Who We Are

We’re supporting the necessary transition of polluting industries like steel, cement, and aluminum to cleaner and greener technologies, while preserving and growing good-paying jobs.

Our Industrial Transformation Team

 

Yong Kwon Yong Kwon
Senior Campaign Advisor
Yong comes to the Sierra Club from the Korea Economic Institute, where he wrote and edited articles, newsletters, videos, podcast episodes, and other products examining the relationship between social inclusion and economic growth. Prior to this role, Yong was a consultant at The Asia Group and supported market expansion efforts of U.S. companies in Asia. In addition to providing clients with analysis on dynamics shaping trade negotiations between the United States and governments in the region, he designed and supported campaigns for regulatory redress.

 

Iliana Paul Iliana Paul
Deputy Campaign Director

Iliana Paul (she/her) has over 10 years of experience, she specializes in climate-friendly trade and community engagement around industrial decarbonization projects. Before joining Sierra Club, she was a senior policy analyst at the Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law, focusing on federal and state applications of the social cost of greenhouse gases. Iliana holds a Master of Public Administration from NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and a BA in International Relations and French from Mount Holyoke College.

 

CeCe Grant, Industrial Transformation Campaign Director

CeCe Grant
Campaign Director

CeCe Grant (she/her) has over 15 years of experience in government affairs, public policy, and grassroots organizing. She previously worked for Congress, securing billions in federal funding for infrastructure projects. She also served in the Obama Administration working for the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, where she served as editor of the US DOT/EPA Report to Congress: Transportation's Role in Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions. A native Detroiter, she holds a master’s degree in Political Management from George Washington University. CeCe currently resides in Silver Spring, Maryland.

 

Harry Manin, Deputy Legislative Director of Policy & Trade

Harry Manin
Deputy Legislative Director for Industry Policy & Trade

Harry Manin (He/Him) lobbies for federal legislation and administrative actions to promote clean industrial production, green manufacturing, and environmentally conscious trade agendas. He is also a Sierra Club Steering Committee Member for the Blue-Green Alliance and CHIPS Communities United coalitions. Before joining the Sierra Club, he served as the climate subject-matter expert for the House Oversight Committee Democrats, collaborating with the Sierra Club to advance environmental, equity, and labor standards in the Inflation Reduction Act, overseeing the Justice40 Initiative, investigating Big Oil's climate deception, and writing cumulative-impacts legislation. 
 
 
Christian O’Rourke 
Senior National Digital Strategist

Christian O’Rourke (He/Him) has been at the Sierra Club since June 2019. He began as a regional organizer for the Beyond Coal campaign in the midwest before taking over the western states. He’s now working as a Senior National Digital Strategist with the Building Electrification, Beyond Coal, and Industrial Transformation teams. One thing that Christian loves most about this role is the passion, optimism, and dedication that his DS team has for making the world a better place. Christian is from California but currently lives in Colorado near his brother and parents.