As Chief Conservation Officer, Eric Schwaab provides strategic vision and leadership for the National Aquarium’s Conservation and Science Division, a team of 130 professionals, engaging in initiatives ranging from field conservation and biological programs to legislative advocacy and animal rescue. Eric most recently served as Acting Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Management for the USContinue reading “Eric Schwaab”
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Lindsay Mielke
Lindsay recently graduated from St. Cloud University in St. Cloud, Minn., with a bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing and a minor in Travel and Tourism. She grew up in a small town on Lake Superior in Minnesota — Grand Marais — the same town that is part of her KCI project. Her parents operate aContinue reading “Lindsay Mielke”
James Lucas
James Lucas, a professional forester in British Columbia, is currently completing a Masters in Forestry at Yale University. With six years ofexperience in the forest industry, James is interested in how free-market tools like forest certification and land trusts can promote land conservation in forests and other environments.
Christian Henry
Christian Henry comes to KCI after spending five years living on a remote island in The Bahamas co-founding a school and research institute. He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1996 with a B.A. in Biology; since then, small start-up businesses have generally kept him up late at night. His experiences as an educator— first atContinue reading “Christian Henry”
Glumur Bjornsson
General Manager Fjölver Ltd. Laboratory from 1999, laboratory chemist at Fjölver from 1994 1999. Board member of Environmental Committee of the Independence Party from 1997. Board member of Andríki from 1995, a non-profit public policy think tank, in Reykjavik. Deputy Member of Reykjavik City Council s Environmental and Health Committee from 1998. Editor of StefnirContinue reading “Glumur Bjornsson”
Joe Whitworth
With more than a decade of senior non-governmental organization (NGO) experience, primarily in education, Mr. Whitworth assumed the directorship of Oregon Trout in the fall of 2000. Oregon Trout is the oldest wild fish conservation group in the Pacific Northwest, and its mission is to protect and restore native fish and the ecosystems upon whichContinue reading “Joe Whitworth”
Sergei Shcherbak
Sergei specializes in hydroecosystems, water resources management and hydrobiology of urbanizing territories. He has published more than 40 scientific articles on these subjects and is a founder and director of The Independent Environmental Safety Services, a non-governmental organization. In 1993, Sergei was named a scholar of the J. Soros Foundation’s biodiversity program. Sergei earned hisContinue reading “Sergei Shcherbak”
Briana Meier
Briana grew up in the wooded hills of northeastern Iowa on the banks of a muddy, meandering river. Since childhood she has sought to understand the nature of humanity’s relationship to the natural environment. Briana attended the School for Field Studies, Centre for Coastal Studies, in Bamfield, British Columbia in 1998, where she studied community-basedContinue reading “Briana Meier”
Sara Mast
Sara received a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Holyoke College and is a graduate of American Film Institute with a M.F.A. in Screenwriting. Her films and videos have screened at Sundance, PBS, MTV and festivals around the world, garnering numerous awards. She recently completed the one-hour documentary STUFFED! on the world of Taxidermy for cable. Continue reading “Sara Mast”
Joy Rackley
Joy was recently accepted to the University of Oregon Graduate School of Architecture where she will study Sustainable Design. With a bachelor’s degree in Architecture Design from Clemson University, Joy has worked, most recently in Miami Beach, Florida, in many different fields of design, including landscape design, residential architecture, new urbanism, furniture design and commercialContinue reading “Joy Rackley”