Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud is Executive Director of Bayou City Waterkeeper where she supports community efforts in wetland protection, water quality, and watershed resiliency which center on equity and nature-based solutions. Prior to this, Ayanna was Director of Education and Public Programs at Houston Botanic Garden launching the organization’s first-ever education offerings, emphasizing biodiversity and ethnobotany. She has worked at environmental and cultural institutions for over twenty years. A native Houstonian, she develops frameworks for new ways of imagining and advocating for water, ecology, justice, and people in greater Houston.