Team
Staff
Jessie Bluedorn (she/her)
Founder & Executive Director
Jessie is a producer, funder, and comedian working at the intersection of climate and culture. She is the Founder & Executive Director of The Carmack Collective as well as the Executive Producer at Carmack Productions – a multi-media production studio with a focus on telling climate stories in new ways and to new audiences.
She was named a 2025 Grist 50 Fixer, and also serves on the advisory board of the Climate Film Festival. Previously, she has worked across the organizing and media sectors in a number of roles including as a Climate Action Fellow at 350.org, a NYC Hub Leader with the Sunrise Movement, and a digital media strategist at Digitas and SocialCode.
Todd Bluedorn (he/him)
Chief Financial Officer
Todd is a retired business executive with 30+ years of leadership experience, most recently as Chairman & CEO of Lennox International, a global leader in climate control products. Todd currently serves on the Board of Directors of Texas Instruments Incorporated, a global designer and manufacturer of semiconductors, the Board of directors of Samsara, a global leader in Industrial IOT, and the board of Medline Industries, a global leader in the manufacture and distribution of medical supplies. His firm belief that global man-made climate change is the most consequential issue of our time drives his involvement with The Carmack Collective.
Ricky Benavidez (he/him)
Director
Ricky leads The Carmack Collective’s grantmaking portfolio, oversees day-to-day operations, drives the development and implementation of the fund’s strategic priorities, and supports the advisory board. Ricky is Associate Producer with Carmack Productions, and leads a philanthropic consulting firm called Social Impact Partners.
Before joining The Carmack Collective, Ricky held roles with Ktisis Capital, a philanthropic adivising firm, and in the Office of the President at Grand Valley State University. He brings deep experience in philanthropic advisory practice, grounded in a commitment to trust-based giving and systems change. Ricky is a fellow of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Global Leadership Network and holds a Master’s in Public Administration.
Advisory Board
Miriam Fogelson (she/her)
Miriam is a cultural strategist, producer and nonprofit leader with over two decades of experience working at the intersections of culture change, movement building, and progressive politics. Miriam is currently the President at Harness. In 2017, she founded Girasol Consulting to advance long-term culture change and timely advocacy and campaigns to secure rights, equity, and visibility for those who experience injustice.
Matthew Miles Goodrich (he/him)
Miles is a writer, organizer, and fundraiser who has spent the last decade building the youth climate movement into a force powerful enough to pass federal climate legislation. In 2017, with other young leaders, he launched Sunrise Movement, where he currently serves as the chief operating officer. In addition to his organizing, Miles is also a writer, contributing pieces on movement strategy to outlets such as Dissent and The Nation.
Michél Legendre (he/him)
Michél is an independent consultant supporting movements, organizations, and people for impactful justice work. Previously he was an organizer at corporate campaigning organizations including as a campaigns director. He serves/has served on boards of climate organizations, is a member of Green Leadership Trust, and supports work for redistributing resources to Black people and BIPOC communities wherever he can.
Strategic Partners
Tides Foundation
Donor Advised Fund Provider
Partner & Partners
Visual Identity and Web Design
