Executive Director

Chiara D’Amore, Ph.D. is the founder of the Community Ecology Institute and of our Columbia Families in Nature and Roots & Wings Learning Community programs. She holds a M.S. in Environmental Science and Engineering and a Ph.D. in Sustainability Education and teaches graduate courses in environmental sustainability, civic ecology, and climate action. Her overarching work is focused on understanding the effects of time spent in nature on personal, social, and ecological well-being.  She is dedicated to helping create a healthy, beautiful and abundant future where people and nature thrive together. 

Teaching Team

Meet our wonderful Roots & Wings Teachers!

Interns

We are grateful to have an excellent team of interns supporting CEI, especially around our efforts tend our new farm. Stay tuned for more information on this dynamic group of young adults!