Tamara Toles O’Laughlin

Tamara Toles O’Laughlin (pronouns: she/her) is an environmentalist focused on equity, access, and community. She develops capacity building initiatives and creates multimedia campaigns to dismantle privilege and increase opportunities for vulnerable populations to access healthy air, clean energy, and a toxic free economy at the local, regional, and national level.

Toles O’Laughlin is a multi-hyphenate leader, a co worker, resource and connector. She is the Founder of Climate Critical, a groundbreaking, global support network for people experiencing burnout in service of a habitable planet. She is the President and CEO of the Environmental Grantmakers Association, which represents over 200 foundations globally that hold approximately $200 billion in assets and grant more than $1.8 billion annually to environmental causes. She consistently drives mission critical work and organizational investments to build a multiracial, multi-generational climate movement that is ready to hold leaders accountable to the long view of justice. Previously, Toles O’Laughlin was North America Director at 350.org and 350 Action.

Previously, Toles O’Laughlin led the Maryland Environmental Health Network, based in Baltimore. As its executive director she promoted the elimination of environmental threats to human health, and facilitated development of coalitions led by impacted community members and supported by health practitioners and environmental advocates. 

Toles O’Laughlin serves as a volunteer, advisor and thought partner in support of transformative ideas for people and planet. She is a founding supporter of the Maryland Campaign for Environmental Human Rights and a champion for the Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty. She is also a Senior Advisor at the Green Leadership Trust and an Advisor for Climate Refugees. 

Tamara graduated from Vermont Law School in 2009, earning both a Juris Doctor and a Master of Environmental Law and Policy, with a concentration in energy generation and carbon constraint. 

Toles O’Laughlin is a long range thinker, committed to environmental advocacy in support of the poor and chronically under-served with two decades of cross-sector environmental experience.