The Chicago Department of Environment is Operational with Iyana Simba
House Warming
English - May 15, 2024 23:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsNatural Sciences Science News climate climate change climate crisis environment chicago illinois springfield global warming planet conservation Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
House Warming Podcast, Episode 022: Human Composting: A Cleaner, Greener End with Iyana Simba of the Illinois Environmental Council.
In this episode, Sarah talks with Iyana Simba about the Chicago Department of Environment (spoiler: it is up and running)!
Iyana currently serves as the City Programs Director at the Illinois Environmental Council where she oversees advocacy, coalition building, aldermanic relationships and organizing related to environmental issues before the City of Chicago. Previously, she has served several roles at IEC including Clean Water Policy Director, Clean Water Advocate and Intern. In her most recent role as Clean Water Policy Director, she oversaw policy development, coalition building and advocacy related to water issues in Illinois. Iyana’s work continues to ensure water among other environmental issues are salient to both the public and decision makers.
Prior to working at IEC, she attended the University of Illinois at Chicago and graduated with honors with a degree in Public Policy and a Sustainable Cities minor.
Outside of her work, Iyana enjoys engaging in local politics, painting, hiking and traveling. She is also a member of the Environmentalists of Color Network and the Chicago Urban League’s Metropolitan Board.