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I’m happy to announce that Ellen Moore is stepping into a new role as Earthworks’ Mining Program Director.
Ellen comes to this role after eight years at Earthworks, most recently as interim co-director of our mining team following Payal Sampat’s departure to the 11th Hour Project.
Ellen most recently served as the founding manager of Earthworks’ Making Clean Energy Clean, Just and Equitable campaign, advocating for meeting climate goals while also protecting community health, water, human rights, and the environment from the harmful impacts of mining. She has represented Earthworks in key private sector and public policy arenas, supported Earthworks’ efforts in key coalitions, and assisted with subgrants and partnerships in communities in Asia, Latin America, Africa and Europe, all while supervising a dynamic global team.
Ellen’s first position at Earthworks was supporting global mining campaigns and working alongside communities to prevent mining where it is not appropriate and reduce mining’s harm to the local water, air, and ecosystems. Notably, Ellen has supported communities in Guatemala including the Xinka Parliament as they lead a court-ordered consultation process over the Escobal silver mine.
In 2019, Ellen designed and led Earthworks’ successful Ditch Ocean Dumping campaign that stopped mining companies from dumping mine waste into the ocean and continues to expose the grave risks of mining to the world’s fisheries and marine environments.
Prior to Earthworks, Ellen worked at the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada on regional mining issues, and at the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA), where she first encountered mining impacts.
We are thrilled to have her strategic acumen and her commitment to justice in her new role leading the mining team.