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Staff & Board

Staff
Click on a name for a bio.

Chip Giller, Founder and President

Editorial
Scott Rosenberg, Executive Editor
Ted Alvarez, Managing Editor
Susie Cagle, News Blogger
Brandi Cole, Social Engagement Coordinator
Greg Hanscom, Senior Editor
Lisa Hymas, Senior Editor
David Roberts, Staff Writer
Darby Minow Smith, Assistant Managing Editor
Claire Thompson, Editorial Assistant
Hanna Welch, Social Media Manager
Jess Zimmerman, Grist List Editor

Technology
Nathan Letsinger, Product Lead & Senior Developer
Ben Brooks, Actionable Metrics Engineer & Web Developer
Ben Shewmaker, Web Developer

Design
Mignon Khargie, Design Director
Wade Fasano, Designer

Business Development
Gerald McLean, Director, Sales and Sponsorships
Mandy Ojendyk, Ad Support Manager
Daniel Penner, Business Development Intern
For general advertising inquires, please call 206.876.3151

Development
Erika Croxton, Development Director
Jennifer Mac Donald, Membership and Annual Support Manager
Patrick Schmitt, Major Gifts and Events Manager
Katharine Wroth, Sr Foundation Relations Manager

Finance/Administration
Wentina Hurtado, Director of Finance and Administration
Jeff Giza-Martin, Office Assistant
Kirby Hollingsworth, Executive Assistant
Anne Lapora, Office Manager

Board of Directors*

Chair
Rachel Morello-Frosch
University of California, Berkeley

Treasurer
Susan L. Kaufman

Clerk
Benjamin Strauss
Climate Central

John Alderman
SocialCode

Gino Borland
Entrepreneur

Melissa L. Bradley
Tides

Laura DeBonis

Chip Giller
Grist

Kristen Grimm
Spitfire Strategies

Daniel Katz
The Overbrook Foundation

Bill McKibben
Author

Eugene Mirman
Comedian and Author

Matt Mullenweg
WordPress / Automattic

Wendy Schmidt
The Schmidt Family Foundation

John Vechey
PopCap

*Organizations listed for identification purposes only

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