Paul Wapner is Professor of Global Environmental Politics at American University. His research focuses on environmental ethics, climate suffering, activism, and contemplative environmentalism. He has published six books and numerous articles. His latest book, Is Wildness Over? (Polity 2020), was chosen by Progressive Magazine as one of its top favorite books of 2020. Paul co-teaches summer workshops on the relationship between spirituality and environmental engagement for Earth-Love-Go (www.earthlovego.org). He also serves on the board of RE-volv, an organization that finances and installs solar energy panels on the roofs of nonprofits.

Dr. Ralina L. Joseph is a scholar, teacher, and facilitator of race and communication. She is Presidential Term Professor of Communication, Director of the Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity, and Associate Dean of Equity and Justice in Graduate Programs at the University of Washington, Seattle. She received her B.A. in American Civilization at Brown University, and M.A. and Ph.D in Ethnic Studies at the University of California, San Diego. Ralina is the author of numerous articles and the three books, Generation Mixed Goes to School (with Allison Briscoe-Smith, 2021), Postracial Resistance: Black Women, Media, and the Uses of Strategic Ambiguity (2018), and Transcending Blackness: From the New Millennium Mulatta to the Exceptional Multiracial (2013). Ralina is currently writing her fourth book, titled Interrupting Privilege.

Megan Kennedy is a Ph.D. student in the College of Education at the University of Washington and the Director of the UW Resilience Lab. As a leader and facilitator, Kennedy aims to build healthy and compassionate learning communities where students, staff, and instructors are thriving. She is developing and evaluating a systems-based approach to well-being that combines applied research, education, and collaborative programming across three University of Washington campuses. This includes supporting and partnering with faculty and academic departments, student health care, student life, and campus-and community-based organizations seeking to deepen their mindful capacity and resilience. Kennedy earned her master’s degree in Applied Behavioral Science from Bastyr University and is a licensed therapist with over a decade of experience in public and private practice.