Senior Attorney, Center for Biological Diversity
Roger works in the Center for Biological Diversity’s Energy Justice program and advocates for an equitable clean energy future.
Prior to joining the Center, he worked with environmental justice organizations throughout California and has litigated environmental justice and civil rights cases. Roger was formerly a staff attorney at Communities for a Better Environment, where he represented low-income communities and communities of color in a variety of climate justice campaigns. Roger then joined the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment as a senior attorney to continue similar advocacy in the San Joaquin Valley of California. As an author of California’s Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Group, he was appointed to advise the California Public Utilities and Energy Commissions on best practices to increase the siting of renewable resources in areas of the state most impacted by industrial pollution. He’s also instructed the Environmental Justice course at Berkeley Law, exploring the intersection of racial justice and the environment with students at its Environmental Law Clinic.
Roger received his law degree from Golden Gate University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University.
Environmental Justice: Law, Policy & Regulation 