Board Members

Common Ground Relief 2023 Board of Directors

Common Ground Relief selects its Board members based on their interest, experience, and commitment to the issues and values set forth in Common Ground Relief’s mission.  Common Ground Relief’s Board members represent the diversity of the communities that it serves.

  • Rollin Black

    Director of Coastal and Habitat Restoration at the Lower Ninth Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development. 
    Email: rollinrenola@gmail.com

  • Selena Bolton

    Coordinator at Louisiana for a Green New Deal
    Email: selenabolton2@gmail.com

  • Charles Chaisson

    Freelance Visual Artist & Illustrator
    Email: charleschaisson@gmail.com

  • Kellyn LaCour-Conant

    Climate Action Strategy Manager at Taproot Earth 
    Email: kellynlacour@gmail.com

  • Bek Markel

    Research Technician at the Tulane University Van Bael Lab
    Email: bmarkel@tulane.edu

  • Laura-Sage Marshall

    Resisting Dirty Energy Campaign Coordinator at Healthy Gulf
    Email: laurasagemarshall@gmail.com

  • Annie Moran

    Freelance Fine Artist, Muralist, and Jewelry Designer
    Email: annie@anniemoran.com

  • Blaise Pezold 

    Coastal and Environmental Program Manager at the Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation
    Email: blaise@merauxfoundation.org