Dr. Isabel Hawkins is Astronomer and Project Director at the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco, California, USA. She obtained her doctorate in astrophysics at the University of California in 1986. Isabel received a Fulbright U.S. Global Scholar award in 2018 to research the Pleiades from the perspective of three cultures—Māori, Maya, and Quechua—in New Zealand, Guatemala, and Peru. Since 2011, she has served as volunteer co-coordinator with Dr. Shelly Valdez (Laguna Pueblo) of the Yakanal Indigenous Youth Cultural Exchange Program whose mission is “To strengthen cultural identity and leadership capacities in indigenous youth, preparing them to engage with other cultures while preserving their own.” She is also seven-time Latin dance world champion in salsa and bachata in the “over-50” category at the World Latin Dance Cup international competition.

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La Dra. Isabel Hawkins es astrónoma y directora de proyectos en el museo de ciencias Exploratorium en San Francisco, California, EE. UU. Obtuvo su doctorado en astrofísica en la Universidad de California, Los Ángeles en 1986. Isabel recibió una beca de “Fulbright US Global Scholar” en 2018 para investigar a las Pléyades desde la perspectiva de tres culturas—maorí, maya y quechua—en Nueva Zelanda, Guatemala y Perú. Desde el 2011, se ha desempeñado como co-coordinadora voluntaria con la Dra. Shelly Valdez (Laguna Pueblo) del programa de intercambio cultural de jóvenes indígenas llamado Yakanal, cuya misión es “Fortalecer la identidad cultural y las capacidades de liderazgo en los jóvenes indígenas, preparándolos para interactuar con otras culturas y preservando sus propias raíces.” La Dra. Hawkins es siete veces campeona mundial de baile latino en salsa y bachata en la categoría “mayores de 50” en la competencia internacional World Latin Dance Cup.

Marcus Griswold PhD is a coach, scientist, community engagement specialist and founder of Calm Waters Group. He has 15 years of experience communicating science and policy, providing strategic leadership, fundraising, and empowering communities on the most complex and controversial projects. He works on and provides mediation, facilitation, and planning services to non-profits, local, state, and federal governments and tribes. He believes that communities already know what is needed to solve climate justice, and helps them tell their story, advocate for their needs, and engage with agencies. Marcus is father of two boys, Leif and Kai. They live in Northern California.

Robert has worked in nonprofit management for more than 25 years, mostly in the areas of health promotion, health equity, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. He has with local organizations in San Francisco, Chicago and Santa Fe and serving as regional “weaver” for Native Americans in Philanthropy. Since 2000, Robert has been consulting with nonprofits, focusing on values-driven management, effective communication, community-based evaluation and diversity, equity, and inclusion. In 2016, he founded Indigenous Methods, LLC with his friend Lee Francis IV from the Pueblo of Laguna. Indigenous Methods provides evaluation and planning services to indigenous communities and native-led programs and works with philanthropic and nonprofit organizations to decolonize their policies, procedures, and operations in order to increase equity for all people. Since 2014, Robert has split his time between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Oaxaca, Mexico. In Oaxaca, Robert works on projects that support indigenous youth and artisans and help to decolonize folk art curation and marketing.

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Robert ha trabajado en la gestión de organizaciones sin fines de lucro durante más de 25 años, principalmente en las áreas de promoción de la salud, equidad en la salud y diversidad, equidad e inclusión. Trabajó con organizaciones locales en San Francisco, Chicago y Santa Fe y se desempeñó como “tejedor” regional para Native Americans in Philanthropy. Desde 2000, Robert ha estado consultando con organizaciones sin fines de lucro, enfocándose en la gestión impulsada por valores, la comunicación efectiva, la evaluación basada en la comunidad, y la diversidad, la equidad y la inclusión. En 2016, fundó Indigenous Methods, (Métodos Indígenas) LLC con su amigo Lee Francis IV del Pueblo de Laguna. Indigenas Methods brinda servicios de evaluación y planificación a comunidades indígenas y programas dirigidos por personas indígenas y trabaja con organizaciones filantrópicas y sin fines de lucro para descolonizar sus políticas, procedimientos y operaciones con el fin de aumentar la equidad para todas las personas. Desde 2014, Robert ha dividido su tiempo entre Santa Fe, Nuevo México y Oaxaca, México. En Oaxaca, Robert trabaja en proyectos que apoyan a los jóvenes y artesanos indígenas y ayudan a descolonizar la curaduría y la comercialización del arte popular.