Ahmina Maxey is the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition’s Operations Director. She is committed to ensuring that grassroots leadership and expertise are valued and strengthened as we work for transformative and systemic change. Ahmina has many years of experience in local and national non-profits, helping provide financial and capacity-building resources to communities of color combating environmental racism. Her work has supported environmental justice communities in Michigan, Maryland, California, Connecticut, and other states across the country. In Detroit, she’s organized for air pollution reduction with groups such as the East Michigan Environmental Action Council and Zero Waste Detroit, and nationally with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives. In her role with the Transforming Power Fund, she mobilized resources for Detroit’s community of organizers and worked to model the organization as a more equitable approach to philanthropy and grantmaking. She is a 2014 recipient of the Sierra Club’s Bunyan Bryant Environmental Justice Award, 2017 Grist Emerging Green Leader, and 2019 recipient of the Michigan League of Conservation Voters Advocate of the Year Award.