HII Staff

Tara DePorte, Executive Director and Founder (Board)

Born and raised in the Washington, DC area, Tara has lived in Brooklyn for many years and considers New York City as her “base” for exploration. She has also lived in Brazil, France, and the Netherlands, and traveled throughout the world.

With a BA in Human Impacts on Ecosystems from the University of Virginia and a MA in Climate and Society from Columbia University, Tara’s formal education has focused on issues of sustainable development, society, and the environment. Professionally, her international experience includes work throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe, working with colleagues throughout the world on creative community development, environmental education, social justice, policy and networking.

Tara founded the Human Impacts Institute in 2010, seeing a need for creative approaches to sustainability and global coalition building. Before starting the Human Impacts institute, Tara worked for 9 years as Director of Environmental Education and as Program Director for a NYC community-based organization--developing opportunities for inner-city youth to learn about, and develop responsibility for, their local environment. She has also served as a global representative of The ClimateRealityProject since 2006, presenting to thousands of people about climate change.  

Tara’s international accomplishments include the development of capacity building trainings for international women participating in United Nations-sanctioned environmental conferences, representing stakeholders to the United Nations and working with lead officials on international policy development.

Often Tara serves the role of “facilitator”, where she helps with creating and maintaining dialogues between different groups, such as scientists and politicians, or the general public. Tara is also an adjunct professor of Environmental Studies, Policy, Sustainable Development and Visual Arts the New School (NYC) and Webster University, Leiden (Leiden, Netherlands), and a guest lecturer at Columbia University (NYC).

Tara’s personal website can be found at http:// www.TaraDePorte.com

Melissa Mitchell, Program Coordinator

Melissa recently graduated from Eugene Lang College at the New School with a BA in Environmental Studies.  She wrote her undergraduate thesis on creating a program model to facilitate street tree stewardship programs for high school students.  In addition to this, she is a certified Citizen Pruner by Trees NY and has worked for many years in helping to develop and lead environmental education programs in NYC.

Melissa also has experience in providing consulting services to small businesses for "greening" their facilities, analyzing local incentive programs, and doing outreach about issues of sustainability and the environment. She has been working and interning with environmental non profits for the past three years in NYC.

In her free time, Melissa enjoys practicing and teaching Ashtanga yoga.  

Kate Offerdahl, Youth Leadership Coordinator

Kate Offerdahl, originally from Minnesota, is a sophomore at Columbia University. She is studying international relations and sustainable development, and looks forward to many years of graduate school in her future. Kate hopes to one day see the world living with completely sustainable habits, and wants to pursue these ecological goals on an international level. She loves to travel and learn new things, for she loves to study different cultures, philosophies, and languages. Kate has been a youth representative for HII at sustainability conferences at the United Nations, and is planning to travel to Brazil in 2012 for the international Rio+20 meeting.

Kate has been trained in dance since the age of three and the classical harp since the age of five. She loves the impact that the arts have had on her life, and shares this joy with others through teaching and performing.

Alex White, Director of Outreach and Advocacy

Alex White was born in Nicosia, Cyprus in January, 1984, and grew up in Westbrook, Connecticut. In 2002 he enrolled in Rutgers College before transferring to Ithaca College and graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics in 2006. During those years he was a member of the crew team and was active in the arts and politics. Thereafter he traveled extensively before settling into life in New York City and work as a paralegal at an intellectual property law firm in Manhattan. During this time he also cultivated his interests in music. He's a graduate of the M.A. program for Climate and Society at Columbia University, during which time he focused on issues of climate vulnerability, sustainable development, and disaster mitigation. Alex also produces a climate blog, which can be found at climatewisdom.com

He hopes to continue to travel, work, learn, and promote understanding of natural systems their significance and consequences to humanity.

HII Board and Advisory Board

Eric Axelrod, Environmental Health and National Policy Advisor

Eric has a B.S. in geology, specializing in marine geology from City College of NY and completed course work and thesis for M.S, in biology specializing in marine environmental studies from State University of NY, Stony Brook.  He has worked for many years as an environmental analyst  for engineering and land use planning consultants.

For over thirty years, Eric has been an environmental specialist with theUnited States Federal government, specializing in environmental compliance requirements for Federal program actions, such as the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act.  Eric is considered a highly recognized government expert, with a high level of tenure and national responsibility in his field.

Amy Braunschweiger, Media and Outreach Advisor (Board)

Amy Braunschweiger is the Web Communications Manager for Human Rights Watch, where she is responsible for the organization's electronic newsletter communications, and helps oversee its website and social media. Previously, Amy worked as a freelance journalist, her articles appearing in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York and Village Voice, among other publications. She also served as a financial reporter for Dow Jones, covering stocks and the stock market. Her book Taxi Confidential: Life, Death and 3 a.m. Revelations in New York City Cabs, is a collection of 50 gritty New York cab stories from the '70s through present day.

Amy has received the Congress-Bundestag scholarship and the Arthur F. Burns fellowship for journalists, and has also served on the advisory board for the nonprofit, Vietnam Relief Effort.

Kimo Goree, International Development Advisor (Board)

Langston James Goree VI, known by his Hawaiian nickname “Kimo”, has worked in the international environment and sustainable development sphere for more than 25 years. 

Kimo is Vice-President of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Director of IISD Reporting Services and a founder of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB).  The Reporting Services division of the International Institute for Sustainable Development was first conceived at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and has since produced thousands of reports from hundreds of negotiations covering dozens of major multilateral environmental agreements.  Its timely up-to-the-minute reports and comprehensive online archives are widely respected and relied upon by experts and officials from around the world. IISD Reporting Services is supported entirely by contributions from readers and their organizations.

Kimo is responsible for the fundraising and overall coordination of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin and IISD’s several knowledge management products, including Sustainable Development Policy & Practice and reports them through the UNCSD-L list.  He also is responsible for the several worldwide “L lists” including CLIMATE-L, with more than 20,000 subscribers who receive the daily “Climate Change Daily Feed” reporting on all international activities on climate change.

Kimo was born in Hawaii and raised in Berkeley, California. From 1971 through 1988 Kimo was an actor in films, television and radio (SAG/AFTRA), a stand-up comedian and professional clown while accumulating university degrees.  In 1988 he moved to Brazil to work for UNDP in Brasília and later as the Director of IPHAE, a Brazilian Amazon-based applied research institute in Porto Velho, Rondonia.

Kimo is a citizen of the United States of America. He has lived in mid-town Manhattan since 1994, is a marathon runner and cyclist, riding about 300 km a week.  When not on his bicycle, Kimo can be found in negotiations at UN Headquarters down the street from his office or between airports, attending many of the more than seventy international meetings that IISD is asked to report from each year.

Luisa Gui, Events and Fundraising Advisor

Luisa Gui is an independent producer, project manager, and special events coordinator in visual arts, performance, and film with a background in administrative and curatorial work in galleries and museums. Luisa has initiated, fundraised for, promoted, and managed exhibitions, performances, video, and multimedia projects in NYC, Rome, and Beijing. Her collaborative work includes programmatic partnerships with: the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Performa, ICE Foundation, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Italian Academy at Columbia University, Asia Society, Italian Cultural Institute, Radisson Es. Hotel in Rome, and more.

Since 2010, Luisa has worked as a NYC producer for the documentary video project CRONE. In the Fall of 2011, Luisa was a development consultant for PERFORMA 11, the first biennial for visual art performance in the US. Earlier in the year, she became NYC Coordinator for the third annual DIVINAMENTE NYC Festival on spirituality in the arts.

Luisa aims to create unique projects that bring into the spotlight human interactions and universal issues; are fueled by the desire to achieve beauty and excellence; and ultimately promote individual realization, social responsibility, and spiritual awareness. Luisa is excited to collaborate with the Human Impacts Institute to bring vitality to the Creative Expression program and boost the organization's fundraising endeavors.

Luisa is also a vinyasa and prenatal yoga teacher currently teaching at Lila Yoga, Dharma & Wellness.

Originally from Rome, Italy, Luisa lives in NYC.

Tristan Jones, Climate and Coalition Building Advisor

Tristan was raised on a sheep farm in Piedmont region of Virginia. He graduated from Oberlin College in 2007 where he was involved in teaching, labor activism, co-operatives, and ecology management at the environmental studies center. He moved to NYC in February 2008, and worked as a political canvasser with the Working Families Party. In 2009 he left the WFP to pursue a career in environmental activism.

In January, 2009, Tristan established a Community Sponsored Agriculture project at Bluestockings -- a social activism book store and community center in NYC -- and a larger umbrella group of urban agriculture initiatives called the NYC Food Project. Tristan completed his M.A. in Climate and Society at Columbia University in 2010. His focus was on climate change and its effects on human societies, specializing in environmental ethics and environmental anthropology. He has worked as an Environmental Consultant for VF Sportswear, developing their environmental employee engagment programming, and also served as a Outreach Consultant for Green Depot, a green building and lifestyle supplies store.  Tristan has also been a writer for the Earth Institute at Columbia University, writing public outreach materials on global issues of sustainability. He is currently a PhD candidatein Environmental Anthropology, with a focus on indigenous political critique and the constitution of alterity. He looks forward to growing as a professor, writer, farmer, and activist.

Tristan’s personal website can be found at http://iamtdj.com

Chiara Jovanovic, Business Development Advisor

Chiara Jovanovic is the Director of Business Development at Quidsi, an Amazon affiliate.  Previously, she was Vice President in the Investment Management Division at Goldman Sachs.  Prior to that, she was an Associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions group in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs. 

Chiara holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from New York University in International Relations. A native of Croata, she speaks five languages and sits on the Board of Directors of ProyectArte, an arts and education non-profit in Argentina.

Allison Lucey, Program Sponsorship Advisor (Board)

Allison Lucey graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Psychology from Elizabethtown College while
captaining the women’s basketball team. Originally from Pennsylvania, Allison went on to receive an
M.S. in Exercise and Sport Science in North Carolina which led her to an event planning and fundraising career in New York at the Women’s Sports Foundation. Following six years with this national nonprofit, Allison has continued in event marketing, branding and sponsorships for clients such as Nike, CBS Sports, the NCAA and MetLife. Allison is currently Director of Client Services at Jet Set Sports planning the hospitality for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Allison continues to volunteer for the Women’s Sports Foundation, dedicates her time to raise funding for Pitt Hopkins Syndrome and works daily to lessen her impact on the environment and advocate for stronger environmental protections.

Akong Charles Ndika, Sustainability and Research Advisor

Akong is the Technical Officer at the World Health Organization Office at the European Union in Brussels, Belgium. In his role, he provides analytical, strategic and programmatic support to raise the profile of global health in EU policies, strategies and instruments for financing development cooperation including climate change. Previously, he worked in WHO Geneva as a Technical Officer in the Office of Assistant Director General Healthy Environments and Sustainable Development, where he provided analytical and technical support for the development of an overarching vision of sustainability in the different areas of the cluster.

Akong has several years of experience working on energy access issues in Africa and was elected member of the Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) Board from (2005-2008). He was International Consultant with the Energy and Environment Group of United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in New York.

Originally from Cameroon, Akong has a MA in Climate and Society from Columbia University and has spent much of his career analyzing climate risks at different levels of decision making. He also holds graduate degrees in public policy, economics and international relations.

He has a keen interest in developing effective policy responses including strategies, instruments to better address urgent sustainable development challenges such climate change mitigation, adaptation at local, country and global levels.

Sally Newman, Law and Advocacy Advisor (Board)

Sally Newman is originally from Montana and received her B.A. from Dartmouth College in Economics and Environmental Studies and her J.D. from NYU School of Law, where she was a Root Tilden Kern Public Interest Scholar. While in law school she founded NYU's Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project and traveled to Jordan twice while working with teams of law students and lawyers to assist Iraqi refugees in resettlement proceedings. She has also been an organizer and legal liaison for Code Pink, Women for Peace for three years and served as Legal Coordinator for the Gaza Freedom March in Cairo in 2009.

Sally has served as a legal fellow at Communities for a Better Environment, where she works on cases dealing with environmental racism in Oakland.  In the Fall of 2011, Sally began her role as a Associate Attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center .

She also sits on the board of directors for Hollaback, an international movement to end street harassment and promote women's safety. She came to the Human Impacts Institute through community work responding to the BP oil disaster in 2010 and the broader issue of American addiction to oil.

Jan Peterson, Grassroots Leadership and Gender Advisor (Board)

Jan Peterson serves as the Chair of the Coordinating Council of the Huairou Commission. Her current role comes from 30 years of working in community development. She has been a groundbreaking leader in producing innovative community structures led by grassroots women. In Brooklyn, New York, she founded numerous community-based organizations and developed a Leadership Support Process to help grassroots women to build leadership while working across ethnic and racial lines. Supporting the knowledge and contributions of grassroots women, she also ran the national Institute for Women and Community Development and the Neighborhood Women College Program. Her experience spans from local and national to global work work; in the United States she founded the National Congress of Neighborhood Women. She moved from national to global work, playing a founding role in GROOTS International and then the Huairou Commission. She has taught in the faculty of Adelphi University School of Social Work, the Pratt Institute, LaGuardia Community College and more recently at the New School Graduate Program in International Affairs. Under the Carter administration, she worked as the Associate Director in the office of public liaison in the White House, as well as the Office of Policy and Planning and Action, with Peace Corps and Vista.

Ms. Peterson was awarded the UN-Habitat Scroll of Honor in September 2009 for her work that spans four decades of commitment to improving grassroots women's lives globally. Because of her strong advocacy, Jan has ensured that the global women's movement incorporates grassroots women's groups and that it takes heed of community development priorities for sustainable human settlements. In addition to raising more than USD 4 million for work with grassroots women, Jan has supported pioneering initiatives such as the Grassroots Academies held at each World Urban Forum and the Local to Local Dialogue Process.

Anastasia Pinto, Social Justice Advisor

Ana is the Founder of the Centre for Organisation Research and Education (CORE) and sits on the Board of the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Originally from India, over the last 30 years, Anna has been a global leader in women's, children's, and indigenous issues. She both works with communities on-the-ground and serves as an international representative in networking and advocacy to the United Nations. As the Founder of the Centre for Organisation Research and Education (CORE), Anna facilitated its' growth from a small, local NGO to an internationally-respected indigenous organization.  Anna also serves as a Trustee of Land is Life, an indigenous-led organization that is at the forefront of the international struggle to promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples.

Anna has written and collaborated in writing dozens of briefings, advocacy papers, reports, research articles on climate, water, biodiversity, armed conflict, land rights, culture, health, education and human rights. Throughout her work, Anna focuses on developing international standards, national legislation and policy guidelines on all these issues. She provides leadership to numerous international collaborative organizations, including serving on the International Steering Committee of GenderCC-Women for Climate Justice,  a global network of women and gender activists and experts from all world regions working for gender and climate justice.  She is also a Member-Partner of the Women's Learning Partnership and a Member of the Indigenous Research Network of DoCip.

David Lee Rubin, Editorial Advisor

David Lee Rubin began editing his colleagues' writing in 1963, as a Fulbright Fellow in Paris, and subsequently edited or co-edited numerous books of scholarship and criticism.

In 1987 he founded and for five years edited a themed, refereed annual, Continuum, followed in 1993 by EMF: Studies in Early Modern France. Throughout the '70s, '80s and '90s, he served on the editorial board of American, British, French, and German journals as well as Purdue University Studies in Romance Literatures. He also acted as an adviser to Oxford University Press, University of Chicago Press, and Yale University Press, among others.

After 32 years of service to the University of Virginia French Department, David now an Emeritus Professor teaches argumentation in seminars for first-year students and workshops for pre-law students, in addition to Great Books through the Charlottesville-Albemarle Senior Center.

A former Guggenheim Fellow, David has written three volumes of criticism and lectured on his research at many institutions, including the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London, Chicago and California (Berkeley as well as Los Angeles).  

Gradually phasing out as publisher of Rookwood Press, he recently launched a consulting practice Fox Hill Editorial.

HII Interns and Volunteers

The Human Impacts Institute is supported by a talented group of interns and volunteers.  They bring innovation and fresh ideas to our programs.  We couldn't do it without you!

Sarah Fackler, Climate and Coalition Building Intern

Sarah Fackler is a student in the Climate and Society Master of Arts Program at Columbia University. She recently received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Earth and Environmental Science, with a Paleobiology concentration, and a minor in Sustainability and Environmental Management from the University of Pennsylvania. Sarah has been involved with climate change-related research at many institutions both within the United States and internationally, including the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, The British Geological Survey, and the University of Pennsylvania, exploring topics such as sea-level rise in the United Kingdom, ocean acidification under future CO2 emissions scenarios, and the creation of millennial-scale records of climate change. Sarah hopes to expand her scientific understanding of climate change to the global mitigation and adaptation of climate change by individuals, companies, and communities. 

Melanie Griffin, Environmental Education and Climate Intern

Melanie Griffin is a recent college graduate from Indiana University where she completed two degrees; a Bachelor of Arts in Human-Environment Interactions and a Bachelor of Science in Contemporary Dance (Kinesiology). Melanie moved to New York City after graduation to pursue her interests in a city where both dance and environmental initiatives flourish. She strives to develop ideas and methods that will help human life and the natural world coexist and develop, healthily, together. She feels very fortunate to have been able to study and pursue both dance and environmental issues and is excited to see where they lead her in life.

As she has had a more research and science based environmental education, Melanie is excited to be working with the Human Impacts Institute this spring and be involved with community outreach and learn about the policies that are involved with sustainable initiatives in New York.

In her free time, Melanie enjoys taking dance classes, practicing yoga, educating herself on recent environmental issues, and reading.

Lauren Lavitt, NYC Climate Coalition Outreach Specialist

Born and raised in New Jersey, Lauren has lived in NYC for many years. Lauren has a B.A. in Political Science and Women's Studies from the University of Rhode Island, and her J.D. from New York Law School. She also has a certificate in Fashion Studies from the Parsons School of Design.

Previously, Lauren has worked in law, nonprofit and business, spending the most time as a production manager in fashion. But in 2009, after some extensive travel, she decided to switch gears to her true passion, environmentalism.

Currently, Lauren is taking classes in Sustainability Management and hopes to help the world become extensively greener.

Eugénie Lejeune, NGO Management and PR/Marketing Intern

Eugénie Lejeune was born in Paris, France, and grew up in Geneva, Switzerland. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2011 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, with a concentration in Comparative Politics, and in Sociology, with a concentration in Structures of Opportunity and Inequality. Past experiences have included internships at LVMH's Press Services in Paris as well as in the Sustainable Development Department of the Centre d'Analyse Stratégique, a think tank part of the French Prime Minister's services. Most recently, Eugénie was working in Boston at Cambridge Associates, an investment consulting firm whose client base is largely composed of foundations, non- profits, higher education institutions, and private clients.

Eugénie loves to explore different countries and meet new people. Her travels have been extensive, from cruising on an icebreaker in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago, Svalbard, to horse riding in Brazil's Pantanal region, and exploring through Yellowstone Park on a wolf and wildlife trip organized by the WWF.

Mariana Orozco, Environmental Leadership Intern

Born and raised in northern Mexico, Mariana moved to Spain at 19. After completing a BA in Communications and a Certificate in Ibero-American Studies at Saint Louis University in Madrid, she moved to the Netherlands to finish a second degree in Psychology.

She has worked as an English teacher for three years, two as an online trainer, where she enjoys talking to people all over the world. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, writing, yoga, and trying to improve her dutch.  Working with the Human Impacts Institute, she hopes to learn more about sustainability and how to change our current culture of consumption.

Brendan Schoenman, Environmental Leadership Intern

Brendan has recently joined the New York City community and is a Junior majoring in Political Science and International Studies at Marymount Manhattan College. He grew up in Colorado and spent a year in Hawai'i after high school. While he's volunteered sporadically for many years, it took a move to NYC for him to become increasingly involved in efforts to shape today's world into one that is inclusive of all ideas and sustainable.

When he's not working or at school, Brendan likes exploring faraway places, places that are closer to home, and eating a good slice of pie.

Adam Sheperd, Environmental Education and Services Intern

Adam was born in raised in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in southern Ohio. After completing a degree in Educational Psychology from Miami University of Ohio, Adam worked as both an elementary school teacher in Austin, Texas and a Head Counselor at a children's summer camp in the Adirondack Mountains. In 2001, he left Austin for New York City to work as a full time director of the summer camp. In October of 2010, Adam left the summer camp to pursue a degree in nonprofit management and public administration at New York University's Wagner school.

In addition to Adam's course work and internship with the Human Impacts Institute, he is an Outdoor Instructor with REI and an Outdoor Leader for the Appalachian Mountain Club's Youth Opportunity Program. Throughout his career working with youth, Adam has endeavored to impact children's understanding of the critical need for active participation in environmental conservation, stewardship, and education.

Melanie Sluyter, Environmental Leadership Intern

Melanie is a student at New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized with a concentration, which combine international studies, environmental studies, & the social sciences. She has worked as a volunteer for numerous organizations, including awareness campaigns on hydraulic fracking with United for Action in NYC and creating lesson plans and leading workshops for youth in Belize, as well as repairing homes for impoverished families in Armenia.

With the Human Impacts Institute, Melanie is investigating movement-building and strategies for effective environmental leadership in diverse communities.

Grant Smolen, Environmental Services Intern

Grant Smolen is a Master's in International Affairs Candidate at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs where he is concentrating in Sustainable Energy Policy. Grant has been published in both a scholarly and an editorial setting and spent time working as an intern for California State Senator Fran Pavley, who co-author both AB32 and AB1493, California's landmark environmental legislation. He is also the Director of Communications for the School of International and Public Affair's Energy Association, where he manages the messaging and social media for its 715 members, made up of current students, alumni and faculty.

While his professional interests are focused on environmental consulting, policy and green business strategies, he enjoys spending his free time pursuing creative endeavors, such as playing with his band and working on his novel.

Klas Svensson, NGO Management and PR/Marketing Intern

Klas Svensson was born in Växjö, Sweden, and came to the U.S. for the first time in high school, where he studied a semester in Birmingham, Alabama. After graduation, he worked six years for a website design company, holding senior positions such as Chief Operating Officer, while studying nights and weekends towards a BS degree in Business Administration, which he received from Linnaeus University.

The past year he spent as a Visiting Scholar at Boston University's School of Management, and also studying Economics at Harvard University Extension School. He is currently working towards his Master's Degree, and intends to write his thesis on Sustainability Management. As an intern at the Human Impacts Institute, he is hoping to learn how to lead others in sustainable behavior, and to marry economic and environmental interests in organizations.

Alex Turek, Environmental Services and Education Intern

Since graduating Ohio State University with a Finance degree, Alex has worked for a number of organizations with a focus on environmental conservation and sustainable development. These experiences range from helping to start a sustainable landscape company in San Diego to evaluating the MillionTreesNYC initiative in New York City. Alex is currently in pursuit of a Masters degree in Urban Planning at Columbia University.

Travel has played a large role in his life as Alex has been to six continents including both South America and Southeast Asia for 7 months. He feels the most substantial shift towards sustainability will occur in major urban centers, so Alex is excited to be working in one of the greatest cities in the world.

Past HII Crew Members

2011
Elisabetta Di Matta, Luciano Manara High School (Rome, Italy), Environmental Education Intern
Jenny Cheng, Brandeis University, Climate Change and Coalition Building Intern
Ronald Comstock, Pace University, Business Environmental Sustainability Intern
Hoa Do, Seattle University, PR and Marketing Intern
Arianne Donar, Climate and Water Educator, Environmental Education Intern
Emily Gilbert, New York University, Environmental Leadership Intern
Marc Jourdan, Law and Policy Specialist, Environmental Leadership Intern
Jennifer Kanter, Environmental Outreach Specialist, Climate Change and Coalition Building Intern
Moua Lo, Media and PR Professional, Media Consultant
Melissa Mitchell, The New School, Environmental Education Intern
Peter Tzannes, CUNY, Environmental Services and Education Intern
Mugzy Undemir, Columbia University, Climate Change and Coalition Building Intern
Brigette Walsh, Hunter College, Environmental Services Intern

2010
Moua Lo, Media and PR Professional, Media Consultant
Kate Offerdhal, New York University, NGO Management Volunteer