Ana Rico, CEC Community Ambassador

I’m a community ambassador, and I’m a CEC Climate Steward.

About Ana

Maureen Ellenberger, a member of the Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara, and Ana Rico, a CEC Community Ambassador and mother of three, met in CEC’s Climate Stewards class. They became fast friends, bonding over their shared passion for empowering the next generation to become leaders of climate action. The two joined forces for their class project to develop bilingual curricula for school teachers that introduces young students (and their parents) to climate-related careers, and connects local schools to climate professionals. Through their project, Maureen and Ana are delivering curricula and organizing several guest speakers — including some of their fellow Climate Steward alumni — at El Camino Elementary School in Goleta and La Colina Junior High in Santa Barbara.