The WBUR Festival

Frida Garza is a staff writer covering food and agriculture at Grist. Previously, she has worked as an editor at the Guardian US where she launched America's Dirty Divide, a series on environmental and climate justice, and as a senior staff writer at Jezebel. She lives in Brooklyn... Read More →

Janelle Woods-McNish currently serves as the Chief Marketing & Diversity Officer for The Trustees. In this role, she oversees marketing and communications, membership, and customer relationship management, while continuing to focus on The Trustees’ diversity, belonging, equity... Read More →

Ramona Peters is a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and NLC founder. She has served her tribe as: Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) Director, and researcher. She formed the NLC as a collective group of indigenous... Read More →

Diana Ruiz is a conservation scientist who has researched humpback whales in Madagascar and endangered apes in Cameroon through community-driven projects. She holds a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, specializing in reducing the risk of extinction for threatened species... Read More →