Keynote Speaker
Anne Therese Gennari
Anne Therese is a TEDx speaker, educator, and author of The Climate Optimist Handbook. As a workshop host and communicator, Anne Therese focuses on shifting the narrative on climate change so that we can act from courage and excitement, rather than fear. She has taught courses and lectured on climate optimism and mental health in the climate space at numerous colleges and universities, including City College of New York, Columbia University, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Find out more about Anne Therese by visiting theclimateoptimist.com.
Anne Therese’s capacity to inspire and impart knowledge on climate issues is extraordinary!
~ Alps Forum, Switzerland
Her message is about the power of possibility, how to plant small seeds of change, and why optimism has never been more needed.
~ SUNY, ESF, Syracuse
Speakers / Presenters
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Dr. Sarah Das
Dr. Sarah Das is a climate scientist and educator at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and an ambassador with Science Moms. She has led over 20 scientific expeditions to Greenland and Antarctica, providing new insight into how climate change is impacting our polar regions, and why that matters for the rest of our planet. After close to three decades bearing witness to the rapidly melting polar ice sheets, much of her focus is now on developing science-based solutions to improve coastal community resilience to rising seas, training the next generation of climate scientists, and sharing the importance of understanding and acting on climate change with policy makers and the public.
Martha Grover
Martha Grover is the Sustainability Manager for the City of Melrose, where she has been for 13 years. Martha manages both municipal energy projects as well as several community-wide initiatives. She’s currently working hard on implementing the Melrose Net Zero Action Plan. Melrose is best known for launching one of the first green municipal aggregation programs in 2016 and hosting the first pole-mounted EV chargers on the east coast.
Sabrina Shankman
Sabrina Shankman covers the climate crisis as a reporter for the Boston Globe as part of the Into the Red team. She joined the newspaper in 2021 after reporting for eight years at Inside Climate News, where she covered the arctic. At the Globe, her work helps readers understand climate change-fueled extreme weather events, the emerging science and policy of climate change, and the work being done at the state and regional level to address the crisis.
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