Payton M. Wilkins

Why you should listen

The principal manager of the Mandela Jones Consulting Group, Payton M. Wilkins has his roots in the environmental justice movement. He served as executive director of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists’ Education Center for six years, where he helped union members access resources for programs like Community Action and Response Against Toxics (CARAT). CARAT helps monitor environmental safety issues in low-income communities and educated locals about how to take action. Wilkins was previously the community engagement manager at the Green Door Initiative, which runs a collection of community-based environmental justice programs.