Our Team
Bethany Davis Noll
Executive Director
Bethany Davis Noll is an expert in administrative and environmental law and an experienced litigator. She is also an adjunct professor at NYU Law and co-chair of the Environmental Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association.
Read MoreJessica Bell
Deputy Director
Jessica Bell is an experienced attorney dedicated to promoting the public interest in the environmental and energy sectors. She previously served as the Clean Energy Attorney at the Center, focusing on energy law issues at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and on state energy policy matters.
Read MoreGladys Limón
Senior Environmental Justice Advisor
Gladys Limón is an environmental justice and civil rights attorney with over 20 years of experience in legal, policy, and community-based work. She most recently served as Executive Director of the California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA), working to advance environmental justice in state policy.
Read MoreColin Parts
Staff Attorney
Colin Parts is an attorney with experience in environmental justice, climate change law, and energy law and policy. Prior to joining the Center, he was a legal fellow for the Sierra Club’s Environmental Law Program, focusing on a just transition to clean energy, environmental justice, and building electrification.
Read MoreRachel Ramirez-Guest
Staff Attorney
Rachel Ramirez-Guest is an attorney with experience in environmental law and policy, including issues of environmental justice and municipal environmental compliance.
Read MoreCarlos E. Minaya Arnao
Communications Manager
Carlos E. Minaya Arnao is a public health specialist and environmental conservationist. He joins the Center from the bay area in California, where he worked for Mission Neighborhood Health Center leading their community outreach and patient enrollment department.
Read MoreSydney Colopy
Program Manager
Sydney Colopy is program manager at the Center, where she tracks developments in the climate, environmental, and clean energy arenas, helps maintain the Center’s Issues in Focus web resource highlighting the work of state attorneys general in these arenas, and manages other day-to-day operations at the Center.
Read MoreSoni Chaturvedi
Communications & Digital Specialist
Soni Chaturvedi is a climate communications and policy professional with an interest in environmental law, EJ, and clean energy. Before joining the Center, she graduated from the George Washington University summa cum laude with a BA in Peace Studies with a focus on sustainability and geography.
Read MoreTiernaur Anderson
Communications & Digital Specialist
Tiernaur Anderson is a climate communications professional with an interest in environmental justice and policy. Prior to joining the Center, she worked on a campaign advocating for equitable EV charging infrastructure in California, and has experience in making climate action more accessible for people at all levels of engagement.
Read MorePast Leadership
David J. Hayes
Past Executive Director
David J. Hayes was the State Impact Center’s executive director from August 2017 through January 2021. Hayes now serves in the Biden administration as Special Assistant to the President for Climate Policy.
Elizabeth Johnson Klein
Past Deputy Director
Elizabeth Johnson Klein was the State Impact Center’s deputy director from August 2017 through January 2021. Klein now serves in the Biden administration as Senior Counselor to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
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