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The Climate Law Equity & Sustainability Initiative (CLESI) is a student-faculty-staff collective at Fordham Law School.

CLESI exists to foster a community at Fordham Law School that channels its passion for environmental protection into progress towards greater environmental equity and climate sustainability.

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The 2023-2024 Student Governing Committee consists of:

Jessica Goldman & Chris Whittaker, Co-Directors
Michael Endrias, Asst. Director
Olivia Tilson, Secretary
Emily Knight, Asst. Secretary

Programming Leads:

Wilson Barlow

Jared Lewis

Anthony Petrosino

Matt Salavitch

Jack Scoville

Staff/Faculty Representatives
Leah Horowitz, Assistant Dean for Public Interest and Social Justice Initiatives
Mia Jackson-Rosenthal, Director of Public Interest Student Engagement and Counseling
Eric Schaaf, Adjunct Professor of Law, Former Regional Counsel EPA Region 2