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HEI Environmental Justice Program: Our Team
HEI has established an Advisory Council and an Oversight Panel, to advance HEI’s environmental justice (EJ) work. Council and Panel members have expertise in environmental justice, environmental health, community engagement, and air pollution monitoring or modeling, among other areas of expertise.
Advisory Council
The Advisory Council is a multisectoral group comprised of representatives from academia, community groups, non-governmental organizations, and policymaking. The Council:
- Provides strategic advice in establishing HEI’s initial EJ research program by identifying highest priority topics and programs where HEI can most effectively advance EJ.
- Identifies approaches to ensure that the HEI EJ program achieves its mission.
- Advises HEI on integrating EJ considerations into its other programs, policies, and activities.
The Council meets regularly to discuss the direction of the program, principles for engagement, research solicitation format and language, and ongoing needs in the EJ community.

Maria Harris
Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund

Mychal Johnson
Co-Founder, South Bronx Unite

Yukyan Lam
Research Director and Senior Scientist, Tishman Center at the New School

Beto Lugo Martinez
Executive Director, Clean Air Now Kansas City

Lesliam Quirós-Alcalá
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Elizabeth Scheehle
Research Division Chief, California Air Resources Board