Julie Morgan is the Executive Director of the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board. She has worked in the natural resources arena for more than ten years. A native of Pusan, Korea, Julie has taken to the Pacific Northwest like a fish to water. From the shrub-steppe of Eastern Washington and the lush rainforests of OlympicContinue reading “Julie Morgan”
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Steve McKean
Steve is an ecologist working for the KwaZulu-Natal conservation agency (KZN Wildlife) in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He specializes in natural resource management, particularly in “sustainable use” of plants and animals and in “ecosystem services” such as carbon sequestration. He started his career as a research officer at Wits University in Johannesburg, SouthContinue reading “Steve McKean”
Nikolai Kazakov
Nikolai is a Project Manager for a U.S.-based, non-governmental organization, the Wildlife Conservation Society (former Bronx Zoo) in the far eastern part of Russia. He primarily manages the organization’s local community projects including education, sustainable use of natural resources, wildlife management, habitat management and resource protection. A special interest is directly linking economic growth withContinue reading “Nikolai Kazakov”
Jim Franklin
Jim is currently completing his Master’s degree in Environmental Science at the University of Idaho. His thesis focuses on water quality issues (governance, contaminants, consumption, etc.) in the Rocky Mountain and Great Plain States and seeks to evaluate the public’s awareness of these issues. Jim has been the director of two Environmental Education facilities —Continue reading “Jim Franklin”
David Ramslie
I am an independent planning and design consultant who splits his time between consulting for architecture firms and teaching design at local colleges in Vancouver, British Columbia. I have a Masters Degree in Urban Design, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Development Economics, and I am a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)Continue reading “David Ramslie”
Kate Pipkin
Kate Pipkin is a native of Milwaukee, Wisc., but has lived throughout the eastern United States. She graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee with a bachelor’s degree in Biology. Later she attended Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, graduating in 1996 with a Master of Environmental Studies in Conservation Biology. Her master projectContinue reading “Kate Pipkin”
Diane Peapus
Diane H Peapus started her career as a protein crystallographer. Her education includes a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware, a master’s degree from Brandeis University in Massachusetts, and a PhD from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York. She also did a postdoc at Case Western Reserve University, and worked as a visiting scientistContinue reading “Diane Peapus”
Kelly Miller
Since July 1999 Kelly has worked for American Rivers – a national, non-profit conservation organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the nation’s rivers. Kelly is the Associate Director of Water Resources and works on a national campaign to reform the Army Corps of Engineers – primarily as a grassroots coordinator for the Corps Reform Network and policyContinue reading “Kelly Miller”
Martin Hostettler
Hostettler is managing partner of Cycad Inc. in Switzerland. He has professional expertise in environmental engineering with focuses on gravel pits, quarries, and landfills. Hostettler also worked as a consultant in forest policy with Tensor Consulting Inc. He is currently the Chairman of the Editorial Board of the Swiss Forestry Journal and lectures about forestContinue reading “Martin Hostettler”
Inga Grdzelishvili
Inga Grdzelishvili works as a research scientist for the Jegrelius Research Center in Östersund, Sweden. She is responsible for researching plant chemicals and finding information about their toxicity and medical uses. She is implementing a project that will develop scientific collaboration between Sweden and former Soviet republics regarding environmental issues and human health. Successful implementationContinue reading “Inga Grdzelishvili”