Daphne Wysham
President and Director
Daphne Wysham is the Executive Director of This Land. Daphne is also a fellow at the Center for Sustainable Economy (CSE) where, together with CSE’s chief economist, John Talberth, she pioneered a new policy that is forcing the polluter to pay for the risks now externalized on frontline communities, the public sector and the climate, “fossil fuel risk bonds.” Enabling legislation has been passed for fossil fuel risk bonds in Multnomah County, OR, and a risk analysis was completed …
Anthony Rogers-Wright
Vice-president
Anthony serves as a Policy Coordinator and Analyst with the Black Alliance for Peace and the Black Hive with Movement for Black Lives. Prior to assuming these positions, Anthony was the Policy Coordinator and Green New Deal Policy Lead with the Climate Justice Alliance, where he assisted with developing and promulgating local, state, and federal organizing and policy strategy for the Alliance’s then 74 grassroots, frontline-led organizations across the country. A veteran of social justice …
Kelly O’Hanley
Secretary
Dr. Kelly O’Hanley is an obstetrician gynecologist with a degree in public health. She has worked in almost 40 countries to foster the health of mothers and babies. She has taught the next generation of physicians at Stanford and Harvard Universities. She is a committed environmental activist in Portland, Oregon. …
Melanie Plaut
Treasurer
Melanie Plaut MD retired from her OB/GYN practice in 2016. She has worked since then on issues related to the climate crisis, especially where climate and health intersect. She volunteers with 350PDX and Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, as well as other organizations …
