Leadership
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (also known as EnPAx®) is guided by a Board comprising leading practitioners and researchers working at the intersection of environment, conflict, and peace. Each Board member is active in Association activities, with a dedicated portfolio of responsibilities. Board members serve three-year terms, which are staggered to ensure stability.
Meet the members of the 2026 Board of Directors of EnPAx®:
Erika Weinthal
President (EnPAx)
Professor of Environmental and Public Policy
Duke University
United States
Lauren Risi
Vice President (EnPAx)
Senior Fellow & Director, Environmental Security Program
Stimson Center
United States
Alec Crawford
Director (EnPAx)
Director, Nature for Resilience
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Canada
Tracy Hart
Director (EnPAx)
Global Lead, Fragile and Conflict States, Environment, Natural Resource, and the Blue Economy
World Bank
United States
McKenzie Johnson
Director (EnPAx)
Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
United States
Juliane Schillinger
Director (Young Professionals) (EnPAx)
Technical Advisor
Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
Netherlands
Paula Gutierrez Martinez
Director (Latin America & Caribbean) (EnPAx)
Global Green Growth Institute
Colombia
Asim Zia
Director (Asia & Pacific) (EnPAx)
Director
Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security
United States