Meet the Founder

Claudia “CLOUD” Nadje

2016 BACHELORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL science & policy | BARNARD COLLEGE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

2018 mASTERS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ENVIRONMENTAL science & policy | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Cloud is an environmentalist, activist and artist living in New York. Her work focuses on healing the Earth-Human relationship with eco+logical solutions. She is a trained ethnobotanist, gardener and permaculture informed agro-ecologist. She graduated from Barnard College with a BA in Environmental Policy & Science, and has a MA of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. She is the founder and director of Earth Arts, an ecology, arts and wellness non profit, working across the North East to deliver eco+logical solutions to heal people & planet.

Advisory Board

Lauren Harper, MPA ESP SIPA, Columbia University
Lauren Harper is an operational manager and a trained environmental scientist with 5+ years of professional experience in the conservation and environmental policy field. Lauren provides grant writing, environmental project management and reporting expertise to Earth Arts, in addition to long-term programmatic strategy and marketing plans. She attended the University of Houston earning a Bachelors of Science Degree and received her Master’s Degree from Columbia University.

Jenna Lewein, MPA ESP SIPA, Columbia University
Jenna is an energy consultant and has experience working in different energy sectors for private and public interests. She lends her expertise to improve the operational management of projects, while reducing long term risks for energy and sustainability based investments. Jenna graduated from the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities with Bachelors of Science Degree and Master's degree from Columbia University in the City of New York.

Patrick Iler, MPA ESP SIPA, Columbia University
Patrick is a policy scientist and financial analyst who is focused on environmental standards and better energy practices for business and governmental organizations. He contributes his expertise in financial modeling as well as his knowledge of public outreach and political relations. Patrick holds a Bachelors of Science Degree from Florida State University and a Master's Degree from Columbia University in the City of New York.

Organizations we support :

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EDUCATED LITTLE MONSTERS or ELM

Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
ELM (w/Color Scenes) is a grassroots movement dedicated to providing resources, artistic outlets & economic opportunity for youth of color.

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ILLUMINATING COLOR

New York & Peru
So often spiritual spaces elude black people. Globally the percentage of people of color coming into spirituality is astonishingly low. We come from black, brown, and Afro-Latino descent, answering the call from our ancestors to create a real space of remembrance, connection and personal growth for the African diaspora.

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GROW BLACK HUDSON

A project to help educate our Black + Brown Hudson Community on the importance of growing our own food.