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Edgar Vazquez
Alum

Edgar (he/him) is a public service advocate, community-centered enthusiast devoted to understanding the collaborative spirit of mutual understanding, patience, and flexibility. He is captivated by the coalition-building process when combining both human and material resource data to produce comprehensive change. Edgar is a senior at the University of Houston, former LATAM Bridges scholar, former staffer at the National Hispanic Institute, and is a current member of the College to Congress congressional cohort.

Other People

Shannon Dosemagen
Director + Shuttleworth Fellow
Shannon is a Shuttleworth Foundation Fellow and Director of the Open Environmental Data Project.
Katie Hoeberling
Director of Policy Initiatives
Dedicated to open and cooperative approaches to science, policy, and organizing, Katie works to empower communities to cultivate stronger connections to land and each other.
Michelle Cheripka
Communications & Content Manager
An interdisciplinary media maker passionate about communicating the climate crisis in compelling ways.
Emelia Williams
Policy and Research Associate
Emelia is the Policy and Research Associate with the Open Environmental Data Project.
Madhuri Karak
Science Communications Fellow
Madhuri is the host of Data Dialogues Season 2.
Andres Colmenares
Open Climate Coordinator
Andres (he/him) is the Coordinator of the Open Climate collective at OEDP. 
Karen Andrade
Board Member
An interdisciplinary environmental health scientist by training, Karen Andrade has expertise in community-based participatory research and a robust track record of engaging diverse communities in science.
Matías F. Milia
Research Fellow
Matias F. Milia (he/him) is a sociologist, an OEDP Research Fellow as part of the SEEKcommons project, and a postdoctoral affiliate at the University of Notre Dame.
Josmil Reyes
Bookkeeper
Josmil Reyes (he/him) is a bookkeeper at GritForce Bookkeeping.
Karien Bezuidenhout
Board Member
As a Director of the Shuttleworth Foundation, Karien partners with individuals who employ openness as a tool to advance equity and social justice.
Sam Dyson
Board Member
Sam Dyson is an educator and physicist committed to better sharing the power, benefits, and wonder of science with all people.
Jett Zhang
Alum, Climate Governance Research Fellow
Jett was a Harvard University "Fellow at the Forefront" with OEDP during Summer 2021.
Lorelei Kelly
Partner, Civic Voice Governance
Lorelei is an expert on building inclusive and informed democratic systems and is a based at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University as a Fellow.
Angela Eaton
Alum
Angela was the Director of Data Inclusion with OEDP from 2021-22.
Elizabeth Tyson
Alum
Elizabeth co-led strategy and prototype design with OEDP from 2020-21.
Anne-Charlotte Gillard
Research & Policy Fellow
Anne-Charlotte was a Harvard University "Fellow at the Forefront" with OEDP during Summer 2022.