Environmental Justice History & Context Speakers

Cammy Watkins

Camellia "Cammy" Watkins is an Omaha native who graduated from Omaha South High School. She received a BA Degree from Cornell College in Psychology and Vocal Performance. Cammy has almost 20 years of experience working with not-for-profit organizations ranging from affordable housing to performing arts administration. The opportunity to work with many different facets of the business world have provided Cammy with vast insights into the business needs of organizations. She is excited to utilize this expertise to partner with various industries as they begin the journey of creating an inclusive office culture.In her spare time Cammy performs in local productions with theaters and non-profit arts organizations and churches. Cammy is the proud aunt of 3 nephews and 1 niece. She also enjoys spending time with her mother who is her inspiration for hard work, dedication, and mindfulness.

Graham P. Christensen

Graham P. Christensen was born in Omaha and grew up nearby on his family’s farm. Graham first opened his eyes to the 1980’s Farm Crisis in which many family farmers and friends were losing their farms. Graham and his brother would often tag along with their parents to Washington DC and across the country during those years in order to better the lives of struggling farmers. This would have a heavy influence on Graham’s life direction. Despite the historical challenges presented to family farming, Christensen followed his family’s tradition and returned to the farm where he is actively involved in operating Christensen Farms, Inc. with his family. Inspired by the potential of agriculture solutions to deal with increasing air, water, and soil loss issues, the Christensens have been adopting regenerative principles on their farm. Christensen is the Founder and President of GC Resolve, a communications and consulting company, who focuses on grassroots community development, mobilization, and education with an emphasis on environment and equality, and the creation of more resilient communities. Current projects under GC Resolve include educating and advocating for a change in the food production system to incorporate regenerative principles. Through these efforts, the RegeNErate Nebraska network was founded. Graham also owns and operates a second business GC ReVOLT, a solar and alternative energy development company, and is the State Secretary and a Director for the Nebraska Farmers Union.

Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright

Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright 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 campaigns, Anthony helped lead the effort to make the former Colorado Health Insurance Cooperative the first health insurance provider in the state’s history to remove transgender exclusions from all of their policies in 2012. He has acted as a policy advisor for numerous candidates for elected office including Senator Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign in 2020 and Senator Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaigns in 2020 and 2016 when he represented the campaign during testimony to the DNC Platform Committee. Anthony was selected as one of the Grist.org “50 Environmentalists You’ll Be Talking About” in 2016 and recognized as one of New York City's 100 most influential environmental leaders in 2022 by City and State Magazine. He’s written numerous articles discussing the axiomatic nexus of the climate crisis and racial injustice and has spoken on the subject at universities throughout the U.S. and in Europe. Anthony serves on the Board of Directors of Friends of the Earth, Backbone Campaign, Climate Critical Earth and Center for Sustainable Economy. He is a proud alumni of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman ROI Community and is blessed to be the father of his energetic and very loquacious 9 -year-old son, Zahir Cielo (aka “Bean”). He received his double B.A. in Environmental Science & Policy and Jazz Composition and his Master’s degree in Community Development, Environmental Science and Public Policy from Clark University in Worcester, MA.

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