Anna Jane Joyner is a climate story consultant and the founder and director of Good Energy. With over fifteen years of experience in climate communications, she is driven by a passion for storytelling - and helping people find courage in the face of climate change. Anna Jane has worked relentlessly to establish bridges between artists, musicians, faith communities, Southerners, young audiences, and the climate movement. As a strategist at the intersection of climate and entertainment, she produced film and music videos and organized over 300 global partners around a youth-mobilization campaign for the 2015 Paris Climate Summit. Her work has been featured by Rolling Stone, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Glamour, Deadline, CNN, The Associated Press, The New York Times, and more.

Anna Jane’s prior experience spans state and national climate campaigns for “Beyond Coal,” water pollution, federal climate policy, voting rights, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and more. Her efforts to engage evangelicals on climate – including her own father, a prominent pastor – was featured in Years of Living Dangerously, an Emmy-award winning Showtime documentary series on which she collaborated with Ian Somerhalder and Lesley Stahl. For the last five years, Anna Jane has co-hosted “No Place Like Home,” a podcast that gets to the heart of climate change through storytelling.

EJ Baker (they/them) is a visual designer and strategist. They are a co-founder of Maybe Ventures, an art and strategy collective focused on envisioning more just, sustainable, and beautiful new worlds.

Via Maybe Ventures, EJ is Creative Director of Good Energy. In this role, they lovingly craft and steward Good Energy’s visual manifestations, from the playbook itself to our launch event.

Previously, EJ spent five years at design and innovation firm IDEO, bringing the tools of beauty and empathy to CEOs and civil servants, from nonprofit startups to Fortune 50 companies.

EJ’s work has been featured in Fast Company, Variety, Typewolf and Fonts in Use. Hailing from the forests of upstate New York, they now live amongst the urban cottontails and sidewalk dandelions of Somerville, MA.

Carmiel is an award-winning short-story writer, novelist, and TV writer, staffing on the hit Amazon series, UNDONE, for which she wrote a climate-related episode in Season 2. She is the Head Writer and Executive Editor of the Good Energy Playbook for Screenwriting in the Age of Climate Change, and she specializes in climate fiction in the TV and podcasts spaces. Carmiel is a Film Independent Fellow and the author of the critically-acclaimed novel The Suicide of Claire Bishop, which Publisher's Weekly calls a "tour de force.” Currently, she is showrunning a climate sci-fi podcast series for Wondery, and she is adapting a feminist cli-fi novel for TV. Her writing has appeared, among other places, in The Guardian, LA Review of Books, and on NPR. She also teaches climate short film classes for youth and adults, as well as climate writing workshops along the LA River. She spent four years on the road at writing fellowships, including time on a ship in the Arctic to study and write about the climate crisis. And she once tried her damndest to open a Planned Parenthood in Mississippi.

Allison Begalman is the CEO of YEA! Impact and co-founder of the Hollywood Climate Summit. She’s the creator of USC School of Cinematic Arts' first-ever social impact screenwriting lecture "Call to Action: Writing Stories of Relevance and Social Impact”, a recipient of the Roddenberry Impact Award, a participant in the Social Justice Partners Los Angeles 2022-2023 Systems Change Accelerator and is part of the inaugural 2023 Walking Softer Young Leaders Award cohort. Outside of social impact, Allison writes for television and film. She has worked at companies like CAA, Annapurna Pictures, as well as on shows such as Sony TV's Preacher and Hulu's Monsterland. She is represented by Alison Mann at Fourth Wall Management.

Rae Binstock is a playwright and screenwriter whose work explores climate themes on both a personal and cosmic level. Her plays include the climate short-play cycle That Heaven’s Vault Should Crack (The New Group, Lark Development Center, T. Schreiber’s Studios), land of no mercy (Landing Theatre Company, Salt Lake Acting Company, Princess Grace finalist), WALKERS (The Shelter, O’Neill Conference semifinalist, Jerome Fellowship finalist), and Blue Skies. (Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival). Rae’s pilot Homecoming was selected for the 2020 WriteHer List, and she is a two-time semifinalist for the Sundance Episodic Lab. Rae served as the Writers’ Assistant on both FX Networks’ FOSSE/VERDON and Apple+’s SCHMIGADOON. Rae is a Dramatists Guild Fellow, a Lark Development Center Fellow at the Lark, and a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow. In addition to cowriting and researching the Good Energy Playbook for Screenwriting in the Age of Climate Change, Rae spent four years as a lead comms volunteer for the Sunrise Movement. She lives in Los Angeles with her cats, Lila and Garlic. (Adena Chawke, Greenlight Management; Danny Alexander and Joe Fronk, APA)

Aishah-Nyeta Brown is a storyteller, creative, researcher, and advocate for vulnerable populations. She holds a B.A. in Climate Change and Society From George Mason University, a fine arts degree, and was part of the inaugural and prestigious cohort of the Global Sustainability Scholars. Aishah-Nyeta has been studying climate change since the age of 17 and studied briefly at the University of Pretoria in South Africa while exploring geospatial technologies. Brown hopes to creatively bring awareness of environmental injustices to the world with the knowledge and literacy of sustainability. Using her musical and fine arts background as a springboard, Brown has a knack for innovation in the climate change field, which requires a transdisciplinary understanding of the world. She is diligent in making a global impact on communities and how they learn about our changing climate—amplified through her work as a Gen-Z advisor for the Climate Mental Health Network.

Tamen is an entrepreneur, researcher, and published author who builds data-driven products and leads strategic projects for Fortune 100 and 500 companies in healthcare, consumer goods, and technology.

She is the author of several scientific articles published in the BMJ and JMIR, and books on topics spanning end-of-life care, digital health, love, and the future of health. In 2023, she co-authored the best-selling book ‘Healthy No Matter What: How Humans Are Hardwired to Adapt’ published by Penguin Random House, which was featured by McKinsey and Fortune. Tamen has also written for TIME magazine.

She is currently the co-founder and CEO of Vivenxia (pronounced: vee-ven-see-ah), a health venture studio based in Los Angeles, California, which supports organizations that seek accelerated growth through innovative business development, strengthens budding ventures to maximize their success; and builds its own in-house health-centric startups.

Bill Lischak is a highly experienced entertainment and media executive. Previously, he has been a senior executive, including COO and/or CFO, for such companies as Johnson Management Group, Pixomondo, OddLot Entertainment (now Madison Wells Media), and First Look Studios. He is an executive producer of films such as Hell or High Water, Ender’s Game, and Drive, among others. He has sourced, structured, and managed a multitude of project and corporate financings, both debt and equity; has created and managed joint ventures with companies such as Lionsgate and eOne; and has played a pivotal role in the sale, partial sale or acquisition of many business ventures, particularly
in the media and entertainment industry. He has been responsible for broad areas of operations including accounting, finance, legal, and HR, and has played a key role in reporting and communication with stakeholders, including in the public company arena. He is a CPA with a master's degree in taxation, attended NYU’s film school, and is a featured speaker at various film and television industry seminars.

Bruno Olmedo Quiroga is a design researcher, storyteller, and strategist from Cochabamba, Bolivia with a background in Engineering Psychology. He founded an educational technology startup that was part of an innovation lab, and worked at IDEO as a Design Lead — where he led global research programs and design teams across multiple industries. Bruno has a knack for making the intangible tangible and for making difficult conversations feel fun.

Alisa Petrosova leads the consulting program and climate research for Good Energy and has spearheaded bold storytelling projects at the intersection of Hollywood and climate with studio executives, showrunners, screenwriters, and organizations like Spotify, Wondery, and CBC.

Alisa has also worked on research teams for TV/films that reach millions of people, including Extrapolations on Apple TV+ with showrunner Scott Z. Burns. In addition, Alisa has convened global conversations on climate with renowned leaders like Naomi Klein, Mary Robinson, and Bill McKibben.

Previously, Alisa was the Creative Director of the Climate Imaginations Network under renowned climate scientist Dr. Kate Marvel. She has an MA in Climate and Society as a graduate of the inaugural class of the Columbia Climate School and also a BFA in Film at The Cooper Union.

For 20+ years, Annette has guided organizations through the delicate art of strategic and organizational change. Her scientific background lends a unique analytical perspective to both operational and people-focused solutions. She draws from years of experience working with a variety of professional industries to design and implement a tailored approach to helping companies and nonprofits achieve excellence. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are woven into the fabric of her change management solutions, helping her clients translate their values into a sustainable culture.

Scott Keoni Shigeoka is a nationally recognized creative leader and curiosity expert. Scott has worked with some of the most impactful and influential social movements, leaders, organizations and celebrities in the past 15 years. His forthcoming book "Seek: How Curiosity Will Transform Your Life and Change the World" will be released in November 2023 with Grand Central Publishing Balance / Hachette Book Group.

Scott’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Variety and other outlets. Previously, Scott was a writer at The Washington Post, a Fulbright and MTV Networks scholar, and a leader at the design firm IDEO. He is also a faculty member, currently at The University of Texas at Austin, teaching classes on curiosity, healing and narrative change. Scott is from a small town in Hawai‘i and now resides in California's Mojave Desert.

Jes is a nonbinary actor, artist, and climate justice activist. They hold a BFA in Acting from CalArts and an interdisciplinary MA from Columbia University’s Climate School. They’re also a Fulbright Scholar, who studied the intersection of arts and climate at the Universität der Künste, Berlin, and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and as a Fellow at the Research Institute. They’ve also interned in Congress on Capitol Hill and have organized across the grassroots, community organizing, at LA’s frontline vaccination clinics, on U.S. Congressional and Senate campaigns, and at the United Nations Climate Conference. Along with practicing art as a prefigurative praxis to nurture community and enact cultural transformation for material liberation, they’re passionate about movement and love parkour and dance!

Joey Yang (he/him) is a creative technologist and principal of Third Slant, a studio that has created delightful experiences for tech giants like [redacted], creative trailblazers like Meow Wolf and IDEO, nonprofit and governmental clients like U.S. Digital Service, a top 100 architecture firm, an interactive dance collective, startups, and more.

Joey believes in the power of media to move people and has been involved in music communities for over fifteen years, currently as a DJ and promotions rep at KALX-FM in Berkeley and formerly as station manager of KTRU-FM/LP in Houston. He is also a director at the Immigration Institute of the Bay Area, which provides free and low-cost immigration legal services.

Rania Beatrice has worked as a Democratic operative for nearly twenty years, lending her expertise across political, non-profit, legislative strategy and crisis management. For Bernie Sanders’ 2016 run for president, she served as Iowa Communications Director, the National Director of Surrogates and then as Deputy Campaign Manager. In addition to Rania’s expertise in strategy and communications, her portfolio includes over fifteen years of experience in conflict resolution, mediation, and organizational development. Her firm, Batrice and Associates, has worked for social justice through a variety of avenues, collaborating with organizations including Our Revolution, the Arab American Institute, March for Our Lives, StudentsMarch.org, March For Science, Sunrise Movement, and the Freedom Project.

A people person at heart, and a project manager by trade, Melissa has spent her career creating optimized and efficient environments in social impact organizations. She spent many years working in creative agencies and brings a deep passion for environmental justice to her role on the board.

Lindsay Arden Firestone is a producer and advisor working at the intersection of impact and entertainment. Currently, Lindsay works at Bloomberg Philanthropies, managing special content projects for the foundation, and at Bloomberg Associates, a pro-bono international consulting service founded by Mike Bloomberg, working with cities to harness the power of their local creative sectors to enhance partner cities' equity and inclusion efforts and foster economic development opportunities.

Lindsay served as co-producer on From the Ashes (2017), which explores the lives and issues behind the "war on coal," and Paris to Pittsburgh (2018), which celebrates how Americans are demanding and developing real solutions in the face of climate change. Both films were released by National Geographic Documentary Films and produced by Radical Media in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies. As part of the outreach efforts for both projects, she helped orchestrate a worldwide campaign that screened the film with mayors, local activists, and students in an effort to educate and engage audiences on opportunities in renewable energy and just transition efforts. Lindsay has also served as an advisor on award-winning films including STEP (Dir. Amanda Lipitz), When Claude Got Shot (Dir. Brad Lichtenstein) and The Conductor (Dir. Berna Wegenstein).

Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin is a Clinical Professor of Law at Cardozo Law School, where she teaches and directs the Filmmakers Legal Clinic, which provides pro bono legal services to filmmakers and video journalists as well as training on legal issues to filmmakers in the United States and around the world. The Clinic represents clients on a range of issues critical to any film production, including the drafting and negotiation of talent, crew, composer and producer agreements; investor agreements, depiction releases; music, film clip, and artwork licenses; legal opinion letters on fair use, First Amendment issues; entity formation and other advice depending on the context of the film and the needs of the client.

She is also the Founding Director of the Program on Leadership at the Heyman Center for Corporate Governance, as well as the Director of the Center for Visual Advocacy. Previously, Professor Greenberg-Kobrin served as Dean of Students and Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia Law School. She teaches in the areas of intellectual property, transactional law, corporations, negotiation, and leadership. As a leading film lawyer, Professor Greenberg-Kobrin has lectured around the world on issues related to copyright, production, distribution and licensing.

Mary Anne Hitt is Senior Director of the foundation Climate Imperative. Mary Anne has over 25 years of experience building and leading effective campaigns and organizations, and is a frequent media spokesperson. Prior to joining Climate Imperative, she was with the Sierra Club for 12 years where she served as National Director of Campaigns and also worked for a decade as director of the Beyond Coal Campaign, recognized as one of the most successful environmental and climate campaigns in history, which retired 2/3 of US coal plants in a decade and helped usher in the clean energy era.

Tamara Toles O’Laughlin is an internationally recognized environmental advocate and climate strategist focused on people and the planet. Her niche in environmental work is developing high impact programs and multimedia
campaigns to dismantle privilege and increase opportunities for vulnerable populations to access healthy air, clean energy, and a toxic-free economy at the local, regional and national levels.

Melissa Sun has been working at the intersection of culture and impact marketing for 20+ years. Currently, she is Head of Brand Marketing & Partnerships at Sierra Club, where she also founded Sierra Club’s Arts + Entertainment Council -- with members including Jared Leto, Olivia Munn, and Darren Aronofsky. Previously, Melissa was Vice President at Rosenfield Media Group, managing custom global marcom strategies for brands and talent including Breaking Bad, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, Danny DeVito, George Clooney and many more. Melissa began her career as a broadcast news reporter and producer. She studied film and international politics at UC Irvine and University of Hong Kong and now resides in the Bay Area.