Our Experts

Ann Alexander

Senior Attorney, Dirty Energy, Lands Division, Nature Program

Ann Alexander works as a litigator and policy advocate with the Nature Program's Dirty Energy Team—fighting to curb polluting fossil fuel development that threatens the integrity of our public lands, and harms communities living in proximity. Before arriving at NRDC…

Dana Ammann

Policy Analyst, Sustainable FERC Project, Climate & Clean Energy Program

Dana Ammann leads the development of modeling, analyses, and materials to support NRDC's and Sustainable FERC Project's mission to decarbonize the U.S. power sector and deploy clean energy resources into America’s electricity transmission grid. She works on policy efforts related…

Zanagee Artis

Fossil Fuels Policy Advocate, Nature Program

Zanagee Artis is a founding member and executive director of Zero Hour and has worked in the youth climate movement advocating for the need to transition away from fossil fuels. He is outspoken about the climate crisis and was a…

Josh Axelrod

Senior Advocate, Nature Program

Josh Axelrod focuses on issues including public land protection and conservation, renewable energy siting on public lands, limiting oil and gas development on public lands, energy transmission, and climate policy. Since joining NRDC in 2013, Axelrod has also developed expertise…

Dr. Michele Bustamante

Staff Scientist, Nature Program

Michele Bustamante specializes in the development of novel science-based policy tools, with an emphasis on multi-criteria and systems-informed approaches, in service of both people and the planet. Her work takes aim at complex challenges at the intersection of climate, energy…

Susan Casey-Lefkowitz

Senior Strategic Advisor

Susan Casey-Lefkowitz’s work is focused on climate change and fossil fuels. She joined NRDC in 2000 as director of work in Canada, starting and leading the campaigns against tar sands development and the Keystone XL pipeline. She then led the…

Ralph Cavanagh

Energy Co-Director, Climate & Clean Energy Program

Since joining NRDC in 1979, Ralph Cavanagh has focused on removing barriers to cost-effective energy efficiency and on the role that electric and natural gas utilities can play in leading a clean energy transition. From 1993 to 2003, he served…

Jamie Consuegra

Director, Congressional & External Affairs, Climate & Clean Energy Program

Jamie Consuegra advocates for smart climate policies on Capitol Hill and has worked to defend the Clean Power Plan from legislative attacks. Prior to joining NRDC, she studied the link between amphibian extinctions and climate change in Central and South…

David Doniger

Senior Strategic Director, Climate & Clean Energy Program

David Doniger has been at the forefront of the battle against air pollution and global climate change since he joined NRDC in 1978. He helped formulate the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement designed to stop the depletion of the earth's…

Rachel Fakhry

Policy Director, Emerging Technologies, Climate & Clean Energy Program

Rachel Fakhry leads and sets the strategic direction for NRDC’s advocacy around emerging technologies, including efforts to bolster federal investments in clean energy research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D), ensuring the responsible and climate-aligned deployment of renewable hydrogen, as well…

Gillian Giannetti

Senior Attorney, Sustainable FERC Project, Climate & Clean Energy Program

Gillian Giannetti focuses her advocacy on energy issues at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy, particularly natural gas infrastructure projects and grid resilience and reliability efforts. Giannetti also serves as a reports editor for the…

Meghan Hassett

Midwest Campaign Manager, Center for Policy Advocacy

Meghan Hassett manages and coordinates Illinois and Midwest campaign efforts on behalf of NRDC and NRDC Action Fund, working with NRDC’s policy experts and advocates, as well as coalition partners, to build the political support needed to protect public health…

David Hawkins

Director, Climate Policy, Climate & Clean Energy Program

David Hawkins joined the nascent NRDC in 1971 and has been with it ever since, minus the four years he spent working at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during the Carter administration. Upon his return, he dedicated much of his…

Pete Huffman

Staff Attorney, Climate & Clean Energy Program

Pete Huffman litigates cases to protect the climate and advocates for policy efforts to cut carbon pollution and other greenhouse gas emissions that are fueling climate change. He previously clerked for Judge Henry F. Floyd of the U.S. Court of…

J.C. Kibbey

Advocate, Illinois Clean Energy, Climate & Clean Energy Program

J.C. Kibbey analyzes and advocates for policies that advance renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean transportation, sustainable development, and grid modernization at the legislature, Illinois Commerce Commission, state agencies, and with other partners and decision-makers. He also works to develop policy…

Lucy LaFlamme

Southeast Lead, Energy Efficiency for All, People & Communities Program

Lucy Laflamme works with environmental and allied organizations to advocate for federal action on climate change and strong state compliance strategies for the Clean Power Plan. She aims to broaden the base of support for climate change action and to…

Niel Lawrence

Alaska Director and Senior Attorney, Nature Program

Niel Lawrence oversees NRDC’s efforts to preserve and protect Alaska’s iconic land and seascapes—including the Arctic and vast Tongass rainforest—and helps guide efforts to end climate-wrecking oil exploration on federal lands. Prior to his current role, Lawrence directed NRDC’s national…

Amanda Levin

Director, Policy Analysis, Science Office

Amanda Levin oversees the development of modeling, analyses, and materials for NRDC’s advocacy on climate and clean energy priorities at the state, local, and federal levels. Her work has focused on deep decarbonization modeling, energy policy analysis of both legislative…

Alvin Lin

Director, Climate & Energy, China Program

Alvin Lin focuses on analyzing China’s climate and clean energy policies and advocating for their continual improvement. His areas of expertise include the environmental impacts of coal and shale gas development, energy efficiency technologies, nuclear power safety regulations, and air…

Lissa Lynch

Director, Federal Legal Group, Climate & Clean Energy Program

Lissa Lynch advocates for and defends policy efforts to cut carbon pollution and other greenhouse gas emissions that are fueling climate change. Prior to joining NRDC, she was an associate at the Georgetown Climate Center, where she worked with state…