Empowering individual civic engagement for climate and racial equity solutions takes hard work,  education, and funding. That's why we created Arkansas Citizens' Climate League (ARKCCL, the League) a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

ARKCCL’s major funding activities include our signature Arkansas Climate Accord in the spring and the Climate Change Costume Challenge in the fall. These activities provide the resources to fulfill our mission.

ARKCCL facilitates dialogue with communities and individuals in southern Arkansas to hear concerns about the detrimental impacts of environmental and climate changes. ARKCCL partners with the chapters of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby in Arkansas to provide the necessary resources for community outreach & educational and training opportunities for emerging climate action leaders.

ARKCCL works with PACE (Police and Community Engagement) to ensure communities of color have a voice in their community.

ARKCCL provides administrative assistance to the Arkansas for Container Deposit Law campaign.
This effort works towards place a deposit on all beverage containers in the stare. Reducing production of these containers not only solves a litter problem but reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

Board of Directors

The legal governing body for the League is made up of volunteers from across Arkansas.

​

 Chair

Soniyyah "Sonna" Bkey, Fort Smith

​

Secretary 

Fay Knox, Deer

​

Treasurers

Charles Sisco, Springdale

Keaton Smith, Fayetteville

​

Directors

Chris Balos, Springdale

Jean Larson, Batesville

Paulette Ann Meikle, Forth Smith

Zac Owens, West Fork

Administrator

Robert McAfee, Hackett

​

Chair  Emeritus

Chris McNamara, Fayetteville

Advisory Board

Bob Brown, Bella Vista

Nancy Brown, Bella Vista

Shelley Buonaiuto, Fayetteville

Bernadette Devone, Willingboro, NJ

Christina May, Fort Smith

​

Education Coordinator

Jan Schaper, Russellville

​

Community Resources Coordinator

Ashton Eley, Little Rock