Diandra Marizet Esparza

Diandra Marizet Esparza is a writer, poet, and cultural strategist. She has developed an approach to environmental justice that integrates media, impact, storytelling, equity, and collective care. As the co-founder and founding Executive Director of Intersectional Environmentalist (IE), Diandra oversaw the growth of a social media initiative into a recognized nonprofit organization within the modern climate justice movement. Her background includes sustainable fashion, trend analytics, and organizational strategy. She established the infrastructure that supported IE’s long-term objectives in climate communications and environmental media.

Under Diandra’s leadership, Intersectional Environmentalist raised over $2 million in mission-aligned funding. The organization expanded its digital reach to millions of people annually since 2020. She amplified the voices of thousands of artists, educators, and grassroots leaders through community-driven art, storytelling, and educational media programs. These programs emphasized culture as essential to sustainable futures. Diandra now serves as the Director of Impact at IE, where she continues to expand this vision across the organization’s media channels and long-term strategy.

Diandra’s work explores how culture reflects our relationship to land. She examines how honoring this relationship can contribute to reimagining and protecting the future of both people and the planet. Her work spans internal development to storytelling strategy. She is also a Spanglish poet and writer, focusing on social and cultural narratives of belonging, healing, and restoration through ancestry and environmental connection.