North Carolina Climate & Jobs Roundtable Archive
Ajamu Dillahunt, Founding Member, Black Workers for Justice
Ajamu Dillahunt is a Southern labor and social justice activist. He is a founding member of Black Workers for Justice, a grassroots organization focused on empowering African-American workers to become leaders in the Black Freedom and labor movements. Ajamu served as President of the Raleigh Area Local of the American Postal Workers Union for 18 […]
Aiden Graham, Campaign Manager, NC AFL-CIO
Aiden Graham is the Campaigns Manager & Field Program Director for the North Carolina State AFL-CIO. Aiden grew up in the rural Sandhills of North Carolina, among the pine forests, peach orchards, and tobacco fields. He settled in the Triangle after completing his undergraduate degree at UNC-CH and has lived in Durham for the past […]
Cesar Leyva was born in the border town of Tijuana, Mexico and moved to San Diego, CA when he was 10 years old. His mother was a single parent working as a fast food worker, working long hours for very little pay while raising two boys. Cesar relocated to North Carolina in 2000 and began […]
Melvin Montford, Executive Director, NC A. Philip Randolph Institute
Melvin is the Executive Director of the NC A. Philip Randolph Institute, where he works to foster self-improvement, self-empowerment, and self-sufficiency in economically disadvantaged families. Melvin understands that civic engagement is a year round process, and that many of the issues facing economically disadvantaged communities are related to environmental sustainability and public health. Melvin has […]
Justine Oller, Outreach Director, NC League of Conservation Voters
Justine brings nearly two decades of experience working with environmental and community-based organizations in capacities including organizing, strategy and planning, participatory research and program management. Justine began her career as an organizer with the Brooklyn chapter of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). She has since worked with several nonprofits supporting efforts […]