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Heather Richards

[…] Before coming to the Conservancy, Heather developed and managed a Geographic Information System (GIS) for Piedmont Environmental Council in Warrenton, Virginia, and created and managed programs for species conservation at Defenders of Wildlife in Washington, D.C. She holds a Masters of Environmental Management from Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and a […]

Published on: June 6, 2013

Yingyi Zhang

[…] local NGOs, government agencies and institutes to central government and international organizations, donors and enterprises. She is now managing three major ongoing projects on the conservation of endangered primate species and habitat, with the approach of multiple-stakeholders participation. Being a primatologist, Yingyi is also a member of Chinese Primate Specialists and has conducted field […]

Published on: June 6, 2013

Aaron Ferguson

[…] 2011 at the Sacramento based firm of Somach Simmons & Dunn. Aaron’s practice emphasizes water, natural resources, and environmental law, including water rights, water quality regulation, wetlands, endangered species, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), water marketing and reclaimed water use. Prior to joining the firm, Aaron worked for six years as a water […]

Published on: June 6, 2013
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Cheryl Vann

[…] debris clean-ups, and archaeological site stabilization projects. She has organized and facilitated community meetings for a diverse group of stakeholders, and has served as liaison for government agencies interacting with the public to resolve ocean recreation use conflicts. Ms. Vann also volunteers with a number of organizations to promote marine endangered species research and protection.

Published on: June 5, 2013

Kate Pipkin

[…] Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, graduating in 1996 with a Master of Environmental Studies in Conservation Biology.  Her master project focus was obstacles to endangered freshwater mussel recovery in the Southeast.  After briefly working for the University of Tennessee, Pipkin joined the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission as a conservation biologist and […]

Published on: June 5, 2013

Diane Peapus

[…] is saving the planet.  Hence, she turned her attention to environmental education, contributing to the development of the Museum of the Earth and to the Cave House Museum of Mining and Geology and running numerous community programs on topics from river otters to fossil hunts. She teaches chemistry and biology at Hudson Valley Community College. 

Published on: June 5, 2013
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Kelly Miller

[…] a B.A. in Economics.  Before coming to American Rivers, Kelly worked as a Research Assistant for the Economics Department at St. Mary’s studying environmental externalities; a Water Quality Analyst at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomon’s Island, Maryland and at a Virginia power plant; and conducted research in Glover’s Reef, Belize of marine species’ chemical defense mechanisms. 

Published on: June 5, 2013

Pamela Baker

[…] and tropical island ecosystems, coral reef and shrimp fisheries, and coastal aquaculture.  She serves on state and federal fishery management advisory panels and has co-authored articles on topics such as the successes and failures of Gulf of Mexico marine protected areas and the potential for using assurance bonds as a tool for managing environmental […]

Published on: June 5, 2013

Joe Whitworth

[…] Whitworth holds a juris doctor from the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College an A.B. from Dartmouth College.  Mr. Whitworth’s expertise lies in the Endangered Species Act, water law, and public lands law.  As an advocate for wild fish, Mr. Whitworth has published articles on natural resource issues in both popular […]

Published on: June 5, 2013

J. Thornton Kirby

Thornton Kirby is a health care attorney and a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He speaks frequently on healthcare topics, and he serves on a number of state and national boards. Kirby has spent his career working with and for large organizations. As an attorney and an administrator, he has influenced […]

Published on: May 17, 2013