We speak with LaTresse Snead, founder and CEO of Bonsai Leadership Group. She shares her insight into how environmental nonprofits can support and retain Black, Indigenous, and Leadership of Color, and speaks to her work empowering young Black, Indigenous, and environmental practitioners of color in the sector.

LaTresse mentioned Dr. Tiara Moore of Black in Marine Science and Imani Black of Minorities in Aquaculture

Check out LaTresse’s book, When Black Women Rise, here!

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Jess Rivas, our Rising Leaders Manager, shares her journey from the streets of LA's 818 to advocating for racial equity in the outdoors. Jess discusses her evolving relationship with nature and insights on creating justice in environmental sectors.

Jess references important work on White Supremacy Culture: Tema Okun's article and website can be found here, and the Dismantling Racism Works Web Workbook inspired by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun is available here. Discover how we can make the outdoors truly accessible for all.

The full episode transcript can be found here.

To learn about our Rising Leaders Fellowship, click here.

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Our Director of Grantmaking, Efraín Chávez-Delgado, discusses building community in and expanding community access to the outdoors as a community member, professional, and parent.

The full episode transcript can be found here.

To learn about our Liberated Paths Grantmaking, click here.

The book Efraín referred to is Fresh Banana Leaves by Dr. Jessica Hernandez.

At the time of the recording, Efraín was a Grantmaking and Program Manager. Since then, he has become the Director of Grantmaking.

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Audio editing by Cha’vez Gaitan