Sejal Choksi-Chugh is a fierce defender of the environment. After receiving her law degree from UC Berkeley, Sejal’s been taking charge at San Francisco Baykeeper since 2015, a non-profit whose mission is to protect the Bay. Using law, science and advocacy as their tools, SF Baykeeper seeks out polluting businesses and holds them accountable. Sejal’s environmental advocacy work extends beyond Northern California. She sits on the governing council of the global Waterkeeper Alliance and co-founded the Bay Area chapter of Environmental Professionals of Color.

San Francisco Baykeeper has been a fierce champion of San Francisco Bay since 1989.  They are a passionate team of lawyers, scientists, and policy advocates tackling the biggest threats to the Bay.  Baykeeper regularly patrols the Bay by boat, plane, and drone to identify and stop pollution.

With an estimated 280 legal victories under its belt, Baykeeper has a track record of reducing heavy metal, sewage, oil, and trash pollution in the Bay.

Baykeeper’s patrol boat is berthed at South Beach Harbor in San Francisco just south of the Bay Bridge.  A group of ten volunteer Skippers helm the weekly Bay patrols. The on-the-water and aerial patrols, along with the group’s pollution hotline (1-800-Keep-Bay or hotline@baykeeper.org) are key ways that Baykeeper finds and stops pollution.