Officers & Executive Board
Michelle Regalado Deatrick, Founder and Chair, is a labor and national environmental leader, farmer and battleground state organizer. Michelle is the Vice President of the Huron Valley Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, a proud UAW member, and is the recent former Vice Chair of the Washtenaw County Commission where she beat a three-term Republican to win her rural seat. Michelle founded her county’s first Environmental Council, serves on these National Advisory Boards/Boards: Jane Fonda Climate PAC, OnePointFive Climate Strategy Group, Climate Power, the Ecology Center, and the Huron Valley Workers Organizing Center. Michelle lives with her family on an 80-acre farm in Michigan.
David Green, Senior Advisor, is a certified public accountant and is a recent DNC member due to his role as vice chair of the Washington State Democratic Party until early 2025. He resides in Spokane, the home of the first environmentally themed world’s fair (1974.) He is a member of The Lands Council in Spokane. As a member of the Association of State Democratic Committees, David focuses on integrating the work of the ECCC with the various state party organizations.
Katie Darling, Secretary , currently serves as 1st Vice Chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party, a DNC Member representing Louisiana, and an Executive Committee Member for the Association of State Democratic Committees. In these roles, she works to reimagine Democratic infrastructure, amplify Louisiana's progressive voices in national party decisions, and build grassroots coalitions across the state. Katie previously ran for Congress in Louisiana's 1st Congressional District, gaining national recognition for a campaign ad in which she spoke boldly about abortion rights and climate change — issues that remain controversial in Louisiana. Her current work is dedicated to rural candidate recruitment and grassroots organizing, with a focus on identifying and supporting everyday people ready to step into public service. Katie lives in rural, unincorporated St. Tammany Parish with her husband of 12 years and their three young children. Her family homesteads and invests in sustainable living practices — values that inform both her personal life and her political vision for a more just and resilient Louisiana..
Manny Crespín, Director of Hispanic Engagement, Mis a public service leader, environmental justice advocate, and nonprofit executive based in New Mexico. He is the Founder and Executive Director of the Coalition for Fire Fund Fairness, an environmental and social justice organization formed in response to the Hermit’s Peak–Calf Canyon Fire. Through this work, Manny has led efforts to hold federal agencies accountable, advocate for fair and transparent disaster compensation, and center the voices of rural and frontline communities disproportionately impacted by wildfire and environmental harm.
Manny brings more than a decade of experience in community leadership, public policy, and systems advocacy, with work rooted at the intersection of environmental protection, public health, and equity. His leadership emphasizes climate resilience, wildfire prevention and mitigation, and the importance of just recovery frameworks that protect people, land, and livelihoods.
Manny serves in multiple national leadership roles within the Democratic National Committee,
including as Committeeman At Large for the DNC Western States and Territories Caucus, Recording Secretary of the DNC LGBTQ Caucus, Vice Chair of the DNC Small Business Council, and a member of the DNC Task Force on Meetings and Accessibility. He is also a former Vice Chair of the Democratic Party of Bernalillo County from 2019 – 2021 and the Former Vice Chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico from 2021-2025, Vice Chair of the Bernalillo County Behavioral Health Subcommittee for Community Supports from 2019-2021 Chair of the Bernalillo County Behavioral Health Subcommittee for Community Supports from 2021-2024.
Paul Presendieu, Director of Youth Engagement, is an environmentalist in New Rochelle, NY, and is the son of Colombian and Haitian Immigrants. He is the Director of Community Engagement for Soulful Synergy, a millennial-minority-owned sustainability social enterprise focused on creating green-collar workers in environmental justice communities. Paul is the current National Environmental Caucus Chair for the Young Democrats of America, Environmental Caucus Chair Emeritus for the College Democrats of America, is in his second term as the United Nations Foundation’s Global Ambassador for the 13th Sustainable Development Goal: Climate Action, and is the Environmental Advisory Committee Chair for the City of New Rochelle’s municipal government.
Howard Chou, Vice Chair, is a recently re-elected DNC Committeeman from Colorado. He is Co-Chair of the Colorado Democrats Environment and Climate Crisis Council, a Colorado Co-Chair of Climate Power and a proud member of both Colorado Black Women for Political Action and a State Committee member for Colorado Working Families Party. Howard has been working professionally in Market Research for over 14 years including Political Ad and Message testing with online polling, which includes 5 Democratic Presidential campaigns. A dedicated organizer, activist and volunteer, Howard works strategically with Democratic candidates and progressive campaigns all over Colorado.