As Senior Program Officer for Environment at The Kresge Foundation, Shamar Bibbins is responsible for grant making that helps communities build resilience in the face of climate change. This includes managing Kresge’s Climate Change, Health & Equity initiative, a multi-year effort that seeks to mobilize a strong constituency for equitable climate action within health care institutions, among health practitioners, and among community-based advocates in a way that is responsive to the needs and priorities of low-income, urban communities. Shamar explains, “I’m guided by a deep passion for social, economic and climate justice for underrepresented communities. Supporting place-based innovation and helping build the field of climate resilience is an honor.”