Tanya Fields
Environmental Justice Activist
A gifted environmental justice communicator with experience in grassroots organizing, as well as founder and Executive Director of The BLK ProjeK, Tanya began her career in the green economy as a Outreach Coordinator for Sustainable South Bronx. Following a successful tenure as SSBx, she joined the Majora Carter Group in 2009. Her expertise in community outreach will allow our clients to see and experience green jobs as one of the most viable pathways out of poverty, while engendering in residents a deep sense of ownership in their communities.
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Robin Wilson
Sustainable Manufacturing and Interior Design
Robin turned a lifetime of suffering from allergies into a leadership position in eco-healthy interior design. Her work demonstrates how consumers can benefit by factoring health and quality of life into their purchases. She is the first woman to license her name to eco-friendly custom kitchen cabinetry made in the USA. Some of her projects include President Clinton’s Foundation offices in Harlem. She has been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and designed the Good Housekeeping showhouse, a terrace on the Esquire “Ultimate Bachelor Apartment” and just completed her first book, “Kennedy Green House” – a look at RFK Jr’s private residence.
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Omar Freilla
Founder, Green Worker Cooperatives, Zero Waste Advocate
Omar was Majora’s very first hire at Sustainable South Bronx. He has used that experience to found the innovative recycling and reuse company, worker-owned Green Worker Cooperatives (GWC). GWC employs local workers to transform industrial debris into useful products, turning the estimated 2,000 tons of construction refuse into “green collar” jobs for local residents, proving that the green economy is a viable tool for modeling innovative solutions to fight the foes and civic costs of low-income, minority and urban communities. The environmental movement may have been focused and branded towards the conservation of natural environments, wilderness, and energy, but now with strong voices like Omar’s, audiences cannot deny that environmentalism belongs to everyone, everywhere.
Feature on the Sundance Channel site
What People are Saying…
“The knowledge you shared was invaluable.” – Coalition Against Environmental Racism at University of Oregon
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John Mundy
Project Manager, Majora Carter Group
Prior to joining MCG, John coached locals on creating economic opportunity in Peru, campaigned for Obama in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, and interned at the British Parliament. At MCG, John pushes our groundbreaking projects into reality, from coordinating workforce development system design in the Lower 9th, to drafting reports for the NAS on climate change and inequality. John is equally at ease with community groups in New Orleans, southern Baptist congregations in rural North Carolina, international delegations visiting the Bronx, and universities. As a recent college grad, John’s voice resonates with the concerns of young adults who are eager to learn about innovative and socially meaningful careers.
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Ibrahim Abdul-Matin
Green Economic Consultant, Media Personality and Author
Ibrahim is National Urban Fellow, commentator on NPR’s daily morning news show, The Takeaway, and a green economic consultant at Brooklyn’s Green City Force. He is a member of the Interfaith Leaders for Environmental Justice, and frequently represents the environmental viewpoint on faith-based panels across the US. His forthcoming book, “Green Deen: What Islam Teaches About Protecting the Planet,” shows how all voices can join in a chorus to transform public, private, and civic sectors. His passionate voice for transforming our pollution-based way of life to one that prioritizes our people and the planet is a valuable asset for any event.
Ibrahim’s Writing – Brooklyn Bedouin
WNYC’s Radio Show – “The Takeaway”
FOX news appearance – discussing Obama’s Cairo Speech
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