Roopak is President of the Governing Board of 350 Bay Area, and also leads the Business Engagement Program: an initiative to engage businesses & corporations on taking action around climate change, and build resilience to climate risks. He brings corporate finance and operations from both a large corporation and start-up perspective to help improve 350 BA operations.

Nan is a retired non profit administrator, a global leader and long-time activist for the rights of children in-need and their families. In 2013 she was honored by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for her dedication and service as an advocate for the transformational power of childhood enrichment. She became involved in the climate crisis movement because she was deeply concerned that the children of the world would have a healthy, safe and livable future.

Laura is the Executive Director of 350 Bay Area and 350 Bay Area Action. After a long career providing strategy and marketing consulting to large corporations and startups, Laura left the corporate world to pursue her passion: addressing injustice. Because the changing climate amplifies injustice everywhere, it was a natural fit to work with the 350 Bay Area family to work on getting real climate solutions passed. Laura has long volunteered with community organizations, and in her spare time, she spends time outdoors, frequently with her adult daughter.

Jack is a retired transportation engineer/planner with about 30 years experience. Jack was also a bookkeeper, child care worker, community organizer, and truck assembler for a total of about 10 years. He works hard to put an end to fossil fuel vehicles by leading the Transportation Program of 350 Bay Area and also participating in the organization’s fundraising as treasurer and organizing mobilizations.

As the Development and Communications Director of 350 Bay Area, Nan is focused on growing the climate movement and deeply engaging the 350 Bay Area community to be part of effective climate solutions. Nan is an honors graduate from UC Berkeley and recently gave a TEDx Talk titled: From Guilt to Connection: A New Roadmap for Climate Action which you can find on YouTube. With the majority of her life to face the consequences of climate catastrophe, Nan is called to prevent the multiplicative compounding ramifications we will endure the longer we allow climate change to go unabated.

Bob served as president of the National Congress for Community Economic Development, executive director of the Alliance for Healthy Homes, and VP for Community Building at United Way of America. He has also served on The Federal Reserve Board Consumer Advisory Council, visiting scholar at Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and has been a consultant to over 40 organizations. Currently, Bob is an independent consultant and principal investigator at the Public Health Institute in Oakland, CA working to align investment strategies among health care institutions, CDCs, CDFIs, and financial institutions.

Daniel has been involved in local climate policy advocacy for the last six years on both sides of the Bay, leading the coalition responsible for San Francisco’s all-electric new construction ordinance as well as working closely with Vice Mayor Harrison’s office as her appointee to the Environment and Climate Commission.  For his day job, Daniel works for Tesla building software to support their energy products — solar, storage, and charging. He loves to get around the Bay on bike, foot, and public transit, and his hoping his infant Milo will as well!