Emma Ruffin 

Emma is a wearer of many hats: graphic facilitator, community organizer, and problem solver. As a graphic facilitator or “scribe” she transforms meetings and conferences through her art and deep listening—further encouraging the collective intelligence of groups to emerge. As a community organizer and Director of Boulder.Earth, a site that connects people and organizations for greater impact on climate action, she collaborates across sectors, helping to shift the climate crisis into opportunity. A lover of problem solving, Emma employs permaculture design principles (certified twice-over) and Theory U into her everyday work, art and play. In the past she served as a fellow with MIT’s Climate CoLab Program, and currently serves as curator for the Global Shapers Boulder Hub, an initiative out of the World Economic Forum driven by 20-somethings creating positive change in their communities. She also serves as a board member with 350 Colorado.