Our Team

Staff

Naquanza
Alfred

Operations Manager

Cassandra
Casados-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

Riikka
Pohjankoski

Communications Director

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
Big Thought

Lucy Randel, MSChE

Vice President

Anna Henry, MBA

Treasurer
Baylor College of Medicine

Phyllis Griffin Epps, JD

PGE Consulting

Rosalia Guerrero, MBA, CHWI

UT School of Public Health

Blythe Mansfield, MD, MPH, MS, FACOEM

World Bank Group

Chelbi Mims

Texas Public Charter Schools Association

Stephen Pavel, MSc

Full Spectrum Consulting, LLC

 

Parul Pillai, MPH

Built Environment Unit, Harris County Public Health

Lauren Salomon, PhD

Harris Health System

Terrence Thorn

JKM Energy and Environmental Consulting

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.

American University

Environmental Defense Fund

Mitchell Foundation

Bloomberg Family Foundation

Hive Fund

Pisces Foundation

Brighid Charitable Fund

Indiana University

Public Citizen

Fidelity Charitable

Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation

Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word

David Rockefeller Family Fund

Louisiana Bucket Brigade

Tides Foundation

Energy Foundation

MacArthur Foundation

Tortuga Foundation