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Ochsner Health is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization and one of the US’s largest non-university academic medical centers.  It encompasses 46 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers. There are more than 38,000 team members and over 4,700 physicians employed or affiliated with Oschner. 

Ochsner. N.d. “About Ochsner.” https://www.ochsner.org/about-ochsner. Accessed March 1, 2024. 

The department is divided into the following entities:

The Office of the Secretary

The Office of Management and Finance

The Office of Environmental Services

The Office of Environmental Compliance

The Office of Environmental Assessment

Regional Offices in Baton Rouge, Harahan, Bayou Lafourche, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Alexandria, Monroe, and Shreveport. 

Aurelia Skipwith Giacometto was just appointed by the Landry administration as DEQ Secretary. She formerly served in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (2020-2021) under the Trump administration. Prior to these positions, she worked as an executive for Mosanto Co. and has played an active role in pushing back on environmental justice efforts and climate science (e.g. contributing to leading the Steamboat Institute, a nonprofit against climate change science). She is also part of the advisory board of Collossal BioSciences, a company specializing in genetic engineering that is attempting to resurrect the woolly mammoth (O’Donoghue 2023). Giacometto’s predecessor, Chuck Carr Brown, was a former Exxon employee.

O’Donoghue, Julie, Louisiana Illuminator November 15, and 2023. 2023. “Jeff Landry Picks Former Trump Official, First Black Woman for Environmental Post.” Louisiana Illuminator (blog). November 15, 2023. https://lailluminator.com/2023/11/15/landry-environment/.

LCHE is led by founder and director Ms. Alma Stewart Allen, a registered nurse, former career state civil servant, entrepreneur, and public health policy advocate. For decades, she has testified at legislative hearings, run advocacy campaigns, and emphasized the significance of social and political determinants of health. She led an advocacy campaign to improve access to healthcare coverage, which resulted in Louisiana becoming the first state in the deep south to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act in January 2016. Aiming to improve the state’s health rankings to 40th in the nation by the year 2030 (Louisiana currently ranks 46th), Ms. Stewart Allen continues her advocacy work by developing programs and initiatives aimed at improving health in Louisiana, particularly children’s mental health.

Nuestra Casa San Mateo County is structured as a community-based nonprofit organization that relies on paid staff, volunteer labor, and donor support to carry out its work. A Board of Directors governs Nuestra Casa San Mateo County, comprised of community members and professionals with experience in law, education, nonprofit management, and social services. An Executive Director and a small staff oversee the organization's day-to-day operations. The organization also has a network of volunteers who contribute to its programs and services and help with fundraising and community outreach efforts. Community members interested in supporting the organization's mission can become involved as volunteers or donors.

“The OCEJ comprises a general body, staff members, and an advisory board.” The staff members are responsible for the day-to-day tasks and operations of the organization, leading various projects and campaigns for the organization within the local community. The advisory board shapes the direction the organization will go towards in the future. This organization has a unique role for members as they play a significant role and hold the power to make collective decisions. Members are initiated through an orientation process and pay dues (a $25 donation)  to support the organization's collective power, or members can commit to two hours of volunteer service.

The CCV is a 501(c)(3) organization based in Imperial County, California. It is governed by a Board of Directors responsible for setting the organization’s strategic direction, ensuring its financial stability, and overseeing its operations. CCV also has a suite of staff that includes a team of experienced professionals and community advocates responsible for implementing the organization’s programs and initiatives. The staff consists of a Director, Program Managers, Community Outreach Coordinators, Promotoras, and additional administrative support.

1. CCAEJ is a non-profit organization with a hierarchical structure that includes a Board of Directors, staff members, and volunteers. The organization's structure is designed to facilitate collaboration and collective action among a broad range of stakeholders committed to creating a healthy and sustainable environment for all residents of the Inland Empire.

1. The EHC is a non-profit environmental justice organization and includes a team of board members as well as directors, advisors, managers, and organizers of course dedicated volunteers are essential to the success of this work. There is a diverse arrangement of varying expertise from community organizing, policy advocacy, transportation justice, climate justice, and more that make up the body of staff that operate the EHC.

2. There are no terms for membership other than the network of community based-groups and partners that work together to advance environmental justice and promote healthy communities. The EHC has a broad base of individual supporters who contribute to the organization's work through donations and volunteer work.

PODER is a community-based organization that a Board of Directors governs made up of community members, staff, and volunteers. Among the team, there is a suite of Coordinators and Organizers who work on specific campaigns and distinct areas to further the mission of PODER.

1. The APEN consists of 34 Staff Members and 10 Executive Board seats. Among the Staff of APEN are Organizers at varying levels for State, Youth, and Senior among regional areas. There are coordinators for Finances, Communications, and Research and Policy. There are Managers to support general operations, digital, and campaign policy, among many other positions. The Executive Board consists of chairs and directors who shape the future trajectory of APEN. The organization also relies on the work of volunteers and community leaders to support its campaigns and programs.