Andrew Butcher supports communities around the country in targeting underutilized land as a platform for creativity, health, justice, and resilience. He is Executive Fellow at The Heinz College of Carnegie Mellon University, a consultant to numerous national non-profits, and was founding CEO of Grounded Strategies - an internationally recognized non-profit working at the intersection of community development and environmental health. Butcher was a Coro Fellow in St. Louis; An Echoing Green Global Fellow; a Hitachi Foundation Social Entrepreneur; and received his Bachelors from American University and his Masters from The Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University. He lives in Maine, enjoys food metaphors, jumping in cold water, and celebrating parks with his two children.