Susannah Tuttle, Director, Eco-Justice Connection
Susannah Tuttle joined the staff in August 2011. She received a Masters of Divinity degree with an emphasis on ecological ethics from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. In 2004 Susannah was hired as UNC Chapel Hill’s first Sustainability Research Associate and went on to co-initiate Trace Collaborative, LLC a consulting firm specializing in the implementation of sustainability within the design and construction industry. Susannah is a founding member of the Southeast Faith Leaders Network (SFLN) and is an active member of the US Climate Action Network. She currently serves on the Executive Board of the Southeast Climate & Energy Network (SCEN) and serves as the director of international community outreach for the US Climate Fair Share collaborative. Susannah’s motto is “Rowdy Bliss” and when she’s not traveling and exploring new places you can find her hosting gatherings and relaxing at the end of a gravel road where she lives with her husband, Frank – who is a builder, gardener, and musician, and their two beloved dogs.
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Ren Martin, Program Coordinator, Eco-Justice Connection
Ren is a youth climate justice activist who graduated from Virginia Tech in 2021 with a degree in Agricultural Sciences and minors in urban community forestry and leadership. Now, as a full-time organizer, they enjoy working at the intersections of faith, food, art, energy, and environmental justice! Ren currently serves as the Southeast regional representative for the National IPL Steering Committee and as a Co-chair of the US Climate Action Network JEDI committee. Additionally, Ren is a board member of Interfaith Creation Care of the Triangle. Ren’s youth advocacy work has led them to become a co-founder, Steering Committee member, and ISC Coordinator of the Youth Climate Policy Council. Through storytelling and community organizing, Ren seeks to educate, inspire, and mobilize a movement to equitably act on climate.