Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally (ESAL) is proud to share our Annual Report for July 2024 to June 2025, celebrating a year of momentum, growth, and deepened community engagement.
This year, our network of volunteers, supporters, and partners helped expand ESAL’s reach and impact. Together, we advanced our mission to empower engineers and scientists to engage with their local governments and communities—bringing science-informed perspectives to local and state decision-making and action.
From new partnerships and events to fresh stories of people with STEM backgrounds taking local action, ESAL’s achievements this year reflect what’s possible as our momentum grows and as we lean into network engagement.
We welcomed new leadership with the hiring of programs manager Al Licata and the promotion of Taylor Spicer to executive director, strengthened our board governance, and launched our first strategic plan that positions ESAL for intentional growth and impact.
Our volunteers remain the heart of ESAL. Their creativity, care, and commitment drive our content, workshops, and collaborations that inspire others across the country to connect science and civic life.
As the report highlights, this has been a year of building—of systems, capacity, and community. And none of it would have been possible without the support of our growing network of supporters, donors, and partners who believe in this mission and the possibility it creates for safer, healthier, thriving communities across the country.
Read the full Annual Report to see what we accomplished together.
