Leslee Gutiérrez Carillo​

Project-Based Team

Leslee (she/they) is a Twin Cities-based environmental justice and climate mobility advocate working on ensuring forced climate displacement is given the attention and urgency it requires. Currently completing a Master’s in Environmental Law and Public Policy at UMA in the State of México through a hybrid program, while residing in Minneapolis. Proudly, the firstborn child of immigrant parents in a large Mexican family. They have shown up in the fight for liberation as a community organizer, strategist, caregiver, and facilitator. The vision they subscribe to of the future is an ambitious one that takes the collective power of the masses, which they believe is strengthened through storytelling. In 2022, they partnered with Change Narrative as a featured storyteller in the award winning MN Fringe Festival Show, Changing the Narrative: Climate Stories for Justice. Currently, Leslee is supporting Change Narrative’s work around Environmental Justice Cumulative Impacts Bill Implementation as a project-based partner.