Our Team

Climate Changemakers is a volunteer-built organization.
Our small staff supports a mighty volunteer collective of leaders.

Volunteer Leaders

Meriem

Naomi

Nate

Pratiyush

Ryan

Sam

Scott

Sofia

Stephanie

Sue

Supriya

Aaron

Anissa

Ben

Brendan

Caroline

Christina

Christy

Daksh

Elizabeth

Emerson

Jason

Action Team Hosts

Kit

Matt

Neel

Nicole

Niki

Phil

Sarah

Tony

Adam

Alec

Alex

Clarisse

Danny

Emma

Haley

Jeff

Since our founding in 2020, hundreds of volunteers have contributed their expertise and leadership, supporting our growing advocacy network and expanding our nationwide impact. Want to join our team? Learn more.

Staff Team

Dr. Eliza Nemser

Co-founder & Executive Director
Madeline Dyke

Co-founder & Director of Campaigns and Programs
Rah Riley

Comms & Creative Director
Mwan Kamwendo

Organizing Manager

Advisors

Ian Bassin

Founder & Executive Director, Protect Democracy
Jamie Beck Alexander

Director, Drawdown Labs, Project Drawdown
Jessica Burdman

COO, UpperRight
Dr. MK Dorsey

Limited Partner, Ibersun
Will Eley

Green Jobs Program Director, Piedmont Environmental Alliance
Matt Ewing

Former Managing Director, Swing Left;
Co-founder, Scoot
Dr. Vin Gupta

CMO, Amazon Pharmacy;
US Air Force Medical Reserve Corps;
Health Policy Analyst, NBC News and MSNBC
Ian Monroe

President & CIO, Etho Capital;
Lecturer, Stanford University
Stuart Powell

Co-founder, Climate Changemakers
Dr. Jon Rosenfield

Senior Scientist, San Francisco Baykeeper
David Rusenko

Founder & CEO, Weebly
Cody Simms

Partner, My Climate Journey;
Co-founder, Climate Changemakers
Caroline Spears

Executive Director, Climate Cabinet
Matt Traldi

Founder & CEO, Greenlight America; Founder & Senior Advisor, Indivisible
Kristen Winzent

Co-founder, The Regenerates;
Co-founder, Climate Changemakers
Gabrielle Jorgensen

Co-founder, Climate Changemakers;
Government Affairs at Scout Clean Energy