Our Team

Staff

Cassandra
Casados-Klein

Communications Manager

Brandy
Deason

Climate Justice Coordinator (Plastic Pollution)

Anthony
D’Souza

Senior 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

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

Brian C. Reed, MD.

University of Houston College of Medicine

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.

This donor list is not exhaustive and lists donors that have contributed over $25,000.

Beyond Petrochemicals

Carbon 180

David Rockefeller Family Fund

Erol Foundation

Hive Fund

Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation

MacArthur Foundation

Overbrook Foundation

Public Citizen

Tides Foundation

U.S. Energy Foundation