Maya Siegel

Written By Diandra Marizet Esparza
Maya, Board Member at Intersectional Environmentalist, works behind the scenes to build an inclusive climate movement. Photographed in their workspace.


Board Member

Maya Siegel (She/Her) is a Chinese-American entrepreneur and digital strategist. She is the co-founder of Stories of Consent, the first and only national organization in the United States that uses a youth-led, peer-education model to provide consent education in states without educational mandates. She is also the Platforms Manager at FEMINIST, the largest women-owned nonprofit media platform serving women, girls, and gender-expansive people with a global audience of over 6M people. '

Maya has led social strategy for initiatives including Intersectional Environmentalist; Emerging Radiance, a mural and AR experience that won Best Immersive Project at Tribeca in June 2022; the TOMFORD Plastic Innovation Prize powered by Lonely Whale, a $1.2M prize purse for alternatives to thin-film plastic. Her work focuses on narrative-centered initiatives to foster a more sustainable and equitable future.

Diandra Marizet Esparza

Diandra is a Spanglish poet and writer. Her work trails emergent social and cultural narratives of belonging, healing and restoration through ancestry and environmental connection.

https://diandramarizetesparza.com/
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