The Community Sentinel Award for Environmental Stewardship

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The Community Sentinel Award for Environmental Stewardship is an annual award established in 2015 that honors environmental activism and advocacy.

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2024 COMMUNITY SENTINEL AWARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

The 2024 Community Sentinel Awards Ceremony will feature inspiring speakers, music, and community celebration. We are honored to welcome keynote speaker Dr. Carolyn Finney, a cultural geographer and storyteller, and Eddie Mitchell, a grassroots organizer from Ireland who has championed efforts to ban fracking and prevent LNG development.

There will also be music performances by David Pfister and Andrew Woomer, local talents blending Americana sounds and energizing vibes.

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Event Details

Date:	December 4, 2024
Location:	The Westin Pittsburgh, 1000 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (Note: The event will also be live streamed for virtual attendees.)
Time:	5 p.m. – Happy Hour 6 p.m. – Dinner 7-9 p.m. – Awards Ceremony 9 p.m. – Reception Join us from 2–4 p.m. in the Lawrence Room at The Westin Pittsburgh for a screening of the documentary Blowout: Who’s Next?, featuring stories of Sentinels from Dimock, PA. All are welcome to attend!

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2024 Community Sentinel Awards Ceremony

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Meet the 2024 Sentinels

Natisha C Washington

2024 Community Sentinel

Wilkinsburg, PA

Andrea W Pierce

2024 Community Sentinel

Ypsilanti, MI

Roishetta Ozane

2024 Community Sentinel

Lake Charles, LA

Patricia J Popple

2024 Community Sentinel ⋅ Community Choice

Chippewa Falls, WI

Quinn Eide

2024 Community Sentinel ⋅ Emerging Leader

Oakland, CA

~Read Their Stories ~

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Community Sentinel Award Winners

2024

NaTisha C Washington – PA Andrea W Pierce – MI Roishetta Ozane – LA Patricia J Popple – WI Quinn Eide – CA

2023

Anaïs Peterson – PA Debra Ramirez – LA Gillian Graber – PA Maury Johnson – WV Sarah Martik – PA

2022

Cesar Aguirre – CA Dr. Joy and Jo Banner – LA Dr. Crystal Cavalier-Keck – NC Chanté Davis – LA Jill Hunkler – OH Laurie Barr – PA

2021

John Beard – Port Arthur, TX Veronica Coptis – Greene County, PA Travis London – Donaldsonville, LA Love Sanchez – Corpus Christi, TX

2020

Edith Abeyta – North Braddock, PA Yvette Arellano – Houston, TX Theresa Landrum – Detroit, MI Brenda Jo McManama – Fairmont, WV

2019

Ron Gulla – Canonsburg, PA Sharon Lavigne – St. James, LA Allie Rosenbluth – Medford, OR Melissa Troutman – Pittsburgh, PA

2018

Ellen Gerhart – Pennsylvania Natasha Léger – Colorado Rebecca Roter – of Pennsylvania, now Georgia Youth award: Nalleli Cobo – California

2017

Ranjana Bhandari – Arlington, TX Frank Finan – Hop Bottom, PA Ray Kemble – Montrose, PA

2016

Alma Hasse – Fruitland, ID Alex Lotorto – Milford, PA Vera Scroggins – Brackney, PA

2015

Dory Hippauf – Dallas, PA Craig Stevens – Herndon, VA Therese Vick – Raleigh, NC

Legacy of Heroes

Ashby Berkley – Pence Springs, West Virginia Bob Nelson, Pennsylvania Chris Shepard – Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania Courtney Miller Fish – Georgetown, Pennsylvania David Braun – Oakland, California & New York, New York Debby Lee Cohen – New York, New York Klee Benally – Flagstaff, Arizona Laurel Gulla – Waukon, Iowa Peter Dykstra – Hackensack, New Jersey & Atlanta, Georgia Sreedhar Ramamurthi – Mumbai, India Teresa Mills – Columbus, Ohio William “Bill” Limpert – Bath County, Virginia

Legacy of Heroes

Each year, FracTracker Alliance and Halt the Harm Network honor the memory of environmental activists and advocates as part of the Community Sentinel Awards program.