Nicci is a freelance environmental consultant working throughout southern Africa. She specializes in urban environmental management and design, as well as natural resource management. Having started off working for local government as an Environmental Officer, Nicci has now been consulting successfully for 5 years and has established a wide network of collaborators and partners. SheContinue reading “Nicci Diederichs Mander”
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Kevin Biehn
Kevin Biehn is the Marketing Director and a Partner with the Twin Cities–based environmental engineering firm Emmons & Olivier Resources (EOR). A registered landscape architect, with sustainability and water resource accreditations, Kevin has a unique blend of ecological, architectural and sustainable design expertise.
Pamela Baker
Pamela works as a fisheries biologist for Environmental Defense to protect marine ecosystems by working with communities to improve fisheries management, protect endangered species, and conserve estuarine and marine habitats. She employs a results-oriented approach and focuses on designing and implementing lasting solutions that benefit the environment and coastal economies. With education and experiences inContinue reading “Pamela Baker”
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”
Patrick Malone
Patrick L. Malone, is employed by Boulder County, Colorado’s Parks and Open Space Department. As a Natural Resource Planner, he develops land management plans and works with municipalities on conservation and recreation issues. Prior to that, Patrick spent time in the nonprofit sector working on community-based land conservation projects for Colorado Open Lands, a statewideContinue reading “Patrick Malone”
Diane Katz
Diane Katz is Director of Science, Environment and Technology Policy for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Prior to joining the center, Ms. Katz was a member of The Detroit News editorial board specializing in science and the environment, telecommunications and technology, and the auto industry. She also has worked as an abuse and neglectContinue reading “Diane Katz”