UPCOMING EVENTS
DC Appleseed recognizes that environmental conditions shape residents’ health, economic opportunity, and quality of life. Longstanding inequities leave communities facing systemic barriers disproportionately exposed to pollution, climate change, and underinvestment. Protecting the District’s natural resources strengthens public health, builds community resilience, and supports equitable economic growth. Local control over environmental policy is essential to democratic accountability and responsive solutions.
Through environmental stewardship, DC Appleseed advances a healthier, more just, and more sustainable District.
Host Committee
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Elizabeth "Beth" Halpern, Board Chair | Partner, Hogan Lovells
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William “Bill” Stein, Vice Chair | Senior Counsel, Hughes Hubbard & Reed
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Kenneth Kratovil, Treasurer | Partner, HKA
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Vanessa Batters-Thompson, Executive Director
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Victor Bonett, Co-Chair, Development Committee | Senior Manager, Public Policy, Amazon, Inc.
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Peter Denton, Co-Chair, Development Committee | Partner, Steptoe
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William Buffaloe, Board Member | Counsel, O’Melveny & Myers
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Jeffrey Handwerker, Board Member | Partner, Arnold & Porter
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Mary Morningstar, Board Member | Retired, Lockheed Martin
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Austin Ownbey, Board Member | Partner, Akerman
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Dr. Caroline Popper, Board Member | President, Popper and Company
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Gary Ratner, Co-Founder, Board Member | Lawyers Defending American Democracy
