John Katzenberger is Co­-founder and Executive Director of the Aspen Global Change Institute. His primary interests are in interdisciplinary research in the broad fields of Earth System Science and global environmental change and their application in society, particularly educational outreach. John has served as the principal investigator for numerous research and educational grants. Federal agency sponsors of his work include NASA, NOAA, NSF, USDA, EPA, and DOE. In 2014 he was elected as an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow “for distinguished contributions to interdisciplinary research on global environmental change and for support of researchers, educators and practitioners working to make this knowledge societally relevant.”

Alyson Wright joined AGCI in 2013 and serves as the Operations Manager. Alyson has experience in non-profit management, working with startups, and doing research for award winning authors and directors on projects including the history of the oil industry and the development of battery technology. Alyson graduated from Principia College with a B.A. in Political Science.

James Arnott joined AGCI in 2008. His expertise is in the interface between science and policy; climate impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability; and low-carbon energy solutions. At AGCI, James oversees the planning of AGCI’s interdisciplinary workshops and conducts both independent and collaborative research on regional climate change planning, community forestry, and energy policy and technology. In 2011, James was awarded the McCloy Fellowship in Environmental Policy. James holds a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Principia College and is working toward a Ph.D. in Natural Resource and Environment at the University of Michigan.

Elise Osenga joined AGCI in 2013. Guided by her interests in ecosystem processes and the interface between science and public action, Elise's current projects include managing AGCI's soil moisture monitoring network, assisting with ACES's Forest Health Index, and occasional education and outreach. Elise's background includes field work, environmental education, public communication, and non-profit operations. She also writes and edits for Earthzine.org, an IEEE Earth science publication, and maintains a Certified Interpretive Guide standing with the National Association of Interpretation. Elise holds a B.A. in Biology and English from St. Olaf College and an M.A. in Conservation Biology from University Miami Ohio.

Emily Jack-Scott joined AGCI in 2015 from a professional background in arboriculture, forestry, and urban greening. Her responsibilities include support of AGCI's scientific workshops, Energy Project, Forest Health Index, iRON, website development and database management. Her personal and professional passions include multi-use ecosystem management, permaculture, and environmental education. She is an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certified arborist, with research published on the social and biophysical variables affecting the health of urban trees. She holds a Master's in Forest Science (MFSc) and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Yale University.

Ellie joined AGCI in 2015 with experience fostering creative communication between the public and scientific information. She holds a B.A. in ‘Science, Technology, and Society’ with an emphasis in environmental policy from the University of Puget Sound. Before joining AGCI, Ellie worked in the environmental education field, and is lucky enough to maintain the opportunity to teach high school biology during the summers at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School. Most recently, Ellie has been working on bolstering AGCI's creative media outreach through illustration and graphic representations of science and research. She is a Certified Interpretive Guide, and in her free time, a genre-bending cellist and vocalist.