WHO WE ARE

Taproot Earth is a U.S.-based nonprofit, non-governmental organization advancing Global Climate Reparations.

We are a committed collective of frontline organizers, strategists, legal advocates, creatives, and movement builders who bring deep relationships, political clarity, and shared belief in climate justice to everything we do. Together, our Krewe of co-workers, GCR Fellows and partners choose now for repair, power-building, and frontline governance across regions and borders.

EXECUTIVE TEAM

Colette Pichon Battle, Esq.

Partner, Vision & Initiatives

Anthony Giancatarino

Partner, Strategy

SENIOR ADVISORS

Veronica Coptis

Senior Advisor

Emma Collin, Esq.

Senior Advisor

Ama Francis, Esq.

Senior Advisor

krewe

A.L. McCullough

Executive Coordinator

Zanetta Rose Jones

Program Strategist

Kendall Dix, Esq.

Climate Policy Specialist

Faye Matthews, Esq.

Senior Program Strategist

Cabrini Pichon

Manager, Curriculum and Archiving

Jade Jacobs

Executive Production Manager

Sophia Andrews

Network Coordinator, Taproot Noire

Caitlin Fritz

Resource Stewardship Manager

Eliane Hakam

Global Policy & Partnerships Specialist

Carlos Torrealba

Network Manager, Gulf South to Appalachia

Lynette Aluoch

Creative Content Manager

Jamie Dardar

Campaign Manager, Youth Projects & Board Relations Coordinator

Eghosa Asemota

Manager, Website & Digital Infrastructure

FORMATIONS

taproot noire

A global formation of Black leaders across the African Diaspora connecting climate frontline wisdom to build models of governance, stewardship, and repair rooted in Black liberation, Black joy and collective self-determination.

gulf south to appalachia

A regional formation of frontline organizations and leaders across 17 states building political power, shared strategy, and community-led climate solutions rooted in the interconnected histories, lands, and waters of the Gulf South and Appalachia.

just transition lawyering network

A formation of attorneys and legal workers supporting frontline-led movements with legal strategy, protection, and infrastructure to dismantle extractive systems and advance equitable, democratic futures.

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