Cari A. Harris is the founder of The CCT Foundation and The Butterfly Effect with a focus on economic development, stakeholder engagement, and project management. She is also co-founder of the HBCU Environmental Justice Technical Collaborative (HEJT Collaborative), a group of HBCU-affiliated technical experts invested in sustainability and environmental justice. Her commitment extends to operationalizing and evaluating DEI macroeconomic targets and metrics to increase equity.

Linda Loubert is a Political Economist at Morgan State University. Before taking a sabbatical at Johns Hopkins University in the Economics department, she served as the interim chair in the Economics Department at Morgan State University.  Dr. Loubert, along with teaching economics, uses Geographical Information Systems (GIS) as a tool and generally applies it to spatial analysis surrounding economic and equity issues. 

Eileen Singleton, Principal Transportation Engineer, joined the Baltimore Metropolitan Council in 1998. Her work supports the projects and committees of the Baltimore Metropolitan Planning Organization that enhance the safety, security, reliability, climate resilience, and efficiency of the region’s transportation network. Eileen has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University and a Master of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park. Eileen is a registered Professional Engineer in Maryland.  

Autrese is a lead and specialized technical assistance consultant with ENDYNA as a subcontractor to US EPA for the Community Change Grant program. Currently, Autrese Thornton is a PhD Candidate at Grand Canyon university studying Psychology with a concentration in Cognition and Instruction. She serves part-time as a Caseworker for children that are county residents. As a Caseworker, she works collaboratively with Social Workers to monitor visitations for children and parents. As a multifaceted woman, Autrese also studied at The Institute for Life Coach Training to become a Board Certified Coach.

Megan is the Director of the Master’s Degree Programs in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. She also serves as co-chair of University’s Sustainability Plan Steering Committee, and as core faculty for the Environmental Challenges Focus Area of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative. As faculty at Hopkins, her efforts focus on designing healthy communities, connecting environmental health research with the real world, and improving environmental health surveillance (all through a justice and equity lens).

Tari Martin is the Director of National and Federal Programs at the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation. She also co-chairs the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) Climate and Community Resilience Committee. She has a B.S. in Environmental Science & Policy and is near completion of her M.S. in Emergency Management. She has a passion for leveraging geospatial data and tools to support data-informed and equitable investments in improving community resilience.