Akisha Everett

The amazing Minneapolis Climate Action team and Board of Directors has welcomed me, Akisha Everett, as Executive Director as of July 2023. Before joining MCA, I served as a Project Manager for an Energy Storage Pilot Project at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment and as an Independent Clean Energy Workforce Development Consultant. I bring 20+ years of executive leadership, project management and community engagement experience to MCA. My professional experience includes launching new health, environmental & public policy initiatives, revitalizing operations, administrative leadership, fiscal management & crisis control abilities and professional development facilitation. In my spare time, I enjoy gathering with family and friends, traveling & experiencing new cultures, gardening, cycling, swimming and attending my children’s athletic events.  I look forward to facing the challenges of addressing systemic injustices in the environmental space here at Minneapolis Climate Action and celebrating successes with the community.   "We all do better, when we all do better." -Paul Wellstone Contact akisha@mplsclimate.org for collaborative conversations