Below is a list of the Institute's multidisciplinary professional staff.
You may send comments on Institute activities or issues to the following individuals by clicking on their name (listed in alphabetical order):

Luis Roberto Acosta
Director, Latin American Regional Activities
M.Sc., Trent University, Ontario, Canada
Winner of the Aleman Prize Sept. 2000, Time Latin America, Leader of the New Millennium Oct 2001

Kristy Buckley
Director of Strategic Development
B.A., International Affairs, George Washington University
LL.M., International Law, University of Kent, Brussels

Nasir Khattak
Director, Global Environmental Programs
B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Pakistan
M.Sc., Energy & Environmental Management, George Washington University

Michael MacCracken
Chief Scientist for Climate Change Programs
B.S. Princeton University, Ph.D. University of California Davis/Livermore
President, International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences

Nina Rinnerberger
Director of Operations & Intern Program Coordinator
M.A. Candidate Global Environmental Politics, American University, Washington D.C.

Tom Roper
Project Director, Small Island States Energy Initiative
Former Member of Parliament of State of Victoria, Australia
Former Minister for Planning and Environment and State Treasurer

John Topping
President (1986-present)
B.A., Dartmouth College
J.D., Yale University
Former Staff Director, US EPA's Office of Air and Radiation

Jack Werner
Associate/Consultant Rebuild America Program
Former Manager, State and Local Programs, Public Technology, Inc.