WCCI-USA is sponsored by Earth Island Institute (EII) a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in the United States, where it is coordinated by Tracy Mann and Elaine McCarty. WCCI-Uganda is a registered NGO in Uganda where it is coordinated by the East Africa team. Learn more about our co-chairs below.
Rose Wamalwa, WCCI Regional Coordinator, Kenya. Rose is the Founder of Women in Water and Natural Resources Conservation (WWANC) a Non-Profit Organization in Western Kenya. WWANC works with grassroots’ women, men and youth in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Its main focusing is reaching out to the voiceless communities and support them to embrace socio-economic change and transformation through community conversations and participation. Her all-around motto is: My Voice, My Choice my Future!
Rose has spearheaded transformational change through hands on training for the grassroots’ community with specific target to women and girls, transforming their double burdens into triple roles for social and economic stability and sustainable development. With vast experience in community development and women issues, Rose has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biological sciences, and is currently pursuing a master’s Degree in Development Studies at Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology where she is researching on the Impact of Grassroots women’s participation in community Development Projects. Rose is a Trainer, a certified Enterprise Development Agent by UNDP Kenya, a WASH advocate, a Climate Change Champion and an Environment conservation activist. With over 10 years’ experience coordinating, planning and implementing both local and international projects.
Tracy Mann, WCCI Regional Co-Coordinator, United States. Tracy serves as project director for Climate Wise Women. Founded in 2009, Climate Wise Women creates visibility and support for the global grassroots women whose leadership is essential to the survival of the communities on the frontlines of climate change. She leads the organization on program implementation and communications strategies.
Tracy has thirty-five years' experience in communications in the international entertainment business and emerging technologies. In 2009, she worked with the Global Campaign for Climate Action on a communications campaign for women's leadership on climate change. Tracy has consulted to the Austin, Texas-based conference company SXSW LLC on international engagement for the past 18 years. Among the many services she provides to the company, she represents SXSW to Brazil and was a co-founder of the SXSW Eco event which was inaugurated in 2011. Tracy was a Rotary Scholar to Brazil in 1973 and subsequently spent four years in that country.
Elaine McCarty, Regional Co-Coordinator, United States. A dedication and commitment to healthy people and planet have been the trademark of Elaine’s professional life spanning more than 20 years. Elaine has worked with companies, government agencies and nonprofits on issues such as climate change, reducing plastics, recycling, composting and water contamination by through training, research and analysis, feasibility studies and analysis of markets and businesses. She brings over fifteen years of management and consulting experience in education, sustainability, and health care, with an emphasis on developing and implementing strategic, marketing and sales plans with multidisciplinary teams. Elaine has built and managed education programs in sustainability, such as Dominican University’s Green MBA program. As VP of Operations for a start-up medical device company, she helped bring the world’s first biodegradable medical device to market. She holds an MBA in Sustainable Enterprise from Dominican University of California and a B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics from Southern Illinois University, summa cum laude.
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