Jessica Hellmann
Executive Director
hellmann@umn.edu
@JessicaHellmann

Bethany Tourek
PhD student in Mechanical Engineering
toure023@umn.edu

David Doody
Interim Editor in Chief, Ensia
dldoody@umn.edu
612-626-1211
@dlukedoody

Paul West
Co-Director & Lead Scientist
pcwest@umn.edu
@CoolFireEcology

James Gerber
Principal Research Scientist in Global Landscapes
jsgerber@umn.edu
612-624-2639
@jsgerb

Barrett Colombo
Project Manager
colom008@umn.edu
@barrett_colombo

Peder Engstrom
GLI Alumni

Xavier Gilbert
GLI Alumni

Lucy Nepstad
GLI Alumni
nepst007@umn.edu

Deepak Ray
Senior Research Scientist in Global Landscapes
dray@umn.edu
612-626-4029

Leah Samberg
Research Scientist
lsamberg@umn.edu
@LeahSamberg

Lindsey Leigh Sloat
GLI Alumni

Bonnie Keeler
Assistant Professor, Faculty Advisor
keeler@umn.edu
@BonnieKeeler

Ryan Noe
Senior Scientist
rrnoe@umn.edu

Tim Smith
NorthStar Founder and Professor
timsmith@umn.edu
612-624-2648

Jennifer Schmitt
Senior Research Scientist in Sustainable Food Systems
jorg0206@umn.edu
612-626-3637

Luyi Chen
Graduate Student Researcher
chen3461@umn.edu

Rylie Pelton
Research Scientist in Industrial Ecology
olso4235@umn.edu

Lloyd Rivera
Graduate Student Researcher
river370@umn.edu

Beth Mercer-Taylor
Co-Program Director, Sustainability Education
bethmt@umn.edu
612-624-9430

Mary Hannemann
Co-Program Director, Sustainability Education
oldha012@umn.edu

April Snyder
Director of Admin & Operations
aprilsnyder@umn.edu
612-625-3516

Kimberly Long
Event Strategist & Project Manager
longx296@umn.edu
612-626-1143

Stephen Polasky
Faculty Fellow and Regents Professor
polasky@umn.edu

Siddharth Iyengar
PhD student in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
iyeng029@umn.edu

Faith Nawagi
Uganda Program Coordinator - Consultant

Julie K. Hanus
Director of Strategic & Public Interest Communications
hanus018@umn.edu
612-624-6566

Joseph Mullen
Student Assistant
ione-int@umn.edu

Sean Quinn
Designer
quinn283@umn.edu
612-624-7594

Ryan Eichberger
PhD Candidate in Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication
eichb003@umn.edu

Grace Garbini
Masters Student in Science Technology and Environmental Policy
garbi019@umn.edu

Nathaniel Springer
Research Scientist in Economics and Sustainability
sprin126@umn.edu

Sabine Engel
Program Director of International Partnerships
engel056@umn.edu

Adrienne Strubb
PhD Student in Forest Resources
strub038@umn.edu

Juliette Lapeyrouse-Cherry
PhD Candidate in Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication
lapey002@umn.edu

Maike Hamann
Postdoctoral Researcher
mhamann@umn.edu

Orli Handmaker
Graduate Student Researcher
orli@umn.edu

Nfamara K. Dampha
Research Scientist in Natural Capital & Ecosystem Services
damph002@umn.edu

Yudi Li
Graduate Research Assistant
lixx2927@umn.edu

Samuel Reed, Chair
PhD Student in Natural Resources Science and Management
reed0632@umn.edu

Andrea Garcia
GLI Alumni

Maria Ramirez
PhD Student in Biochemistry
ramir348@umn.edu

Aaron Hanson
Energy Program Specialist
hans4732@umn.edu

Mohamed Abdi
GLI Alumni

Becky Chaplin-Kramer
Principal Research Scientist in Natural Capital
bchaplin@stanford.edu

Doug Cloud

Stephanie Long

Mary Milla

Fatima Tufail
Sustainability Education Graduate Research Assistant
tufai002@umn.edu

Christine O’Connell
GLI Alumni

Alex Reich
GLI Alumni

Shipeng Sun
GLI Alumni

Kimberly Carlson
GLI Alumni

Graham MacDonald
GLI Alumni

Cathy Jordan
Director of Leadership & Education
jorda003@umn.edu
612-625-7591

Melissa Kenney
Director of Research & Knowledge Initiatives and Principal Research Scholar in Environmental Decision Support Science
makenney@umn.edu
612-624-2648
@melissakenney

Kate Wolford
President, McKnight Foundation

Gabe Chan
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Lori Sturdevant
Journalist and Author, Star Tribune

David Senjem
State Senator, Minnesota

Nick Frentz
State Senator, Minnesota

Lorraine Akiba
President/CEO, LHA Ventures

Anthony Star
Director, Illinois Power Agency

Peter Frosch
CEO, GREATER MSP

Aditya Ranade
Technology Manager - Grid Modernization, 3M

Eric Dayton
CO-Founder, Askov Finlayson

Blaine Hill
City Manager, Morris

Kim Norton
Mayor, City of Rochester

Patrick Shea
Public Services Director, City of St. Cloud

Tane Danger
Co-founder and Host, The Theater of Public Policy

Amy Fredregill
Managing Director, Minnesota Sustainable Growth Coalition, Environmental Initiative

Ben Fowke
Chairman, President and CEO, Xcel Energy

Maura Shramko
Postdoctoral Fellow, Interdisciplinary Research Training in Child and Adolescent Primary Care Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health
shra0009@umn.edu

Michele Girard
PhD Student in International Development, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
marqu510@umn.edu

Michele Girard
Masters Student in Development Practice
marqu510@umn.edu

Jack Moebius
Projects Manager & Executive Administrator
moebi001@umn.edu
612-626-9553

Gerhard Joksh
City Council member and 2nd deputy mayor, City of Muenster, Germany

Jens Ole Hansen
Business Development Director, District Energy, Ramboll, Denmark

Jan Bauer
Consul, Government & Prosperity, UK Government Office - Minneapolis/St. Paul

Charles Hernick
Director of Policy and Advocacy, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum

Cecilio Ortiz Garcia
Professor, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

Guido Wallraven
Technical Director, City of Saerbeck, Germany

Russ Stark
Chief Resilience, Mayor’s Office, City of Saint Paul

Christopher Bray
State Senator, Vermont

Laura Bishop
Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Paula Sunde
Minnesota Agriculture/Energy Outreach Director, U.S. Senator Tina Smith Office

Tim Walz
Governor, Minnesota

Anne Claflin
State Representative, MN House

Olya Wright
Founder, Nordic Nature Group

Melissa Hortman
State Speaker of the House, Minnesota

Catherine Clark
PhD Student in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
cpclark@umn.edu

Amber Roberts
Masters Student in Applied Economics
robe1928@umn.edu

Tina Smith
Senator, Minnesota

Grant McCormack
Academic Advisor
grantkm@umn.edu

Julie Etterson
Director, IonE @ UMN-Duluth
jetterso@d.umn.edu

Akisha Everett
Commmunity Engagement Coordinator
aeverett@umn.edu

Jessica Herbst
Program Associate
herbs071@umn.edu

María José Gómez-Quijano
Graduate Leader for Acara Graduate Changemaker Lab
gomez312@d.umn.edu

Paida Chikate
Graduate Leader for Acara Graduate Changemaker Lab
chika003@umn.edu

Gordy Moore
Graduate Leader for Sustainability Student Group Leader Network
moor2133@umn.edu

Nina Domingo
Graduate Leader for IonE Scholars Program
domin202@umn.edu

Ryan Gavin
Graduate Leader for IonE Scholars Program
gavi0065@umn.edu

Elisah VandenBussche
Graduate Leader for Boreas Community Hours
vand0837@umn.edu

Megin E. Nguyen
Graduate Leader for Boreas Community Hours
nguy1892@umn.edu

Emma DeVries
Graduate Leader for Sustainability Student Group Leader Network
devri160@umn.edu

Olivia Rivera
Research Assistant
river483@umn.edu

Lingling Liu
Senior Research Specialist in Data Science
liu02034@umn.edu

Christina Lundgren
Student Engagement Coordinator
lundg131@umn.edu

Saleh Mamun
Postdoctoral Research Associate

Joe Warren
Graduate Research Assistant
warre665@umn.edu

Kate Nyquist
Manager of Communications & Content
nyquistk@umn.edu

Sophia Fisher
Undergraduate Communications Program Assistant
fish00550@umn.edu

Kayla Peterson
Graduate Research Assistant
pet04078@umn.edu

Felix Wolfinger
Social Science Research Specialist
wolfi014@umn.edu

Grace Madson
Undergraduate Project Assistant
madso201@umn.edu

Sarah Dunn
Undergraduate Project Assistant
dunn0512@umn.edu

Luisa Santos Nothaft
Undergraduate Clean Energy Program Assistant
santo344@umn.edu

Matthew Gabb
Research Assistant
gabb0029@umn.edu

Elizabeth Abraham
Postdoctoral Scholar in Research and Extension
abrah475@umn.edu

Ella Rodewald
Undergraduate Sustainability Education Communications Assistant
rodew026@umn.edu

Piper Gallivan
Undergraduate Sustainability Education Communications Assistant
galli120@umn.edu

Noah Greensweig
Grants Program Associate
gree2190@umn.edu

Marin Byrne
Director of Donor Relations & Advancement Operations
byrn0085@umn.edu

Elissa Welch
Program Manager
welch516@umn.edu

Jess Del Fiacco
Communications Manager
jdelfiac@umn.edu

Alex Choiniere
Undergraduate Research Assistant
choin011@umn.edu

Priscilla Bunday
Undergraduate Empowering Youth Energy & Climate Leaders Assistant
bunda018@umn.edu

Mac Earnest
Graduate Student Leadership Development Program Manager
earne012@umn.edu

Maggie McKenna
Program Manager for Affiliate Impact
mcken473@umn.edu

Nfamara K. Dampha
Research Scientist in Natural Capital & Ecosystem Services
damph002@umn.edu

Suhaila El Banna
Sustainability Leadership Training and Events Graduate Research Assistant
elban008@umn.edu

Katelyn Kolyer
Undergraduate Event & Communications Assistant
kolye002@umn.edu

Michael Zarbock
Undergraduate Communications & Editorial Assistant
zarbo007@umn.edu

Dana Williamson
Research Scientist in Environmental Justice
will7544@umn.edu

Annabella Lau
Undergraduate Project Assistant
lau00064@umn.edu

Lara Boudinot
Undergraduate Project Assistant
boudi013@umn.edu

Jenna Popp
Undergraduate International Energy Partnership Project Assistant
popp0167@umn.edu

Eden Lim
Environmental Justice Storytelling Assistant
lim00166@umn.edu

Apoorva Joshi
Postdoctoral Associate in Decision Support
joshi462@umn.edu

Shubhechchha Sharma
Postdoctoral Associate in Climate Resilience
sharm525@umn.edu

Dimitri Smirnoff
Graduate Research Assistant
dimitris@umn.edu

Kobe Knettel
Undergraduate Clean Energy Program Assistant
knett026@umn.edu

Shawn Ramberg
Operations Associate
rambe040@umn.edu

Michaela Sy
Communications Program Assistant
sy000004@umn.edu

Diele Lobo
Postdoctoral Associate
lobo0010@umn.edu

Ashley Peters
Communications Manager, DAWN and Knowledge Initiatives
pet03177@umn.edu

Dana Hernandez
Communications Specialist
herna432@umn.edu

Ella Chilson
Undergraduate Sustainability Education Communications Assistant
chils023@umn.edu

Ella McClure
Undergraduate Empowering Youth Energy & Climate Leaders Intern
mcclu296@umn.edu

Anjali Muppidi
Undergraduate Sustainability Education Communications Assistant
muppi008@umn.edu

Kathleen Downey
Global Crop Data Undergraduate Research Assistant
downe198@umn.edu