Our Team

Our Leadership

A dedicated and passionate team
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Executive Director
Gerald Babao
Deputy Director
Kerstan Ryan
Philanthropy & Marketing Director
madison fragnito
Partnership Manager
brittany griffin
Advocacy Manager
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Marketing & Communications Coordinator
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Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Kelly Picarsic
Senior Marketing Manager
Amanda Strawderman
Environmental Justice Manager
rafi vaca
Education Manager
Daisha Wall
Community Science Manager
Andrew Whelan
Communications Manager
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Health Manager

Board of Directors

We’re always looking for additional board members who can contribute their unique skills and backgrounds to CleanAIRE NC. If you’re interested in joining our movement, please email Gerald Babao at [email protected]. A special thank you to our current board for your dedication and support.

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Kwame Alexander

KWAME ALEXANDER, ESQ., CHAIR
Program Director  |  R.J. Leeper Construction

Billie Anderson

BILLIE ANDERSON
Civic Leader

DONNETTA COLLIER
Financial Capabilities Manager  |  Self-Help Credit Union

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CRYSTAL T. DIXON, MPH, MA
Associate Professor, Health & Exercise Science  |  Wake Forest University

LEROY FIELDS
Operational Risk Consultant  |  Wells Fargo

ANDREW GEORGE, PHD
Civic Science Fellow | Sigma Xi

ERIC HALL
Physical Scientist  |  U.S. EPA

MICHAEL JEMISON, VICE CHAIR
Senior Financial Business Analyst  |  Bank of America

ALLISON NAVARRO, SECRETARY
Founder  |  RESET Integrative Health Coaching

DEB WATT, TREASURER
Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer  |  Foundation For The Carolinas

Advisory Board

CleanAIRE NC Health

Consisting of medical and health professionals from across the state, the Health Advisory Board participates in a quarterly one-hour conference call to discuss current issues and directions for health-centric advocacy and education initiatives. We are seeking to diversify our membership with representation from minority health professionals and rural communities. If you or someone you know would like to serve on our Advisory Board, please contact us at [email protected]

KAREN OLES, PharmD, MS
Clinical Pharmacist  |  Wake Forest Baptist Health

 

AARON LEVY, DO
Pediatric Hospitalist  |  Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital

 

ROBERT PARR, DO
Emergency Physician  |  Wilmington, NC

Advisory Board

CleanAIRE NC Community Science

The Community Science Advisory Board is involved in strategic planning for the future of the citizen science program. Current Advisory Board members include technical experts on air monitoring technology, citizen science engagement, and GIS and mapping expertise. We are especially interested in working with experts throughout different regions of North Carolina. If you or someone you know would like to serve on our Advisory Board, please contact us at [email protected].

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SARAV ARUNACHALAM, PhD
Research Professor, Deputy Director of the Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development  |  University of North Carolina


JOHN BANG, PhD, MD
Professor of Environmental, Earth, & Geospatial Sciences  |  North Carolina Central University

 

GRETCHEN GERHKE, PhD
Co-Founder  |  Environmental Data & Governance Initiative


SCOTT JENKINS, PhD
Assistant Center Director, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment  |  U.S. EPA


BRIAN MAGI, PhD
Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences  |  UNC Charlotte