Halston Sleets
A native of Saint Paul, Halston attended Tuskegee University, a Historically Black College and University in Tuskegee, Alabama where she received a B.S in Environmental Science, Plant and Soil Science with a concentration in Natural Resource Management.
Upon graduating from Tuskegee, Halston served as a Contract Management Specialist for the National Park Service in Denali National Park and Preserve, in Denali, Alaska. While in Denali, she worked on subsistence hunting policy reform with indigenous communities surrounding the Park.
Halston returned to Minnesota in early 2013 and began to work as a Planning Analyst for Hennepin County in the department of Environment and Energy. Most recently, Halston has begun a new role as the Senior Policy Aide for Environmental Justice and Sustainability to the Mayor of Minneapolis: Mayor Betsy Hodges.
Her new role includes advancing the Mayor's sustainability messaging and initiatives for city and continuing to build community around environmental justice issues in Minneapolis. Halston also serves on the MPCA's Environmental Justice Advisory Board, The environmental review advisory panel for the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board, and Rep. Keith Ellison's Environmental Justice Roundtable. Lastly, she has recently completed her Master's in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy from the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
Upon graduating from Tuskegee, Halston served as a Contract Management Specialist for the National Park Service in Denali National Park and Preserve, in Denali, Alaska. While in Denali, she worked on subsistence hunting policy reform with indigenous communities surrounding the Park.
Halston returned to Minnesota in early 2013 and began to work as a Planning Analyst for Hennepin County in the department of Environment and Energy. Most recently, Halston has begun a new role as the Senior Policy Aide for Environmental Justice and Sustainability to the Mayor of Minneapolis: Mayor Betsy Hodges.
Her new role includes advancing the Mayor's sustainability messaging and initiatives for city and continuing to build community around environmental justice issues in Minneapolis. Halston also serves on the MPCA's Environmental Justice Advisory Board, The environmental review advisory panel for the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board, and Rep. Keith Ellison's Environmental Justice Roundtable. Lastly, she has recently completed her Master's in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy from the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
