April Opatik is the Manager, Editorial and Member Cultivation, at Moms Clean Air Force, where she is an integral part of the member cultivation and web teams, specifically overseeing the digital side of state campaigns.
Previously, April served as a Senior Communications Specialist at the Environmental Defense Fund, where she led strategic communications focused on agriculture, resilient supply chains, and agricultural innovation. Before joining EDF, April was Communications and Outreach Manager at American Farmland Trust, where she led communications efforts across the Midwest and helped advance collaborative initiatives focused on soil health, water quality, and sustainable agriculture. April holds a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Planning and Soil Science from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point.
Outside work, April is being forced to learn how to sprint after her two-year-old son, singing to the plants in her garden, painting sunsets with water from Lake Michigamme, and sewing her own clothes using wool fabric.