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Terry has worked for more than 40 years to bridge the gap between our natural and human worlds. Prior to joining Global Greengrants in 2009, she helmed the National Network of Grantmakers for over a decade, and later the New Mexico Association of Grantmakers. Terry also worked to protect public lands in the western United States as a program officer at the Wyss Foundation. An anthropologist by training, she has held faculty positions at Georgetown University, the University of California - San Diego, and Yale University. Terry’s background in anthropology and philanthropy complements her expertise in gender studies. She is the co-author of four books about philanthropy and is the co-founder of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research in Washington, DC, and the Institute for Collaborative Change in New Mexico.

Prior to coming to Global Greengrants Fund in 2008, Peter coordinated a coalition of indigenous and non-governmental organizations protecting the Amazon Basin; advised funders on how to partner with indigenous peoples’ organizations; helped communities in Peru monitor natural gas development on their lands; and mapped the alpine plant communities on Mt. Katahdin in Maine. Peter has a MESc in Social Ecology and Community Development from Yale University and a B.A. in Biology from Harvard University.

Ursula Miniszewski is the Program and Development Officer, Gender and the Environment at Global Greengrants Fund, contributing author of Climate Justice and Women's Rights: A Guide to Supporting Grassroots Women's Actions, and co-coordinator of the Summit on Women and Climate. She has experience working on human rights issues in Africa, Latin America, and Europe, and has worked in internationally focused nonprofits based in the United States that advocate for girls’ and women’s rights in development. She is also an instructor in the Master of Development Practice program at Regis University. Ursula holds a M.A. in International Studies and a B.A. in History.