Marcus Sibley
Sanaa17 LLC
"NJPEEC is a strategic solution to longstanding systemic inequalities regarding energy in our communities," said Marcus Sibley, Chairman of the New Jersey Progressive Equitable Energy Coalition. "We know that all solutions should include leadership and representation of those impacted, and also recognize that background support from a well known organization like NJLCV is key to getting those voices to the important tables. The time for change, is now."
Marcus Sibley serves as the Chairman of NJPEEC. The Environmental & Social Justice Activist, Speaker, and Poet has a deep and profound commitment to justice and progress. He also serves as the 1st Vice President and the Environmental & Climate Justice Chairman for the Southern Burlington County NAACP, and is the branch's Immediate Past President and the former NAACP NJ State Conference Environmental & Climate Justice Chairman. The Newark, NJ native and owner of consulting company Sanaa17 LLC, is also a member of the NJ Reparations Councils where he serves on the Health Equity Committee, a member of the Lead-Free New Jersey Advocacy Coordinating Committee, a core team member of the Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition, and host of other social justice and environmentally focused councils and boards.
A consummate proponent of education and outreach, this recipient of various environmental advocacy and social justice awards has been featured on numerous national, regional and local television stations, FM & AM radio programs, and magazine and newspaper articles both in print and digital publications.
An alumnus of Rutgers University where he received undergraduate and graduate degrees in Social Work, Mr. Sibley has been delivering keynote addresses, presentations and workshops throughout the country for nineteen years. He’s employed by the National Wildlife Federation as the Northeast Director of Conservation Partnerships, where he works to ensure environmental justice, protection of our wildlife and open spaces, and responsible development of renewable sources of energy. In addition to his jurisdiction which includes NJ, NY, and CT where he leads state legislative campaigns, he also works closely the NWF International Team on state, national and international climate and justice issues.