Jamie Stroble, LT’18, was the Founder of the Climate Equity Community Task Force and a lead author of the King County Strategic Climate Action Plan. Join us to hear about Jamie’s work creating King County's first ever climate justice framework and learn ways to support BIPOC leaders in their work.
Our Lunch with LT Leaders series highlights inspiring LT alumni who are working to foster the changes needed to make our region more resilient and equitable. Through Zoom, featured leaders will share their leadership journeys and then open the conversation for questions. Each session will take place from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Following the program, there will be an optional 30-minute facilitated discussion to debrief and connect with other alumni. So, grab your lunch and join us! You must register ahead of time to receive the Zoom link.
Event Details:
When: September 30, 2021
Program: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Post-Program Debrief (Optional): 1:00-1:30 p.m.Where: Zoom (we’ll send you the link the day before the event)
Who: LT alumni, LT’22 class members, Honorary LT, and guests
Cost: $0 - $30
Jamie 真理恵 Stroble, LT’18, is a passionate environmental and climate justice leader, policy advocate, community organizer, and educator raised in Hawai’i and rooted in Seattle. She has over a decade of experience working in environmental justice-related fields, including community development, food justice, air quality & environmental health, youth programming, leadership development, and immigrants & refugee programs. As a movement builder, she is always looking for ways to support new leaders, and strategize around affecting social change. She led the groundbreaking development of a first ever climate justice framework (Section II: Sustainable & Resilient Frontline Communities) as part of King County’s 2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan, and created the Climate Equity Community Task Force, to center frontline communities and BIPOC voices in community-driven climate policy-making.
Jamie previously worked for a non-profit empowering Asian Pacific Islander (API) youth and immigrant elders around environmental justice and community development issues, in leadership development with youth & young professionals, in affordable housing, and with Northwest native tribes around traditional foods access and air quality impacts on environmental health. She was also a founding member of the City of Seattle’s Environment & Equity Initiative Community Partners Steering Committee in 2016. Jamie currently serves as Co-Chair of the Seattle Planning Commission, on the UW EarthLab Advisory Board, the Healthy King County Coalition Built Environment Workgroup, the Asian Pacific Islander Coalition Advocating Together for Healthy Communities board, and the Got Green Climate Justice Committee. Some of Jamie’s new work and projects include serving as the new Climate Director for The Nature Conservancy of Washington, consulting with various organizations on climate equity and community engagement through her side project, Noio Pathways, and mentoring young women of color in public service and environmental fields.
Interviewer: Rebeca Rivera is the Director of Alumni Impact and Equity at LT. Rebeca develops alumni programming and community building opportunities that support and catalyze civic and community action. Prior to Leadership Tomorrow, Rebeca was faculty at the University of Washington Bothell in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, where she taught courses and conducted research focused on sustainability, social justice, collective action, and community management of resources, agroecology, environmental justice, and ethnic studies. Rebeca has a Ph.D. in environmental anthropology and a graduate certificate in urban ecology from the University of Washington. Rebeca’s past education, research, and teaching focused on understanding the interconnections between equity and environmental issues. She is passionate about working with LT alumni to work toward a more equitable and sustainable region. Rebeca is a board member of the Shoreline School District and an alumna of Emerge Washington.