About Ben

Ben is an environmental studies major at Middlebury College in Vermont. A native of Washington, DC, Ben has long been involved in environmental activities and plans to dedicate his career to promoting awareness about climate change. With the belief that climate change is the defining issue of his generation, Ben takes personal responsibility in mobilizing youth to act on this issue. In high school he founded the Sidwell Friends School ECOclub and produced a video on climate change for the Green Finger Project. He currently educates children about climate change through his volunteer work at an elementary school in Vermont and by teaching an environmental science course as a summer camp counselor. This year Ben helped take the lead in organizing ‘PowerShift Vermont’, a youth climate conference held at Middlebury. Ben counts completing a month-long backpacking course in the Absarokas Mountains of Wyoming with the National Outdoor Leadership School among his many accomplishments. Ben loves to snowboard, hike, and play Quidditch. He is an avid New York Yankees and Washington Redskins fan and a DJ for the Middlebury College radio station.