Theme: Countdown

TEDxGreenConsumerProject was a virtual TEDx event discussing climate change initiatives as part of TED Countdown

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Jack Osmond

Director of Operations, Green Consumer Project

Jack Osmond is an avid fashion enthusiast who loves second-hand shopping. He is the leader of his local Boy Scout Troop and loves organizing and participating in service projects to better his community. Jack loves to engage in political discourse, especially concerning how to preserve our climate while creating the best society possible. He is very passionate about fighting to preserve the environment, and as Co-Founder and Director of Operations at the GCP, Jack is excited to change the fashion industry.

Kevin Patel

Executive Director, OneUpAction

Kevin J. Patel has fought as an intersectional climate justice activist from Los Angeles, CA for the past nine years. Growing up with severe heart issues due to Los Angeles’s poor air quality, Kevin is one of the millions of people across the world who are already victims of the climate crisis. In 2019, he founded OneUpAction International — an organization that supports and empowers marginalized youth by providing them with the resources they need to be changemakers. Through his work with One Up Action, Patel collaborated with the community to create the first of its kind Youth Climate Commission in LA County to amplify youth voices on the climate crisis. Patel is a UN Togetherband Ambassador for Goal 14 and currently serves as a 2020 National Geographic Young Explorer. Patel also serves on the Youthtopia_world: Circle of Youth council, the ClimatePower2020 council, and the Intersectional environmentalist council.

Kristy Drutman

Founder & Host, Brown Girl Green

Kristy Drutman is a Filipina environmentalist and digital strategist based on Ohlone Land (aka the Bay Area) who wants to educate the world one post at a time about environmental justice through her podcast and media series, Brown Girl Green. She interviews environmental leaders and advocates about diversity and inclusion as well as creative solutions to the climate crisis. Kristy believes that culturally-nuanced storytelling is critical in building collective power and resilience within our communities, and aims to create content that empowers people to find their own voice in the fight for an environmentally just future.

Paul Goblirsch

TikTok Influencer

Paul Goblirsch (16) is a sophomore in high school and lives in Columbia, South. Paul is involved with several political media organizations, including The Blue South: an Instagram campaign/podcast designed to engage high school students with politics by discussing topics in understandable terms, as well as PollHero, an organization dedicated to recruiting poll workers for the upcoming election. Paul also runs a political TikTok account (@paulitics1) with about 120K followers, and hopes to spread awareness about climate change and environmental conservation any way he can.

Serena Huang

Co-Founder, Creative Baggage

Serena Huang is a musician and environmentalist with a commitment to breaking the boundaries between the arts and activism. She utilizes her platform to share her environmentalist journey and advocate for sustainable practices through an artistic lens. In May 2020, Serena co-founded the Creative Baggage Podcast in order to revolutionize the concept of creativity through conversations with developing and established innovators in various fields. She currently serves as a Creativity Curator for the Green Consumer Project and as an Americorps Member at the New Jersey Community Development Corporation. Learn more about Serena's projects at www.serenahuangflute.com

Shiv Goel

Executive Director, Green Consumer Project

Shiv Goel is a youth climate activist and public speaker with a specialization in sustainable fashion and economics. Shiv has worked in and around the environmental nonprofit industry, having lobbied Congress with the Citizens Climate Lobby and worked in OneUpAction International’s administration as Deputy Director of Operations. Shiv is also a certified Climate Reality Leader by former Vice President Al Gore’s nonprofit organization, The Climate Reality Project. Shiv has given over a dozen presentations on climate change and is available for speaking engagement requests at shivgoelofficial@gmail.com.