Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Anchored by the wisdom and experience of a global community, the TLCS program is made up of practitioner scholars who embody relational leadership and knowledge generation practices rooted in lineages and traditions that stand for love, relationship, reciprocity and solidarity.

Faculty and Affiliates

Marie Vea headshot

Marie C. Vea

Lecturer • Director of Leadership for Sustainability Program

Elena, wearing black shirt and hair up smiling in front of field of pink cosmos

Elena Georgiou

Professional Affiliate

Luis Vivanco

Chair of the Anthropology Department • Professor

Cynthia Reyes

Cynthia Reyes

Professor of Education • Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Kelly Clark/Keefe

Kelly Clark/Keefe

Professor of Education • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Headshot of Omi in from of indigo patterned fabric

Omi Osun Joni L. Jones

Professional Affiliate, Leadership for Sustainability • Professor Emerita, African and African Diaspora Studies Department, University of Texas at Austin

Matthew Kolan

Matthew Kolan

Adjunct Senior Lecturer • Faculty Fellow, Gund Institute for Environment

Adrian Ivakhiv headshot

Adrian Ivakhiv

Professor Emeritus • Affiliate, Gund Institute for Environment

Cris Mayo

Cris Mayo

Professor of Education • Program Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Studies in Education

Jon Erickson

Jon Erickson

Professor • Faculty Fellow, Gund Institute for Environment

Brendan Fisher headshot

Brendan Fisher

Professor • Director, Environmental Program

Bindu Panikkar

Bindu Panikkar

Associate Professor • Faculty Fellow, Gund Institute for Environment

Kris Stepenuck

Kristine "Kris" Stepenuck

Extension Associate Professor • Associate Director and Extension Program Leader for Lake Champlain Sea Grant

Lini Wollenberg

Eva "Lini" Wollenberg

Research Professor • Faculty Fellow, Gund Institute for Environment

Additional Faculty and Affiliates