The Los Angeles and Northern New Mexico Chapters of Climate Reality are teaming up to present another Speaker Training Bootcamp. Meet the hosts, speakers and mentors for the Bootcamp by scrolling down.

Activist Carol ‘Ck’ Kravetz trained 2013 Chicago and gives climate presentations all over the Los Angeles basin; to curious adults, elementary school children 7-13 years old, high school and college students. She believes demonstrating the facts on how climate change affects us, and what we can do to combat its impacts are an important aspect of the program. Ck has been training individuals since 2012 on what it means to be an organizer, how to incorporate personal stories into activism and how to get new activists ready to meet the challenge of the climate crisis. Carol trained to be a citizen lobbyist in 2014, which has been very rewarding in meeting with legislators on the State and Federal level to move the climate conversation forward. She now trains climate activists to do the same. After so many years in entertainment and her final film project, AMCs “Breaking Bad”, Ck wrote a manual in 2015 on the job she did in the film industry. She now performs, The Production Coordinator; A Production Office Master Class, as a 2-day live seminar, or any other format desired, based on the manual. Carol considers all opportunities to share this invaluable knowledge on climate a gift.

Matt Almos is a creative leader who develops and produces experiences for live theater and themed entertainment. Matt attended the Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training in Atlanta in 2019, and has been giving lots and lots of presentations about the climate crisis ever since. He currently serves as chair for Speaker Training & Programs for Climate Reality Los Angeles. You can view his 30 minute adaptation of former Vice President Gore’s deck by clicking here.

Wei-Tai  Kwok trained in Chicago in 2013 to become a Climate Reality Leader and  recently co-chaired  the Climate Reality San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. Professionally, he has been in the renewable energy industry for the past decade, most recently as COO of Amber Kinetics,  a flywheel energy storage company. Previously, he was COO of Andalay Solar (residential solar installer and equipment manufacturer), vice president of operations in the residential solar division of NRG Energy, and vice president of global marketing for Suntech Power, the world's largest manufacturer of solar panels. Wei-Tai  holds a degree in economics and political science from Yale University and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese and English.  In 2019, he retrofitted his home to eliminate all fossil fuel appliances and emit zero carbon.

Jeff Drongowski is a passionate advocate for a sustainable and equitable future for all. He currently leads the Community Engagement committee for Climate Reality Los Angeles. After growing up in Michigan, Jeff leveraged his multi-hyphenate creativity with success as an award-winning commercial photographer, sommelier, and sales professional. Jeff found his true calling in the Sustainability field and was trained by former Vice President Al Gore in 2018. He quickly found himself elected Co-Chair of the LA Chapter of the Climate Reality Project. Since then, Jeff has completed the Sustainability program at UCLA Extension and passed the LEED Green Associate exam and is currently looking to transition into a full-time position in purpose-driven Sustainability work. Jeff is also active with the US Green Building Council and Net Impact LA. Jeff believes in the power of showing up and stepping up and starting from wherever we are. He is committed to educating himself, expanding our collective network, and being a better activist for this movement and this endlessly inspiring chapter.

William Morris is currently working at Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA) as a Field Organizer in Los Angeles, and he leads the Faith-Based Communities committee for Climate Reality Los Angeles. He holds a degree in environmental science with a focus on ecological restoration and works as an environmental missionary going into churches and engaging with them about climate justice and environmental stewardship from a theological perspective. William has also traveled to developing countries to do environmental surveying with faith-based organizations helping people meet environmental and physical needs. He believes that in order to fight the climate crisis, EVERYONE needs to be involved and be included in the conversation, regardless of faith.

D. Reed Eckhardt is an award-winning newspaper editor, columnist and editorial writer. He left the field of journalism in 2016 after more than 40 years in the business. He recently has been in Abiquiu, NM, handling family matters, and he and his wife, Elisabet de Vallee, have settled in Santa Fe. He is a Climate Reality leader and recently mentored during the 2021 Virtual Training. He also is a member of 350 Santa Fe, for which he writes a weekly digest of climate news (https://350santafe.org/weekly-news-digests/). He is co-author of the book, “Leadership and the Job of the Executive” (1996). He is the father of three daughters and has one granddaughter.

Lucy Garcia taught climate change for 18 years in LAUSD as a science teacher. She worked with other forces in the city working for climate literacy, from non-profits like Alliance for Climate Education, PowerSave Schools, Sierra Club Beyond Coal, and Theodore Payne Foundation, to agencies of the school district like the Office of Sustainability Initiatives, and school garden leaders. Upon retiring in 2018, she began looking around at organizations teaching climate, and worked with national organizations, Climate Generation and with CLEANet.org. She was trained as a Climate Reality leader last summer and has presented many times since. Lucy is chair of the Climate Curricula Committee of the Climate Reality Project Los Angeles Chapter.

Mayela Manasjan believes in the importance of leading with 3 G’s: Gratitude, Gentleness, and Generosity. She has worked diligently throughout her 20 year career as an environmental scientist to protect the environment for the benefit of all current and future generations. Mayela is the CEO of The Manasjan Consultancy, podcast host of Tiny Climate Challenge and also serves on the Climate Reality Business Working Group Leadership Team. Among her environmental achievements, Mayela was instrumental in developing Climate Action Plans that require 100 percent clean energy for the cities of Encinitas and Del Mar, California and is the proud recipient of the 2017 Climate Leader Award from the San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative. Mayela has also served as a Climate Reality mentor, San Diego chapter co-chair, leadership panel speaker and Master of Ceremonies with former Vice President Al Gore at two Climate Reality Project conferences in 2019 and 2020.

Steve Levin is an executive coach and organizational development consultant with a specialty in developing citizen activists into effective leaders. He was trained in TCRP in San Francisco in 2012 and has mentored many CR leaders to make their presentations more engaging. Meanwhile, he has designed and conducted workshops and facilitated retreats to develop leadership and communication skills at Citizens Climate Lobby nationally and for 350.org in the SF Bay Area. Steve steadfastly insists that we are all on the same side. He doesn’t see adversaries, but rather misguided allies who have not yet found their way to support us! With optimism and humor, he supports and challenges every volunteer to bring their best self to their advocacy. Steve lives in Portola Valley, CA and hikes just about every day in the nearby nature preserves. Stop by some time and he’ll be glad to hike with you.

A longtime climate and science communicator and presenter, Dan Linehan trained with Climate Reality Project in San Francisco, 2012. Way back in 2006, he traveled to Antarctica to study and write about climate change, wildlife, and environmental issues. In 2019, he published the award-winning multimedia serial novel “The Princess of the Bottom of the World,” which is based on this work and other unbelievable experiences. His approach was recognized by Participant Media, which filmed a short profile about him for its 10-year anniversary celebration of Oscar-winning “An Inconvenient Truth.” He recently presented about his climate work for the National Steinbeck Center’s Inspired Talk Series. Dan is widely published and has worked for major educational publishing companies, a film studio specializing in National Geographic and PBS nature films, a top US national laboratory, and more. www.dslinehan.com