Kristin Sponsler and Simone Osborn, the long-time editors of Resilience, are stepping down. We at Post Carbon Institute want to take this opportunity to appreciate them and their enormous, long-standing contribution. They’ve helped shape a worldview that values community, systems thinking, and environmental responsibility. We’re incredibly grateful to have worked with them and deeply inspired by the impact they have had on so many people over the years. Between 2008 and 2026, Kristin and Simone presided over two major site redesigns and saw Resilience persist and grow while many other environmental news sites disappeared. They have managed this platform quietly and competently, daily sorting through vast amounts of potential content to feature the most important topics and the best writing available. We will be forever grateful.
Even as we say a bittersweet farewell to Simone and Kristin and close this chapter of Resilience, we are excited to open the next chapter and welcome Shantal Otchere as our new managing editor. Shantal brings a wealth of journalistic experience, including managing digital weekly editions of NOW Magazine, editing and publishing works for a variety of nonprofit organizations, and founding For All Living Things, an independent publication that covers environmental, animal, and human rights. Her understanding of the polycrisis, her dedication to intelligent reporting, and her experience with crafting accessible narratives make her an ideal managing editor to carry forward the outstanding work Simone and Kristin began in 2008.
