Rebecca Sobel

Who is Rebecca Sobel?

Rebecca Sobel is the Organizing Director at WildEarth Guardians, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the wildlife, wild places, and wild rivers of the American West.1245 Sobel first joined Guardians in 2007 as their first Conservation Organizer, later becoming the Senior Climate and Energy Campaigner until 2021.1

Key Facts about Rebecca Sobel

• Holds a bachelor's degree in "Globalization and Social Justice" and a master's degree in International Relations and Human Rights1
• Previously worked as a Field Organizer for Greenpeace, organizing the March for Climate Action in Vermont with Bill McKibben1
• Served as the Executive Director of the New Mexico Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy1
• Ran an action-oriented campaign consulting firm called Action Oriented before returning to Guardians in 20161
• Originally from Philadelphia but calls the Southwest home1
• Uses she/her pronouns2
• Her LinkedIn username is rebeccasobel3

As Organizing Director, Sobel leads WildEarth Guardians' new Organizing Program, bringing her extensive experience in social justice activism and non-profit management to the role.45 She is described as a longtime social justice activist who has successfully worked with various non-profit organizations.34