Pedro Hernández

Audubon California, Outreach and Engagement Manager, Climate Policies

Pedro Hernández is a policy advocate, educator, and community organizer in the Central Valley. He received his B.A. in Latin American and United States History from UC Berkeley and has an extensive teaching background including serving as the chair of Laton High School’s History department. Pedro’s local work focuses on ensuring communities from Merced to Kern County affected by water scarcity and contamination are involved in policy education, development, and implementation on a host of areas including SGMA, climate change and drought planning, short and long-term drinking water solutions, water affordability, and wastewater service provision. On the state level, Pedro led advocacy for legislation to provide safe and affordable drinking water and reliable wastewater service for rural and disadvantaged communities.