Our Team
We are united around the Decarbonista mission
To reduce the world’s carbon footprint swiftly, through data-driven and high impact personal actions. We work together because we believe in people and the importance of all life on earth; we are willing to collaborate, and are able to hold each other — and you — compassionately accountable.
Advisors
Marta Caprez
Advisor
Marta harnesses 10+ years of business experience as a negotiator, entrepreneur and qualified attorney. Driven by keeping the world a liveable place for future generations, she advocates for climate action and onboarded by becoming a decarbonista herself. Serving as a board member, she provides her insights on business models and strategy.
Michel Bourqui
Scientific Advisor
Michel is a physicist with 15 years of academic research in atmospheric science, over 30 scientific publications, and 80 conferences given to various audiences. He founded Climanosco in 2015 to make climate science accessible to everyone in a reliable and understandable manner. He is delighted to support Decarbonista as an advisor with his expertise in climate science.
Stefan Pharies
Advisor
Stefan is a technology leader with 22 years of experience at Google and Microsoft. He wants to take part in addressing one of humanity's greatest challenges and acts as a sounding board for Decarbonista on strategy and scale. He is energised to see carbon footprints getting smaller through Decarbonista.
Tobias Brosch
Scientific Advisor
Tobias holds the chair for Psychology of Sustainable Development at the University of Geneva. He is interested in understanding how emotions, values, heuristics and automatic affective processes help us understand our complex environment and influence our choices, and how this knowledge can be used to promote sustainable decision and behaviors.
Adrienne Gaboury
Advisor
Adrienne works with dozens of Start-ups, Social Entrepreneurs and Individuals who are starting, growing, building, or optimizing their businesses or projects. Having led award-winning social initiatives in the US and Switzerland, she supports Decarbonista’s strategy and operations with her wide-ranging experience, her B Corp Leader training and her certified Futures Thinking approach.
ALTERNA
Technical Advisor
Alterna is a company specializing in sustainability support. Their goal is to generate actions that create positive impact. They aim to present the best and most adequate environmental alternatives for your needs. Founders Théo and Matthieu provide steerage to Decarbonista in the areas of processes and calculations.
Your name here
Are you an entrepreneur, investor, neuroscientist, environmental psychologist, digital expert, behavioural change expert, coach, or philanthropist who wants to contribute to a future of regenerative lifestyles and sustainable, low environmental footprints?
Then get in touch!
Founding Contributors
Amanda Weilenmann
User Feedback and Trademarking
Amanda has a business background and experience growing communities that inspire individual positive change. She has a strong belief that many small actions can make a big difference, and she is excited to bring her expertise to Decarbonista.
Joanna (Asia) Kowalska
Visual and Social Strategy
Asia loves to use her experience in both the public and private sector to foster cooperation among diverse actors and thus enable more, positive impact. She is a keen photographer and supports Decarbonista with visuals and communication.
Joanna Lesniewska
Photography
Joanna has a photography background, working mostly with floral and natural themes. Her artistic vision brings up the world of colours, complex structures and the mystical beauty of nature. She is a creative eye of Decarbonista and a great supporter of its mission which is in line with her way of life.
Lauren Bondi Donohue
Design and Infographics
Lauren specializes in supporting the design needs of female entrepreneurs and is passionate about creating infographics, user experiences, instructional materials, and brand identities. She designed the workbook and infographics used in the Decarbonista workshops.
Libby O’Loghlin
Narrative and Podcast
Libby has a background in publishing and narrative media, and she's the co-founder of numerous social and sustainability enterprises. Becoming a parent of teenagers moved her to undertake coach training and gain a certificate in Plant Based Nutrition, and she is grateful to be able to share some of these learnings with the Decarbonista community.
Lina Martensson
Technical Contributor
Lina has a background in computer science and many years of experience in software engineering. She codes for some Decarbonista tools, and currently splits her time between enjoying the great outdoors and working on preserving it for future generations.
Scott Robson
Brand and Website
Scott is a certified business and branding coach. Partnering with entrepreneurs and businesses, Scott is able to assist business leaders and organizations to quickly come to market in a manner that is consistent with their mission, holistic in their approach, and visually tells their story.
Social Media team
Conny Garcia
Instagram Community Manager
Conny has a background in Sales and Digital Marketing. She is passionate about sustainability and environment. She inspires people and promotes changes in daily habits to help mitigate the negative impact on our planet.
Jermaine Pierre Laing
Facebook Community Manager
Jermaine is a Marketing communication professional and carbon footprint enthusiast who has a passion for entrepreneurship, human rights, and social corporate responsibility.
Founder & Director
Renée LaPlante
Product Development, Curator, Lead Coach
Renée has a background in people performance, communications and technology and is drawn to solving gigantic problems. She is the organizing energy behind Decarbonista, as well as a mom, a wife, and an independent consultant for companies on Culture Innovation. She is honored to remove barriers for busy people so that we all can become the #climatesolution and live lighter, more joyful lives.
About Decarbonista
Decarbonista was launched by Renée in 2019 as a series of workshops with social community coaching and nudging. Under her leadership, an ecosystem of more than 4000 “decarbonistas” who work to reduce their personal carbon footprints has grown. Our core volunteers are always developing new things! In 2023, we are scaling our learnings with e-courses, public speaking and publishing our “how to” footprint reduction book which uses a data-driven method to transition mindsets, lifestyles and decision-making to slow climate change and foster a regenerative future.
Please email if you are interested in collaborating with us!