Meet the 2021-2022 class of Advocacy Corps Organizers. These young adults from around the United States will be organizing in their communities for environmental justice.
![People: Alexis Newland](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/AlexisNewland.png?itok=QjvFPJOP)
Alexis Newland
Alexis Newland graduated from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan, with a degree in political science.
![People: Asha Clark](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/AshaClark.png?itok=esz93_mx)
Asha Clark
Asha Clark is a grassroots community organizer, born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada.
![People: Devra Baxter](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/DevraBaxter.png?itok=E5_PPjEr)
Devra Baxter
Devra Baxter is a recent graduate of Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor’s degree in international business.
![People: John Hoang](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/JohnHoang.png?itok=DklYereS)
John Hoang
John Hoang is a rising junior at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, majoring in political science.
![People: Julia Rademacher Wedd](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/JuliaRademacherWedd.png?itok=nkr2DPnv)
Julia Rademacher-Wedd
Julia Rademacher-Wedd is a freshman at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia.
![People: Katherine Santana](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/KatherineSantana.png?itok=f-Y7MrHt)
Kathy Santana
Kathy Santana is studying management and innovation in the master’s program at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.
![People: Kiana Fok](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/KianaFok.png?itok=pQePE1ML)
Kiana Fok
Kiana Fok is a college graduate from Salisbury University in Maryland, with a bachelor’s degree in sociology.
![People: Liana Irvine](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/LianaIrvine.png?itok=N1sVre5c)
Liana Irvine
Liana Irvine is the outreach coordinator for Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists and a 2020 Bucknell University alumna, with bachelor’s degrees in literary studies and theatre.
![People: Lily Carrasco](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/LilyCarrasco.png?itok=JPJzVHXi)
Lily Carrasco
Lily Carrasco graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in political science and sociology.
![People: Madison Sings](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/MadisonSings.png?itok=N_e6TylN)
Madison Sings
Madison Sings is a senior at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina, double majoring in environmental policy and justice and public policy.
![People: Maham Abbasi](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/MahamAbbasi.png?itok=_NBQHyU-)
Maham Abbasi
Maham Abbasi is a senior at Uplift North Hills Preparatory in Irving, Texas, where she is completing her International Baccalaureate program.
![People: Margot Johnson](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/MargotJohnson.png?itok=dxZ2p155)
Margot Johnson
Margot Johnson is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, with a bachelor’s degree in political science.
![People: Marianne Wareham](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/MarianneWareham.png?itok=auifYIUg)
Marianne Wareham
Marianne Wareham served as a chapter leader for the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition.
![People: Mary Chichester](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/MaryChichester.png?itok=yy1vzjZ0)
Mary Chichester
Mary Chichester is a senior at Houghton College, majoring in inclusive adolescent developmental education and English literature.
![People: Melissa Russell](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/MelissaRussell.png?itok=1c7vkSlq)
Melissa Russell
Melissa Russell recently graduated with a master’s degree in architecture from Yale University, where she researched the implications of global migration on the design and management of transitional shelters and settlements.
![People: Paige Schroeder](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/PaigeSchroeder.png?itok=Ta0GybSL)
Paige Schroeder
Paige Schroeder is a senior at the University of South Dakota. She is a double major in political science and philosophy, with a specialization in ethics, law, and society.
![People: Taylor Powell-Abbinante](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/TaylorPowell-Abbinante.png?itok=QBAPyFJR)
Taylor Powell-Abbinante
Taylor Powell-Abbinante is a sophomore at Wilmington College in southern Ohio.
![People: Veeka Malanchuk](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_510/public/2021-06/VeekaMalanchuk.png?itok=4j2OuotS)
Veeka Malanchuk
Veeka Malanchuk is a sophomore at Beloit College in Wisconsin, majoring in Russian and education with minors in geology and Spanish.
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