Kimberly Roberts
Executive Director

As Executive Director, Kimberly is responsible for managing staff and ensuring successful implementation of programs and operations. Kimberly brings to the ELP community 13 years of experience working for social and economic justice in political, labor and community organizing. Most recently, Kimberly served as the staff and organizing director for the National Training and Information Center. Prior to NTIC, Kimberly was the Assistant Director of Recruitment and Screening for the AFL-CIO Organizing Institute, where she helped recruit and train a new generation of union organizers. Kimberly is Treasurer of the Gaithersburg Elementary PTA and Leader of Girl Scout Troop #75 where her daughters, Emma and Amelia, are both members. Kimberly and her husband, Tony, enjoy introducing their daughters to the outdoors and watching them develop a passion for nature.

Errol Mazursky
Deputy Director

As Deputy Director, Errol manages the recruitment and selection process for ELP's three regional networks as well as overseeing the development of fellowship programming and retreats. Additionally, Errol manages ELP's Activity Fund grants. Previously, Errol was a public health fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where he worked on community outreach programs and the development of international cohort studies to investigate the environment's impact on children's health and development. Errol served in the U.S. Peace Corps as a health volunteer in The Gambia, West Africa and was a Crisis Corps Volunteer in New Orleans, LA where he contributed to the response effort of Hurricane Katrina. Errol currently serves on the Board of Directors of Greenbelt Homes Inc., the Greenbelt Development Corporation and the Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders program.

Marianne Maloy
Eastern and New England Regional Network Program Coordinator

As Program Coordinator, Marianne helps to manage and develop the Eastern and New England Regional Network programs and also provides support for organizational operations. Marianne has a degree in Natural Resources from the University of Vermont, with a concentration in Environmental Education. She has been an educator for various museums, parks, and non-profits. Most recently Marianne was an environmental science teacher for Upward Bound, a college-prep program for urban youth. In addition, she was also the Recruitment Coordinator for City Year Greater Philadelphia, an AmeriCorps program that places young people as tutors and mentors in the public schools. Marianne has lived in Philadelphia for the past four years and can usually be found knitting in her free time.

Cerise Bridges
Mid-Altantic and Southeast Regional Network Program Coordinator

As Program Coordinator, Cerise helps to manage and develop the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Regional Network programs and also provides support for organizational operations. Cerise graduated from American University with a master's degree in Environmental Policy. During graduate school she was a team leader at Shaw EcoVillage, where she worked with teenagers educating the community about the problems and solutions of storm water runoff. Cerise also interned at the Trust for Public Land, researching major breakthroughs in the country's city parks system. Cerise is also former Peace Corps Volunteer, having served in Kenya as a Small Enterprise Development Volunteer.

Russom Woldezghi
Technology Coordinator

As Technology Coordinator, Russom manages and responds to the technical operations of ELP. Russom has worked with large organizations such as UNICEF and small non-profits such as Belo Rural Development Project (BERUDEP) on issues such as rural development and water sanitation. He regularly volunteers with at-risk youth in the Washington DC Metro Area. He enjoys spending his time wondering through flea-markets and of course the occasional skydiving, base jumping and everything in between.

Meghan Nicholson
Development Coordinator

Meghan researches funding opportunities, writes grant proposals, and works to measure the impact of ELP’s work. Prior to ELP, she worked for the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio as a public relations intern where she advocated their mission to foster access to opportunity for the 29 counties in the region. Meghan received her Bachelors of Science in Journalism from Ohio University in June 2008.