Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC)
Rosalund Jenkins is a seasoned professional in economic inclusion and diversity, currently serving as the Senior Economic Inclusion Program Manager at Emerald Cities Collaborative since October 2023. In this role, Rosalund designs and oversees the Electrical Pathways Pre-Apprenticeship program, focusing on advancing diversity in technical trades related to clean energy. Previously, Rosalund held various roles, including Service Equity Program Manager at Seattle City Light and Economic Inclusion Program Manager at Emerald Cities Collaborative, where responsibilities included orchestrating training programs for diverse workers in clean energy and promoting W/MBE participation. Rosalund's earlier experience includes serving as Creative Director at Hendley Media Services, Project Director at the League of Education Voters, and Executive Director at the WA State Commission on African American Affairs. Rosalund holds a Master of Public Administration from The Evergreen State College and a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Media from Western Washington University.
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Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC)
Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) is a national nonprofit organization founded in 2009 that advances racial, economic, and climate justice to build communities that are more equitable, economically just, and sustainable. Headquartered in Washington, DC, ECC implements replicable place-based strategies in community and worker power building, economic inclusion, and equitable implementation in five regions (Northwest, Northern California, Southern California, Northeast, and D.C./Maryland/Virginia) and select cities throughout the US. Additionally, ECC’s national Civic Infrastructure and Strategic Initiatives provide a broad range of policy capacity, program leadership, coalition building, and technical assistance to community-based organizations, government, and more. PURPOSE: Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) centers and collaborates with frontline communities, especially communities of color, to ensure that they are at the forefront of decision-making, that they benefit from the economic opportunities of the transition to clean energy, and that climate investments are driven back to those communities. MISSION: Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) advances racial, economic, and climate justice to build communities that are more equitable, economically just, and sustainable through replicable strategies in community and worker powerbuilding, economic inclusion, and equitable implementation. VISION: We envision healthy, sustainable, powerful, and thriving communities, especially communities of color.