Ingrid Brostrom

Sustainability and Jobs Program Director at the UC Merced Community and Labor Center

Ingrid Brostrom is the Climate, Sustainability and Jobs Program Director at the UC Merced Community and Labor Center. Her extensive experience in environmental law and advocacy includes work on climate justice and sustainable development. Prior to joining the Center, Ingrid spent 16 years at the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment in Kern County as a Senior Attorney and Assistant Director. She taught Environmental Justice at UC Berkeley School of Law and UC School of Law, San Francisco and was recently appointed to the Board of Environmental Safety. Brostrom’s expertise bridges environmental policy, community advocacy, and equitable implementation of emerging carbon and energy technologies. She has worked with vulnerable communities to negotiate some of the first Community Benefit Agreements in the Central Valley.