Paulina López

Paulina López-Peters is an organizer, advocate, and the mother of three boys. She originally comes from Ecuador, but has made Seattle her home over the past 22 years.

Paulina has over 25 years of experience working on issues of civil rights, social environmental justice, equity, education and diversity. Paulina is keenly in tune with the strengths and challenges of this community as it moves toward environmental health and social and climate justice. Paulina highly regarded organizer, facilitator, community and policy strategist, movement builder focused on building systems of power and shifting power outward to those most impacted by injustice and oppression. Developed consulting with governments, organizations, community and foundations to identify ways to shift power dynamics, and develop frameworks for collaborative co- creating and transformative governance. Through this work and her leadership in social, environmental, and racial justice organizations, Paulina has developed expertise in multi-sector stakeholder engagement, networks, collaborative problem solving, and building power with BIPOC communities of color, immigrants, and refugees.

She first joined the Duwamish River Community Coalition (DRCC/TAG) as a volunteer, advocating in her community for access to a safe, clean environment for South Park’s families. Currently she serves as the Executive Director. Paulina holds a Master’s degree in Human Rights Law from St. Thomas University.