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Emily Lambert

Emily Lambert is a Forbes senior writer and a 2009 PERC Media Fellow.

Martin Doyle

Martin Doyle is Professor of River Science and Policy, and the Director of Water Policy at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.  His work focuses on the science and management of rivers throughout the United States, and he is the author of The Source: How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers (2018).  HeContinue reading “Martin Doyle”

Kelly L. Westover

Kelly L. Westover received her Bachelor’s in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of South Florida in 2001. Upon graduating, she began her career in environmental consulting at SCA Environmental in San Francisco, California, managing environmental remediation projects for the San Francisco County School Board. She began working for Sarasota County in 2005, administeringContinue reading “Kelly L. Westover”

William Sellers IV

William Sellers IV is the founder and managing partner of Atlantic Timber Advisors, a consulting firm serving timberland landowners and investors. Will’s involvement in the timber industry stems from timberland that his family has owned for over a century. Prior to founding Atlantic Timber, Will played a key role in the $15 million acquisition ofContinue reading “William Sellers IV”

Stephanie Secomb

Stephanie Secomb is Policy and Strategy Coordinator for the Fundación Natura Bolivia, a non-profit organization specializing in the development of economic incentives to conserve critical ecosystems and improve local livelihoods in sub-tropical Bolivia. Stephanie began with Natura in 2007 as coordinator of the Bolivian program of the international ParkWatch-GreenVest initiative, financed by Duke University. SheContinue reading “Stephanie Secomb”

Pat Sadler

Pat Sadler is a forester with WoodWise Land Company LLC in Rochester New York. WoodWise is a privately held timberland investment group, which focuses on northern hardwoods, with 12,000 acres currently in management. WoodWise is currently pursuing FSC certification for all company lands. Pat received formal forestry training at Paul Smith’s College in the AdirondacksContinue reading “Pat Sadler”

Michael Robertson

Michael Robertson has over twenty five years of management and investment experience in natural resources, investment firms and the environmental technologies sectors. He is Managing Director and Partner of Clean Energy Venture Group, an investment group that provides seed capital and management expertise to early stage clean energy companies. He is also a Managing DirectorContinue reading “Michael Robertson”

Andrea Nogues

Andrea Nogués coordinates the Sustainable Grazing Strategy, an key component of the Nature Conservancy’s recently launched Patagonian Grasslands of Argentina Conservation Project, which aims to effectively conserve the Southern Temperate Grasslands. Andrea brings a blend of social sciences applied to natural resource management issues, and is currently beginning to implement efforts on private sheep ranches,Continue reading “Andrea Nogues”

Leslie King

Leslie P. King, is a physician and public health practitioner interested in the impact of the environment on human health, specifically in framing climate change as a humanitarian issue. Her decision to attend the year long, mid-career Masters of Environmental Management program at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Sciences was to gain theContinue reading “Leslie King”

Brad Hunter

Brad Hunter is currently an MBA candidate at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School. The past summer was spent with GE Capital looking at opportunities to integrate carbon finance into traditional timberland lending. Prior to business school, Brad worked in forest operations and timberland appraisal, forest silviculture, and rural economic development inContinue reading “Brad Hunter”