Ms. Kolitz holds a B.S. degree and completed graduate course work both in Environmental Studies and Education. She has more than ten years of professional experience in program coordination, environmental education, and public outreach, and has served as the Earth Ethics Institute’s Kendall Campus Program Professional since 2012.

Stephen Nesvacil is an environmental educator interested in co-creating community building aligned in nature. He graduated from Florida International University with BA’s in Religious Studies and Liberal Studies with certificates in Environmental Studies and Spirituality. His Bachelor Thesis for Honors focused on a critique of modern industrial agriculture, which informed ongoing interests in agro-ecology and sustainable food systems, eco-spirituality, and biomimicry. Interested in eco-spirituality, Stephen uses his experience as a chaplain to a spiritual community as inspiration in relying on Nature as primary reality and spiritual home. His belief that Nature is our primary teacher informs how he connects students and Earth through mindfulness and nature reflection.

Mark Tirpak has a background in urban planning and research as well as community and youth development, project management, and service design. He is passionate about frugal innovation -- or creative problem-solving in the face of limited resources and other constraints. Mark's environmental sustainability interests include but are not limited to:  built form and public health, active transport, design with nature, voluntary simplicity, waste (including food waste) reduction, disaster risk reduction, distributed energy production and ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) investing and organizational management.

Kristen is a recent graduate of the University of Florida as well as a 2018 graduate of the MDC Honors College. Her studies focus on international and sustainability studies, with minor focus on Chinese language and culture. Kristen hopes to continue on the path toward advancing sustainability efforts both locally and internationally. Her major interests lie in climate education, conservation, climate adaptation and resilience, renewable energy innovation, sustainable development, and global studies.