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Meet The
Elemental Team

Our mission to rapidly redesign the systems at the root of climate change, break down barriers to innovation, and lift up people around the world requires a team as invested in each other as they are in the environment. While we’re all cross-functional, we tend to specialize in these roles:

Amanda Denney

Senior Director of Portfolio Operations

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Amir Chireh Mehr

Senior Investment Director

Annie DIllon Annie Dillon

Annie Dillon

Development Manager

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Antoinette West

Senior Career Pathways Manager, Equity & Access

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Aparna Reddy

General Counsel

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Brenda Hearn

Office Manager

Camille Bangug Camille Bangug

Camille Bangug

Partnerships Manager

Carmen Ayala

Career Pathways Senior Analyst

Chris Chang

Chris Chang

Director of Portfolio Experience

Christian Rasnake Christian Rasnake

Christian Rasnake

Partnerships Analyst

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Christina Angelides

Managing Director, Policy

Cristine Sanchez Cristine Sanchez

Cristine Sanchez

Development Analyst

Daniella Henry

Senior Director of Policy and Community Engagement

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Danielle J. Harris

Managing Director, Engagement & Innovation

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Danya Hakeem

Vice President of Portfolio

Dawn Lippert Dawn Lippert

Dawn Lippert

Founder & CEO

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Emily Gercke

Portfolio Operations Manager

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Gabriel Scheer

Senior Director of Innovation

Gwendy Brown Gwendy Brown

Gwendy Brown

Senior Policy Advisor

Hannah Corn Hannah Corn

Hannah Corn

Growth Initiatives Manager

Ian Chipman Ian Chipman

Ian Chipman

Editorial Director

Jenna Floricel Lewinstein Jenna Floricel Lewinstein

Jenna Floricel Lewinstein

Graphic Designer

Josh Stanbro Josh Stanbro

Josh Stanbro

Deputy Director, Policy Lab

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Justin Marquez

Senior Partnerships Manager, Equity & Access

Kayla Elemental Kayla Elemental

Kayla Economou

Portfolio Experience Manager

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Kim Karris

Managing Director of Development

Kim Zhou Kim Zhou

Kimberly Zhou

Data Program Analyst

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Kruti Ladani

Data & Program Sr. Manager

Krystle Jackson Krystle Jackson

Krystle Jackson

Chief of Staff

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Laith Ojjeh

Dealflow Analyst

Lani Cobb

Events Director

Lauren Tonokawa

Managing Director, Creative

Lisa

Lisa Kanehiro

Controller

Mabelle Pang Mabelle Pang

Mabelle Pang

Staff Accountant

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Marcel Gremaud

Senior Dealflow Manager

Mark Chambers Mark Chambers

Mark Chambers

Vice President of Partnerships

Mason Gunter

Senior Investment Manager

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Maya Hurley-Wales

Senior Manager of People Operations

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Melissa Rouse

Director of Communications Operations

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Melissa Uhl

Chief Growth Officer

Mike Curtis

Chief Financial Officer

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Mitch Rubin

Director of Innovation

Morgan Serna Morgan Serna

Morgan Serna

Legal Intern

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Sadie Henderson

Senior Portfolio Innovation Analyst

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Samantha Grassle

Program Director

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Sara Chandler

Managing Director, Equity & Access

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Saritha Peruri

Head of Corporate Partnerships

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Shaun Ng

Senior Portfolio Innovation Manager

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Tiffany Huynh

Senior Director of External Affairs

Annie DIllon Annie Dillon

Annie Dillon

Development Manager

Camille Bangug Camille Bangug

Camille Bangug

Partnerships Manager

Christian Rasnake Christian Rasnake

Christian Rasnake

Partnerships Analyst

Cristine Sanchez Cristine Sanchez

Cristine Sanchez

Development Analyst

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Danielle J. Harris

Managing Director, Engagement & Innovation

Dawn Lippert Dawn Lippert

Dawn Lippert

Founder & CEO

Hannah Corn Hannah Corn

Hannah Corn

Growth Initiatives Manager

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Kim Karris

Managing Director of Development

Krystle Jackson Krystle Jackson

Krystle Jackson

Chief of Staff

Mark Chambers Mark Chambers

Mark Chambers

Vice President of Partnerships

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Melissa Uhl

Chief Growth Officer

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Saritha Peruri

Head of Corporate Partnerships

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Tiffany Huynh

Senior Director of External Affairs

Amanda Denney

Senior Director of Portfolio Operations

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Amir Chireh Mehr

Senior Investment Director

Chris Chang

Chris Chang

Director of Portfolio Experience

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Danya Hakeem

Vice President of Portfolio

Emily Gercke Headshot Emily Gercke Headshot

Emily Gercke

Portfolio Operations Manager

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Gabriel Scheer

Senior Director of Innovation

Kayla Elemental Kayla Elemental

Kayla Economou

Portfolio Experience Manager

Laith Ojjeh Laith Ojjeh headshot

Laith Ojjeh

Dealflow Analyst

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Marcel Gremaud

Senior Dealflow Manager

Mason Gunter

Senior Investment Manager

Mitch Rubin Mitch Rubin

Mitch Rubin

Director of Innovation

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Sadie Henderson

Senior Portfolio Innovation Analyst

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Samantha Grassle

Program Director

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Shaun Ng

Senior Portfolio Innovation Manager

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Antoinette West

Senior Career Pathways Manager, Equity & Access

Carmen Ayala

Career Pathways Senior Analyst

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Danielle J. Harris

Managing Director, Engagement & Innovation

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Justin Marquez

Senior Partnerships Manager, Equity & Access

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Sara Chandler

Managing Director, Equity & Access

Christina Angelides Headshot B&W Christina Angelides Headshot

Christina Angelides

Managing Director, Policy

Daniella Henry

Senior Director of Policy and Community Engagement

Dawn Lippert Dawn Lippert

Dawn Lippert

Founder & CEO

Gwendy Brown Gwendy Brown

Gwendy Brown

Senior Policy Advisor

Josh Stanbro Josh Stanbro

Josh Stanbro

Deputy Director, Policy Lab

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Melissa Uhl

Chief Growth Officer

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Samantha Grassle

Program Director

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Aparna Reddy

General Counsel

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Brenda Hearn

Office Manager

Kim Zhou Kim Zhou

Kimberly Zhou

Data Program Analyst

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Kruti Ladani

Data & Program Sr. Manager

Lisa

Lisa Kanehiro

Controller

Mabelle Pang Mabelle Pang

Mabelle Pang

Staff Accountant

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Maya Hurley-Wales

Senior Manager of People Operations

Mike Curtis

Chief Financial Officer

Morgan Serna Morgan Serna

Morgan Serna

Legal Intern

Ian Chipman Ian Chipman

Ian Chipman

Editorial Director

Jenna Floricel Lewinstein Jenna Floricel Lewinstein

Jenna Floricel Lewinstein

Graphic Designer

Lani Cobb

Events Director

Lauren Tonokawa

Managing Director, Creative

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Melissa Rouse

Director of Communications Operations

Policy Fellows

Evan Weber Evan Weber

Evan Weber

Policy Fellow

Frances Sawyer Frances Sawyer

Frances Sawyer

Policy Fellow

Heather McTeer Toney Heather McTeer Toney

Heather McTeer Toney

Policy Fellow Alumna

Jameka Hodnett Jameka Hodnett

Jameka Hodnett

Policy Fellow

Louise Bedsworth

Policy Fellow Alumna

Na’im Merchant Na’im Merchant

Na’im Merchant

Policy Fellow

Randall Winston

Policy Fellow Alumnus

Board of Directors and Advisors

Laurene Powell Jobs

Board Chair
President
Emerson Collective

Dawn Lippert

Board Member
CEO
Elemental Excelerator

Kelvin Taketa

Board Member
Past President/CEO
Hawaii Community Foundation

Cheryl Martin

Board Member
Founder
Harwich Partners

Naveen Sikka

Board Member
CEO
TerViva

Vivian Yasunaga

Board Member
Director
Kamehameha Schools

Maurice Kaya

Director Emeritus
Elemental Excelerator

Ernest Moniz

Board Advisor
CEO and Co-chair
Nuclear Threat Initiative
Energy Futures Initiative

Peter Seligmann

Board Advisor
CEO and Co-founder
Nia Tero

Brad Powell

Board Advisor
Managing Director, Investments
Emerson Collective

Aimee Barnes

Policy Advisor
Founder, Hua Nani Partners and Senior Advisor, California-China Climate Institute

Coaches and Mentors

Avra Durack

Investor in Residence
Senior Advisor
Ad Hoc Group

Cesar Diaz

Entrepreneur in Residence: Policy
Public policy and government affairs specialist

Chris Parish

Sales & Growth Coach
Sales Leader
Autodesk

Dai Lin

Practitioner in Residence: Equity & Access
Director of Product
UtilityAPI

Jennifer Wagner

Entrepreneur in Residence, Carbon Finance
Fellow
Breakthrough Energy

Melinda Hanson

Entrepreneur in Residence, Policy
Founder and Principal
Brightside Strategies

Natalie Volpe

Financier in Residence
Independent advisor and climate investor

Nina Ali

Market Intelligence & Sales Coach
Principal & Founder
First Matter

Oliver Sabot

People & Operations Coach
Entrepreneur, executive coach and investor

Peter Fiske

Market Intelligence Coach
Water-Energy Resilience Research Institute Director
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Tamsen Webster

Messaging Coach
Founder and Chief Message Strategist
Find The Red Thread

TD Lowe

Investor in Residence
Partner
42Phi Ventures

Elemental Values

We use shared values to not only guide our own interactions and decisions, but also to guide the work our companies do in communities.

Joyful Work

We find joy in our mission and in supporting others.

Growth Mindset

We seek to learn, iterate, and grow personally and professionally.

Kuleana

We embrace the responsibility and privilege of activating ourselves and others for our mission.

Humble Spirit

We approach the problems we are trying to solve with sincere and humble spirits.

Read more about our Mission & Impact