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Ayla Peters-Paz (she/her) is a Campaign Organizer for the Local Clean Energy Alliance focusing on community driven resilience hubs.
She graduated from UC Berkeley with degrees in Society and Environment and Political Economy, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice. While at Berkeley, she wrote her thesis on the impacts of mechanization on the health and economic wellness of farm workers in the California Central Valley.
She was also a key member of Science Talk at Cal, an annual conference that brought together journalists and science writers to discuss scientific literacy and combat media misinformation.
Ayla has worked in various nonprofits and government agencies across the Bay Area, addressing issues such as environmental health in Bayview Hunters Point, youth organizing for environmental justice, and grant funding for environmental justice projects in frontline communities. In her spare time, Ayla enjoys Irish country dancing, rock climbing, and scaring herself with horror films.