Our advocacy experts

  • Sánchez, Sergio
    Senior Policy Director, Global Clean Air

    Areas of expertise: Climate and clean air policy, international development, integrated environmental management systems, comprehensive air quality management, sustainable transport, United Nations

  • Saunders, Nichole
    Director and Senior Attorney, Energy Transition

    Areas of expertise: carbon management; hydrogen; industrial hubs; oil and gas policy; produced water

  • Schiller, Anna
    Program Manager, Climate Resilient Water Systems

    Areas of expertise: Conservation biology, spatial analysis, groundwater management, land use planning

  • Schwartzman, Steve
    Senior Director, Tropical Forest Policy

    Areas of expertise: Climate change, tropical forest policy, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD), Brazil and the Amazon, Indigenous Peoples, incentives for environmental protection

  • Shirreffs , Dawn
    Florida Director

    Areas of expertise: Political affairs, partnerships, non-profit management, resilience

  • Smith, Grace
    Senior Attorney, U.S. Legal & Regulatory

    Areas of expertise: Federal environmental and energy regulation, oil and gas standards, greenhouse gas mitigation

  • Thomas, Ben
    Senior Policy Director, Agriculture

    Areas of expertise: Agricultural and food law, policy implementation, political strategy, coalition building

  • Truax, Hawley
    Associate Vice President, State Affairs

    Areas of expertise: Policy analysis, writing/editing, institutional giving, strategy development, regional politics and culture

  • Vogel, Sarah
    Senior Vice President, Healthy Communities

    Areas of expertise: Toxic emissions, clean air, methane and health, chemical safety, endocrine disruptors

  • Whittle, Daniel
    Associate Vice President, Resilient Caribbean

    Areas of expertise: US environmental law and policy, Cuban marine and coastal resources law and policy , energy policy, rights-based fisheries management, marine protected areas, international government US environmental law and policy, Cuban marine and coastal resources law and policy , energy policy, rights-based fisheries management, marine protected areas, international government US environmental law and policy, Cuban marine and coastal resources law and policy, energy policy, rights-based fisheries management, marine protected areas, international government relations

  • Winn, Rosalie
    Director and Lead Counsel, Methane and Clean Air Policy

    Areas of expertise: Federal environmental and energy regulation, the Clean Air Act, emissions standards for the oil and gas sector

  • Yawanarajah (Ph.D), Shareen
    Director, Global Energy Transition

    Areas of expertise: International energy policy, international methane policy, oil and gas industry operations, research and development

  • Zalzal, Peter
    Distinguished Counsel & Associate Vice President, Clean Air Strategies

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  • Zapata, Pedro
    Senior Director, Global Fisheries & Oceans Initiatives

    Areas of expertise: Small-scale fisheries, fisheries policy, multilateral institutions, campaigns, blue economy.