People

Austin D. Le, MS, teaches future and current clinicians how climate change affects health and how to practice sustainably. At the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, he developed a team-based learning clinical case competition for medical students and led two Planetary Health Report Cards, helping bring climate health into core teaching for over 300 students annually and create a public resource site. Nationally, he convened a research conference for over 70 trainees and now leads a 10-student research literacy program with The Journal of Climate Change and Health. The first medical student on his hospital's sustainability committee, he studies lower-emission inhaler care. He leads research studying climate impacts on young people's physical and mental health.

International Partnerships Coordinator at the Center for Environmental Information and Communication of North America (Ciceana). Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sustainability from Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico City, with experience designing, managing, and evaluating sustainability projects across different regions of Mexico.

I seek to contribute to addressing environmental challenges by recognizing the relationships between people, territories, and institutions. I am particularly interested in community development, conservation, environmental governance, and socio-environmental justice.

I am an outdoor educator leading in summer camps, preschool and afterschool programs.

Olga Schmidt is Chief Editor of ALLATRA Media and a contributing author. A healthcare professional with more than 20 years of experience, she brings a practical, evidence-based perspective to the publication’s editorial work and reporting.

She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Data Science at Eastern University, expanding her expertise in data analysis, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies. She has also completed professional training in climate journalism through the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at The University of Texas at Austin and the Global Investigative Journalism Network.

As Chief Editor, Olga contributes to ALLATRA Media’s editorial direction and standards while reporting on healthcare, artificial intelligence, data science, emerging technologies, and climate.

I am the Principal of Holy Trinity Catholic School, where I have the privilege of serving students, families, and staff in a Catholic school community I truly love. With more than 25 years in Catholic education and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Grand Valley State University, I am passionate about creating schools where faith, learning, and relationships come together. I am especially excited about creation-based education and hands-on learning, and I am working to help Holy Trinity become a leader in this area. I believe strongly in the power of small Catholic schools to make a lasting difference in the lives of children and families.

I am the Project Manager for the SHARP (Skills for Health and Research Professionals) Program based at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The SHARP Program consists of short, intensive boot camps led by field experts to teach in-demand research skills and methods to investigators at all career levels and from any organization.

My name is Kaliyah, and I live in Charlotte, North Carolina! I am an AmeriCorps member serving in Charlotte, North Carolina, with the City of Charlotte Landscape Management Division. My technical title is the City of Arborist Community Engagement Coordinator, and I help serve the city by creating, designing, and leading projects and campaigns that engage the community with street trees and other sustainable projects that help improve the quality of life of citizens. Outside of my work, I enjoy hiking and camping with my friends, and making weekend trips back home to West Virginia to hang out with my family! I also really enjoy music, birding, and here recently I've picked back up nature journaling and observing!

Outreach Coordinator

Administrator, Educator, Transformational Leader, Sustainability & Environmental Advocate and Champion for Community Engagement and Empowerment

Kevina is a mother of two and the owner of Three Pines Project. She has a degree in elementary education from UNCW and has been working in environmental education since 2021. Her goal is to get people interested in the amazing adapatations of longleaf forests and the unique plants and creatures that call this region home!

Adrian has enjoyed a lifelong career in environmental education. Starting out as a park ranger, he has since served as Statewide Director of Education at Massachusetts Audubon, Director of Operations at the Center for Whole Communities, in Vermont, and as NAAEE's Senior Director for Technology Programs. As the founder of eeMatters, an environmental education and interpretive planning consulting group, Adrian led professional and community-based teams that developed strategic plans, master interpretive plans, exhibits, and technology-based communication tools for clients as varied as NAAEE, Maine Audubon, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Trustees of Reservations, Monadnock Media, Old Sturbridge Village, and New York Botanical Gardens.