Michelle I. Sevilla (she/they) brings a unique lens as a locally-raised, young immigrant from the Philippines, more than a decade of environmental outreach and education experience in the museum setting, and as a volunteer leader in various environmental organizations working in the nexus of equity and the environment. She works on local environmental issues and policy in the California State Legislature as Director of Communications for Assemblymember Steve Bennett and is the former Network Manager for the Central Coast Climate Justice Network.