Cory was raised on a cattle ranch in Wallowa Valley, Oregon where her family has lived since 1913. After studying at Stanford University and working in Washington DC and Los Angeles, she returned to rural Oregon in 2003. In response to a huge demographic shift and influx of new owners in her community, Cory beganContinue reading “Cory Carman”
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Nicole White
Nicole (Nikki) White is a Manager at Hitachi Consulting. She provides environmental and sustainability technical support for various government and corporate clients over the last 14 years. Her primary areas of expertise are operational efficiency, greenhouse gas analysis, environmental management system implementation, and environmental compliance auditing. She currently manages a team onsite in the environmental departmentContinue reading “Nicole White”
Patrick Shannon
Patrick Shannon is currently the CFO of PeachTree Real Estate Partners, LLC. He co-founded this company to explore his interests in architectural design, science, and engineering with the goal of building and selling sustainable high density urban housing. He has been a proprietary trader, a floor trader, a hedge fund manager, and a researcher/software developer.Continue reading “Patrick Shannon”
Stephanie Romanach
Stephanie Romañach completed her MA and then PhD (2003) in Ecology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She had previously earned a BS in Zoology from the University of Florida in 1998. Stephanie is a Research Ecologist at the USGS Southeast Ecological Science Center. She uses a combination of field observations and predictive ecologicalContinue reading “Stephanie Romanach”
Amanda Karns
Amanda Karns is the Land Protection Specialist for The Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania. In this role Amanda works with landowners to protect important resources for biodiversity through acquisition of land and conservation easements. A conservationist at heart, her interests include issues surrounding land-use planning, recreational access, and non-profit organization. Amanda also has a background inContinue reading “Amanda Karns”
Teresa Platt
Teresa Platt is currently the owner of 24/7 Policy and Communications, which specializes in “production p.r.”— public relations work focusing on food and fiber production, a complement to marketing programs which focus on the benefits of the end products. In the past, Teresa has served as the executive director of Fur Commission USA, a trade associationContinue reading “Teresa Platt”
Alexandra Michalko
Alexandra Michalko is a native Californian, born and raised in the Bay Area. She graduated from Stanford University in 2003 with a BA in International Relations and a minor in Italian. After graduation, she volunteered as an environmental educator aboard the 90-foot schooner Adventuress in Puget Sound. She returned to San Francisco to work asContinue reading “Alexandra Michalko”
Fletcher Harper
Fletcher is an Episcopal priest and Executive Directorat GreenFaith. GreenFaith is a national, interfaith environmental organization that conducts education and advocacy, and provides sustainability services, to faith-based groups. Under his leadership, GreenFaith has developed innovative programs linking religious belief and practice to the environment. An award-winning spiritual writer and nationally-recognized preacher on the environment, heContinue reading “Fletcher Harper”
Barb Seaman
Born in Rochester, New York, Barb moved to Alaska when she was 23 years old to work as a cook for a high-end wilderness lodge. Soon thereafter, she worked in the Bering Sea on a crab fishing vessel, and later as a cook on fishing tenders in herring and salmon fisheries. After she married, sheContinue reading “Barb Seaman”
Heather Richards
Heather has been with Potomac Conservancy since 2002. As Director of Headwaters Conservation, she oversees all land protection projects and guides strategy for the Shenandoah program and projects in the headwaters region of the Potomac River watershed. Based at the Shenandoah Resource Center in Winchester, Virginia, Heather also oversees the stewardship and monitoring of allContinue reading “Heather Richards”