Who We Are

Dean Wallraff, Executive Director

Dean Wallraff, a California environmental and land-use attorney, is responsible for the overall management of Advocates for the Environment A graduate of the University of Arizona and Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, he has litigated extensively under various state and federal environmental and land-use laws.

Kelsey Grisillo, Environmental Policy Advocate

Kelsey Grisillo is the director of the Environmental Right program, which seeks to use the initiative process to add a right to a clean and healthy environment to the Bill of Rights in the California Constitution.

Lore Pekrul, Director of Urban Programs

Lore Pekrul, an urban planner and urban-environment activist, directs Advocates' environmental programs for cities.