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 

Sarah Chandler
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
John Fien
RMIT University
Caterpillar_profile picture
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Nikoleta Zampaki
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Sonja Kuzich
Curtin University
Shahla Adnan
Fatima Jinnah Women University
Stephanie Flores-Koulish
Loyola University Maryland
River_profile pic
University of Glasgow
Hannah Jones
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Octopus_profile pic
University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
Samantha Lindgren
University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
Victoria de Rilke
Middlesex University

Undergraduate Staff

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

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

Teacher Fellows

 

Teacher Fellows

Earthlings actively implementing climate literacy in their classrooms

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

Advisors

 

Advisors

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

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

Ambassadors

 

Ambassadors

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

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