Dr. Sequoia Riley is the Director of Green Galveston, with over nine years of experience in research and stakeholder engagement across academia and nonprofit research institutes. Her work focuses on advancing urban resilience, climate equity, flood disaster risk management, and environmental justice initiatives within disadvantaged and underserved communities. She has led multiple research programs focused on climate sustainability, adaptation, resilience, and mitigation while building collaborative relationships with community partners, government agencies, research institutions, and funders.
Dr. Riley is passionate about critically evaluating strategies to implement green infrastructure across urban and rural built environments in an equitable manner. Her work emphasizes ensuring that everyone, regardless of socioeconomic background or ethnicity, can benefit from green infrastructure and nature-based solutions, so that entire communities experience the benefits of climate resilience rather than only select neighborhoods or populations.