#BecauseOfYouth Spotlight: Liliana Karesh
The #BecauseOfYouth Spotlight series highlights young environmentalists in MCE’s service area who are leading the fight against climate change. Liliana Karesh (she/her) is a dedicated youth climate advocate and co-president of Napa Schools For Climate Action (NS4CA). Liliana plays a vital role in the group by coordinating projects within Napa County. Motivated by the [...]
#BecauseOfYouth Spotlight: Allison Bencsik
The #BecauseOfYouth Spotlight series highlights young environmentalists in MCE’s service area who are leading the fight against climate change. Allison Bencsik (she/her) is a Co-President of Napa Schools For Climate Action (NS4CA). Inspired by a presentation by Jim Wilson, Napa Climate NOW! leader, Allison joined the fight against climate change. Engaging at local, state, [...]
#BecauseOfYouth Spotlight: Paulina Viera Zambrano
The #BecauseOfYouth Spotlight series highlights young environmentalists in MCE’s service area who are leading the fight against climate change. Napa native Paulina Viera Zambrano (she/her) has always had a passion for the natural environment. Encouraged by her teacher, she became an active member of the Napa Sierra Club Group, participating in community events and [...]
#BecauseOfYouth Spotlight: Justin Vilaysouk
The #BecauseOfYouth Spotlight series highlights young environmentalists in MCE’s service area who are leading the fight against climate change. Justin Vilaysouk (he/him) is a youth climate leader for the City of Richmond, where he actively contributes to a cleaner future as part of Earth Team. Justin and his team enhance the city's environmental health [...]
#BecauseOfYouth Spotlight: Rhys and Sloan Pullen
The #BecauseofYouth Spotlight series highlights young environmentalists in MCE’s service area who are leading the fight against climate change. Siblings Rhys and Sloan Pullen attend Campolindo High School in Moraga. Rhys is a senior, and Sloan is a freshman. Together, they founded Lamorinda Bees to educate the public about beekeeping and the importance of [...]
#BecauseOfYouth Spotlight: Alexi Lindeman
The #BecauseofYouth Spotlight series highlights young environmentalists in MCE’s service area who are leading the fight against climate change. Alexi is a senior at Heritage High School in Brentwood and chairperson of Sustainable Leaders in Action (SLIA), an organization of high school and college students promoting a cleaner and more sustainable future. Read on [...]
#BecauseOfYouth Spotlight: Ella Heimbrodt
The #BecauseofYouth Spotlight series highlights young environmentalists in MCE’s service area who are leading the fight against climate change. Ella is a senior at Archie Williams High School and a member of Students of the Environment Academy Doing Interdisciplinary Studies Curricula (SEA-DISC). In collaboration with her fellow classmates, Ella has been advocating for local businesses [...]
#BecauseofYouth Spotlight: Kevin Ruano Hernandez
The #BecauseofYouth series highlights young environmentalists in MCE’s service area who are leading the fight against climate change. The views, opinions, and beliefs expressed here are not necessarily representative of the views, opinions, and beliefs of MCE as an agency. Kevin Ruano Hernandez is a climate activist from Richmond and senior at Pinole Valley High [...]
#BecauseofYouth Spotlight: Lizbeth Ibarra
The #BecauseofYouth series highlights young environmentalists in MCE’s service area who are leading the fight against climate change. The views, opinions, and beliefs expressed here are not necessarily representative of the views, opinions, and beliefs of MCE as an agency. Lizbeth Ibarra (she/her) is a 17-year-old climate justice organizer and activist from Richmond, California. Lizbeth [...]
#BecauseOfYouth Spotlight: Meredith Foster
The #BecauseofYouth series highlights young environmentalists in MCE’s service area who are leading the fight against climate change.Meredith is a high school student leading environmental action in Corte Madera. She’s a member of the Corte Madera Climate Action Committee and recently led student outreach at local schools to increase the town’s use of renewable energy.Can [...]