Our Heroes

2024 Environmental Justice: Any individual incorporating the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color,
national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies.

Gina Ramirez works to further sustainable land use and zoning rules that can provide crucial protections to areas of Chicago, like the Southeast Side, that are burdened with cumulative industrial pollution. Ramirez is an active member of the Coalition to Ban Petcoke and the Southeast Environmental Taskforce. She has a MA focused in sociology from Roosevelt University and BA in communications from DePaul University.