Carlos E. Fernández is the Colorado State Director for the Nature Conservancy, where he leads a staff of 57 and a Board of 25 Trustees as they work together with partner organizations, government agencies, elected officials and other key decision-makers to build alliances and shared agendas that advance conservation outcomes both in Colorado and aroundContinue reading “Carlos Fernandez”
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Cheryl Vann
Cheryl Vann has worked as a research scientist, project manager, grant writer, environmental consultant, and naturalist guide for the past 12 years. Last year, she graduated with a M.S. degree in Environmental Studies and opened her own business “CSV Consultants”. Her work has primarily been focused in Hawaii, where she founded the grassroots group “FriendsContinue reading “Cheryl Vann”
Jonathan Stober
Jonathan Stober is a Conservation Biologist at the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway in southwest Georgia. Since joining the Jones Center in 1999 he has established a mitigation population of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers and developed a comprehensive inventory and monitoring program for the entire Ichauway landbase. He previously worked for the Georgia DepartmentContinue reading “Jonathan Stober”
Connie Rutledge
As Associate Director of the Carlson Ventures Enterprise at the University of Minnesota, Connie Rutledge brings over 10 years of experience in entrepreneurship and business management. As an analyst with an early stage venture capital firm, she reviewed over 500 business plans and helped guide local entrepreneurs through due diligence to completed financing. As theContinue reading “Connie Rutledge”
Brianna Randall
Brianna Randall grew up in the mountains of southern California and received her B.A. in Biology from the University of San Diego. After spending some months appreciating the old growth forests on Vancouver Island while conducting forest inventories, she decided to leave the big cities of California and pursue a Master’s of Environmental Studies atContinue reading “Brianna Randall”
Daniel Arcila Ramos
Daniel Arcila Ramos is an economist and graduate of the National University of Colombia. He started his professional career working for the Agricultural National Exchange, promoting and creating new instruments to finance agricultural activities through capital markets. Later, he had the opportunity to work for a climate change firm, promoting the Clean Development Mechanism ofContinue reading “Daniel Arcila Ramos”
Daniel Picha
Daniel Pichas of the Czech Republic has worked as an environmental consultant for nearly three years. His primary responsibility is to implement environmental management systems into manufacturing companies. However, he is also concerned with the quality and health and safety management systems implementation. Picha also provides special trainings, legislation consultations, and environmental quality and healthContinue reading “Daniel Picha”
Todd Parker
Todd Parker is a Senior Manager at the Delta Institute, a non-profit organization, which is a center of innovation for the creation of market-based approaches that achieve environmental sustainability and community economic development. Todd joined Delta in 2006, bringing a unique combination of natural resource management experience and environmental law. In addition to managing staffContinue reading “Todd Parker”
Daniel Kaiser
Daniel Kaiser is the Agri-business Liaison within the Sectors Strategies Division of the EPA Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation. He started this position in May 2006 after spending 1 ½ years working in the EPA’s Office of Water on Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia. The EPA Hypoxia Team supports the Gulf of Mexico/Mississippi River WatershedContinue reading “Daniel Kaiser”
Andrea Foessel
Andrea Foessel is a native of Chile, South America, from a beautiful and pristine region known as Western Patagonia. She grew up working with her family on her father’s beef ranch. In Chile, she earned a B.S in Business and Administration and after which she moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to study English as a secondContinue reading “Andrea Foessel”