Karen Danenhauer originally hails from the US, and trained in Emergency Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah. She moved to New Zealand with her family 8 years ago, and has practiced in Taranaki ever since. She recently completed a sabbatical investigating efforts in sustainability in healthcare around the world, and is passionate about motivating health care professionals to take climate action. In her spare time, Karen enjoys playing tennis and pickleball, gardening and tramping.

GP, Climate Advocate Rebecca trained in Otago/Wellington and was drawn to the human connection of general practice. She continues to work as a GP in Wellington and, like many, experiences how societal and environmental problems adversely affect human health. Rebecca served for ten years on the executive board of OraTaiao: NZ Climate & Health Council. OraTaiao has consistently led advocacy and provided evidence-based submissions, research and briefings on the inter-relationship between climate change and health. Rebecca co-developed the 'Greening Your Practice Toolkit (2010)' and a carbon-offset forest for health workers, and campaigned to reduce the huge carbon-footprint of medical procurement and pharmaceuticals. She was fortunate to work with others on establishing a green-group at Wellington Hospital, leading to the creation of its inaugural Sustainablity Officer position, and then collaborating with other DHBs to found the Sustainable Healthcare Aotearoa National Network.