Board
Thritha Anand
New Haven, CT
MPH Graduate Student, Yale University
Terry Gips
President and Co-Founder
St. Louis Park, MN
President, Sustainability Associates
Helen Glover
Washington, DC
White House Council on Environmental Quality
Collie Graddick
Chair
Hamilton, Georgia
Organic Farmer and
Consultant, MN Dept of Agriculture
Brady Johnson
Treasurer
Duluth, MN
Inventor and Innovation Entrepreneur
Lori Myren-Manback
Vice-Chair
St. Louis Park, MN
Therapist and CEO/Co-Founder, Inclusivi-Tee
Gillian Ramirez
San Diego, CA
Restaurant Staff and Climate Advocate
Avonna Starck
Fridley, MN
Minnesota State Director
Clean Water Action
Brian Zakem
Secretary
Minneapolis, MN
Retired Mental Health Professional
Fellows
Hunter Hermes
Minneapolis, MN
Project Manager at Epic Systems
Dream Team
Chris Dykstra
Minneapolis, MN
Founder and CEO, Warecorp; Founder, GoodCarts; Partner, Brown Venture Group; Publisher and Founder, TheContributor.com
Dr. Yvette Erasmus
Minneapolis, MN
Psychologist, Yvette Erasmus, LLP
Gretchen Hagle
Excelsior, MN
Marketing Consultant & Program Manager, Green Interchange and Blessed Earth Southeast
Dr. Stuart Hill
Penrith, Australia
Emeritus Professor and Foundation Chair of Social Ecology, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Steven Hoffman
Boulder, CO
Founding and Managing Partner, Compass Natural Marketing
MaryAnne Howland
Nashville, TN
Founder and CEO, Ibis Communications; Founder and CEO, Global Diversity Leadership Exchange
Michael Martin
Minneapolis, MN
CEO and Founder, Effect Partners and r.Cup
Valerie Red-Horse Mohl
Palo Alto, CA
CFO, East Bay Community Foundation and CEO/Founder of Red-Horse Financial Group, Inc.
Staff
Interns
Noelia Almanzar
Rutgers University
Class of 2026
Amal Ashokan
Brandenburg Technical University
Class of 2025
Qitong Fan
University of Michigan
Class of 2025
Zoe Grell
University of Colorado Boulder
Class of 2024
Olivia Levin
American University
Class of 2025
Alexandra Isham
The Ohio State University
Class of 2025
Bryanna Lewis
Oregon State University
Class of 2025
Claire Labat
St. Olaf College
Class of 2026
Preston Merrill
Brandeis University
Class of 2025
Michelle Opolencia
University of California, San Diego
Class of 2025
Sofia Roberson
Reed College
Class of 2025
Cate Rosa
Boston University
Class of 2026
Lexi Tassone
Rutgers University
Class of 2026
Dominique Thomas
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Class of 2024