Climate Change

Janelle Heslop is the Associate Director for Strategy and Innovation at NASA’s Earth Science Division, where she leads strategic initiatives and partnerships that connect cutting-edge science with real-world applications. With a background in engineering and business, she works at the intersection of technology, innovation, and strategic decision-making to drive meaningful change for our planet.

Maria works to advance policies that bring innovative clean energy solutions to market and help the world achieve net-zero economy-wide emissions by 2050. Prior to joining Gates Ventures and Breakthrough Energy, Maria served as an appointee...

Lindsay Barbieri focuses on problem-solving at the interface of agriculture, environment, and technology — from the field to the global scale. Barbieri works to deepen climate change mitigation understanding within agroecosystems, exploring...

Dylan M. Harris is an Assistant Professor of Geography & Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS). His work is on the stories we tell (and don't tell) about climate change, focusing specifically on...

Erik Grijalva completed his PhD in restoration ecology at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), where his research revolved around understanding restoration and conservation approaches within highly modified ecosystems. His...

Jesse is a student at the Energy and Resources Group and the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. His research is at the nexus of climate policy, labor economics, and equity, focusing on the political economy of efforts to...

Philip Womble is trained as an attorney and a hydrologist and specializes in water policy, water rights, and water markets. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington.

Candice Youngblood is a passionate environmental justice lawyer and advocate. An asthmatic, she grew up in Los Angeles County living beside major freeways. Candice became motivated to protect the right to breathe clean air after realizing...

Karen Díaz Ruvalcaba is a Park Planning Assistant for LA County Parks. In the Trails Planning Section, they focus on the expansion and maintenance of the department’s 240+ miles of multi-use trails. They deeply enjoy their work at LA County...