Our Team

Karenna Gore is the founder and executive director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Karenna formed CEE in 2015 to address the moral and spiritual dimensions of the climate crisis.

Roberto Múkaro Borrero is a long-time advocate for the rights of Indigenous peoples; a chief of the Guainía Taíno Tribe; president of the United Confederation of Taíno People; and a strategic advisor for the Center for Earth Ethics.

Eugenia “Genie” Cooper is a native of Houston Texas where she graduated from the University of Houston with a degree in Radio and Television Broadcasting. She is a 2014 graduate of One Spirit Interfaith Seminary,

As director of operations and external relations, Tim works on a variety of duties, including center administration, programs and partnerships, advancement, donor relations, and communications and public relations.

Tory is raised and shaped by the fierceness of her love for ocean, plants, open sky, and family of all contours. She is grateful to have spent more than 20 years farming

Dr. Erin Lothes is a theologian who researches energy ethics and the faith-based environmental movement. She is the senior manager of the Laudato Si’ Animators Program with the Laudato Si’ Movement (formerly the Global Catholic Climate Movement).

Alyssa Ng’s research supports CEE’s efforts in sustainability and global affairs as well as other areas of focus. During the 2021-2022 academic year, Alyssa was a CEE graduate student assistant

Gopal D. Patel, a faith-based environmental activist, campaigner and consultant, is a senior advisor at the Center for Earth Ethics. For more than a decade, Gopal has spearheaded the development of environmental initiatives

As director of sustainability and global affairs, Andrew Schwartz leads the Center’s programs, such as the 2021 Faith + Food Coalition Dialogue series, that bring together voices from around the world to further environmental and climate justice.

Rev. Dr. Gregory Simpson is pastor of Nauraushaun Presbyterian Church in Pearl River, N.Y., and treasurer and trustee for the Presbytery of Hudson River in upstate New York.

Shannon is a ritualist, dancer, writer, facilitator, traveler, administrator and life long student. Former posts have included serving as the administrative coordinator for the Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder, Colorado

Aja Two Crows (she/her) works on programming at the Center for Earth Ethics. At CEE, Aja collaborates to develop programming and program strategy for the Center that engages in deep, timely, and actionable conversations surrounds topics of ecology, traditional ecological knowledge, climate change, and earth ethics.

Ned Joyner is the communications and education associate at Center for Earth Ethics, aiding in CEE’s digital presence, media and content.