People

I am a children's book author in the process of publishing my second picture book. It will be published early in 2027.

AppaLatina from the mountains of NC. 

New to EE as a professional but have been a student of nature since I was young. 

Vladimir Krivitsky is an independent photographer and author based in Israel. For over 20 years, he has been building a unique photographic archive of organic fruits and vegetables with non-standard, expressive natural shapes. His work focuses on leveraging nature’s own designs to inspire curiosity, observation, and imaginative thinking in children, offering a meaningful visual alternative to digital screens.

I'm a student who works as a nanny with young children with a basis of emergent and nature-based teachings.

I'm a climate change environmental educator. As a freelancer I'm is focused on climate change, public lands, interdisciplinary watershed studies, geography, and teaching and learning through my gig, Wild Rose Education. I design and facilitate educator professional development workshops, public lands courses, Arctic STEM programs, and a multi-state regional climate change educator cohort. I have created and facilitated numerous environmental education programs including the award winning Youth Water Leadership Program, and Project Learning Tree Canada's Climate Change and Forests curriculum. 

My expertise includes best practices in watershed and climate change education, adult learning and facilitation, and interpretation. I'm a past board president for Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education, am a member of the NAAEE Guidelines Trainers' Bureau, an Environmental Issues Forums deliberation moderator, Certified Interpretive Guide, Certified Interpretive Trainer, Colorado Certified Master Environmental Educator, Land Ethic Leader, Leave No Trace Level 2 Instructor, Climate Reality Leader, and Wilderness First Responder. Sarah is currently based in western Colorado Colorado.

Dr. Amanda Bielawski is a global sustainability executive with 20+ years of leadership across global think tanks, the United Nations, nonprofits, the private sector, and Fortune 500 coalitions. She has served in the C-suite, on boards, and as an advisor on strategies to solve complex environmental, social, business, and community challenges.

As Founder and Principal of Lumina Futures, Amanda guides leaders and boards of nonprofits, foundations, mission-driven companies, and research/educational institutions to turn complexity into strategic action. She helps organizations navigate pivotal moments of growth and change. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Amanda reserves a few engagements annually for organizations driving impact there. She welcomes select board role inquiries.

Amanda has served on the executive leadership teams, including as Chief Impact Officer, of two of the world's leading sustainability think tanks. She has served as an advisor to the UN Global Compact's CEO Water Mandate, the Water Resilience Coalition uniting Fortune 500 companies, and the United Nations Development Programme’s Equator Initiative.

She co-developed the private-sector water agreement that became a key outcome of the 2023 UN Water Conference, now catalyzing action by 50+ multinational corporations operating in 140+ countries.

Amanda holds a PhD in sustainability, an MBA, an MS focused on environmental law and policy, and executive credentials from Competent Boards and BoardSource. Her doctoral research spanning 25+ countries focused on nature-based solutions for water/nature/climate inspired by Indigenous Ecological Knowledge.

With a deep belief in the power of education, she holds a higher education teaching credential from Harvard and serves as adjunct faculty at Saint Martin's University on topics including sustainable business.

Amanda gives keynotes on corporate responsibility, environmental and linked social/economic issues, collective action, and transformative impact.

Schedule a conversation: luminafutures.com/contact.