The Team at Circular

Logan Jenkins

Executive Director

Logan’s first participation in the circular economy was through the eBay marketplace, beginning in 1998. He wrote and presented his first paper on circularity at UCLA in 2003 and finished his Anthropology degree there in 2005.

He started work in the circular economy in 2015 with the American Energy Society in Palo Alto, CA. He began to see many of the end-of-life problems associated with the energy sector through work there, including turbine blade waste, greenhouse gas leaks, and abandoned mines.

In April of 2020, he moved himself and his advanced materials businesses to Sheridan, WY. Later that year, he founded The WY Ranch, which focused on the future energy economy in Wyoming. The U.S. Department of Energy funded The WY Ranch through its ‘Energy Program Innovation Clusters’ program in late 2020.

After starting Circular in March 2021, the organization created the woman-owned EOL Solar business. Their solar software platform received two American-Made Solar Prize awards from The U.S. Department of Energy in December 2021.

Logan landed in Evansville, Indiana in the Spring of 2023 after the acquisition of his advanced materials firm. In addition to Evansville’s Circular, he has continued his work in technology and product development consulting through multiple projects with universities and government agencies.

Rachael Esh

Community Outreach Coordinator

Rachael’s love for nature began in childhood with her rock collection and 4-leaf clover hunts in the backyard. She graduated from Ohio University with a degree in Environmental Biology and began to focus her efforts on sustainability, place-based education, and teaching others to enjoy the outdoors.

Rachael has been working in the circular economy as a naturalist, park ranger, and middle school science teacher since 2012. She has lived across the country learning how to create engaging and educational programs for sustainability in local communities, particularly with youth.

Logan and Rachael began working together in 2022 after their shared interests in the environment, art, and teaching brought them together. As a member of Circular’s team, Rachael aims to connect those in the community with programs and events that help stimulate the circular economy and spark others' creativity.

Dr. Matthew Henry UW Researcher

Dr. Matthew Henry

Researcher-in-Residence

Matt is a writer and teacher at the University of Wyoming, where his research and community engagement work focuses on environmental justice and just energy transitions. He deeply believes that the arts and humanities play an important role in crafting thoughtful environmental policy and building resilient communities.

Matt received his Ph.D. in English and the Environmental Humanities from Arizona State University 2018 and moved to Wyoming in 2019. Since then, he has engaged in various initiatives focused on engaging communities impacted by the changing energy landscape in the western U.S., and his book on just transitions will be published later this year with the University of Nebraska Press.

Originally from Montana, Matt and his wife Jessica, a Physician Assistant, try to spend as much time as possible outside with their two kids, Asher and Rowan, and their scruffy dog Abbey. In his spare time, Matt loves to backpack, fly fish, float rivers in various watercraft, and sample craft beer.