Luis Olmedo

Luis Olmedo is the Executive Director of Comite Civico del Valle, an organization located in Imperial Valley whose mission focuses on addressing environmental health related problems in the Imperial and Coachella Valleys. A community activist who advises local, regional, and state programs on environmental health issues affecting Imperial County and Eastern Coachella Valley, Mr. Olmedo is a member of various state and national networks that focus on environmental policy and regulation. His organization has partnered with academic and research institutions to expand environmental research in Imperial County who published studies on Border Asthma and Allergies, Perchlorate Biomonitoring, and Agricultural Burning. He is currently partnering with San Diego State Univeristy and California Department of Public Health on air monitoring and asthma. Mr. Olmedo is founder of the IVAN community based environmental justice Taskforces and community based air monitoring (citizen science) network.

Contact Information: Luis@ccvhealth.org; 760-351-8761