Patricia Aufderheide is University Professor in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C. She founded the School’s Center for Media & Social Impact, where she continues as […]

Hannah Hearn (she/her) joined Working Films in 2018 and currently serves as an Impact Coordinator and Fellowships Lead. She holds a B.A. in Film Studies and a Minor in Entrepreneurship […]

Claire Elise Thompson is an associate editor at Grist, an award-winning environmental news site. She writes the weekly newsletter Looking Forward, focusing on stories of hope and equitable climate solutions […]

Varshini Prakash is the Executive Director and co-founder of Sunrise, a movement of young people working to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process through […]

Kathleen Broyles began her work with Sundance Institute Film Festival and the Sundance Feature Film Program Director’s Lab in 1989. Outside of Sundance, she served as Locations Casting Director for […]

Andre M. Perry is a Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro, a scholar-in-residence at American University, and a professor at Washington University. A nationally known and respected commentator on race, structural […]

J. Robert “J.R.” Harris has been exploring and backpacking long distance for more than 60 years in some of the most remote and inhospitable wilderness areas in the world, unsupported […]

Dr. Peter P Marra is the Director of the Earth Commons—Georgetown’s Institute for the Environment and Sustainability—and Laudato Si’ Professor of Biology and the Environment. Marra uses birds to help […]

Mr. Brigadier Siachitema is a lawyer with 15 years of experience promoting and advancing human rights, the rule of law and access to justice through strategic litigation, advocacy and capacity […]

Robert G. “Bob” Stanton is a retired career civil service administrator who served for almost four decades in the United States National Park Service. He was the first African American […]