Our Staff

  • Angel O. Torres

    Co-Director/Director of Environmental Justice & Planning

    Angel O. Torres has spent the last 5 years as an independent Environmental Justice and Civil Rights researcher, Geographical Information System (GIS) consultant, and free-lance writer in Atlanta, Georgia.

  • Savanha Renald

    Climate Justice and Human Rights Fellow

    Savanha is a radical Black ecologist, whose work sits at the intersection of environmental justice and prison abolition.

  • Sanae Laghazi-Alaoui

    Ecosystem Manager

    Sanae L. Alaoui is a creative and organizer committed to building alternative futures through solidarity economics and community power.

  • Soteria Thomas

    Program Intern

    Soteria Thomas is a dedicated, lifelong activist native to Atlanta, Georgia, and works in outreach for OHRD.

Our Supporters & Volunteers

  • Dr. Yolande Tomlinson

    Former Director of Alternative Futures

    Dr. Yolande M. S. Tomlinson is a radical queer Black feminist philosopher and organizer, who brings a lifetime of experience, passion and learning to her role as the Co-Director and Director of Education and Applied Intersectionality for the Organization for Human Rights and Democracy (OHRD).

  • Jovan Julien, PhD

    Member

    Jovan is a child of Ayiti and Granmè Meliana, from whom they learned that it is always worth fighting for the “vwa la libète kap chante lan kè nou.” As a Professor of Operations Research and Public Policy at Georgia Tech, their research focuses on how collectives make optimal decisions under uncertainty.

In Memoriam: Honorary Staff

Wayne G. Early Loan Officer Regenerate Atlanta

At OHRD, Wayne is conducting consulting and training seminars to create worker-owned and managed businesses. We have assisted the start-up and expansion of several cooperative businesses. Wayne received a certification in cooperative development from Cooperation Works in Madison, WI.

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