Kristy is the Founder of Seedlings Collective and a multidisciplinary explorer at the intersection of science, community, and change. She believes deeply in the power of citizen science and the outsized impact that small, intentional communities can have in driving meaningful change--and Seedlings Collective is the embodiment of that belief.

By day, she serves as Chief of Staff at a fintech startup. Kristy is a member of the Explorers Club, where she gained a firsthand understanding of how critical funding is to advancing field research, scientific exploration, and resource conservation. She is also a community project member at Genspace, the world's first community biology lab. As a PADI Advanced Open Water diver, she'll be joining the Menorca Shipwreck Project this September to conduct underwater archaeological fieldwork.

Raised between Spain, the UK, and the US, Catalina comes from a background in book agenting and scouting. It's through that work that she became interested in how the arts and culture can bring people together around a shared cause.

She joined Seedlings Collective because its mission is practical and meaningful: connecting people and resources to projects that need support. She's drawn to work that focuses on collaboration and tangible impact. In her free time and under the right weather conditions, you'll find her reading unpublished manuscripts in Prospect Park.

Galen recently returned to New York after graduating from the University of St Andrews with a degree in International Relations and Art History. He is beginning his career in art buisness and is a student member of The Explorers Club. Galen is excited to support the Seedlings Collective as they secure funding for important projects and expand their impact. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, cycling, and sailing.

Evelyn Masterson is a Member of The Explorers Club (MR '26) whose work lies at the intersection of infectious disease epidemiology and emergency preparedness, including One Health issues like the impacts of artificial light pollution on the health of wildlife. She's a graduate of Mount Holyoke College, where she majored in Biological Sciences and Economics, and the public health schools of Harvard University and Columbia University. She joined Seedlings Collective to apply this background to a wide range of issues that often get overlooked, especially ones with biological or public health solutions.