MANAGEMENT
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
Louis B. Brown
Senior Fellow for International Scientific Cooperation
Post-Graduate Fellow, Center for Environmental Leadership Training
B.A. Geography modified with Studio Art, Dartmouth College
Co-developer and former director of Dartmouth's Sustainable Living Center
Nasir Khattak
Chief Operating Officer, Climate Institute
B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Pakistan
M.Sc., Energy & Environmental Management, George Washington University
Biography of Nasir Khattak
International Liaison
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
Biography and compilation of articles by Dr. MacCracken
Director of New Media Education
Winner of the first Emmy for a student-led production, Envision Award from COMDEX
Designed/engineered the first computer/video system used by the National Science Foundation as a nationwide template for public ISE (Informal Science Education) exhibits
Digital Media Tech & Environmental Science teacher - High School & University - 14 years
Tom Roper
Director, Small Island States Energy Initiative
Former Member of Parliament of State of Victoria, Australia
Former Minister for Planning and Environment and State Treasurer
Biography of The Honourable Tom Roper
Director, Black Carbon Reduction Council
B.S. Political Science and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University
Masters in Regional Planning, Cornell University
Senior Fellow
A.B., Oberlin College
J.D., Harvard University
M.C.P., City Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Director, International Project Finance
Director, Climate Change Capacity Building Initiative for Financial Institutions
B.A., Sustainable Tourism, Universidad de las Americas, Costa Rica
M.Sc., Environmental Science, American University
John Topping
President (1986-present)
B.A., Dartmouth College
J.D., Yale University
Former Staff Director, US EPA's Office of Air and Radiation
Biography and compilation of articles by John Topping