Meet our Climate Resilience Advisory Table

By Anna Czarnik-Neimeyer

As the charism goes, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” One element of Climate Resilience is social-relational resilience, which is all about knowing people and building trust based on listening to the wisdom and needs of the community. So as we began designing the 6-month Climate Resilience Design Table Cohort, we knew we would surround the cohort with an interconnected web of regional support and insight. That is how the Climate Resilience Advisory Team was born! 

The Climate Resilience Advisory Team (CRAT) supports our staff on the Design Team in shaping Climate Resilience Cohort sessions, designing online learning modules, hosting in-person gatherings, and understanding the broader landscape of Climate Resilience. They also serve as technical experts, available (via connecting with Anna) to advise on specific aspects of climate resilience design.

The team:

Sophia Agtarap, Deacon of the United Methodist Church & Environmental Storyteller

Phil Waite, Landscape Architect & Environmental Planner

LaKecia Farmer, Puget Sound Climate Preparedness Project Manager, King County

Sarah Brady, Policy Communications Director, The Nature Conservancy WA

Kaitlin Strange, Climate ResilienceConsultant

AC Churchill, Community Organizer, Advocate, Pastor

Nadine Shaw-Nabass, Pro-Equity Anti-Racism Specialist, Employment Security Department WA

Cindy Haverkamp, Climate Justice Coordinator, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department

Gabrielle Irle, Outreach Coordinator, Lutherans Restoring Creation

James Hesketh, Community Artist

Lowell Wyse, Executive Director, Tacoma Tree Foundation