Treviño is DEP’s Special Deputy Secretary for Environmental Justice. His work focuses on ensuring the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people with the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental policies, regulation, and laws; as well as with respect to

Ali Rye

Responsible and highly motivated professional with solid and diverse experience in Emergency Management, disaster planning, preparation, recovery, and grants management. Well versed in State and Federal emergency management procedures. A critical thinker who has great attention to detail, along with an innovative

Angela Hodges Gott

Angelina Hodges Gott is an accomplished attorney and strategic leader with more than 15 years of experience in environmental law, regulatory compliance, and federal grants management. She served as Assistant Regional Counsel with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Regional Counsel

Mahi Washim

My name is Mahi Washim, a Master’s student in Climate Science and Solutions at Northern Arizona University. I’m currently a Graduate Research Assistant at the Resilient Conservation Lab, where I contribute to climate policy research, proposal writing, and sustainability data analysis. Previously, I worked

Naresh Kumar, Ph.D.

Dr. Naresh Kumar is the Executive Director of the Division of Atmospheric Sciences (DAS) at Desert Research Institute (DRI) where he leads over 100 scientists, engineers, and research support staff who conduct basic and applied research in diverse areas such as air