Amara Ifeji is a North American Association for Environmental Education 30 Under 30 awardee and a National Geographic Young Explorer Award recipient, is an environmental justice advocate who works in environmental science, policy, and mentorship. From Bangor, Maine, she is the Grassroots Development Coordinator for the Maine Environmental Education Association and serves on the Nature-Based Education Consortium. At the core of her work, she executes what she terms the three pillars of organizing: “grassroots, community science, and policy.”
