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About Us

Our Mission
 
Protect PT (Penn-Trafford) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring residents' safety, security, and quality of life by engaging in education and advocacy to protect the economic, environmental, and legal rights of the people in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties. 

Protect PT was established in 2014 as a grassroots community-based nonprofit organization designed to protect our community from the harmful environmental impacts of fossil fuel activity. We are dedicated to ensuring Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties residents’ safety, security, and quality of life.

Meet the Team

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Gillian Graber, Executive Director

Gillian Graber, Executive Director

James Cirilano, Community Advocate

James Cirilano, Community Advocate

Cory Clemente, Communications Manager

Cory Clemente, Communications Manager

Yvonne Sorovacu, Environmental Scientist

Yvonne Sorovacu, Environmental Scientist

Francisco Hernandez, Community Organizer

Francisco Hernandez, Community Organizer

Kiara Jimenez, Project Coordinator

Kiara Jimenez, Project Coordinator

Tom Pike, Environmental Policy Advocate

Tom Pike, Environmental Policy Advocate

Pollution is a detriment to our quality of life as humans and knows no boundaries. We strive to help individuals and other communities who are facing similar issues by providing educational support, sharing of resources, and mentorship to ensure that others maintain or obtain clean and health communities. 

We strive to be of service to other communities in the Southwestern Pennsylvania region to help them better protect themselves from unconventional gas development and its associated infrastructure.

In order to serve other communities, we are offering mentorship and guidance to individuals or groups that want to work toward social change in their community.

 

We can discuss with other community members how to organize groups, participate in the local process and educate, engage, and empower their own communities for social change. We will also direct groups to other organizations in our network that can help them achieve their goals. ​

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