Charlotte Nash
Co-Founder

Charlotte is a professional company dancer with Festival Ballet Providence. She performs soloist and principal roles in the company's productions as well as helps with community outreach. She is also an undergraduate student at The Ohio State University studying Health Sciences and Epidemiology.

​She has a passionate concern for the disproportionate impacts climate change has on the public health of vulnerable populations. She is very exciting to be meshing her love for the arts with the pull she has towards protecting the health of the earth and its inhabitants.

Charlotte inhabits the homeland of the Mashpee Wapanoag Tribe and Narragansett Indian Tribe

Keaton Leier
Co-Founder

​Keaton grew up in Saskatoon, Canada but moved to Winnipeg at 17 to pursue his career as a ballet dancer. In addition to balancing ballet and academics, Keaton has always made spending time outdoors a priority as well as dedicated time to environmentally focused university classes. His professional career has brought him to Atlanta Ballet where he dances leading roles with the company. 

​Throughout his time as a dancer Keaton has remained passionate about environmental justice. He’s a part of local environmental organizations and is always working to practice a sustainable lifestyle.

Keaton is excited to be a part of ACC because it combines his passion for the arts with his commitment to the Earth’s health.
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Keaton currently resides on the Muscoggee Nation's lands. 

Madeline Bez
Co-Founder

Madeline is currently living in Eugene, Oregon and dancing with Eugene Ballet. When she was 18 she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, and seeing the quickly melting glaciers brought a new awareness and urgency to the importance of climate change. Though she has followed the path to become a professional ballet dancer, the climate crisis has always remained important to her.

She is looking forward to, through the ACC, having a greater impact on helping those most affected by climate change and trying to reverse its effects.

Madeline is currently living on homelands of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. ​