Local Advisory Board

  • Tomás Yan

    Tomás Yan

    Associate Director of Economic Prosperity at Conexión Américas, a nonprofit organization supporting Nashville’s Latino families

    conexionamericas.org

  • Dr. De’Etra Young

    Dr. De’Etra Young

    Urban forestry Associate Professor at Tennessee State University

    Founder of the HBCU Environmental Justice Academy

    tnstate.edu/agriculture/1890eja.aspx

  • Catherine Price

    Catherine Price

    Education/Outreach Manager of Nashville’s Cumberland River Compact

    Host of RiverTalks Podcast

    cumberlandrivercompact.org

  • Dr. Ashley Brailsford

    Dr. Ashley Brailsford

    Founder of Nashville’s Unearthing Joy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to culturally inclusive, nature-based programs

    unearthingjoytogether.com

  • Dr. Kathleen Dennis

    Dr. Kathleen Dennis

    Former neuroscientist & and current Director of the Mill Creek Watershed Association

    millcreekwatershedassociation.org

  • Jay Renfro

    Jay Renfro

    Founder of the Tennessee Nature Academy, a nature-based public charter school in Mill Creek area

    tennesseenatureacademy.org