Our Team

The Stay Grounded Network is made of organisations, groups and many volunteers worldwide. Their struggles to counter aviation and work for a just transport system is what the network stands for! Our campaigners, working part-time, are at the heart of our day-to-day operations, providing continuity and organisational knowledge, coordinating the network and supporting our members to support each other.

Stay Grounded Campaigners

Anne Kretzschmar

Anne Kretzschmar

(she/her)

Tasks: Greenwashing & Team Coordination

Focus topics: Greenwashing/false green solutions, just transition

Anne studied Critical Economics and Social Design and Middle Eastern Studies. She has been active in the climate justice movement for many years.

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Daniela Subtil

Daniela Subtil

(she/her)

Tasks: Support of Member Organisations in the Global South & Network Coordination

Daniela studied international development and sustainable resource management, has worked for NGOs and in academic research in the areas of renewable energy, water, sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation, and she is active in the climate justice movement.

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Hannah Lawrence

Hannah Lawrence

(She/her)

Tasks: Press & Communications

Hannah spent a number of years working in the UK media while campaigning on a number of social justice issues, including within the climate justice movement. She’s now based in Berlin where she’s involved in the climate community.

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Inês Teles

Inês Teles

(she/her)

Tasks: Press & Communications

Inês studied Communication Sciences, Aesthetics and Artistic Studies and Documentary Filmmaking. She lives in Portugal where she’s active in the climate justice movement.

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Jayden Kollegger

Jayden Kollegger

(they/them)

Tasks: Administration & Bookkeeping

Jayden currently studies environment and bio-resources management and was previously the area coordinator for an NGO with a focus on marine conservation. They are interested in environmental and social justice, intersectionality, diversity, queer theory, and roller derby.

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Lounes Dupeux

Lounes Dupeux

(he/him)

Tasks: Network Coordination & Education

Lounes studied Energy and environmental policies and then worked in the public sector and in NGOs for several years. He has been active in the climate justice movement as an activist since 2018.

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Magdalena Heuwieser

Magdalena Heuwieser

(she/her)

Tasks: Press & Communications

Focus topics: Just transition of aviation, policies, CORSIA, offsetting, financialization of nature

Magdalena studied international development, is co-founder of the network, author of several publications and active in the climate justice movement.

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Michaela Leitner

Michaela Leitner

(she/her)

Tasks: Coordination of European Campaign Partners and Multipliers

Focus topic: Travel policies of organisations

Michaela has an academic background in sociology and transdisciplinary sustainability research, has done educational work on the Ecological Footprint and is active in the climate justice movement in Austria.

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Mira Kapfinger

Mira Kapfinger

(she/her)

Tasks: Coordination of the Network & Support of Member Organisations, Regional Groups and Working Groups

Focus topics: airport conflicts, biofuels

Mira studied environmental and bio-resource management, is co-founder of the network, is involved in the climate justice movement for many years and has previously worked in environmental education and communication.

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Sara Fromm

Sara Fromm

(she/they)

Tasks: Action Coordination

Sara studied environmental studies and sustainability science as well as applied leisure studies. She has previously worked as a manager, facilitator and trainer for an NGO on nonviolent action. She is active in the climate justice movement in Germany, works as a freelance facilitator and trainer and is passionate about feminism and degrowth.

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Sean Currie

Sean Currie

(he/him)

Tasks: Press & Communications

Sean is a Brussels-based climate justice organiser from Scotland. When not working for a just mobility system at Stay Grounded, he is a freelance campaigner, trainer and writer, obsessed with how our movements can build collective power through growing our knowledge together.

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“Turtles” coordination group

The Turtles function as an advisory board for the Campaigners, maintain oversight over network processes and guarantee that the process continues, that decisions are implemented and have an overview of what needs to be done. They consist of at least 4 spokespeople from our members or individual Stay Grounded members. They are agreed upon at the annual network meeting. 

Calum Harvey-Scholes

Calum Harvey-Scholes

(He/Him) Reclaim the Power, UK

Calum lives in Cornwall, UK working to empower local communities taking control of their own clean energy and organising for climate and social justice. Elsewhere he generally spends his time eating to fuel his cycling and kayaking habits.

 Gabriela Vega-Téllez

Gabriela Vega-Téllez

(She/her) CPOOEM, MX

Gabriela is a native of Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico and co-founder with Heriberto Salas Amac (1958-2020) of the Original inhabitants and NGOs eastern State of Mexico Coordination in defense of land, water and culture (CPOOEM), an organizational effort member of the National Indigenous Congress (CNI) that fights for life and for the autonomy of the peoples.

Larry Edwards

Larry Edwards

(He/Him) individual, US

Larry lives in Sitka, Alaska and has degrees in aeronautical and mechanical engineering. He has closely followed published climate science and related issues for about 20 years.

Nono Vermoesen

Nono Vermoesen

(SHE/THEY) Individual, FR/BE/GE

Nono is an academic researcher, writer and musician. Under the moniker « Nono Gigsta » she tours grounded to her DJ gigs in Europe and beyond. Nono has publicly reflected on this commitment and advocates for a just, fair and collective transition within art and culture industries. Nono is also part of the Stay Grounded multipliers.

Shruti Parth

Shruti Parth

(She/her) cBalance, IN

 
Shruti graduated in Life-Sciences, has been exploring environmental educational engagements in several alternative schools & learning centers.  She also committed a year to an International peace building campaign called Jai-Jagat-2020 Footmarch from India to Geneva. She is keenly tinkering ways to learn & understand roots of the conflicts around climate-crisis and social discrimination, lack of empathy and apathy, by exploring observations with nature, indigenous knowledge & spiritual insights.
 
A proud and happy member of the cBalance family, she is currently committed to engage as an associate in its climate justice initiatives. She works mainly for the Fair Travel program and also supports the Fair Conditioning project. 
Steve Risingtide

Steve Risingtide

(He/Him) Rising Tide UK

Steve studied Occupational Health, Safety & Environment. Held various Trade union posts and is active in many Social justice Networks working on Climate Breakdown. An original member of The Camp for Climate Action organising group for the first ever Climate Camp at Drax Power Station and subsequent incarnations.

Regional Campaigners

Together with local members Stay Grounded has supported to create regional coordination positions at local member offices.

Angel Sulub

Angel Sulub

(HE/HIM)

Tasks: Regional network coordination Latin America and Caribbean

Angel is a Mayan activist defending the rights of indigenous peoples. He studied educational intervention and has collaborated with indigenous organizations in the areas of training, human rights, territorial defense and communication. He was coordinator of the Centro Comunitario Maya U Kúuchil K Ch’i’ibalo’on, an exchange space for community knowledge. His main interests are social justice, climate justice and the recovery of memory.