The Los Angeles and Northern New Mexico Chapters of Climate Reality are teaming up to present another Speaker Training Bootcamp. Interested in honing your skills as a Climate Reality presenter? At the Speaker Training Bootcamp, you can learn strategies for building confidence, customizing the presentation material, mastering the technology and more. The training takes place in two parts: Sunday, May 23 (from 1:00-3:00pm Pacific time) and Sunday, June 6 (from 1:00-3:00pm Pacific time). CLICK HERE TO REGISTER and you will be sent links for both Zoom sessions.

The Bootcamp is open to members of all Climate Reality chapters, whether you’ve attended Leadership Corps Training or not. These Zoom sessions are accessible with live English captions and transcription. Meet the hosts, speakers and mentors for the Bootcamp by scrolling down.

Activist Carol ‘Ck’ Kravetz trained 2013 Chicago and gives climate presentations all over the Los Angeles basin; to curious adults, elementary school children 7-13 years old, high school and college students. She believes demonstrating the facts on how climate change affects us, and what we can do to combat its impacts are an important aspect of the program. Ck has been training individuals since 2012 on what it means to be an organizer, how to incorporate personal stories into activism and how to get new activists ready to meet the challenge of the climate crisis. Carol trained to be a citizen lobbyist in 2014, which has been very rewarding in meeting with legislators on the State and Federal level to move the climate conversation forward. She now trains climate activists to do the same. After so many years in entertainment and her final film project, AMCs “Breaking Bad”, Ck wrote a manual in 2015 on the job she did in the film industry. She now performs, The Production Coordinator; A Production Office Master Class, as a 2-day live seminar, or any other format desired, based on the manual. Carol considers all opportunities to share this invaluable knowledge on climate a gift.

Matt Almos is a creative leader who develops and produces experiences for live theater and themed entertainment. Matt attended the Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training in Atlanta in 2019, and has been giving lots and lots of presentations about the climate crisis ever since. He currently serves as chair for Speaker Training & Programs for Climate Reality Los Angeles. You can view his 30 minute adaptation of former Vice President Gore’s deck by clicking here.

Wei-Tai  Kwok trained in Chicago in 2013 to become a Climate Reality Leader and recently co-chaired the Climate Reality San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. Professionally, he has been in the renewable energy industry for the past decade, most recently as COO of Amber Kinetics, a flywheel energy storage company. Previously, he was COO of Andalay Solar (residential solar installer and equipment manufacturer), vice president of operations in the residential solar division of NRG Energy, and vice president of global marketing for Suntech Power, the world's largest manufacturer of solar panels. Wei-Tai holds a degree in economics and political science from Yale University and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese and English. In 2019, he retrofitted his home to eliminate all fossil fuel appliances and emit zero carbon.

Jeff Drongowski is a passionate advocate for a sustainable and equitable future for all. He currently leads the Community Engagement committee for Climate Reality Los Angeles. After growing up in Michigan, Jeff leveraged his multi-hyphenate creativity with success as an award-winning commercial photographer, sommelier, and sales professional. Jeff found his true calling in the Sustainability field and was trained by former Vice President Al Gore in 2018. He quickly found himself elected Co-Chair of the LA Chapter of the Climate Reality Project. Since then, Jeff has completed the Sustainability program at UCLA Extension and passed the LEED Green Associate exam and is currently looking to transition into a full-time position in purpose-driven Sustainability work. Jeff is also active with the US Green Building Council and Net Impact LA. Jeff believes in the power of showing up and stepping up and starting from wherever we are. He is committed to educating himself, expanding our collective network, and being a better activist for this movement and this endlessly inspiring chapter.

William Morris is currently working at Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA) as a Field Organizer in Los Angeles, and he leads the Faith-Based Communities committee for Climate Reality Los Angeles. He holds a degree in environmental science with a focus on ecological restoration and works as an environmental missionary going into churches and engaging with them about climate justice and environmental stewardship from a theological perspective. William has also traveled to developing countries to do environmental surveying with faith-based organizations helping people meet environmental and physical needs. He believes that in order to fight the climate crisis, EVERYONE needs to be involved and be included in the conversation, regardless of faith.