Overview
Chris joined the Heartland Environmental Justice Center in October 2023. His professional background is in international development with a focus on participatory methodologies. Over the past ten years he has supported the implementation of community and economic development programs in twelve countries. More broadly, Chris is committed to learning about the spatial phenomenon of uneven development and its relationship to racism and colonialism. He aims to apply what he learns in his everyday life, reflecting critically on the status quo of development in the United States while building an anti-racist and anti-colonial approach to his work supporting communities in the Heartland region.
Chris holds a B.A. in Economics from William Jewell College and an M.A. in Power, Participation & Social Change from the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. He is currently working on completing his Ph.D. in Human Geography from the University of British Columbia.