A Senior Post Producer & Editor with 10 years leading design, animation, and editorial teams through high-stakes projects — from brand identity campaigns to documentary and docuseries. Shannon specializes in the full post production pipeline: building workflows, managing budgets & schedules, translating client vision, and delivering polished final cuts, all while keeping teams motivated and on track. Recent work includes leading post production on the brand identity launch for the American Climate Corps, President Biden’s clean energy workforce initiative, and serving as Post Producer on multiple social justice projects distributed through Hulu, NatGeo, and independent filmmakers. Shannon believes creatives have a responsibility to shed light in dark spaces, unravel truth, and give voice to stories that matter — and that operational clarity is what lets creative instinct flourish.

I’m a UX Designer and Product Specialist who designs thoughtful, accessible digital experiences at the intersection of mission-driven work, environmental responsibility, and human-centered design. Currently, I serve as Consulting Director of UX Design for A Conscious Approach, where I led the end-to-end design and development of the company’s website—from discovery and information architecture to visual design and launch. This work reflects what drives me most: partnering with purpose-led organizations to translate values into clear, intuitive digital experiences that build trust and inspire action.

Colton White is a fake pop star, 28 years young from Dallas, Texas, with a BFA in New Media Studio Arts from University of North Texas. Their durational, interactive performance work extends into installation, photography, and video, exploring queerness and persona through a glittery lens of “70's glamour wanting to be grit.” The work is confessional for both White and the viewer, offering a space to re-experience emotion and self-understanding. White turns everyday actions into universal, familiar moments.

Katelyn is an NYC-based attorney with a background in human rights and environmental justice work, including defending frontline communities in environmental disputes, advocating for refugee rights, and supporting humanitarian programming. She's excited to help the Bloom Bulb team build meaningful engagement with local communities around Bulb host sites. Outside of work, she's a lifelong vegetarian who loves spending as much time as possible outdoors, recently hiking the Camino de Santiago across Spain, volunteering with the Riverside Park Conservancy, and exploring NYC parks with her border collie.

Shelby Capacio is an award-winning journalist and founder of Taproot Media, a sustainable and zero-AI communications studio based in Minneapolis, Minnesota - the ancestral lands of Anishinaabe and Dakota peoples. With Bloom Bulb, she collaboratively cultivates engaging content, leads grant writing and promotions, and designs creative, educational experiences to help communities envision climate change within localized contexts and grow solutions from seed to bloom. They are passionate about making climate solutions broadly accessible.

Byron Garcia is the Founder and CEO of Natural Designs LLC, a biomimicry consulting and research company dedicated to helping organizations solve complex challenges by learning from nature. With a background in conservation ecology, education, and applied biomimicry, Byron works at the intersection of science, innovation, and sustainability. His work spans product development, regenerative agriculture, climate resilience, water restoration, education, green chemistry, and organizational design. Drawing inspiration from billions of years of evolutionary research and development, he helps businesses, nonprofits, governments, and communities develop practical, nature-inspired solutions that improve environmental, social, and economic outcomes. Byron earned his M.S. in Biomimicry from Arizona State University and has spent more than a decade developing educational programs, conducting applied research, and building partnerships across multiple sectors. His work has included collaborations with universities, municipalities, nonprofits, businesses, and international organizations on projects ranging from ecological restoration and bioplastics to sustainable building systems and climate adaptation. As an educator and speaker, Byron believes that nature is not simply something to protect but one of humanity's greatest teachers. His mission is to help people reconnect with natural systems and translate nature's strategies into innovations that create healthier communities and a more regenerative future.

Hello there, I’m physicist who is deeply passionate about the intersection of green technology, human health, and electrification of transport. I care deeply about making a difference and impact in our community. During the pandemic I was motivated by the struggles and harm we all witnessed to start working in the biotech industry. Today I’m proud of the lab work I’ve done to enable the development of new drugs and clinical trials. I’ve joined the climate base community because it’s time to focus on the most pressing issue in our society. I’m here to learn about and connect with others about how we transition away from a fossil fuel-based economy to something more sustainable and equitable. Climate change is perhaps the greatest threat to human and environmental health, greater than any pandemic or disease. I’ve had the privilege of working on a broad set of research projects, ranging from the cosmological origins or our universe to probing the neural circuits of fruit flies to building and testing my own electronics from scratch. I’m grateful for this diverse experience and I’m here to apply my knowledge of energy and electronics to solving the climate crisis. While I’m not thinking about how to save our planet, I enjoy growing rare species of tropical orchids and repairing old electronics in my spare time.

Paloma is an engvironmental engineer who will be helping the team with eco brick making as well as sharing engineering knowledge around geodesic domes

Penelope Ackling is an experienced community engagement specialist and environmental justice organizer who has led successful projects and campaigns with nonprofit and government organizations across the nation. She excels at fostering collaboration among diverse groups, strengthening partnerships, and deploying thoughtful outreach. She is a skilled communicator who thrives while translating complex projects into digestible information for different audiences. She is an experienced technical writer, public speaker, and digital communications expert. Always guided by her mission to support community-led transformations, she has a record of scaling public programs, developing equitable outreach campaigns, and, most importantly, being a trusted and reliable community worker. Whether she is behind the mic or wielding her pen, Penelope supports public involvement, government transparency, and corporate accountability to propel communities into a just and equitable future.