Who We Are
The Buckminster Fuller Institute consists of a dedicated Board of Directors, an international network of cross-disciplinary thinkers and doers, motivated volunteers and a small but multi-faceted staff working within our Brooklyn, NY office.
Staff members include:
Eva Lawrence ⋅ Bookkeeper
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JenJoy Roybal ⋅ Program Manager
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Sharifah Taqi ⋅ Administrator
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Chris Thomas ⋅ Communications
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Elizabeth Thompson ⋅ Executive Director
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Bios:
Elizabeth Thompson has served in a leadership capacity in a variety of cultural and educational initiatives throughout her 20+ year career. Her experience in both the non-profit and for-profit realms has centered around the creation, dissemination and 'synergizing' of leading edge ideas, people, and networks of communities across disciplinary boundaries and media platforms. These include the worlds of contemporary art, experimental theatre, global change activism, information technology, and whole systems design.
Ms. Thompson currently serves as the Executive Director of The Buckminster Fuller Institute. Since her tenure began in 2004, she has led BFI through a complete organization transition process, reconstituting both it’s internal operational systems, strategic vision and mission as well as the development of its leading educational programs. In 2007 she developed and launched The Buckminster Fuller Challenge, recently recognized as socially-responsible design’s highest award.