The OCI Team

Elizabeth Bast is the Executive Director of Oil Change International. She has over 20 years of experience working at the intersection of environmental and social justice issues, pressuring governments and financial institutions to protect the climate, the environment, and communities.

Laurie is the Global Public Finance Co-Manager at Oil Change International. Her work focuses on ensuring a just transition through moving governments and financial institutions away from continued financing and permitting the expansion of oil and gas.

María is the Legal Officer of the Global Public Finance Team at Oil Change International. She works in close collaboration with international movement partners and OCI colleagues, and leads efforts to build and steer OCI’s legal work focused on holding governments and their public finance institutions accountable to their climate commitments and legal obligations.

Myriam is the Senior Campaigner on false solutions at Oil Change International. Myriam is a climate and racial activist based in Brussels. She previously led the Friends of the Earth Europe network’s campaigning efforts to limit corporate lobbying, especially from the fossil fuel industry. Before that, she was involved in the Young Friends of the Earth Europe network as a volunteer. She’s been a board member and climate advisor for Equinox: Racial Justice Initiative since 2020. Myriam holds an LL.M in European Law from Maastricht university and a Masters in European Studies from the College of Europe.

Josh Dutro is the Senior Development Associate at OCI, where he manages the organization’s foundation fundraising efforts.Prior to joining, Josh worked at the International Council on Clean Transportation, the global leader in policy research on decarbonizing the transportation sector. Josh has worked in progressive spaces throughout his career, including for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and progressive legislative candidates across the United States. Josh holds a B.A. in Political Science from Christopher Newport University, and an M.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University, where his studies focused on the intersection of climate change, development, and global justice issues. He is based in Virginia, USA.

Aled is a Senior Research Campaigner as part of the North Sea team at Oil Change International, focusing on challenging the fossil fuel industry’s false solutions in Norway.

Charlie is the Technology and Data Manager at Oil Change International where he leads our efforts to build and maintain the tools to bring about a just transition to a clean energy system that leaves no one behind.

Mariam Kemple Hardy is Oil Change International’s Global Campaigns Director, specializing in developing and leading diverse coalitions.

Rosemary is a North Sea Senior Campaigner at Oil Change International.

As the Director of Finance and Operations at Oil Change International, Kelsy Horton is responsible for the overall financial health and positioning of the organization. He also develops operating procedures that create efficiencies and internal controls that safeguard assets.

Prior to OCI, Kelsy worked at other non-profit and advocacy organizations such as Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund and John Snow, Inc., where he was based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Kelsy holds a B.S. in Finance from Virginia State University and an MBA from the University of Maryland – College Park. He lives in Johannesburg.

Romain Ioualalen is the Global Policy Campaign Manager at Oil Change International where he works to build the political conditions for a just and equitable phase out of the fossil fuel industry globally.

Al Johnson-Kurts is the Global Industry Communications Campaigner at Oil Change International, where they execute traditional and digital media strategies to disrupt Big Oil and Gas narratives and counter industry disinformation.

Vickal Khadka is the Operations Manager at Oil Change International, where he supports the organization’s administrative, financial, and fundraising needs and ensures the smooth functioning of OCI’s Washington, DC office.

Vickal has more than 16 years of experience in managing a range of administrative, human resource, and financial management services. Prior to joining OCI, Vickal worked with the Australian Embassy and different non-government organizations in Nepal. Vickal lives in Germantown, MD, and loves trekking and playing soccer.

Aneesa Khan is the Senior Communications Officer at Oil Change International and she supports content creation as well as the development of innovative products and tools to support the dissemination of those materials.

Silje Ask Lundberg is the North Sea Campaign Manager at Oil Change International where she leads the work on a just and managed decline of North Sea oil and gas production.

Silje has worked on supply-side policy for over a decade, following the Norwegian debate and policies closely. Through various grassroots initiatives and organizations, she’s worked closely with local communities threaten by oil and gas exploration and built public resistance against the Norwegian oil and gas industry. She was president of Friends of the Earth Norway from 2016 – 2021. Silje lives in Oslo.

Matt Maiorana is Oil Change International’s Communications Director, where he manages the organization’s communication efforts and infrastructure.

Thuli Brilliance Makama is Oil Change International’s Africa Program Director, providing strategic direction and campaign support for the organization’s work in Africa. Thuli works closely with civil society organizations and other stakeholders in the Africa region.

Adam is a Campaign Strategist in Oil Change International’s public finance team, creating and implementing strategies to end public finance for fossil fuels.

Before OCI, Adam led grassroots and electoral campaigns, electing climate-friendly politicians, derailing university tuition fee increases and halting billions in taxpayer’s money flowing to fossil fuel projects. His writing has been published in The Guardian, The Independent, The New Statesman and elsewhere.

Charity Migwi is the Africa Senior Campaigner at Oil Change International, where she works towards a just and equitable phase-out of fossil fuels in Africa.

Claire O’Manique is the Public Finance Analyst at Oil Change International, where she works to shift public finance away from fossil fuels and to a just clean energy transition.

Alex Ortiz is a Communications Officer at Oil Change International, where he supports the Communications Team and is working to accelerate the youth climate movement in its just transition to a world free of fossil fuels.

Prior to joining Oil Change, Alex organized students on his university’s fossil fuel divestment campaign as well as with Maryland PIRG on their successful campaign to ban fracking. He has also worked with 350Vermont, developing a four-day climate curriculum program, elevating local residents’ voices and enabling communication with key stakeholders to create collaborative change in their communities. Alex holds dual degrees: B.A. in Government and Politics and a B.S. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences from the University of Maryland.

As Oil Change International’s Development Director, Lopa Pal leads the organization’s fundraising efforts across the organization.

Nina is an Export Finance Climate Strategist at Oil Change International. Her work focuses on ending Export Credit Agency (ECA) support for fossil fuels through research, advocacy and communications at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), as OECD ECAs are the world’s largest international public financiers of fossil fuels. Nina coordinates a global civil society campaign to end OECD Export Credit Agency (ECA) fossil finance in order to free up public money for a just and equitable renewable energy transition.

Collin Rees is the U.S. Program Manager at Oil Change working to stop the expansion of the fossil fuel industry, support grassroots resistance against dirty infrastructure, end public support for oil, gas, and coal, and wind down fossil fuel production with a just and equitable transition.

Tiana Robles is the Operations Associate at Oil Change International and provides administrative and logistical support for the Operations team.

Camilo is an analyst researcher supporting the different investigations made by Oil Change International.

Nicole Rodel is a Senior Communications Campaigner at Oil Change International working on the Global Policy team to build the political conditions for a just and equitable phase out of fossil fuels. Nicole has a background in environmental and community journalism, with a passion for creative storytelling. She has worked in the climate justice space for 8 years with previous experience at the Africa branch of The Climate Reality Project, and is based in South Africa.

Allie (she/they) is the U.S. Program Co-Manager at Oil Change International, where she focuses on supporting grassroots organizing and strategic campaigns aimed at phasing out fossil fuels. Prior to joining Oil Change International, Allie spent seven years at Rogue Climate. There, she worked to stop the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and pipeline, developed local and statewide energy justice campaigns, trained youth organizers, and coordinated mutual aid in response to the devastating Almeda Fire in Southern Oregon. Allie earned a BA in Environmental Science & Policy and Government from the College of William & Mary, where she also organized anti-fracking campaigns. She serves on the Breach Collective Board, co-founded the Rogue Action Center, and was a SustainUS Youth Delegate to COP24. In 2019, Allie received the Community Sentinel Award for Environmental Stewardship for her work stopping fossil fuel projects. She lives on occupied Takelma, Shasta, and Latgawa lands, also known as Talent, Oregon, where she enjoys gardening, backpacking, and spending time on the rivers.

When not blogging for Oil Change, Andy is a freelance writer and journalist specializing in environmental issues. He has written about the oil industry and climate change for twenty years and his books include: ‘The Next Gulf’ and ‘Green Backlash’.

Shucheeta Shrestha Tamrakar is an Accounting Associate at Oil Change International, currently based out of the Washington DC office. In this capacity, Shucheeta provides invaluable support in managing the organization’s administrative and financial activities to optimal levels of efficiency and effectiveness.

Hikmat Soeriatanuwijaya is the Senior Partnership and Outreach Officer for the Asia Program at Oil Change International.

Valentina Stackl is the Communications Manager at Oil Change International, where she works to tell impactful stories with affected communities at the center to help move the dial on the climate crisis.

Lorne Stockman is the Research Co-Director at Oil Change International, where he researches and analyzes developments in the North American oil industry.

Rebecca Stoner is the Communications Campaigner for Oil Change International’s US team. Before joining Oil Change, she worked for the Sierra Club and was a volunteer leader in the Sunrise Movement. She also wrote about environmental justice and social justice issues as a freelance journalist. Rebecca has an MFA in Creative Writing from Rutgers University-Newark, and she lives in New York City.

As the Director of People and Culture at Oil Change International, Kristine Suh leads the charge on ensuring all employees of OCI have a equitable, safe, and fun environment by focusing HR, culture, JEDI, team growth and employee engagement.

David is the Global Industry Campaign Manager at Oil Change International. His work focuses on building public support for a managed decline to wind down fossil fuel production, with a just and equitable transition.

Kelly Trout is the Research Co-Director at Oil Change International, focusing on pathways to rapidly and equitably phase out oil and gas production.

Bronwen Tucker is the Global Public Finance Co-Manager at Oil Change International, focusing on shifting public finance and subsidies towards a fair and 100% renewable future.

Susanne Wong is the Asia Program Manager at Oil Change International. She works with partners and coalitions, including Fossil Free Japan, to stop the buildout of new gas, coal and oil projects in Asia.

Stephen Kretzmann founded Oil Change International in 2005 in order to educate about the true impacts of fossil fuels, to conduct research, education, and organizing to hasten the transition to clean energy.

Steve has worked on environmental and social issues around the global fossil fuel industry since 1990. After eight years in Greenpeace where he was an early leader in climate campaigns, he became the environmental adviser to the late Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People in Nigeria. For the next ten years, before founding Oil Change International, he worked with communities, public and private financial institutions, corporations, and organizations around the world concerned with the environmental, social, and economic impacts of the fossil fuel industry. He has always connected support for these community-based efforts with systemic critiques of the industry for climate reasons. Mr. Kretzmann has testified before U.S. Congress, authored numerous articles and reports, and is a regular media commentator on issues of corporate accountability, climate change, the global fossil fuel industry, and environmental and human rights.