How did you hear about the Leadership Academy and what inspired you to apply for the program? I heard about the Leadership Academy through a Facebook link. What inspired me my mission to clean up the East Fork after my good friend passed away. I feel he would have wanted me to do something like…
After completing six months of biweekly evening trainings, our 13th Leadership Academy cohort graduated on May 9, 2018! Nature For All celebrated the graduation at the Jeff Seymour Family Center with keynote speaker David Diaz, Programs Director of BikeSGV. We presented the Leadership Academy participants with their diplomas, and Jenny Lopez spoke about her experience…
Continue reading ➞ Nature For All Celebrates 13th Leadership Academy Cohort Graduation
How did you hear about the Leadership Academy and what inspired you to apply for the program? I heard about the Leadership Academy from a friend who had met Roberto Morales (Nature For All Coalition Chair) at a social event. I was inspired to apply for the program because of the opportunity to carry out…
Continue reading ➞ Leadership Academy Spotlight: Alejandra Sandoval
Liliana Camacho Guzman is an alumni of the Nature for All Leadership Academy and now works for the Council of Mexican Federations. As a field organizer, she advocates for environmental justice particularly in southeast Los Angeles communities, to reduce environmental health inequalities. She participated in Nature For All's Annual DC Trip to speak with our…
Continue reading ➞ Volunteer Report: Liliana Camacho on Our Annual DC Trip 2018
How did you hear about the Leadership Academy and what inspired you to apply for the program? I first learned about the Academy when I started volunteering with Sierra Club’s Nearby Nature campaign and their community organizer Roberto Morales told me about the program. It sounded interesting, but what really convinced me to apply was…
Continue reading ➞ Leadership Academy Spotlight: Christina Harrington
2017 was a big year for the Nature For All (N4A) coalition. To highlight all of our accomplishments, we've published our 2017 Impact Report. Check it out to learn more about our coalition and member organizations!
Nature For All has come a long way since our coalition establishment in 2008. Formerly known as San Gabriel Mountains Forever, our coalition gathered support to get the San Gabriel Mountains designated as a National Monument in 2014. Since then, we have expanded our programs to include equitable access to parks and nature throughout Los…
