Lee Matsueda

Lee joined the staff in October 2005 and served as an organizer with the T Rider’s Union (TRU) program at Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE) as well as the program director for TRU. He believes deeply that environmental justice provides a framework that builds power rooted in our communities and confronts the challenges that plague our planet and our people.  Lee is a graduate of Brandeis University and attended the Environmental Studies Advocacy and Organizing Program at Antioch New England Graduate School. Previous to ACE, Lee was a community organizer for nearly three years with the Greater Four Corners Action Coalition (GFCAC) in Dorchester. While at the GFCAC, his efforts included campaign work to gain access to rapid transit along the Fairmount line commuter rail corridor, and Boston Schoolyard Initiative projects at the Sara Greenwood K-8 Middle School and the former William E. Endicott Elementary School.