As an Associate for the Projects and Partnerships Team, Olivia Amitay works to craft an effective climate finance communication strategy. She has approached climate communications from a journalistic, policy, philanthropic, corporate, and comedic lens to drive swift action across multiple audiences.

Olivia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and Environmental Policy. Prior to Climate Nexus, Olivia was a Producer for The Sweaty Penguin Podcast, a PBS comedic climate program that focuses on making environmental news less overwhelming and more accessible.

In her free time, you can find Olivia exploring the art of sampling music, browsing local thrift shops, or cultivating her house plant collection.

José Aranda is a water and communications professional working toward protecting Mother Earth and cultivating a deeper relationship with Water.* As Water Hub’s Relationships Manager, he advances water equity through the Color of Water initiative, which aims to give voice and visibility to Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian and Pacific Islanders, people of color, and LGBTQ2S+ voices often overlooked in mainstream media.

Resourceful, from flying drones in the rainforest to dancing salsa with donors, José brings over a decade of experience in water and communications. Prior to joining the Water Hub, José served as Water Program Associate at the Pisces Foundation where he supported the strategic development of a national program focused on advancing a more holistic, equitable, and sustainable approach to water management. José also served as Researcher for the US Water Alliance’s Water Equity Taskforce and previously as Water Fund Coordinator for the El Triunfo Conservation Fund in Mexico.

Before joining the water and climate movement, José worked as a freelance journalist, photographer, and filmmaker for national and international outlets. José has an M.Sc. in Environmental Management from the University of San Francisco and a B.A. in Communications from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. He grew up in Toluca and spent his summers in Chiapas. He enjoys spending time outside, swimming, drumming and singing.

* In order to recognize the sacred living nature inhabited by “water,” the term Water is capitalized when referring to the life-giving consciousness and spirit of water.

Geoff Bromaghim is a policy analyst and researcher. Geoff has about ten years of energy, environmental and clean tech experience, and brings deep expertise in electric power and natural gas markets.

Prior to Climate Nexus, Geoff has held positions at GE Power, the American Clean Skies Foundation, and Technology Transition Corporation. He has worked on a wide variety of clean energy issues both in the electric power and transportation sectors, and has authored many white papers and other reports.

Geoff earned a Master of Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and received his undergraduate degree from St. Norbert College.

Geoff is based in Climate Nexus’ Washington, DC office.

Sarah Bucci has worked as a campaigner, advocate, and communications strategist on environmental issues across the United States for more than a decade. Today, she is director of strategic communications with the Water Hub and believes the best campaigns are smart and scrappy and the most effective way to create lasting change is by sharing and elevating personal stories.

As a fellow, organizer, and state director with Environment America, Sarah led successful field campaigns across multiple states where she organized support for climate action, fought new oil and gas projects, and worked to protect water resources. Most recently, Sarah served as the communications director for GRID Alternatives, a national clean energy equity non-profit, where she worked to bring real-world stories of a just energy transition to life.

While she grew up on the east coast, Sarah now calls Denver home. She’s an avid Colorado Avalanche fan and is at her happiest while gardening.

Harrison Carpenter-Neuhaus is a communications associate on the energy transition team. He is an experienced communicator in traditional and broadcast media, social media, and digital advertising, with a background in diverse issues from immigration to business, political organizing, and sustainability.

Prior to joining Climate Nexus, Harrison was a Communications Coordinator with the New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. Before that, he served as a Communications Associate with NYC Census 2020, the City’s 2020 Census organizing initiative. Harrison began his career in crisis communications with the international public relations agency Weber Shandwick, and also worked as a Content Strategist with the digital agency The Marketing Arm.

Harrison has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University, where he studied art, literature, history, and philosophy (and also met his wife). Outside of work, Harrison is a passionate baker and skateboarder, and father to two beautiful cats.

Xavier Chambers‘ journey began with humble beginnings, armed with nothing but his obsession for design and animation paired with an unwavering determination to make an impact in the world of climate advocacy, he spent his formative years in Jamaica, honing his artistic skills, which would ultimately become his gateway to a purpose-driven career.

Before joining the dynamic team at Climate Nexus, Xavier served as a graphic designer for a diverse group of digital advertising experts, who boasted experience in orchestrating influential campaigns designed to persuade, educate, empower, and mobilize voters. Xavier’s creative contributions played a pivotal role in amplifying these campaigns, leaving a mark on numerous social and political causes.

Xavier’s artistic talents have found their true calling as he journeys from self-taught designer and animator to climate advocate. In his spare time, he is dedicated to championing the cause of creating a better world for his children to thrive in. And putting pineapple on pizza.

Danielle Crockett is a multi-hyphenate senior designer and art director, bringing a hybrid of analytical and creative thinking to her role at Climate Nexus.

Prior to joining Climate Nexus, Danielle founded a digital design agency — with a mission of creating communicative solutions for industrial start-ups, political campaigns, and non-profit initiatives. Her work spans across broadcast and digital campaigns for USAID, Senate Democrats, and the Nuclear Abolition Movement.

She received her BFA in Communications Design from Pratt Institute.

When not behind a computer, you can find Danielle playing the bass guitar, infusing her clothing with campfire smell, and pretending to be a mechanic via endless YouTube tutorials.

Chévon Deputy is the senior director of development at Climate Nexus, bringing more than 15 years of professional expertise to the role. She spent the majority of her career raising funds for leading healthcare institutions including Mount Sinai, NYU Langone Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).

Prior to joining Climate Nexus, Chévon was a Major Gifts Officer at the Environmental Defense Fund, where she also served on the Environmental Justice Council. Before that, Chévon was the Campaign Manager for A Better Chance, an educational nonprofit, where she played a critical role in the completion of a $20M campaign, the first-ever.

Chévon serves as the Fund Co-Chair in addition to a Black Alumnae/i Fund Committee member for her alma mater, Bryn Mawr College. She received a Masters of Public Administration from Baruch College.

Andrea Everett is Climate Nexus’ Senior Director of Survey Research and Data Science. Her interest in opinion research began in graduate school, with a desire to understand how public attitudes affect foreign policy outcomes. She authored a dissertation and book (Humanitarian Hypocrisy, Cornell University Press, 2017) about the impact of democratic politics on the protection of civilians in conflict zones.

Prior to joining Climate Nexus, Andrea conducted survey and social science research in the private sector, and worked in academia as an assistant professor of international affairs. She holds a PhD in politics from Princeton University and a BA in political science from Stanford.

Andrea grew up on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State and currently lives in Northern California. When not diving into cross-tabs, she is happiest while hiking, camping, and sharing time outdoors with family and friends.

As the Methane Accountability Campaign Associate, Leslee Gutiérrez Carrillo’s work at Climate Nexus is to hold the oil and gas industry accountable for meeting methane emissions reduction pledges.

Leslee joined Climate Nexus with an organizing and environmental justice background. Their previous work focused on cumulative impacts legislation in Minnesota, local environmental justice policy, anti-incinerator work, and personally holds a heart in climate migration and displacement work. They were born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but grew up in Toronto, Canada and Puebla, Mexico. Now lives in Oakland, California.

Shravya Jain is a senior manager of media and international communications at Climate Nexus, where she works on communication strategies around climate change solutions, climate & environmental justice, and regional climate policies.

She holds an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Shravya has interned with the United Nations for their in-house sustainability initiatives and with the Heron Foundation on their impact-investment mission to help communities raise themselves out of poverty.

Before coming to the US, Shravya worked as a journalist in India with Reuters and India Today. She also briefly worked with SELCO Solar, a pioneering off-grid solar company, where she got a chance to visit villages in South India and see the transformational power of solar energy.

Shravya loves writing short-fiction and constantly day-dreams about being a published author in her spare time.

Jessica Jewell Lanier brings 10+ years of marketing and communications experience to support water justice in the West.

Prior to joining, she led digital efforts for One Meal a Day for the Planet, an initiative of James Cameron and Suzy Amis Cameron. She also served as TreePeople’s Director of Marketing and Communications where she supported progressive water and urban forestry legislation and community volunteers. Before joining the climate movement, Jessica cut her teeth at PETA where she worked on celebrity advertising campaigns and marketing efforts.

When she’s not working, you can find her making a mess in her kitchen, wandering dusty desert roads, reluctantly flipping vinyl on her record player, or between the pages of her next speculative fiction fix.

Sara Kazemian recently received her PhD in Political Science from UC Davis where she studied how political polarization and inequality shape political outcomes and political participation. Her academic training focuses on survey methodology, including survey experimentation. Sara has experience in securing grant-based funding, and her research experience spans a wide range of topics including Americans’ political attitudes toward climate change and health equity. In her free time, Sara volunteers her research skills for a non-profit that helps match service dogs with disabled veterans.

Nicole Lampe is Managing Director of the Water Hub, a program created in 2019 to advance water justice and resilience by adding communications capacity to the water field. The Water Hub is currently focused on supporting advocates and experts in the Western United States, a region facing severe water supply and pollution issues.

Nicole has worked in cause communications for over fifteen years. For most of that time, she has focused on protecting environmental and public health. At The Trust for Public Land, Nicole worked to expand outdoor access for communities across the Western United States. She continued working on park and beach access at Resource Media, a nonprofit PR firm where Nicole had the opportunity to support a range of nonprofit and foundation clients. During her 11 years there, Nicole built the organization’s first digital team. She also led its oceans and freshwater programs, managing projects that took her from the Sacramento Delta to Corsica and the Galapagos Islands. Nicole also supported Resource Media’s multi-year equity journey, learning a tremendous amount that informs her work to this day.

Nicole sits on the boards of High Country News and Whales of Guerrero Research Project, and is a core organizer with the Portland chapter of the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond. Nicole studied history at the University of California, Berkeley. She grew up in Merced, California, where she rode horses and raised sheep for 4H.

Tiffany Langston is a storyteller, writer, and communications strategist with 15 years of experience in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. As Senior Director, Strategic Communications on the Methane Accountability team, she will develop campaigns focused on liquified natural gas, methane science, climate action, and climate justice.

Prior to joining Climate Nexus, Tiffany was the Communications Officer at Doris Duke Foundation, where she created and implemented the organization’s email marketing program, fostered and grew brand awareness, and oversaw thought leadership activities. Before that, she was the Chief Marketing Officer at Good+Foundation, where she oversaw a team that was responsible for public relations, events, corporate engagement, and fundraising strategies. Tiffany led the content and multimedia function as Director of Knowledge and communications at Nonprofit Finance Fund, and managed digital outreach efforts for WaterAid America and Philanthropy New York, respectively.

Tiffany holds a Master of Arts in Communication from the University of Memphis and a Bachelor of Science in Communication from the University of Miami, with concentrations in Motion Picture Production and Sociology.

Tiffany resides in Queens, New York. She is a James Beard-nominated writer, and in her spare time, she plays poker, figure skates, and volunteers with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, and Meals on Wheels.

Tina Li is the Digital Data Analyst at Climate Nexus, working to ensure a data driven approach to all of the digital team’s work.

Tina’s background is originally in public health communications, but her career has traversed various sectors such as social services, higher education, and political campaigns. Prior to joining Climate Nexus, Tina worked for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee as a Data Analyst for the 2020 campaign cycle.

Outside of work, Tina enjoys hanging out with (and taking too many pictures of) her dog, gardening, and finding the best food spots wherever she travels.

Jeanne Mariani-Belding is director of strategic communications, leading our clean transportation work. She has extensive experience in integrated communications, marketing, community engagement and media, primarily in the green energy, public transportation, and water sectors.

Prior to joining Climate Nexus, she served as chief communications and marketing officer for Group 8 Strategies, building communications, marketing and media strategies for nonprofits and green energy startups. Her work includes leading communications, marketing, and media to launch Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit, the San Francisco Bay Area’s newest multimodal public transit system. She also directed communications, brand development, stakeholder engagement and media relations for HDR engineering for an $8 billion fully automated, electrified public transit project in Hawaii.

Jeanne is also an award-winning former journalist, and specialized in race, demographics, immigration, and political coverage. She was also national president of the Asian American Journalists Association, a nonprofit focused on diversity in journalism, and ensuring fair and accurate coverage of communities of color. She also served as a Pulitzer Prize judge.

She has a degree in journalism and was a Stanford University John S. Knight journalism fellow in international business. She is from Hawaii and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

As associate director of science defense, Phil Newell is involved at various stages with much of our work, from brainstorming ideas to drafting and editing final products. Phil also leads on our rapid response and denier monitoring work.

Before working at Climate Nexus, Phil was an intern at the World Watch Institute, where he blogged on sustainable agriculture. Prior to that, he worked with EARTHWORKS, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting communities and the environment from the impacts of irresponsible mineral and energy development while seeking sustainable solutions.

Phil has an MA in Global Environmental Policy from American University, and a BA in Sustainable Development from Appalachian State University.

Marlene Peralta is a director of broadcast media relations, leading Climate Nexus’ broadcast outreach program to increase coverage of climate change and its impacts on national TV (network and cable) news.

She has a MA in Broadcast Journalism from The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Before coming to Nexus, she worked as a senior consultant for strategic communications and has accrued over 15 years of experience in English and Spanish language media having worked for El Diario, the largest Spanish language daily newspaper in New York City, also for Newsday, AM New York, HITN TV, 1010 WINS Radio, CUNY TV, among others.

Marlene is an Emmy® award nominee and is the recipient of three Communicator Awards from the Academy of International Visual Arts (AIVA).

Marlene is a baseball fan and loves traveling, especially to her native Dominican Republic.

Chane’l Radden is a Senior Associate at Climate Nexus.

Prior to joining Climate Nexus, she worked on food advocacy campaigns in the nation’s capital. Chane’l served as the campaign assistant on the ‘Healthy School Meals for All Montgomery’ campaign at Healthy School Food Maryland. Before that, she worked on the Produce Plus program in Washington D.C. where she supported program implementation and communications.

Chane’l holds a bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Studies with a minor in Environmental Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University. She is a triplet, enjoys playing her bass, walking her dog, and advocating for justice.

Elisabeth Soto is a highly motivated, full-stack digital native with over ten years of experience and a startup marketing mind. She holds certifications in marketing automation, digital marketing, data analytics, e-marketing, SEO, and front-end web development.

Her digital and communications experience spans a variety of sectors — from financial services to philanthropy — and institutions including Cohen & Steers, the Latin American Private Capital Association, and Sony DADC.

Elisabeth holds a BA in political science from Columbia University and is a General Assembly alum.

She is also a coffee addict with a love for vegan cooking. When not fighting climate change, she is probably Netflix binging, cry laughing at TikToks, or traveling between coasts and throughout LatAm.

Hilary Stabb is the Office Manager for Climate Nexus.

Hilary has worked in office administration, management and employee engagement roles for over a decade, and brings her passion for creating positive corporate culture to Climate Nexus.

Outside the office, Hilary is the enthusiastic mother of a teen boy. She is also a private yoga instructor, painter, writer, poet and Creative Producer for Film and TV projects.

Emma Stieglitz is a skilled communicator with more than a decade of experience securing high-value media placements for progressive campaigns and causes. As director of the Building Electrification workstream, she works with community, local, state, and national partners to advocate for a just, equitable, and safe transition away from fossil fuels in the building sector.

Before joining Climate Nexus, Emma was a communications consultant at BerlinRosen, where she led and executed national and local media strategy for a range of labor and nonprofit clients.

She lives in New York with her partner and a possessive tabby.

Courtney St. John is the Managing Director of science and energy. She has extensive experience working across policy, academia and communications on environmental issues.

Prior to joining Climate Nexus, Courtney was the outreach director at the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University’s Earth Institute. Before that, she was the Climate Change Affairs Officer for the U.S. Navy’s Task Force Climate Change, overseeing execution of the Navy’s Climate Change Roadmap. She was a John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow in the Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy, working on marine and coastal policy issues.

Courtney has authored publications on a variety of environmental issues, including the national security implications of climate change and climate change communication. Courtney holds a Master’s Degree in City and Regional Planning and a certificate in Risk Communication. In 2015, she was named a Climate “sHero,” one of nineteen women working to advance climate action in New York City.

Daela Taeoalii-Tipton (she/they) is an Associate on the Projects and Partnerships team with a focus on international climate finance and strategic communications. They join Climate Nexus with a background in organizing, advocacy, education, and non-profit communications ranging from Environmental and Reproductive Justice in their home state of Utah to Redistricting Reform in their adopted state of Virginia.

Daela holds a Bachelor of Science in Earth Systems, where they dedicated their studies to a systems-based approach to climate change, ecosystem management, and communications. Their passion for fighting climate change originates in their childhood love and fascination with nature, as well as their ‘aiga living at the frontlines of climate change in Samoa and Tonga.

For fun, Daela enjoys hiking, skiing/snowboarding, playing music, nurturing plants, and being an active member of Salt Lake City’s QTBIPOC community organizing for a just and equitable world.

As the Senior Communications Associate for the Energy Transition, Vivian Taylor works to connect experts and thought leaders with media and activists to help promote strong understandings of the links between climate and human health.

Prior to joining Climate Nexus Vivian served as a Chaplain’s Assistant in the US Army in the War in Iraq, the executive director of the Episcopal Church’s national LGBTQ ministry, and wrote about peace and justice issues for various newspapers.

Vivian has a Masters of Divinity and a Masters of Public Policy with a focus on renewable energy from Duke University.

In her personal time she enjoys walking her dog while listening to podcasts, playing video games, and writing science fiction.

Shoko Yanagawa is the Manager of Broadcast Media Relations at Climate Nexus, working to increase national TV news coverage on climate change and its impacts.

Prior to joining Climate Nexus, she served as a general-assignment news producer for the NYC bureau of Japan’s Fuji Television, covering everything from breaking news and international diplomacy to a skyscraper-climbing raccoon.

A native of Shizuoka, Japan, Shoko has lived in Alaska and Wisconsin prior to making a home for herself in New York City. She enjoys cooking, crafting and traveling, including to places she can reach by bike share.