Equity Advisory Roundtable Membership
Racial/Social Equity
- Lena Morán-Acereto, Chief Executive Officer/Founder, Bridging Voices-Uniendo Voces, LLC, Ventura
- Rio Oxas, Co-Founder, RAHOK, Los Angeles
- Tamika Butler, Esq., Founder + Principal, Tamika L. Butler Consulting, LLC, Los Angeles
Environmental Justice
- Ivette Torres, Environmental Justice Advocate, Jurupa Valley
Rural Community Issues
- Connie Stewart, Executive Director of Initiatives, Humboldt State University / Chief Policy Analyst, California Center for Rural Policy, Humboldt
Housing, Affordable Housing, Homelessness
- Jerard Wright, Government Affairs Director, Greater LA Realtors, Los Angeles
- Ruby Acevedo, Staff Attorney, Public Advocates, San Francisco Bay Area
Native American Tribal Government
- Leslie Sanders, Transportation Manager and Representative for the North Coast Tribal Transportation Commission, Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria
Disability Rights, Social Services
- Russell Rawlings, Statewide Community Organizer, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, Sacramento
- Keith Bergthold, Executive Director, Fresno Metro Ministry, Fresno
Environment (e.g. Air Quality, Water Quality, Climate Change)
- Nailah Pope-Harden, State Policy Manager, ClimatePlan, Sacramento
Business, Economic Development, Workforce Development
- Rodney Fong, President and CEO, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, San Francisco
- Randy Torres-Van Vleck, Director of Policy & Planning, City Heights CDC, San Diego
- Kiana Valentine, Executive Director, Transportation California, Sacramento
Youth
- Jacob Babauta, Student, San Diego State University, San Diego
Academia
- Carolyn Abrams, Research Data Analyst, UC Davis Center for Regional Change, Sacramento Area
Other
- Jasmine Leek, Founder & Managing Director, Third City Coalition, Los Angeles
- Stephanie Ramirez, Associate State Director of Community, AARP California, Stockton
Contact Information
C. Sequoia Erasmus
Associate Deputy Director
Equity and Engagement
California Transportation Commission
Email: sequoia.erasmus@catc.ca.gov