Yinka N. Bode-George, Volt Energy Utility, Baltimore, Maryland

Yinka N. Bode-George leads the strategy and management of Volt Energy Utility’s environmental justice and community impact practice. She manages programs associated with Volt’s Environmental Justice Power Purchase Agreement (EJPPA) which assists Volt corporate clients achieve their clean energy goals and commitments to Environmental, Social and Governance standards.  

As an environmental health advocate, Yinka has worked to advance environmental justice and sustainable development through policy advocacy and community building. Prior to joining Volt’s team, she led the Environmental Health Program for the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators. In that role, she facilitated state-level environmental health and justice policies by resourcing and organizing a national network of state legislators around zero waste and circular economy solutions, toxic chemical protections, and sustainable agriculture policies. 

Yinka has served as the Public Policy & Program Manager for Maryland Philanthropy Network where she cultivated opportunities for Maryland philanthropists to improve community conditions. As well, Yinka served as program manager for Maryland Environmental Health Network, where she advanced policies that promote environmental health and justice for all Marylanders. 

Yinka received a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health, from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. She received a Master of Health Science degree in Environmental Health from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. 

Yinka N. Bode-George