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 Annette Williams, Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training Program Annette Williams is the director of the nationally recognized Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training (B.E.S.T.) program at Sustainable South Bronx. B.E.S.T. provides proven, effective green collar job training and placement services, and other employment guidance to residents of the Bronx and the rest of NYC. Annette has over 20 years of experience as an activist for environmental justice. She has been a field director with Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), and Team Building Facilitator for Americorps. She is guided in this work by a simple motto: The earth needs us as much as we need it. She is a mother of seven and grandmother of 10, and holds a Bachelors degree in the field of early childhood development. |
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LaDonna Redmond, Institute for Community Resource Development Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr., Hip Hop CaucusVan Jones, Green For AllPaul Hawken, Author, "Blessed Unrest"Adrienne Maree Brown, The Ruckus SocietyMajora Carter, Green For All & Sustainable South BronxMalia Lazu, The Gathering for JusticeWinona LaDuke, Honor the EarthBaye Adofo-Wilson, Lincoln Park/Coast Cultural District, Inc.Mary Anne Hitt, Appalachian VoicesJakada Imani, Ella Baker Center for Human RightsBryant Terry, Black and GreenIan Kim, Ella Baker Center for Human RightsJerome Ringo, Apollo AllianceAndy Lipkis, TreePeopleEvon Peter, Native MovementPerformers: The Hot 8 Brass BandRobert Bullard, Environmental Justice Resource CenterAdi Nochur, 1SkyNile K. Malloy, Rainforest Action NetworkLynn Hinckle, UAW Local 879Andrew Ehrmann and Joey Adamji, Macalester CollegeCarlos Moreno, Summer Jobs CampaignKeri Bolding, California Public Utilities CommissionJoel Rogers, Center on Wisconsin Strategy, Author, "What Workers Want"Mahfam Malek, Green for AllMakani Themba-Nixon, The Praxis Projectibrahim abdul-matin, National Urban FellowAfeni Shakur, Amaru EntertainmentBracken Hendricks, Center for American ProgressKandi Mossett, Indigenous Environmental NetworkDiana Abellera, People's GroceryJen Soriano, Center for Media JusticeKarl Carter, Inner City EnterprisesShyaam Shabaka, Food FirstConnie Galambos Malloy, Urban HabitatAya de Leon, PerformerBiko Baker, The League of Young VotersGlen O'Gilvie, Earth Conservation CorpsPete Nelson, BioDimensionsKassidy Johnson, Responsible Endowments CoalitionAnasa Troutman, The Highlander CenterLamont Summersett, Lincoln Park Coast Cultural DistrictJohn Moore, Global GreenElsa Barboza, SCOPELance Williams, US Green Building CouncilRoxanne Brown, Blue Green AllianceSal Vaca, RichmondBUILDAlycia Carter, Office of Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9)Carlos Jimenez, Jobs with JusticeUele Siebert, Groovy FoodsAndy Johnson, Greencorps ChicagoAngela Greene, Solar RichmondAnnette Williams, Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training ProgramDr. Beverly Wright, Deep South Center for Environmental JusticeHonorable D'Army Bailey, Co-Founder of the National Civil Rights MuseumGloria Walton, SCOPE LAHashim Benford, Miami Workers CenterNia Robinson, Environmental Justice and Climate Change InitiativeNikki Henderson, California Student Sustainability CoalitionOmar Freilla, Green Worker CooperativesRagini Kapadia, Energy Action CoalitionTony C Anderson, Morehouse CollegeJonathan Adams, Applied Research CenterChuck Turner, Boston City CouncilorMikhail Pappas, Pennsylvania League of Young VotersRonne Adkins, Shelby County Health DepartmentWil Seegars, Generations to Come
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