Who We Are (old)

At the Center for Climate Literacy, we strive to be inclusive, cooperative, and collaborative in our work. After all, achieving a sustainable, ecological, just Earth will require all of our talents. This is why we welcome and invite many ways of contributing. 

For more information about how you can get involved, email us at [email protected].

Leadership Team

 

Leadership Team

Earthlings who are active in the direction and operation of the Center for Climate Literacy

Operations Team

 

Faculty Fellows

Earthlings who are actively involved in one or more key projects 

Linda Buturian
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Lyngstad
Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Lara
New York University
Jeff Share
University of California, Los Angeles
Stephanie Flores-Koulish
Loyola University Maryland
Steph
Minnesota State University Mankato
Nikoleta Zampaki
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Betsy Maloney Leaf
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Vanessa Joosen
University of Antwerp
Peggy Karpouzou
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Jennifer da Rosa
Goucher College
Jana
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Undergraduate Staff

Student Earthlings who contribute their time to the Center for Climate Literacy

Michael Mayfield
History Instructor
Asha Kaliappan
Undergraduate Volunteer; Biology, Society, and Environment, Class of 2024
alexandra delacruz
Undergraduate Fellow in Content Creation; Computer Science, Class of 2025
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Graduate Student
Emma Ambrosi
Undergraduate Fellow in Media Production; Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Class of 2026
Aneesa Jamal
PhD Candidate
mara levine
Undergraduate Assistant '22-23
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Undergraduate Fellow in Development; Philosophy, Class of 2025
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Undergraduate Fellow in Operations; Finance, International Business, Class of 2025
kai resler
Katherine Applegate Undergraduate Fellow 2023-24; Linguistics, Class of 2024
Aigul Rakisheva
PhD Student

Teacher Fellows

 

Teacher Fellows

Earthlings actively implementing climate literacy in their classrooms

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ESL
Bloomington Public Schools
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Math
Lake International Language Academy
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Almaty, Russia
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English
ISD 38
joseph lin
Chinese
Central High School
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Environmental, Stewardship, & Sustainability Ed
Taproot Nature Experience
Tyler Kenney
Environmental Justice Literacy
LAUSD
Sam Northey
Science
Saint Paul Public Schools
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EAL / Math / Science
Shanghai American School
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Social Studies
Aim Academy of Science and Technology
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English Language Arts
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zach johnson
Science
Columbia Heights High School
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Global studies and Minnesota Studies
St. Paul Academy and Summit School
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Cardiff School District
luke gliddon
Science
Coon Rapids High School
abby hartzell
English Language Arts
Fridley High School
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English
Academy of Holy Angels
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English
Sydney, Australia
Elvira Randall
English
Mckeel Academy of Technology

Advisors

 

Advisors

Scientists, scholars, public intellectuals, visionary leaders, activists, and other professionals who support the Center's work

Patrick Curry
Editor-in-Chief of The Ecological Citizen, expert in ecological ethics
Dipesh Chakrabarty
Award-winning historian, Anthropocene expert, founding editor of Subaltern Studies, the Lawrence A. Kimpton Professor at the University of Chicago
Rupert Read
Climate activism leader, professor at the University of East Anglia, Co-Director of the Climate Majority Project
Jack Zipes
fairy tale, folklore & myth expert, professor emeritus at University of Minnesota
Kimberley Reynolds
children's literature scholar, OBE, professor emerita of Newcastle University
Mary Woodbury
eco-fiction expert, founder of Dragonfly.eco
Richard Beach
climate literacy & pedagogy expert, professor emeritus at University of Minnesota
Paul Hawken
Environmentalist leader, entrepreneur, author; founder of Project Drawdown
Jeremy Lent
integrator philosopher, author; founder of the Deep Transformation Network
Darcia Narvaez
Founder of EvolvedNest.org, president of KindredMedia.org, professor emerita at Notre Dame
Morag Gamble
Founder, Permaculture Education Institute
Bill Mckibben
Award-winning environmentalist, author, and climate activist leader; co-founder of 350.org, and founder of Third Act

Ambassadors

 

Ambassadors

Artists, poets, illustrators, novelists, musicians, actors, and other creators who endorse and promote the Center's work

Jon Scieszka
First U.S. Library of Congress-nominated National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Juana Martinez-Neal
Caldecott and Pura Belpré-winning illustrator
Alan Hesse
Founder of Captain Polo Academy; Author and illustrator
Carol Dines
Judy Blume Award-winning author
Emma Reynolds
Founder of #KidLit4Climate, author-illustrator
Karina González
Pura Belpré Honor winning author and speech pathologist
Fiona Barker
Author of Setsuko and the Song of the Sea
Jason Chin
Caldecott Medal and Orbis Pictus Award winning author-illustrator
Kate Messner
Green Earth Book and E.B. White Read Aloud Award-winning author
Julie Flett
American Indian Youth Literature Award Winning Author-Illustrator
David Bouchard
Award-winning author and Order of Canada inductee
David Wiesner
Three time Caldecott Medal-winning author-illustrator
Adam Gidwitz
Newbery Medal award winning author
Katherine
Newbery Medal winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author
Shaun Tan
Academy Award, Hugo Award, and Kate Greenaway Award-winning author-illustrator
David Bowles
Pura Belpré and Walter Dean Myers Honors winning author
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Stonewall and Printz Awards Honor winning author
Steven Weinberg
YALSA Reader’s Choice Award Winner, Parents Magazine Best Children’s Book Award Winner
Barbara Henderson
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Crystal Kite shortlisted author
Todd Mitchell
American Fiction Award winning author
Carole Lindstrom
Caldecott Award winning and NYTimes bestselling author
Vandana Singh
Climate Imagination Fellow, PhD in particle physics, author of Ambiguity Machines
Margarita Engle
Newbery Honor winner, multiple Pura Belpré Medalist, and Poetry Foundation's 6th Young People's Poet Laureate