OUR TEAM
THE BOARD
Pella Thiel
FOUNDER / EXPERT
Pella Thiel is a maverick ecologist, farmer, author and educator. She is a knowledge expert in the UN Harmony with Nature programme and has co-founded Swedish hubs of international networks like Transition Sweden, (part of Transition Network) and End Ecocide Sweden (part of Stop Ecocide International) She is an associate of the Centre for Environment and Development Studies at Uppsala University, teach regularly at several swedish universities and lead a one-year eco-psychology programme with Lodyn.
Gabriel Liljenström
FOUNDER / EDUCATION
Thomas de Ming
FOUNDER / IT SPECIALIST
Thomas de Ming is educated at Singularity University and an active member of many learning communities, such as Innovation Leaders Sweden, Institute for the Future and SessionLab. For over 35 years, he has worked as a consultant in innovation management, improvement work and educational design with clients in many different sectors, industries and countries. At the age of 22, he was part of the team that started Tom Tits Experiment (a science centre) and has since worked with a creative mix of means of expression in TV, film, radio, stage and exhibitions. Today, he develops many practical solutions to combine physical and digital interaction.
Anne Marie Flood
FOUNDER / PROJECTS
Anne Marie Flood is a skilled project leader with many year’s experience of development projects and voluntary work. Good knowledge of different forms of financing through funds and other financing. She has a diploma as market economist and has worked with marketing, communication, leadership, service and quality management. Trained in biology, climate and the environmental issues for the Baltic Sea. Anne Marie is a Rotarian and has been trained as a “Baltic Sea ambassador” (Östersjöambassadör) where she is involved in the work locally and regionally to save the Baltic Sea through The Baltic Sea Regional Action Network (BASRAN – Rotary clubs around the Baltic Sea). She is engaged with Expedition Save the Baltic Sea as a project leader/coordinator for different activities such as the initiative of the Baltic Sea Contract Östersjökontraktet – a commitment for the public to care for the Baltic Sea.
Gabriel Liljenström is a public educator and advisor on development and sustainability issues. Currently works at Act Swedish Church as coordinator for public education and engagement, and lectures on aid and sustainable global development. A member of the board of the Cogito Foundation Green Think Tank and in the reference group for Forma's development project New European Bauhaus. Has worked politically as, among other things, a political expert at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Isabella Lövin and at the Green Party's parliamentary office with responsibility for security and development issues. Has started and been responsible for education programs such as the Agenda 2030 Academy and the vocational college program Aquaponics Engineer at Väddö Folkhögskola and Campus Roslagen. Author of, the book "What is the environment - and one hundred other very important issues" together with Maria Wetterstrand.
