Staff & Board

Jamilah is the Assistant Director for Marketing and Communications at the University of Washington College of Built Environments. Jamilah previously served as the Digital Communications Manager at Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii where she manages all things social media, email, and website. With a degree in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, she's interested in the intersections of health equity and environmental equity. Jamilah is a co-chair on the Seattle Women's Commission and sits on the Equitable Development sub-committee. In her free time, she enjoys taking her cat for walks, trying new restaurants and breweries with her partner, and working out at her local community center.

Virginia holds a finance degree from Murray State University and currently works as a financial analyst in the Seattle area. Originally from the Midwest, she was drawn to Seattle for the environment, both physical and cultural. “It takes a village to create a functioning system, and even more so to create a sustainable one. I see here in Seattle, there are so many passionate people of diverse backgrounds already collaborating to make more sustainable practices. Here at Sustainable Seattle, I hope to make my vocation useful as we better our society, environment, and economy.” During her time off Virginia enjoys exploring that environment via bike or sail.

Emanuelle Roy is an Interior Designer currently based out of Seattle but was raised in Montreal, Canada. She has an Interior Design degree and a bachelors degree in Environmental Science (BSc). Her work is often an expression of "bio mimicry". Climate change is redefining design with a focus on structural build, adaptable landscapes, urban planning and community-based design. Innovative design can provide proper adaptation for human and ecological needs, whether that is through sustainable design of the built environment, permaculture, landscape architecture, small housing, community-oriented designs or LEED. Sustainable Seattle is a way to bridge gaps within our built environment and our natural ecosystems.

Peter has worked for many years in the nonprofit field to advance racial equity and environmental issues through education, organizing and advocacy. He is committed to addressing racial equity and climate justice. He is currently principal consultant with PBG Partners where he supports capacity building of nonprofit organizations in communities of color. He enjoys reading and writing poetry.

Vivian grew up in southern California and recently moved to Seattle for a change in scenery. She has a degree in Environmental Sciences and has stayed in the environmental space, dabbling in environmental consulting and outdoor education. She currently educates the community on Seattle's recycling and compost initiatives. Prior to that, she was a park ranger at Yellowstone National Park, sharing knowledge about park resources and the importance of representation and diversifying the outdoors. She believes in the power of individual actions to create collective change for the planet and people. Vivian enjoys all kinds of outdoor activities especially hiking, backpacking, camping, and climbing. Her houseplants and tomato babies also bring her lots of joy.

A child of the diaspora, Venice studied geography while dabbling in conservation and restoration work throughout Washington, Minnesota, and New England. They've worked for various nonprofits and government agencies such as Washington Trails Association, US Forest Service, and US Fish and Wildlife Service. Venice is interested in how environmentalism can leave behind settler-colonialism practices and become intersectional once again. You can find them taking trips up to Richmond for A+ dimsum and the best Chinese pastries in the region. On days off, they can be found exploring beaches (and shellfishing when safe) or reading with whatever four-legged friend they're caring for at the time.

Miguel Jiménez spends his weekdays crunching numbers as a Budget Analyst for the City of Seattle’s Budget Office. He grew up in Orlando but exchanged his life of suburbia and strip malls for the expansive evergreens and orcas of the PNW in 2013. Miguel is a Masters candidate in the Public Administration program at Seattle University where his research focuses on chronic homelessness and permanent supportive housing. Miguel believes Sustainability should focus on the intersection of justice and wellbeing.

Identifying as multiethnic and multitribal, Patricia predominantly is Tlingit (Xun.aa Kaa.wu/Hoonah Village - Glacier Bear Clan/Eagle Moiety (Chookaneidi) Alaska Native, Mohawk, Seneca and AfroCaribbean (Arawak, Taína & Sierra Leonen descent). Patricia is a founder of NDNs for Justice which is a women-led Indigenous civil rights organization in Seattle. She is also a member of Hip Hop grassroots organization, 206 Zulu, and a member of Women of Color Speak Out; organizing and educating the systems of oppression that have led climate change and why it is important for marginalized communities to lead the global environmental justice movement. She more recently worked at the Northwest African American Museum and has many familial ties with Seattle's historic central district; whereas, her maternal grandparents became leaders in grief and social work. Patricia has spent many years researching the intersectionality of human, environmental, and Indigenous rights in relationship to reconciliation and healing in Canada, South Africa and Peru during her undergrad at UW. She has been actively participating in coastal canoe journeys in BC, Alaska and Washington every year since 2011. After returning from Standing Rock, she focused her grassroots organizing in the Seattle communities of color around solidarity, accountability, and healing. She is currently serving as an elected delegate for Tlingit & Haida Tribes of Southeast Alaska and facilitating the National Coalition to End Urban Indigenous Homelessness as well as the Community Advocate with the Chief Seattle Club.

Jasleena is a writer, mentor, and healer. Her work in these areas focuses on underserved groups, including people experiencing homelessness, people with sensory and mobility disabilities, and at-risk youth. She is a psychiatric nurse practitioner in the Greater Seattle Area. She is interested in the intersections of mental health, health equity, and environmental justice. In 2014, she was selected as a Fulbright finalist for her research proposal on the overlaps of spirituality and environmental conservation practices in India. She has lived in the Pacific Northwest for most of her life, and enjoys being a supportive presence in many diverse community groups. Jasleena is an avid reader. She keeps Excel sheets for books-in-progress and to-be-read books.

Born and raised in Hawai’i, Eloise has a deep connection to open water and the issues that impact the communities and ecosystems that rely on healthy waterways. As a strategist and storyteller, she has 15+ years of experience supporting government, private, and nonprofit agencies in diverse industries throughout the U.S. and internationally. Since moving to the Seattle area in 2018, she is focused on projects and programs that prioritize the well-being of those systemically burdened by environmental harms. In addition to being a board member of Sustainable Seattle, Eloise is a strategic communications consultant and sits on the funding board of the Rose Foundation - a funder supporting grassroots initiatives that hold polluters accountable and foster environmental stewardship; and guides the communications and marketing program of Friendly Hmong Farms as a volunteer - a Hmong-led Community Supported Agriculture venture in partnership with Hmong farmers and other farmers from Black, Indigenous, Asian, and Pacific Islander communities. She received her BFA in Film and Television Production from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and her MA in Asian American Studies from San Francisco State University's College of Ethnic Studies. Eloise is the proud mother of a rambunctious seven-year old, a firm practitioner of intersectional frameworks, and is anxiously awaiting her first Southern Resident orca sighting.

Sully is an outdoor enthusiast and racial equity advocate who has called Seattle home since 2012. She was born and raised in Panama and moved to the United States to obtain a degree in communication from Florida State University. Sully started her career in the tech industry, and then pivoted to working on social issues communication. She has worked on topics ranging from environmental education to accessible transportation to housing, always centering the voices of the people most impacted. She also volunteers as an Outing Leader for Latino Outdoors to help members of her community access outdoor recreation and change narratives around what being an outdoorsperson means. Her life’s purpose is using any power or influence she wields to shift traditional power structures and undo white dominant culture. In her spare time, Sully enjoys hiking and camping, reading in her hammock, practicing yoga, and spending time with her dog, Denali, and two cats, Katniss and Prim.

Dominick is a recent graduate from UC Santa Barbara, where he advocated for issues around food and housing insecurity, racial inequities, and environmental justice. His coursework led him to move to Seattle to continue organizing with environmental and political organizations. As someone eager to engage directly with community members, he has joined advocacy groups across WA State to understand more completely local issues around conservation, resiliency, and sustainability. Through integrating academic research with the lived experiences of BIPOC folk, he aims to build capacity for organizers and community action groups to effectively create lasting change. 

Dr. Jessica Hernandez is a transnational Indigenous scholar, scientist, and community advocate based in the Pacific Northwest. She has an interdisciplinary academic background ranging from marine sciences to forestry. Her work is grounded on her Indigenous cultures and ways of knowing. She advocates for food, climate, and environmental justice through her scientific and community work and strongly believes that Indigenous sciences can heal our Indigenous lands. In 2020, she became the first alumni from her high school in South Central Los Angeles to receive a doctoral degree. She is the founder of Piña Soul, SPC, an environmental consulting & artesanias hybrid business that supports Black & Indigenous-led conservation and environmental projects through community mutual aids and micro-grants. She is currently a National Science Foundation-funded postdoctoral fellow working on the nexus of Energy & Equity (energy justice) at the University of Washington, Bothell. Her book, Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science, is forthcoming this Spring '22.

Jameson Morrell lives with his family in Seattle and is often seen outdoors coaching soccer, hiking in the mountains, or playing on the water. Jameson leads Sustainability Intelligence unit globally for Jacobs Engineering as well as working locally with Seattle start-ups and neighborhood businesses through his advisory firm, Averdi Group, LLC. Previously, Jameson worked as a Vice President in financial operations at Bank of America and as an executive with Deutsche Post DHL, where he spearheaded the company’s sustainability performance efforts. Jameson earned a dual B.S. Philosophy and History after serving in the United States Army, and received a Certificate in Sustainable Business from Presidio Graduate School.