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Kathleen Biggins

Founder & President

C-Change Conversations is a national nonprofit dedicated to fostering understanding about the risks of climate change to our economy, health and security, and geopolitical stability.

In 2014, Kathleen Biggins recognized that climate change was a significant risk but that few people were talking about it because it was seen as such a polarizing and far-off topic.

C-Change Conversations was created with the goal of depoliticizing the issue and helping others understand how it might impact them personally. Since then, her Climate Primer – a nonpartisan, science-based presentation – has been presented throughout the country, and is lauded by both conservative politicians and chief scientists of internationally known climate organizations.

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Executive Committee

Kathleen Biggins

Founder & President

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Carrie Dyckman

Vice President

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Catherine Sidamon Eristoff

Treasurer

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Pamela Parsons

Marketing Advisor

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Margaret Sieck

Secretary

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Presenters

Kathleen Biggins

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Dallas Hetherington

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Yamile Slebi

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Karen Florini

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Staff

Molly Jones

Chief Operating Officer

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Nicole Curnan

Executive Assistant

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Rebecca Fishkin

Director of Communications

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Mrinal Joshi

Designer & Production Coordinator

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Advisors

Karen Florini, J.D.

Senior Fellow, Climate Democracy Initiative; Former VP for Strategic Impact/Senior Advisor, Climate Central, Inc.

Peter Girard

Communications Executive and Consultant; past President of Communications, Climate Central, Inc.

Nadir Jeevanjee, PhD

Research Physical Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Robert Lurie

Retired EVP of Strategy and CFO of NY Power Authority; Co-Founder and Partner, White Dog Strategies

James Porter, PhD

Professor Emeritus, University of Georgia and Chief Scientific Advisor of the film Chasing Coral

Bernadette Woods-Placky

Chief Meteorologist and VP for Engagement, Climate Central, Inc.

Circle of Friends

Tina Alt
Carol Anderson
Mary Bechler
Margaret Koval
Tracey Gates
Sophie Glovier*
Dan Haughton
Kathy Herring
Pam Mount*
Nick Perold
Betsy Stabler
Nancy Ylvisaker

*Founding Members

Carrie Dyckman

Carrie has a background as a multimedia producer and web developer in New York. She is now an effective community activist focused on sustainability. As a current or former chair of The Stony Brook Garden Club Conservation, PDSeeds, and the Point O’Woods Environmental Committee, she has been active in campaigns to reduce idling, increase recycling, reduce single use plastics, plant Milkweed for Monarchs, and promote carpooling, EV cars, and community composting.

Catherine Eristoff

Catherine brings business, investment management and fundraising experience to C-Change Conversations. During her career, Catherine was a Managing Director, Advisory Director and Senior Relationship Manager at Morgan Stanley. She subsequently became a Managing Director at Constellation Wealth Advisors, and is a board member of FlexPaths LLC, a leading innovator in workplace change. Catherine is a trustee of the KKR Funds and a board member of numerous non-profits in New York and New Jersey.

Pam Parsons

Pam started her professional life in New York at Conde Nast Publications and J. Walter Thompson Advertising. She then moved to Princeton and co-founded Design III, a residential and commercial interior design company. Later she joined the Sotheby’s affiliate N.T. Callaway Real Estate as Marketing Director, initiating and managing the firm’s advertising, web, marketing, and promotional programs. Pam has served on the boards of Young Audiences New Jersey Eastern Pennsylvania and The Princeton Family Center for Education.

Margaret Sieck

Margaret comes to C-Change Conversations from the world of sports editing, having worked at Boating and Sports Illustrated magazines, and at Sports Illustrated For Kids, where she started a book division for kids. In Princeton, NJ, she has been involved with the Friends of the Princeton Public Library and served as a long-time leader of the Garden Club of Princeton’s conservation committee, and as a trustee of The Watershed Institute, where she’s on the Communications Committee and Advisory Board.

Molly Jones

Molly has dedicated most of her career to working for non-profits addressing climate change. Prior to joining C-Change, she served as the Executive Director of Sustainable Princeton, a non-profit focused on community-based climate action in Princeton, NJ. 

A Maryland native, Molly attended Emory University and now lives on a small horse farm which she strives to manage sustainably with her husband and two daughters.

Nicole Curnan

Nicole Curnan combines an academic background in International Relations, economics, and entrepreneurship with experience in sustainability storytelling, a tech startup, and global governance research. Growing up at the Jersey Shore fostered her love of coastal communities and continues to inspire her work in advancing climate solutions and communications that are practical, hopeful, and people-focused.

Rebecca Fishkin

Rebecca Fishkin is a lifelong wordsmith. A graduate of Penn State University’s school of journalism, she is a writer and an editor with 30 years of experience in magazines, newspapers, websites and nonprofit organizations. She is the author of five children’s books. A lover of novels, food and travel, she lives in Lawrenceville, NJ, with her husband, children, dog and a few too many plants.

Mrinal Joshi

Mrinal Joshi is an artist and designer based in New York City, specializing in visual identity, art direction, and branding. He holds two degrees in Painting and Graphic Design from Spring Hill College (2018). With a passion for climate issues, he has worked as a designer with The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund, creating impactful visual narratives for global environmental initiatives.

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