Jo Bjorgaard, DNP, RN, PHN, CSSBB (she/her) is a nurse leader based in St. Paul, Minnesota, specializing in health innovation, leadership, and planetary health. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice at the University of Minnesota and has extensive experience in planetary health education, climate advocacy, and healthcare sustainability. Her professional roles include Instructor & Teaching Specialist at the University of Minnesota, Senior Climate and Health Manager at the Climate Advocacy Lab, Founder and Principal Consultant of RISE Climate + Health Collective, and Board Member and Committee Chair with Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate. As Operations Director, she advances planetary health by building cross-sector partnerships, strengthening leadership capacity, and promoting equitable, collaborative solutions to foster a healthy and resilient future for all communities and ecosystems.