Newsfeed

Karenna Gore

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.

Read More »

Roberto Múkaro Borrero

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.

Read More »

Olivia “Liv” Watyana’li:yo Bigtree

Olivia “Liv” Watyana’li:yo Bigtree is Onyota’a:ka (People of the Standing Stone), Turtle Clan. A CEE fellow, Liv is participating in a student in the Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats Adult Language Immersion Program learning Kanien’kéha (Mohawk Language).

Read More »

Clara Chavez-Ives

Clara Chavez-Ives is a research associate at the Center for Earth Ethics. She is passionate about dismantling the false dichotomy between natural and urban spaces.

Read More »

Genie Cooper

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.

Read More »

Timothy Cross

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.

Read More »
Tory-Field

Tory Field

Tory is raised and shaped by the fierceness of her love for ocean, plants, open sky, and family of all contours. She has spent over 20 years farming, working for social justice organizations, writing and studying plant medicine.

Read More »

Maggie Greenfield

Maggie Greenfield joined the Center for Earth Ethics in May 2025 as managing director, bringing her passion for climate adaptation and environmental justice to her work at the CEE.  

Read More »