Hannah is a co-founder and the executive director of the Environmental Justice Alliance. She has years of experience working with children, especially children from vulnerable communities. She has devoted much of her time to supporting the development of disadvantaged youth and has studied poverty in the U.S. throughout her academic career. Hannah graduated from John Hopkins University in May 2019 with a master’s degree in Public Management. Her academic priorities have centered on poverty alleviation in the United States, education as a means of breaking the cycle of inter-generational poverty, and environmental justice. Hannah’s experience includes extensive coursework, independent research, and volunteer work related to vulnerable communities, disadvantaged children, homeless populations, and environmental justice.

Hannah was born and raised in South Carolina, but moved to the DMV in 2016. Drawn to the policy-making process and the prospect of making a difference in a region that blatantly juxtaposes opulence and tradition with poverty and inequality, she has chosen the Washington, DC metropolitan area as her permanent home and is committed to spending her career improving the lives of members of her community. Hannah is devoted to serving her community, loving on her four rescue animals, and growing organic plants in her vegetable garden.