Green Leadership Trust
The Green Leadership Trust is building a thriving environmental and conservation community in the United States. We envision our movements embedding an environmental ethic and shifting practices and behaviors across sectors and institutions.
We are working to win victories at all levels of policy and society.
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2023 Cecil Corbin-Mark Vanguard Fellows Announced
Please join the Green Leadership Trust (GLT) for a reception in Washington, DC to honor our 2023 Cecil Corbin-Mark Vanguard Fellows starting at 6:30pm ET on Saturday, March 18, 2023. The event is open to GLT members and friends. We hope you can join us!
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Re-Membering Purpose
GLT would like to invite you to please join author Ife Afriye Kilimanjaro for the launch of Re-Membering Purpose, a series of intimate letters to herself, her ancestors and the earth where she re-examines key moments in her life in search for answers to existential questions, while offering strategies to the reader to guide their own respective journeys.
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MEET GLT's INAUGURAL
MANAGING DIRECTORAs we begin 2023, our tenth anniversary year, we are overjoyed to announce a major new development at the Green Leadership Trust. We successfully on-boarded our inaugural Managing Director, Dany Sigwalt!
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GREEN
LEADERSHIP
TRUSTGreen Leadership Trust is a network of Black, Indigenous, and people of color who serve on U.S. nonprofit environmental boards. We work to build a more powerful environmental movement by diversifying its leadership.
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GLT
MEMBERS
Upcoming Events
Power Shift 2023
GLT is supporting the young leaders at Power Shift to convene a funder summit to discuss the vital importance of coordinating and moving strategic resources towards youth led organizations mobilizing for climate action.
Additionally, Green Leadership Trust is hosting a panel of our members at the convergence on April 6th at 3pm ET. The aim is to introduce young leaders to the notion of board membership and to discuss the vital importance of diversity at the board and C-Suite level and how our members have worked to make that happen at organizations across the country.
GLT will also host a reception that evening. More details to follow.
Ceres Global with Emira woods
Ceres Global is a flagship event where many of the most prominent capital market leaders gather to chart a path towards a more equitable and sustainable economy by 2030
Green Leadership Trust Vanguard Fellowship Reception
Please join the Green Leadership Trust (GLT) for a reception in Washington, DC to honor our 2023 Cecil Corbin-Mark Vanguard Fellows starting at 6:30pm ET on Saturday, March 18, 2023. The event is open to GLT members and friends. We hope you can join us!
The attire for the event is business casual and we will provide heavy hors d'oeuvres. Please reach out to info@greenleadershiptrust.org with any questions.
Re-Membering Purpose Book Launch
Please join author Ife Afriye Kilimanjaro for the launch of Re-Membering Purpose, a series of intimate letters to herself, her ancestors and the earth where she re-examines key moments in her life in search for answers to existential questions, while offering strategies to the reader to guide their own respective journeys.
Lunch will be provided. If you have any questions, please send them to info@greenleadershiptrust.org.




Our Team
ARTURO GARCIA-COSTAS
(CO-CHAIR)
Friends of the Earth
MICHEL GELOBTER
(CO-CHAIR)
Natural Resources Defense Council & Ceres
DIANNE DILLON RIDGLEY
(CO-CHAIR)
Population Connection
EMIRA WOODS
Executive Director
DANY SIGWALT
Managing Director
FRANCISCO ‘PACO’ OLLERVIDES
Membership Director

VANGUARD
FELOWSHIP
The Cecil Corbin-Mark Vanguard Fellowship is a six-month development program where we leverage our combined talent and shared knowledge to impart valuable lessons with the next generation of environmental and conservation leaders of color.
