Feeling the need to become personally active, Lisa joined several local climate groups in 2017. Meeting like-minded people and seeing how local action can make a difference, Lisa co-founded 350 Contra Costa in 2018. Using her skills from a career

Tom is a graphic facilitator, working with companies and organizations to help them develop their visions for the future and the strategies to get them there. He also creates hand-drawn films to enable them to share key organizational stories. He

Judy is a grandmother, an avid walker and hiker, proud resident of Oakland and passionate advocate for protecting her beautiful region and state . Judy’s professional life was as consultant to nonprofit service and advocacy organizations, helping them with organizational

Allison fights for local climate justice through her work on the 350 Bay Area Mobilizing Team, driven by her East Bay upbringing witnessing the local impacts of climate change and fossil fuel extraction through wildfires, sea level rise and pollution.

MaryRuth Gross, who recently became Legislative Co-Chair for 350 BAA, is a retired union representative, organizer and activist.  She moved to Richmond from San Francisco in 2012, just in time to see the millions of dollars that Chevron poured into

Marti took a deep dive into climate action in 2012. She is a trained Climate Reality Leader and cut her climate activism teeth in Citizen’s Climate Lobby. Marti founded the Contra Costa Climate Action Network and co-founded the Contra Costa

Jack also serves on the 350 Bay Area board. He is a retired transportation engineer and planner with three decades of experience. He has been active in Oakland’s John George Democratic Club since 1991.  Jack has also been a bookkeeper,

Laura is the Executive Director of 350 Bay Area and 350 Bay Area Action. After a long career providing strategy and marketing consulting to large corporations and startups, Laura left the corporate world to pursue her passion: addressing injustice. Because