Founder & Host Committee Lead

Cari A. Harris, MS, PMP

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.

Host Committee Member

Dr. Linda Loubert

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. 

Host Committee Member

Eileen Singleton, P.E.

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.  

Host Committee Member

Shan Gordon

Shan Gordon is President of Cool Green Schools, a nonprofit educational organization the engages students in STEM investigations of their indoor and local environments.  He is also CEO of Maryland Energy Savers, a company focused on creating energy efficient and healthy buildings.  He has previously co-chaired the Marion County chapter of Oregon League of Conservation Voters and established three citizen advisory groups for land use planning.

Host Committee Member

Autrese Thornton, MA, BCC

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.

Host Committee Member

Katherine Lautar

Katie is the Executive Director of Baltimore Green Space. She also co-chairs the Baltimore City Tree Ordinance Committee and is a member of the Forest in Cities Network; the Urban Waters Partnership, where she coordinates the Climate Committee; the Baltimore City Climate Action Plan Technical Advisory Committee; Forever Maryland; and the Baltimore City Forestry Board.

Host Committee Member

Megan Weil Latshaw, PhD

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).

Host Committee Member

Tari Martin

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.

Host Committee Member

Chris Overcash, P.E., ENV SP

Chris is Program Manager and Adjunct Professor of the Environmental Engineering, Science, Management and Sustainability Programs, Johns Hopkins University Engineering for Professionals, in the Whiting School of Engineering.  Chris is also co-lead of the Coastal Climate Resilience Initiative and is an affiliate member of the Institute for Planetary Health where he is focused on developing nature-based solutions for climate resilience.  As faculty at Hopkins, Chris also teaches design-based courses within the Environmental Health and Engineering Department.  He is a registered professional engineer, board certified environmental engineer and an Envision Sustainability Professional through the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.

Host Committee Member

Scott Christensen

Scott Christensen is the manager of the Chesapeake Bay Seed Capital Fund, a fund sponsored by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to invest into early-stage businesses addressing nutrient pollution. In the same role housed at the University of Maryland in College Park, Scott supports early-stage startups at Mtech Ventures as their program coordinator. He also sits on the board of the Keystone Development Center, an entrepreneur support organization focused on cooperative businesses across the Mid-Atlantic region.