Our Team
Staff
CassandraCasados-Klein
Communications Coordinator
Brandy
Deason
Climate Justice Coordinator (Plastic Pollution)
Anthony
D’Souza
Research and Policy Coordinator
Ingrid
Fenton
Director of Finance and Operations
Juan
Flores
Community Air Monitoring Program Manager
Brenda
Franco
Social Media Manager
Leticia
Gutierrez
Government Relations and Community Outreach Director
Genesis
Granados
Environmental Justice Programs Manager
Jennifer M. Hadayia, MPA
Executive Director
Thelisa
Lavergne
Climate Programs Manager
Crystal
Ngo
Environmental Justice Outreach Coordinator
Diamond
Pham
Outreach Coordinator
Carol
Smith
Outreach Coordinator
Alexander Spike
Climate Justice Coordinator (Carbon Management)
Alondra
Torres
Climate Justice Coordinator (Coal Pollution)
Dr. Inyang
Uwak
Research and Policy Director
Board of Directors
Our Board is made up of leaders who bring a wealth of expertise and enthusiasm to Air Alliance Houston. They help direct our vision and serve as clean air advocates in Houston area communities.
The organizational affiliations are listed for identification purposes only.
Mustapha Beydoun, PhD
President
Lucy Randel, MSChE
Vice President
Anna Henry, MBA
Treasurer
Accenture
Terrence Thorn
Secretary
JKM Energy and Environmental Consulting
Blythe Mansfield, MD, MPH, MS, FACOEM
World Bank Group
Chelbi Mims
Texas Public Charter Schools Association
Lauren Manning Salomon, PhD
Harris Health System
Parul Pillai, MPH
Harris County Public Health
Phyllis Griffin Epps, JD
PGE Consulting
Rosalia Guerrero, MBA, CHWI
UT School of Public Health
Stephen Pavel, MSc
Full Spectrum Consulting, LLC
Scientific Advisory Board
AAH’s key priority is to ensure that science-based, equity-centered data analysis forms the basis of educational messaging and advocacy efforts to reduce the public health impacts of air pollution and advance environmental justice. To accomplish this, the SAB comprises scientists and other experts from diverse backgrounds who provide independent scientific advice and peer reviews to AAH on various environmental research areas.
The organizational affiliations are listed for identification purposes only.
Deborah Banerjee, PhD, MS.
Houston Health Department
Daniel S. Cohan, PhD.
Rice University
Brian C. Reed, MD.
University of Houston College of Medicine
Maria E. Fernandez, PhD.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Lance Hallberg, MS, PhD.
University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)
Meredith Jennings, PhD, CC-P.
Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)
Natalie Johnson, PhD.
Texas A&M University
William B. Perkison, MD, MPH, FCOEM.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Community Advisory Board
AAH believes that community members should determine the direction of the environmental justice movement, including here at our organization in regards to our organizational priorities, campaigns, and strategies. The Community Advisory Board is an opportunity for someone who cares deeply about air quality, environmental justice, and the empowerment of disenfranchised Houstonians to have input on how organizations like AAH should be connecting with communities and setting clean air priorities.
The organizational affiliations are listed for identification purposes only.
Dexter Handy
Tina Ngyuen
Veronica Pina
Sandra Salinas
Indira Zaldivar Torres
Myrtala Tristan
Our Coalitions
We believe that collaborating with others gets us all further faster. We’re proud to be part of a number of coalitions and collaborations that share our commitment to creating healthier and more equitable communities. Find out more about some of them below.
Grantors That Make it All Possible
Thanks to all of the support from our wonderful donors, we have been able to continue our work on improving air quality, advancing environmental justice, and promoting the health of Houstonians. Their belief in our work allows us to forge ahead toward a healthy future.