Meet the Team — CLIMATE DECODED

CLIMATE DECODED TEAM

The Climate Decoded team is a group of scientists, communicators, and climate action enthusiasts hailing from around the world: Australia, Sweden, the United States, and Wales. We started as friends, with a common belief that as climate change progresses, it is imperative that we learn how to have productive conversations around this topic.

**Chantal Cough-Schulze**
*Senior Producer*

Chantal is a science writer, audio producer, editor and photographer working at the intersection of environmental science, public health and global change. She has reported on a wide range of issues, including U.S.-Mexico groundwater politics, the impacts of increasingly salty irrigation water, the complexities of hurricane forecasting, and cicada mitochondrial genetics. Chantal’s previous work includes working as the managing editor of the Texas Water Journal, developing science education programs in Alaska, doing amphibian field research in Oregon and rearticulating alligator skeletons in Texas. When she’s not working, Chantal is hiking, biking, singing, dancing, gardening and watching birds. You can learn more about her work at www.chantalfirestar.com.

**Greg Davies-Jones**
*Reporter*

Greg works in the Climate Change Team at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). His role chiefly focuses on agenda-building efforts seeking to push for ecosystem-based approaches in international climate policy. Before IUCN, Greg completed an MSc in Environmental Change and Management at the University of Oxford — the spheres of research in which he has worked are climate, environmental and physical sciences. Alongside academic endeavours, Greg has previously undertaken international roles (UN & IIASA) in the complementary areas of environmental policy, communication and diplomacy. A major driver for him is communicating and promoting understanding of science; this is as important as executing the science itself. He wants to get under the skin of the climate stuff — get into conversation with people from whom he, and all of us, can gain greater insight.

**Kim Kenny**
*Showrunner*

Kim is a communications professional with a passion for finding climate change solutions. She currently works as a science videographer for the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University. She has worked directly with scientists on research expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctic. Her international experience includes work within the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, in civil society in Townsville, Australia, and journalism in San Francisco and other parts of the United States. You can see more of her work at www.uninuco.com.

**Isabel Baudish**
*Producer*
Heralding from Australia but now calling Sweden home, Isabel’s past work has spanned renewable energy engineering, participatory facilitation, researching food system transformation and sustainability education. She got involved with Climate Decoded after developing a bug for interviewing people while running around with a microphone at various UN climate conferences. Growing up with the household radio always on, Isabel loves the audio medium and getting to experiment with different ways of storytelling. She can often be found somewhere on her bike, skis or kayak depending on the season.

**Jens Wendel-Hansen**
*Audio Engineer*
Since Jens was a small child, he has had an interest in sound. He has been making electronic music as a hobby since the age of 12 and later studied music and sound design. While living in Uppsala he worked as a volunteer for one of the student organisations, managing the student-run pub, parties and other events. He has previously also worked in hospitality, with experience in the restaurant branch and holiday rentals. Originally from Sweden, Jens currently lives in Germany with his wife Astrid, daughter Elvira and rescue dog Suvi.

**Lara Heledd Davies-Jones**
*Senior Producer*
Lara is the climate strategy co-ordinator for Bristol City Council (UK) where she forms part of the climate change team working to achieve carbon neutral status for Bristol by 2030. Prior to this role, Lara completed a Masters in Translation (French and German into English) specialising in environmental science and medicine. When it comes to getting climate science related stuff out there, it’s clear to her that expert translation into and out of as many languages as possible is the underpinning for raising awareness, informing and engaging conversation globally. Translations of her own include an abridged version of a climate science book, *Climat, Le Temps d’Agi*r and several articles for a publication called *The Beam* whose features explore climate action and sustainable development. Outside of all things words, Lara can be found on a mountain bike getting muddy, or being swept off her feet (quite literally) in a salsa class.

Jamie Stark
Business Advisor + Reporter

Jamie works with job training nonprofits across the U.S., specializing in green jobs training for adults with barriers to employment, at REDF. Prior, he was founding Executive Director of Farming Hope, a culinary job training and food justice social enterprise. Jamie grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and has a B.A. in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an M.A. in data journalism from Stanford University. He lived in El Salvador for two years, bringing Spanish-English translation skills to the Climate Decoded team.