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Originally from the East Coast, Mac finished an undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies and Politics at the University of San Francisco. Mac's academic career focused on a balance between the sciences and the humanities. Pairing studies of ecology, GIS mapping, and environmental data analysis with community garden outreach, Environmental Justice, and decolonial lenses on human rights and stewardship. A Bay Area resident, Mac applies these lessons to help in Clean Water Action's mission in Oakland, CA.

Kyle started working for Clean Water Action in 2013, after graduating from Gustavus Adolphus College with a bachelor's degree in political science. He wrote his thesis on renewable energy policy development and implementation, and Clean Water Action was conveniently working to strengthen the renewable energy standard in Minnesota at that time, making a perfect fit for Kyle and the organization

Kyle grew up in Apple Valley, MN and was fortunate to never have to really consider whether the water I drank was clean; whether the land our house was built on was polluted; whether wealthy interests

Sophie has worked as the Office Manager in our Oakland California office since August 2021. Her organizing work began as a canvasser with the PIRGs in college in Seattle, Washington, where she is from originally. She has since worked on various advocacy and electoral campaigns including a Save the Bees campaign and the 2020 presidential election.

In addition to office managing, she is helping coordinate a local ballot initiative to make Oakland the first city in the country to have a participatory budget where Oaklanders can collectively decide how much money goes to parks, libraries and more