OUR PEOPLE
An intergenerational team, bridging academia, policy, and practice
The GEG Project is built on relationships. Our community brings undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral researchers together with senior scholars and practitioners to learn from one another and advance shared work.
LEADERSHIP
FOUNDER & DIRECTOR
Maria Ivanova
Director, School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs, Northeastern University
Co-Director, The Plastics Center, Northeastern University
Interdisciplinary scholar and institutional leader forging collaborations across research, policy, and practice to advance global environmental governance and sustainability.
CURRENT TEAM
Clara Copp-LaRocque
PhD Student, Northeastern University
Rong Bao
PhD Student, Northeastern University
Sophia McMonagle
Project Manager, Northeastern University
Jack Balaguer
PhD Student, Northeastern University
Diane Grant
Technical Lead, Northeastern University
Teiana Cataldo
Technical Lead, Northeastern University
Nicole Vandale
PhD Candidate, Northeastern University
Maya Krattli
Research Assistant, Northeastern University
Wyatt Mattaway
Research Associate, Northeastern University
Olga Skaredina
PhD Candidate, Northeastern University
Sarah Masih
Research Assistant, Northeastern University
ALUMNI
Alexandra Carlotto
Junior Sales Manager, Data and Channels, CDP
Madeline Craig-Scheckman
PhD Candidate, Northeastern University
Anna Dubrova
PhD Candidate, University of Massachusetts Boston
John Matuszak
International Environment and Sustainable Development Advisor
Peter Katanisa
Consultant, Environment, Natural Resources & Blue Economy, World Bank
James Whitacre
Independent Consultant
Ana Davis
Master's Student, King's College London
Mary Raines Alexander
Fulbright Taiwan Fellow (Foundation for Scholarly Exchange)
Candace Famiglietti
Adjunct Lecturer, Babson College
Karuna Rana
Sustainability Consultant & Founding Director, Big Ocean States Initiative (BOSI)
Pia Kohler
Senior Chemicals Specialist Consultant, UNEP & Writer,
IISD
Joe Ageyo
Editor in Chief, Nation Media Group
Denise Tavernier
Public Officer, Government of Dominica
Richa Rambhia
Insights Analyst, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Harris Gleckman
Director, Benchmark Environmental Consulting
Meg Hassey
Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Babson College
Rebecca Webber Gaudiosi
Former UN Negotiator, United States
Natalia Escobar-Pemberthy
Program Manager, Institute for Global Sustainability, Boston University
Jenna Woods
Chief Executive Officer, AngelRock
Sonia Chomiczewski
Undergraduate Student, Northeastern University & Sustainability Co-op, Kohler
Jiedine Phanbuh
PhD Candidate, University of Massachusetts Boston
Melissa Goodall
Deputy Director, MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, Yale University
Rebecca Yemo
Global Policy Coordinator, W.E.B. Du Bois Policy Center, Clark Atlanta University
Niko Urho
Independent Consultant