Jason Box is a professor at The Ohio State University, instructing introductory environmental science, climatology, and meteorology courses. Since 1994, Dr. Box has been studying Greenland ice sheet climate and glacier sensitivity to surface melting.

Debora Halbert is Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of History and Political Science at Otterbein College. She teaches Environmental Law and Politics and is a faculty member in the Environmental Studies program at Otterbein.

Emily Plews is an original organizer of Columbus Green Drinks and was instrumental in the success of Earth Day 2007: A Year in a Day. She is currently transitioning her career from public accounting and consulting to something more personally and environmentally sustainable . To this end, she is currently studying the intersection of business and the environment at the University of Michigan.

Michael Schwarzwalder grew up in Columbus and graduated from The Ohio State University with both a political science degree and a JD. He served in the Peace Corps in Tanzania and was elected to two terms in the Ohio Senate, where he chaired of the Judiciary Committee. Michael was also an adjunct professor of law at Capital University and the Columbus’ first Environmental Steward.

Jed Thorp works as a Public Involvement Coordinator for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Prior to joining the EPA, Jed worked as a political organizer and campaign coordinator with such groups as the Sierra Club, Clean Water Action and Ohio Citizen Action. Jed's advocacy work has focused mainly on global warming policy at the local, state and federal levels.