Roshani Dantas
Roshani Dantas, MPH in Toxicology from the University of Michigan has been working in Environmental Justice Advocacy for over 10 years. Roshani Dantas is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a Master’s degree in Toxicology. Her work focuses on health and policy disparities in Environmental Health for environmental justice communities. Roshani worked on environmental policy issues in Lansing for 2 years with the focus of increasing measures in policy that address race/income disparities as well as environmental justice. In addition, Ms.Dantas lobbied in Lansing on a variety of environmental issues and worked on energy policy with the Michigan Black Legislative Caucas. Ms.Dantas also worked as a environmental justice community advocate and trainer in Detroit on a variety of issues from lead, asthma to energy conservation.Roshani presently is the program manager for Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice’s Green Jobs Training Program. This is a comprehensive program that focuses on finding quality employment in the Green jobs arena for underemployed or unemployed Detroit residents.
