Confused by the snowstorms across the south this week? Well bizarre inclement weather is only one element of climate change and this week we are talking to Kandyce Perry, Director of Stormwater Management at New Jersey Future on how climate change impacts marginalized communities and why Black women should be apart of conversations on climate justice.

Kandyce Perry, an environmentalist born and raised in Detroit currently living in Philadelphia, is the Director of Stormwater at New Jersey Future, a nonpartisan nonprofit based in Trenton, NJ that promotes sensible growth, redevelopment, and infrastructure investments to foster vibrant cities and towns, protect natural lands and waterways, enhance transportation choices, provide access to safe, affordable, and aging-friendly neighborhoods, and fuel a strong economy. Kandyce directs New Jersey Future’s programs, projects, and strategies to improve stormwater management, including those aimed at moving green stormwater infrastructure practices into the mainstream and projects to cultivate the use of stormwater utilities to equitably fund upgrades. Prior to joining New Jersey Future, Kandyce worked on brownfield redevelopment at the City of Camden Redevelopment Agency. Kandyce holds a master’s degree in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Environmental Policy from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Environmental Science from Spelman College. Kandyce is a graduate of the Environmental Leadership Program and DiverseForce on Boards Program at the University of Pennsylvania.