Our People
Our team is composed of passionate environmental advocates with deep roots in Los Angeles. Each member brings a unique blend of skills and lived experience, united by an unwavering commitment to environmental justice and community empowerment.
Mariam Moore, CEO
With expertise in environmental justice, policy making, legal background, and environmental protection, Mariam brings a powerful combination of legal knowledge and community advocacy. As a champion for Sun Valley and other disadvantaged communities, she is an outspoken critique of city inaction, negligence, and lack of responsiveness to urgent local needs. Her legal background strengthens the fight for equitable policies, while our lived experience fuels a determined pursuit of justice, accountability, and transparency. We stand as voices for those unheard, committed to empowering our community and ensuring that every decision reflects the realities and aspirations of the people we serve.
MIHRAN KALAYDJIAN, VP
Areas of expertise: Climate change, innovation, sustainable finance, consensus-building, policy and advocacy, applied science and partnerships.
As Vice President, Mihran Kalaydjian leads a highly experienced, multidisciplinary team focused on stabilizing the climate, building thriving communities and sustaining human health across the nation. Utilizing his experience in government, politics and nonprofits, he works to scale, align and leverage the work of The Climate Corps Initiative and the organization's many allies to secure high-impact and lasting climate and environmental progress.
Carmenlina Minasova
Carmenlina Minasova is a medical professional, journalist, environmental and human rights advocate, and community leader with more than 30 years of international experience. Originally from a former Soviet Union, she holds multiple advanced degrees, including a Doctor of Medicine and graduate degrees in International Law and Business. Dr. Minasova has practiced medicine in Armenia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and several European countries, and in the United States focuses on respiratory, cardiorespiratory, pulmonary, and neurology care. After advocating for environmental and human rights, freedom of speech, and constitutional reform in post‑Soviet countries, she faced political persecution and imprisonment before immigrating to the United States in 2000. In California, she founded the Human Rights Central Committee, dedicated to protecting both human and animal rights and exposing public corruption and environmental injustice that harm communities. She volunteers with LA Animal Services’ East Valley Shelter, collaborates with the LAPD, and supports nonprofits serving unhoused individuals, students, immigrants, and environmentally burdened neighborhoods. During the COVID‑19 pandemic, Dr. Minasova served on the front lines, applying her medical training in a time of crisis. She has run for Los Angeles City Council District 6 and California State Assembly District 43 and is currently a candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles and Lieutenant Governor of California, continuing her lifelong commitment to environmental justice, accountability, and better quality of life for all.
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