Our Team

Belvin Olasov

Director

Co-director and co-founder, Belvin comes from a background in creative writing brings storytelling and vision-making to climate work. He serves as co-editor-in-chief for Surge: The Lowcountry Climate Magazine.

Dr. Jen Cole Wright

Co - Founder & Financial Director

Dr. Wright is a Professor of Psychology at the College of Charleston and a Sustainability and Social Justice Faculty Fellow with the Honors College. She is a co-founder, and currently serves as CCC’s Financial Director.

Program Manager

Charlton Brownell

Charlton manages the Lowcountry Climate Solutions Lab and assists with various CCC initiatives. He holds an M.S. in Environmental Studies and Public Administration from the College of Charleston and a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Clemson University. His previous experience includes positions with Developmental Associates, LLC., the City of Charleston, and the Riley Center for Livable Communities. In his free time you might find him running, hiking, driving his green 1977 VW bus, or on the side of the road trying to start his VW bus.