Bainy Suri, Esq. is the Founder and CEO of Eco Community Solutions. Bainy has over 24 years of experience working in business, law, and the non-profit sector. She is deeply passionate about all things green, regenerative and local. She loves finding new ways to tread as lightly as she can on the environment. She shops local whenever she can, composts at home, drives a TESLA, powers her home with solar and refuses plastic as much as she can. She holds a J.D. from the Fordham University School of Law, studied at The London School of Economics and received her B.A. in Economics from Simmons College in Boston. In 2014 She received a fellowship to attend Columbia’s Earth First program. She is certified in Organic Land Care Management by the North Organic Farmers Association (NOFA).

Bainy lives in Princeton New Jersey with her son Kai Woodland.

Zöe is an environmental activist living in Portland, Oregon. She is the author of Cut The Crap, a blog that provides accessible ways to take action in the climate movement on an individual, local, and global level. Zöe is attending Lewis and Clark Law School studying environmental law, and is enjoying collaborating with other inspiring activists from all over the world. In her free time, she enjoys hiking the beautiful Pacific Northwest, reading, and hanging out with her cats and husband.

Dylan is a graphic designer attending the University of Rhode Island. He serves as the communications director of URI Hillel, as well as the vice president of Colleges Against Cancer. In his free time he enjoys fostering dogs, hosting a talk show on the school radio station, and doing stand up comedy.

Gianna or “Gi-Gi”, as she is affectionately called by her friends and family, is a 13 year old 9th grader. Gi-Gi, takes her role as a Junior Activist seriously. She is very passionate about her desire to make a difference in the lives of children and adolescents in New Jersey. Gi-Gi is also very passionate about encouraging youth to speak out about the importance of racial justice, health justice, economic justice and environmental advocacy. Gi-Gi’s wants to be a lawyer. She sings, acts, dances and participates in competitive cheer.