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Top African Americans in Conservation and
Environmental Justice Are Honored
Washington, DC -- ECODiversity today announced its inaugural awards recognizing African American professionals that have demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of diversity and inclusion and environmental stewardship through innovative programming. Selections are based on a review of nominations submitted by community members, environmental leaders, and members of our editorial board.
"These awards recognize the importance of embracing diversity and inclusion in conservation and environmentalism," said Noemi Lujan Perez, ECODiversity co-founder and vice president of government and media relations. (Article continues after sponsor's message)
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The 2018 ECODiversity Top African Americans in Conservation and Environmental Justice recipients are:
Lisa
Jackson, Apple Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social
Initiatives, was selected for her leadership overseeing Apple’s efforts
to minimize its carbon footprint and leading the corporation’s efforts
to address climate change. A trained chemical engineer, she leads the
charge to invent new ways to preserve precious resources and use greener
materials. This includes serving as a key figure in the company’s
talent pipeline efforts to increase diverse and inclusive representation
in the company’s development of new innovation. 
David
Albritton, General Motors Executive Director, Product Development &
International Communications, was selected for his work amplifying
General Motor’s eco-sustainability message globally to diverse audiences
and communities. An outdoors enthusiast, he has a penchant for
technology and environmental sustainability. He is responsible for the
development and execution of communication strategies for driving
reputation for advanced engineering, vehicle design, quality, safety,
propulsion systems, purchasing, supply chain and underlying technical
leadership in new product development. He also has responsibility for
aligning internal and external communications for all of GM’s global
regions, including China, South America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Canada,
and Mexico. 
Urban
American Outdoors TV founders Candice Price and Wayne Hubbard, were
selected for their trailblazing work creating the nation’s first diverse
outdoors television show highlighting outdoors recreation from an
“urban” perspective. Their television programming has provided a
broadcast blueprint to connect and inspire diverse communities to nature
and outdoor recreational activities benefiting America’s conservation
efforts. Wayne and Candice have both advised State and Federal
Government agencies on best practices and policies on conservation
outreach to diverse and under-represented youth. They also founded the
Urban Outdoor Summit to bring communities to the table with Conservation
and Environmental Leadership to discuss issues, solutions, and job
opportunities. Their Urban Kids Fish program hosts recreational fishing
events around the country.
Rev.
Lennox Yearwood, Jr., President and CEO of Hip Hop Caucus, was selected
for his trailblazing work building a more inclusive and powerful green
movement through culture. His organization is committed to ensuring
under-served and vulnerable communities impacted first and worst by
climate change are at the forefront of advocacy and driving their own
solutions. For more than a decade he has been organizing for positive
change and fighting environmental injustices at the front-lines,
including Hurricane Katrina, Standing Rock, and Flint. He has also
helped launched numerous programs to expand the green movement,
including People's Climate Music, a project that organizes diverse and
influential artists to create music and culture that inspires action to
solve climate change. 
Rue
Mapp, Founder and CEO of Outdoor Afro, was selected for her
trailblazing work engaging African Americans in outdoor recreation and
building an organizational formula that has spurred similar efforts in
other communities. Her vision for community-focused outdoor activities
has incentivized outdoor recreation brands and corporations to engage in
outreach practices that support adventures in nature while promoting
diversity and inclusion business ethics. She is also a leading a voice
for nature and public access for all through her coalition work at the
state and national level.
Volt
Energy Co-Founders and Managing Partners Gilbert Campbell and Simon
Antonio Francis, were selected for trailblazing efforts establishing one
of the nation’s largest minority-owned and solar energy development
companies. Volt Energy builds and maintains innovative renewable energy
systems for commercial, educational, and government institutions.
Their work and success in the energy industry serves as an example to
other minority-owned enterprises seeking to venture into eco, green, and
conservation industries. 
William
Lowery, Founder and President of Talo Management Group, was selected
for his trailblazing work creating a model that leverages public-private
partnerships in the development of multi-million dollar
eco-sustainable/LEED structures to benefit under-served communities. He
works with city, state, and public works agencies to create energy and
water efficient structures and reduce environmental impact. Of note,
these development projects are created with community “set-asides” that
include transitional housing support for indigent mothers, workforce
development training offices, and cultural centers. 
Tiffany
White, Master Falconer and Co-Founder of Sonoran Desert Falconry Inc.,
was selected for her trailblazing work in falconry-based abatement in
the agricultural industry and for being the nation’s only African
American woman master falconer. A trained biologist, she has
collaborated with corporations and the University of Arizona Cooperative
Extension in Yuma, Arizona to establish scalable models of abatement to
decrease food safety risks posed by birds on agricultural farms where
fresh produce is grown. She is also helping to introduce a new
generation of Americans – including diverse youth – to the desert
habitat and wildlife preservation, and falconry as an outdoor
recreational sport.
Jerome
Ford, Assistant Director for Migratory Birds for the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, was selected for his work overseeing the nation’s
Migratory Bird Treaty Act and leading the charge to expand birding and
migratory bird conservation to diverse audiences. Under his leadership,
strategic engagement through the Urban Bird Treaty grant program has
amplified conservation awareness to diverse urban communities and
engaged Latino influencers in shaping the blueprint to an
eco-sustainable America. Additionally, his vision initiated the
creation of the Agency’s first partnership with a national African
American fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Audrey
Peterman, Founder & President of Earthwise Productions, was
selected for an unapologetic voice on conservation and environmental
justice issues and championing diversity and inclusion in the national
park system. She founded the Diverse Environmental Leaders network and
speakers’ bureau to engage advocates from across diverse races,
ethnicities, and experiential backgrounds to serve as voices for
nature. She drives awareness about the parks system through her blogs
and books including Legacy on the Land: A Black Couple Discovers Our
National Inheritance and Tells Why Every American Should Care (2009.),
and Our True Nature: Finding A Zest for Life in the National Park
System, (2012). She is also a tireless advocate of diversity and
inclusion business ethics in the governing of the nation’s public lands.
George
McDonald, Chief of the Youth Programs Division for the National Park
Service, was selected for his role developing innovative youth pipeline
opportunities to increase diversity and inclusion in the National Parks
Service. His trailblazing work in key signature programs includes the
creation of numerous diversity initiatives including, the Asian American
Legacy Program, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)
Intern Program, the Latino Heritage Intern Program, and the Mosaics in
Science Program; and, supported the expansion of the Ancestral Lands
Conservation Corps Program for Native Americans, and the American Sign
Language Conservation Corps Program for the deaf and hard of hearing.
He had a leadership role in the effort to develop the Agency’s national
partnership to Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Of special note, he was
the Project Manager for the Presidential Commission for the
establishment of the National Museum for African American History and
Culture, now a Smithsonian Museum.
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