Meet the 2023 UNUM Fellows Climate and Environmental Cohort

The Climate and Environmental Justice Cohort of Unum Fellows (Class of 2023) will continue EPU’s mission to increase dialogue and advance racial equity in the South. The selected Fellows were chosen from a large pool of applicants located in the following Southern states – Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, and West Virginia.

Letora Anderson

Assistant Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Arlington, TX

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Rob Burton

Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director, SWEET Alabama

Birmingham, AL

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Jordan Campbell

Executive Director, Gateway Regional Arts Center

Mount Sterling, KY

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Amanda Delperdang

Executive Director, Mississippi Delta Learning Center

Greenville, MS

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Jesse Herrera

Founder & Executive Director, CoAct North Texas

Fort Worth, TX

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Senator Natalie Murdock

North Carolina State Senator, District 20

Raleigh, NC

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Garrett Blaize

Treasurer, Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards

Appalachian VA

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Diamond Spratling

Founder and Chair, Girl Plus Environment

Atlanta, GA

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Councilor Clinton Woods

Birmingham City Council, District 1

Birmingham, AL

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