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Athena Motavvef

Legislative Representative

Issue Areas & Contact

  • Clean Transportation

Phone: (202) 797-5255

Athena Motavvef is a legislative representative on the Policy and Legislation team at Earthjustice. Based out of Washington, D.C., she is a federal advocate working to electrify our transportation system to reduce air pollution and protect our climate. Prior to joining Earthjustice, Athena served as the communications coordinator for WE ACT for Environmental Justice. Athena received a Bachelor of Arts, Public Policy from the University of California, Riverside; and a Masters of Science, Public Policy and Management – DC Track from Carnegie Mellon University.

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