Christine Platt

Christine Platt has dedicated her career to working at the intersections of social justice and environmental sustainability. A believer in the power of storytelling as a tool for social change, addressing and seeking solutions to racial and climate inequities remain constant themes in her writing and advocacy. A former Senior Policy Advisor for the US Department of Energy, she holds a B.A. in Africana Studies from the University of South Florida, M.A. in African and African American Studies from The Ohio State University, and J.D. from Stetson University College of Law.

Christine is a member of the American Association of Blacks in Energy, Women’s Council on Energy & the Environment, Association of Writers and Writing Programs, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Association of Black Women Historians, and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. She also serves as an Ambassador for Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.