The Future Is Listening: Youth Leadership in a Changing Climate

Aleisha Whipple (she/her) Graduate Student /Appalachian State University

Mason Eslinger Wildlife Management and Forestry Technology Major /Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Maya C Espinosa Lead /Black Girl Environmentalist

Stella Mackler Senior Environmental Studies Major /Davidson College

Young people are not just inheriting the climate crisis. They are shaping the response. This panel features youth leaders, advocates and innovators who are organizing, educating, and driving change in their schools and communities. Panelists will discuss intergenerational responsibility and how young voices are influencing policy, culture and environmental justice movements across the Carolinas.