Corrine Van Hook Turner (she/her) leads the overall vision and strategy for the organization and its programs, bringing a lens of racial equity and transformative movement building. Corrine convenes and cultivates creative leadership within climate justice and deep democracy ecosystems toward a shared vision for a Just Transition to a world of interdependence, resilience, and regeneration.Corrine’s 20+ years of experience are deeply immersed in movements advancing social, economic, environmental and racial justice. As a former IDEAL Scholar (Initiative for Diversity in Education and Leadership), she witnessed and continues to nurture the compelling impact of investing in youth and disenfranchised communities of color so that leadership reflects the diversity it seeks to serve. Since then she has continued to develop her leadership working with the Rockwood Leadership Institute, Greater New Beginnings Youth Services, Oakland Climate Action Coalition, and contracting with various organizations. Corrine was the former Co-Director of Rooted in Resilience (formerly Bay Localize), a grassroots organization working to catalyze a movement for more equitable, resilient communities. After sunsetting the 10+ year old organization, she served as the Program Manager and Director of Climate Innovation initially as a program of Movement Strategy Center (MSC) previous to leading the entire organization toward the end of 2020. She currently serves on the board of EARTHseed Farm and steering committee of the California Trade Justice Coalition. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Victoria Martinez (she/her) is the Deputy Director of organizational Culture at People's Climate Innovation Center. She comes with over 24 years of Human Resources and Operations experience; most recently serving as the Chief of Staff with Movement Strategy Center (MSC). While at MSC she continued to build and cultivate a restorative, transformative culture by partnering with the Fiscal Sponsored Projects and Network within MSC. Born and raised in Oakland, California, she learned the skill of adapting to change and surviving at an early age; giving her the ability at a young age to see the beauty of each individual beyond the cover of their book ( she prefers to say versus skin). Victoria takes pride in being strongly involved and supportive of the positive changes within her community and especially the youth; sharing the importance of wellness and mental health. Most importantly, she enjoys spending time with her  6 children and grandchildren. Victoria appreciates that she is constantly evolving during the journey of life, she comes with the knowledge of Labor Law  & Human Development & Relations.

Jaime Love (she/her) provides leadership, strategy and support to People's Climate Innovation Center programs that advance approaches to community-driven planning and movement building, while centering racial equity and whole-systems solutions. Jaime has over 20 years of experience in a variety of spaces including public health, philanthropy, and climate resilience, with a deep focus on racial justice and health equity. Her work in the public health sector cultivated opportunities for direct community organizing and advocacy work in communities with disproportionate health impacts and enhanced her leadership in philanthropy and the nonprofit sectors around racial equity and climate justice. Her expertise ranges from program development and leadership, equity, policy advocacy, to communications and outreach. Jaime is a 2024 Rockwood Leading from the Inside Out (LIO) Fellow, and has participated in multiple leadership programs including as a 2016 TFN PLACES Fellow (Professionals Learning About Community, Equity, and Sustainability) and the Interaction Institute for Social Change. Jaime is currently on the board of Co-op Cincy and Green Umbrella locally, and nationally on the TFN Partners for Places Advisory Board. She previously served on the PLACES Advisory Committee and the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) Policy Committee. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati in Health Promotion and a BS from Central Michigan University. Love for family and community is what drives Jaime's ongoing work for racial justice.

Radiah Shabazz Harold (she/her) is the Director of Communications at People’s Climate Innovation Center. She brings over a decade of experience in nonprofit strategic communications, anti-oppressive practice, racial justice, and organizational change. Radiah has uniquely bridged her strategic communications expertise and anti-oppressive social work training to implement and advise on communications strategies that broaden the generation and dissemination of content that elevates the intersection of racial justice with climate change, education, health, and affordable housing. She is passionate about using radical and transformative communications strategies to advance racial justice and cultivate Black liberation. Prior to joining the People's Climate Innovation Center, Radiah enhanced communications in her roles at Grounded Solutions Network, the Institute for Sustainable Communities, and the National Housing Conference. She also worked at Start Early (formerly The Ounce of Prevention Fund) and On Earth Peace in social work and racial justice support capacities. Radiah has also provided strategic communications and infrastructure support to Social Justice Fund NW, the Asian American Scholar Forum, and the Vera Institute of Justice through her communications consultancy, YasBrook Consulting.

Radiah holds a BA in journalism from Howard University and a master's in social work from the University of Chicago. She is deeply committed to actualizing liberation and wellness and prioritizes quality time with her family, traveling, and writing to achieve it.

Amber Washington is the Events and Operations Manager at People’s Climate Innovation Center. She is an experienced professional, with over 15 years of experience producing and managing events of varying scales for organizations such as PolicyLink, Harbor Regional Center, and Big Bowl of Ideas. Before joining Climate Innovation full-time, Amber supported the team as a consultant. In both capacities, she is responsible for providing event leadership and expertise to ensure engaging, interactive, and valuable experiences for Climate Innovation’s constituents. 

Amber holds a B.A from the University of California, Berkeley and a Masters of Public Administration from California State University, Northridge. When she isn’t working an event or planning one, you can find Amber walking around Inglewood with her dog, Sushi. 

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Génesis Sánchez (she/ella) is the NACRP Program Manager at the People’s Climate Innovation Center. Her upbringing in a low-income neighborhood in Venezuela inspires her deep commitment to disrupting systemic inequities and creating transformative opportunities for underserved communities worldwide.

With nearly a decade of experience across non-profits, academia, and international development, Génesis brings a wealth of expertise in human rights, environmental justice, philanthropy, community organizing, and program creation. In the U.S., she has championed the success of community-led environmental justice initiatives by Black, Indigenous, and communities of color, working to ensure access to clean water, air, healthy foods, and increased climate resilience.

Previously, at the Climate Reality Project, Génesis helped develop and manage programs that reallocated funding and resources to grassroots groups fighting environmental injustices in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Most recently, with the Environmental Protection Network, she utilized her grants and project planning expertise to support coalitions of organizations in designing community-driven projects and securing multi-million dollar federal grants—funds that empower local solutions rooted in systems thinking.

Génesis holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the Central University of Venezuela and a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Social Development from Beijing Normal University. She currently resides in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she enjoys beach walks, Latin music, yoga, and salsa dancing—activities that keep her grounded in the vibrant culture and resilience of her community.

Aisha Farley (she/ella) is an organizer, gardener, cultivator of community, and artist based in Boston, MA with roots in upstate New York. With a strong background in youth development work, she has a love for facilitating spaces and programs where youth can be their authentic, full selves and creatively envision, process, and reflect on resilience based solutions to the climate crisis.

Aisha comes to the People’s Climate Innovation Center from Mass Audubon where she served as the Director of Early Career Programs and developed conservation based fellowships and internships for BIPOC youth. She is delighted to leverage her experiences to co-steward the People’s Climate Innovation Center’s Youth Programs and build community with youth leaders and staff!

Aisha has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Tufts University and is an alum of Justice Outside’s Rising Leader Fellowship. In her free time Aisha enjoys wheel throwing ceramics, painting watercolors, and tending to plants with friends and family.

Tamiera C. Nash (she/they) is an experienced communications strategist whose work is grounded in equity, narrative power, and community engagement. As Communications Manager at the People’s Climate Innovation Center, Tamiera leads messaging and media efforts that reflect the organization’s commitment to frontline-led climate solutions and transformative systems change.

With a career spanning nonprofit communications, digital strategy, and organizational development, Tamiera brings a multidisciplinary approach to her work. She has designed and implemented comprehensive campaigns that have engaged thousands, shaped public discourse, and deepened organizational impact. Her previous roles include supporting policy-aligned youth engagement initiatives, leading cross-sector branding efforts, and advising mission-driven organizations through tailored communications planning.

Tamiera holds a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Communications with a concentration in journalism. Her work is informed by a strong belief in the importance of justice-centered storytelling—ensuring that those most affected by structural inequities are not only heard, but recognized as experts in their own right. She approaches each project with clarity, strategic vision, and a commitment to continuous learning.

Esmeralda Hic (She/Her/Ella) works as the Senior Collaborative Partnerships Program Coordinator at the People's Climate Innovation Center. She strives to center the vision and goals of frontline communities in the co-development of climate solutions with national partners and community based organizations. She was raised in the ancestral homelands of the Cahuilla (Qawishpa Cahuillangnah) people, located in the Coachella Valley of Southern California. Her experiences growing up in her hometown shaped her passion and care for the planet and people and continue to drive her fight for climate and economic justice.

Esme graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Earth System Science and a Bachelor’s of Arts in Chicanx/Latinx Studies from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) in 2020. At UCI, Esme worked as a Community Resilience Projects Fellow alongside community leaders in Santa Ana, CA. She worked on a variety of environmental justice projects including a youth-led investigation on lead soil levels in the community, a food justice cooperative, and engagement between the university and the surrounding communities. Following her undergraduate career, she was a RAY Clean Energy Fellow based at the Institute for Market Transformation where she worked to shift traditional practices for energy efficiency policy development into community centered and led processes.

Kalina Browne (she/her) is the Senior Program Coordinator at People’s Climate Innovation Center. She is focused on Climate Innovation's Young Climate Leaders of Color (YCLC) program and Young Black Climate Leaders (YBCL). Her upbringing as an islander from the country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines drives her passion to create equitable climate change solutions that are inclusive of historically underserved communities. 

Earning her Masters in Coastal Science and Policy in 2022, Kalina blends her academic training with community driven work. Her graduate research focused on Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within the conservation field. Prior to her studies she worked with Ocean Conservancy’s Climate team as a RAY Conservation Fellow and subsequently returned to work with Ocean Conservancy while completing her Masters this time with their Ocean Justice team focusing on equitable access to ocean resources. Kalina also worked within Green 2.0 as a fellow to create their report Coastal Considerations: Improving NGO Engagement with Coastal Communities of Color. 

Outside of work Kalina enjoys mentoring young folx interested in the environmental field, watching romantic comedies and spending time with family and friends.  

Paige Hopkins (she/her) is the Program Coordinator for the National Association of Climate Resilience Planners (NACRP) Program at People’s Climate Innovation Center. She supports the membership network by helping design and implement resources, trainings, and other offerings that build support and ownership for communities to thrive and determine their pathways to developing climate resilience solutions. 

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Before joining the Climate Innovation team, Paige held previous roles in Oregon and California, as a community organizer and policy advocate working on local and statewide initiatives supporting environmental justice and community resilience planning. Paige holds a BS in Environmental Studies from Portland State University.