Tara DePorte
Tara founded the Human Impacts Institute in 2010, seeing a need to connect people in more creative ways to environmental solutions. With a BA in Human Impacts on Ecosystems from the University of Virginia and a MA in Climate and Society from Columbia University and her international experience includes work throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe, working with colleagues throughout the world on creative community development, environmental education, social justice, policy and networking. Tara is also an adjunct professor at Webster University in the Netherlands and has developed and led courses in Environmental Studies, Policy, Sustainable Development and Visual Arts the New School, Syracuse University, and Columbia University.