SAVONALA “SAVI” HORNE
Savi Horne is the Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers Land Loss Prevention Project. Savi completed six years of service on the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. She serves on the boards of the National Family Farm Coalition and the Rural Coalition. Savi is a member of the Coordinating Council of Black Land and Power Coalition and the Leadership Team of the National Black Food and Justice Alliance. She is a recipient of the 2020 American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) Award for Excellence in Environmental, Energy, and Resources Stewardship. As a state, regional, and national non-governmental organization leader, she is instrumental in addressing the needs of Black, Indigenous, People of Color and limited resource farmers and ranchers. Savi is a graduate of the Rutgers University School of Law- Newark (JD) and the City College of New York (BA).
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