Nahal Ipakchi is a Senior Director at Kearns & West with over 15 years of experience leading efforts focused on environmental justice, community resilience, tribal relations, equitable and inclusive outreach and engagement, collaborative solutions, and stakeholder facilitation. Nahal’s current focus is on air quality, climate and shoreline adaptation, water resources, land use, equity and inclusion, and community and regional planning. Nahal is a trusted convener committed to making environmental justice and equity central to climate and environmental planning and policymaking. She designs and facilitates public engagement strategies focused on cultivating meaningful partnerships for innovative and equitable solutions that support thriving and healthy communities and ecosystems.