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Commission to Engage African Americans on Climate Change

Ralph B. Everett, Esq., Co-Chair
President and CEO
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Washington, DC

The Honorable Rodney Ellis, Co-Chair
Texas State Senate
Houston, TX

George C. Benjamin, MD, FACP
Executive Director
American Public Health Association
Washington, DC

Benjamin Bronfman
Principal, EBJ Capital and
Songwriter, Producer, and Lead Singer, Teachers

Calvin G. Butler, Jr., Esq.
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Exelon Corporation
Chicago, IL

Milton Carroll
Chairman of the Board
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Houston, TX

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
Chief Executive Officer
Green For All
Oakland, CA

Leslie G. Fields, Esq.
National Environmental Justice and Community Partnerships Director, Sierra Club and
Adjunct Professor, Howard University School of Law
Washington, DC

Carolyn L. Green
Managing Partner
EnerGreen Capital Management, LLC

Mary H. Hayden, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Research Applications Laboratory
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, CO

Benjamin Todd Jealous
President and CEO
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Baltimore, MD

Broderick D. Johnson, Esq.
Partner
The Collins Johnson Group
Washington, DC

Veronica Johnson
Meteorologist
NBC News4 Weather Plus
Washington, DC

Julianne Malveaux, Ph.D.
President
Bennett College for Women
Greensboro, NC

Nia E. Robinson
Activist in Residence
Bennett College for Women
Greensboro, NC

Frank M. Stewart
President and COO
American Association of Blacks in Energy
Washington, DC

Warren M. Washington, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist and Former Section Head
Climate Change Research Section
Climate and Global Dynamics Division
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, CO

STAFF CONTACT

Clori Jones
Administrative Coordinator
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
cjones@jointcenter.org

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The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is a catalyst for groundbreaking research and critical policy analysis on topics of concern to all Americans, especially African Americans and other people of color. Founded in 1970 to encourage civic and political participation in the African American community, the Joint Center continues to support black leadership and other black policy makers by serving as a source of trusted information, innovations, and ideas on a broad range of issues. Through its scholarly research, distinctive analyses of issues, and convening of forums, the Joint Center helps guide the policy process toward practical solutions on America's most challenging issues - and toward a better future for all Americans.