Meet our team

Our small, fully remote team is passionate about climate resilience and dedicated to creating positive change.

  • Gayatri Roshan

    CEO, Co-Founder

    Gayatri Roshan brings 20 years of experience working in multiple aspects of ecology and environment across non-profit and for-profit sectors. Specializing in film and communications her work as a producer and director has spanned solutions across a diverse range of topics including; the mass extinction, agriculture, architecture, water and climate.

  • Joris Gunawardena

    Platform Architect and Engineering Manager, Co-Founder

    In his work as a chef, farmer and technologist he creates environments that bring people together with tangible climate solutions. At Sutton Community Farm he increased yields 97% to make it London’s most productive food-growing operation - supplying 350 households as well as top restaurants. 

  • Julia Gitis

    Head of Product

    Julia is a product and organizational leader who has dedicated her career to social impact. She led the classroom team at Khan Academy, where she launched software tools used by millions of students around the world. She is excited to think global, act local at Dashboard.Earth. Julia holds a B.A. from UC Berkeley, an Ed.M. from Harvard Graduate School of Education, and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. She lives in San Francisco with her wonderful dog and terrible kitten.

  • Jesse Waldman

    Director of Marketing and Content

    Jesse's decade of professional experience as a marketer and leader has woven through classrooms and boardrooms, remote villages and community centers, nonprofits and small businesses. After the wildfires of 2020 brought the stakes of climate change to his doorstep, he was galvanized to focus his career on climate tech. In his spare time, he tends to his garden, hikes and forages in the Pacific Northwest, and serves on the board of a nonprofit working to bring a botanical conservatory to Portland.

  • Jess Bode

    Research and Special Projects Manager

    Jess's environmental journey started when she cut her foot on a piece of plastic in Porto, Portugal. Since then, she has shifted her career to focus on sustainability and climate change as well as being active as an ocean ambassador. With experience in corporate sustainability to disaster response, Jess brings a wide range of knowledge to the team. She is also getting her Master's Degree in Sustainability with a focus on human behavior and climate change.

  • Rachel Appiah Kubi

    People & Culture Coordinator

    Rachel brings almost a decade of experience in operations and mission-driven organizations. After graduating from Yale, Rachel provided operations, HR, and policy-driven support to government agencies, non-profits, and start-ups. After watching a documentary about sea turtles (her favorite animal!) as a child, Rachel became interested in climate activism and Chesapeake Bay clean-up efforts. She enjoys exploring the Shenandoah Valley with her partner and their dog and visiting caverns. She is pursuing her Master’s in Human Resource Management.

  • Emmett Anderson

    Associate Product Manager

    Emmett is an Oakland based designer with a background ranging from theater production to organic farming. They love collaborative creative endeavors and digging their hands in the soil with people working toward a sustainable and equitable future.

  • Ari Baban

    Community Manager

    Ari Baban is a Los Angeles native who has worked in tech and startups for his entire career. He is always fascinated by new innovative ideas and solutions — from marketing, acting, traveling, he always finds himself in unfamiliar areas and grasps things quickly. In his spare time, he builds plaster coffee tables and make candles out of used car oil filters. Thinking out of the box and being creative are things he’s always felt from within.

  • Yury Korzun

    Mobile Developer

    Yuny brings over 12 years of software engineering experience to the team. His expertise spans cross-platform development using React Native and full-stack development. He’s had the privilege of working in diverse industries such as healthcare, insurance, TV streaming, and gaming, gaining a wide range of skills and insights. He’s excited to leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation and meaningful impact.

Board Members

  • Anna Morgan

    Anna Morgan has over 20 years of international public policy experience with the British Government's Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. Her areas of focus have included Sustainable Development Goals, health and food systems. She has served in Iraq, Afghanistan and the UK’s Mission to the United Nations. She has led teams to deliver development and humanitarian assistance in many of the world’s most challenging conflicts, including Sierra Leone, the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen. She is a Fulbright Post graduate scholar and has BA in Modern History at Oxford University and Masters in International Public Policy at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University.

  • Kabira Stokes

    Since 2006, Kabira has been working to build an inclusive green economy. She has focused specifically on the intersection between creating planet and family sustaining jobs for people who face systemic barriers to employment, particularly for those coming home from incarceration. For 13 years, Kabira served as a CEO in the fields of electronics and textile recycling. She holds a Master’s degree in public policy from the University of Southern California and a B.A. from Vassar College.

Advisors

  • Stephen Marshall

    Special Advisor

    Stephen Marshall is a system designer and technology entrepreneur. His two content platforms Channel Zero & GNN, were at the forefront of digital news and user-generated content. His company ora.systems, is a Silicon Valley-funded start-up innovating next generation data visualization.

  • Kiernan McGuire

    Senior Advisor, Strategy and Operations

    Kiernan has over 20 years of executive experience leading early stage companies and building successful, sustainable enterprises. He has worked in a variety of sectors with category-leading companies, including digital media, education and medical technology. As a CEO, COO and CRO he has directly led go-to-market strategy and delivered commercial lift off for multiple organizations. An experienced fundraiser, he has raised private capital as well as secured significant non-dilutive capital from corporate, foundation and government sources. Experiences advising environmental organizations galvanized his desire to focus his professional work on climate. An avid surfer, Kiernan is regularly in touch with the wonder we steward.

  • Jenn Grasso

    Senior Product Advisor

    Jenn is an accomplished product leader who has worked with renowned consumer-facing brands such as TaskRabbit, BabyCenter, ModCloth, and LEGO. With over 20 years of experience in early-stage and growth-stage companies, Jenn’s expertise spans across e-commerce, marketplaces, healthcare, and subscription services. Jenn is deeply passionate about leveraging technology as a force for positive change and is thrilled to help support Dashboard Earth’s mission in LA & beyond. On weekends, you can find Jenn exploring the scenic Berkeley Hills with her sheepdog, Stella or trying out yet another chocolate chip cookie recipe.