REGIONAL COORDINATORS

The international coordination of the YLNM network is overseen by nine volunteer regional coordinators from around the world. Each coordinator is from or actively involved in supporting frontline communities to resist unwanted mining projects. They are the bridges making connections between YLNM members and other allies at the local, regional and international levels.

YLNM’s Regional Coordinators are:

  • Natalie Lowrey, Pacific
  • Babawale Obayanju, West Africa
  • Mariana Gomez Soto, Latin America
  • Clemente ‘Enteng’ Bautista, South East Asia
  • Juliana Thornton, Southern Africa
  • Merle Davis, North America
  • Brie Van Dam, Arctic
  • Guadalupe Rodriguez, Southern Europe
  • Hannibal Rhoades, Northern Europe