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Our Team

A passionate and capable team of staff, faculty, and fellows empowers the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI), ensuring the Institute is a leader in addressing the challenge of climate change. Team members are dedicated to advancing our mission and supporting the global GHG management community. Guiding our work is a committed Board of Directors, composed of accomplished professionals from various fields, whose leadership and strategic oversight help ensure GHGMI’s continued growth and success.

Staff Faculty Fellows Board

Staff

Michael Gillenwater

Executive Director, Dean of the Institute and Co-Founder

Keri Enright-Kato

Managing Director, Programs and Strategy

Molly White

Senior Director, Education Program

Portrait of a GHGMI staff member.

Matej Gasperic

Director, Mitigation Program

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Olia Glade

Director, Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) Systems

Olga Lyandres

Senior Project Manager

Alissa Benchimol

Project Manager

Erika Barnett

Project Manager

Image of GHGMI staff member Tani Colbert-Sangree.

Tani Colbert-Sangree

Project Manager

Richard Martínez

Latin America Project Manager

Kayla Asemanfar

Operations & Finance Manager

Ash Merscher

Communications Officer

María Juan Blasco

Registrar, Senior Program Officer

Safiyyah Bazemore

Registrar Assistant

Ani Thomas

Operations Coordinator

Faculty

Michael Gillenwater

Executive Director, Dean of the Institute and Co-Founder

Molly White

Senior Director, Education Program

Portrait of a GHGMI staff member.

Olia Glade

Director, Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) Systems

Alissa Benchimol

Project Manager

Erika Barnett

Project Manager

Image of GHGMI staff member Tani Colbert-Sangree.

Tani Colbert-Sangree

Project Manager

Richard Martínez

Latin America Project Manager

Céline Gueguen

Faculty/ Fellow

Anup Joshi

Faculty/ Fellow

Paul Reed

Faculty

Fellows

E. Crispin d’Auvergne

Wiley Barbour

Fellow

Mike Bess

Board Member/ Advisor/ Fellow

Ahyana Bowen

Fellow

Paulo Cornejo

Fellow

Kathryn Bickel Goldman

Secretary/Advisor/ Fellow

Céline Gueguen

Faculty/ Fellow

A portrait of Kavita Gunness, a fellow at GHGMI.

Kavita Gunness

Fellow

Lisa Hanle

Fellow

A portrait of Alexander Ianovski, a fellow at GHGMI.

Alexander Ianovski

Fellow

Benise Joseph

Fellow

Anup Joshi

Faculty/ Fellow

Kalifa Phillip

Fellow

Louis Sweeny

Fellow

Board of Directors

Mike Bess

Board Member/ Advisor/ Fellow

Craig Ebert

Board Member/Advisor

Kathryn Bickel Goldman

Secretary/Advisor/ Fellow

Rueanna Haynes

Board Member/Advisor

Alexa Kleysteuber

Board Member/Advisor

Darius Nassiry

Board Member/Advisor

Kai Uwe Barani Schmidt

Treasurer/Advisor

Portrait photo of Board of Directors member Caitlin Sparks.

Caitlin Sparks

Board Member/Advisor

Portrait photo of Board of Directors member Ralph Strebel.

Ralph Strebel

Chairperson