Director of Climate and Disaster Resilience for the Americas
Nathaniel Matthews-Trigg, MPH, CEM, Americares director of climate and disaster resilience for the Americas, leads innovative programs that prevent or address the health impacts of climate change in the United States, Central and South America and the Caribbean. He leads the design, implementation and evaluation of Americares climate and disaster resilience programming in these regions, ensuring interventions are evidence-based, community-informed and aligned with the organization’s global priorities. Matthews-Trigg supports country teams with tools, training and technical expertise to ensure effective implementation and long-term impact on community health.
Since joining Americares in 2023, Matthews-Trigg has played an instrumental role in Americares growing portfolio of climate resilience and preparedness programs, including the Climate Resilience for Frontline Clinics Toolkit and the Climate Health Equity for Community Clinics Program—both collaborations with the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Harvard Chan C-CHANGE).
Prior to joining Americares, Matthews-Trigg specialized in health care emergency management and climate and health research. He served as an operational planner and exercise coordinator for the Northwest Healthcare Response Network as well as for the western Washington state health care coalition. Matthews-Trigg contributed to the development and implementation of the World Health Organization’s Global Heat Health Information Network while interning for the World Health Organization’s and World Meteorological Organization’s Joint Office for Climate and Health and is a founding board member of Healthy Climate New Mexico. He is an affiliate instructor with the University of Washington’s Center for Health and the Global Environment and a volunteer faculty member at the University of New Mexico College of Nursing.
Matthews-Trigg holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California Santa Cruz and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Washington. He is a Certified Emergency Manager through the International Association of Emergency Managers
