Bobbi Wilding

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SHE/HER/HERS

Bobbi Wilding, MS, Executive Director, has an unquenchable drive to end human reliance on toxic chemicals and to pursue environmental justice. She brings her quarter century of experience in environmental health and justice advocacy to lead Clean+Healthy’s strategic direction, lobbying activities, and collaboration in the City of Albany. Her deep commitment to equitable collaboration is manifested through co-leadership of the JustGreen Partnership, Lead Free Kids New York coalition, and past leadership roles in the national Getting Ready for Baby campaign and Coming Clean workgroups. She brings thought leadership to Safer States, the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute, Childhood Cancer Prevention Initiative, NYS Children’s Environmental Health Centers as an advisory/steering committee member.

Over her time at Clean+Healthy she has helped coordinate product testing and biomonitoring for toxic chemicals, organized events including the 2022 national Building Healthy Futures virtual summit, and writing and co-writing numerous reports. Her background in Environmental Science (BS) and Ecological Economics, Values, and Policy (MS) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute underpins her expertise in toxics, policy advancement, and organizing. Prior to co-founding Clean+Healthy, she advanced from canvasser to Associate Director at Citizens’ Environmental Coalition. Wilding is the recipient of a 2019 Children’s Environmental Health Champion award from the NYS Children’s Environmental Health Centers.

She lives in Cobleskill, NY with her husband and two kids. In her personal time, she enjoys spending time with her teenagers, acting, directing, and serving on the board with the Theater Project of Schoharie County, and CRCS Friends of Music, discussing books with the Messy Housekeepers Book Club, and taking on non-toxic DIY home improvement projects.

bobbi@cleanhealthyny.org
(518) 641-1552 ex. 2