ABOUT US

CHOOSE CLEAN AIR

O₂ Utah is an environmental nonprofit whose mission is to clean our state’s air and eliminate our contributions to climate change through elections and policy.

Our team is a passionate group of activists and outdoor enthusiasts working to improve environmental outcomes in Utah.

We Choose Clean Air by supporting environmentally-conscious candidates, proposing bold policies, and engaging our community.

OUR TEAM

Our Team

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David Garbett

Executive Director

david@o2utah.org

Father of two, former mayoral candidate,

occasional mustache haver, avid backcountry skier/splitboarder, wannabe climber and vegan.

Eliza Cowie

Policy Director

eliza@o2utah.org

Community builder, outdoor adrenaline junkie, snack enthusiast, former Division I athlete,

former U.S. congressional staffer, Utah air quality and economy advocate.

Travis Suite

Political Director

travis@o2utah.org

Avid trail runner, snowboarder, dog dad, vegetarian, soccer connoisseur, political junkie.

Greg Yerkes

Development Director

greg@o2utah.org

Gardening geek, mountain man, desert dude, cat co-parent, baker of breads, Utah cheerleader.

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Eli Davis

Communications Director

eli@o2utah.org

Proud teleskier, devoted Baltimore sports fan, hunter of grammatical errors, ice cream

enthusiast, chairlift joke expert, Seinfeld pundit.

Samantha Pensari

Community & Events Director

samantha@o2utah.org

Dog mom, plant lover, big foodie, gardening queen, hiker, book lover, Utah local, passionate about the environment.

Piper Christian

Policy Associate

piper@o2utah.org

Lifelong Utahn, avid fan of kayaking, backpacking, cross-country skiing, and rollerblading, enthusiastic air quality researcher and advocate.

OUR BOARD

Our Board

Sarah Lyman

Account Supervisor at Redirect.

Long track record in politics, prefaced by a New York City career in PR.

Passionate skier.

TJ Ellerbeck

Executive Director at Rural Utah Project. Political Director for Utah Democratic Party 2015-2017.

Jeffrey Eisenberg

Attorney and partner at Eisenberg, Lowrance, Lundell, Lofgren. Former President of the Brain Injury Alliance of Utah and founder the Utah Democratic Lawyers Council.

David Garbett

O₂ Utah Executive Director. Former Salt Lake City mayoral candidate and attorney.

Molly Hutsinpiller

O₂ Utah Board Chair. Recently retired. Outdoors as much as possible: skiing, biking, hiking. Figuring out how to give back.

Peter Metcalf

Lead Co-Founder of Black Diamond Equipment until 2015. Director of Outdoor Industry’s Conservation Alliance, Outdoor Alliance, and American Alpine Club.

Jamie Henn

Founder and Director of Fossil Free Media.

Co-Founder and previous Strategy and Communications Director at 350.org.