Theme: Climate Action x Detroit

Hosted by Detroit Future City, Countdown is a global initiative launched by TEDx to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, turning ideas into action.

Please join our conversation surrounding the climate crisis and how it affects the city of Detroit.

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Detroit, Michigan, n/a
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Anika Goss

Anika Goss is the Executive Director of Detroit Future City (DFC), a think-and-do tank focused on land use and economic development in Detroit. In this role, Anika leads a team of experts to implement the DFC Strategic Framework, a comprehensive 50-year guide to decision making and investment in Detroit. Anika Goss is a leading force and visionary in Detroit’s revitalization, playing a crucial role in Detroit as an advocate for an equitable and sustainable future for the city.

Jodee Raines

Currently the executive vice president of programs at the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation, Jodee was hired as the vice president of programs at the Erb Family Foundation upon its creation in 2008. Previously, Jodee worked at The Jewish Fund and Skillman Foundation. A graduate of the Wayne State University Law School, she has also practiced nonprofit and corporate law in Detroit. Recognized in 2007 by Crain’s Detroit Business as one of metro Detroit’s Most Influential Women, Jodee currently serves on the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue Board; Live6 Advisory Board; Building the Engine of Community Development in Detroit Steering Committee; Urban Water Funders Steering Committee; Detroit Sustainability Advisory Commission; and Detroit Stormwater Hub Advisory Committee. Recent boards include: President, Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue; Vice President, Palmer Woods Association; Co-Chair, Great Lakes Funders Collaboration; Co- Chair, Urban Water Funders Network; Wayne State University Alumni Association Board; ACLU of Metropolitan Detroit Advisory Board; co-founder/co-director, Sukkah x Detroit. Jodee holds a Bachelor of Arts degree University of Michigan and J.D. from Wayne State University. Jodee is the primary contact for the Foundation’s Green Stormwater Infrastructure program and overall grants program strategy.

Lola Gibson-Berg

Lola Kristi Gibson-Berg is the Community Education Coordinator at Keep Growing Detroit. She became a member of the Garden Resource Program when she graduated from KGD’s Urban Roots Program in 2015. Born and raised in northwest Detroit, Lola is a proud alum of The Roeper School. Her interest in growing food was sparked at Harvest of Joy Farm as a senior at Kalamazoo College. After graduating from K with a BA in Human Development and Social Relations, Lola returned to Detroit. Through Cap Corps Midwest she supported the creation of a school garden and facilitated conversations about race and racism at Detroit Cristo Rey High School. She was reintroduced to her ancestral foodways and family tradition of baking at Rose’s Fine Food as a baker and event planner. In addition to working at KGD, Lola supports distribution and event planning at Riverwise Magazine, a community-based magazine working to reflect local activism and the profound new work being done in and around Detroit neighborhoods.