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Trista Patterson
USFS Pacific North West Research Station, Ecological Economist
Sitka, Alaska
In her role as Ecological Economist with the US Forest Service, Trista has been a key player in mainstreaming the concept of ecosystem services in [...]
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Terrie Lind
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (PPMM), Associate Vice President of Teen Programs
Sacramento, California
Terrie acts as an “internal consultant” to maintain the quality of education programs for PPMM and address system and service provision issues. She also oversees [...]
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Sudha Soni
The Environment Collaborative (TEC), Chief Functionary
Alleyppey, Kerala, India
Sudha has been engaged for more than 14 years in the development/environment/sustainability sectors and for 5 years in her current position as Chief Functionary of [...]
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Steven Smith
Two Friends Farm, Sole Proprietor
Marshalltown, Iowa
For twelve years the Iowa Network for Community Agriculture (INCA) has been fostering connections between farmers and community members who are growing sustainable local food [...]
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Shanna Ratner
Yellow Wood Associates, Principal
St. Albans, Vermont
Shanna is a researcher and trainer, with 20 years experience specializing in rural community economic development. Through Yellow Wood Associates, she works with federal, state, [...]
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Rachel Bagby
Choral Earth and Singing Farm, Vocal Artist, Activist, Founder
Charlottesville, Virginia
Rachel’s work as a vocal artist and composer has earned her acclaim from audiences and critics worldwide. As a member of Bobby McFerrin’s a cappella [...]
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Nirmala Nair
Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives, Director
Cape Town, South Africa
Nirmala has expertise in social activism, community organizing and systems thinking, and is Director of ZERI (Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives) in South Africa. In [...]
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Michelle Miller
Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems - University of Wisconsin – Madison, Associate Director
Madison, Wisconsin
Through the sustainable agriculture research center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, Michelle works with over 50 researchers, representatives from 13 state agricultural organizations, and [...]
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María Suárez Toro
Creative Writing Consultancy, Consultant
Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
María is a renowned social communicator, journalist, feminist and educator in local, national, regional and international arenas. She is originally from Puerto Rico and has [...]
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Kristi Kimball
Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, Executive Director
Fairfax, California
After 8 years with the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation as Program Officer, Kristi is now the Executive Director at the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation. In [...]
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Karin Jakubowski
Clean Air-Cool Planet, Coordinator, Northeast Science Center Collaboration
Northford, Connecticut
Clean Air-Cool Planet is dedicated to finding and promoting solutions to climate change. As coordinator of the Northeast Science Center Collaborative, Karin works with more [...]
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Julia Novy-Hildesley
Independent, Entrepreneur
Portland, Oregon
Julia’s past and current work is unified by the theme of forging multi-stakeholder partnerships to test new models and extend proven approaches to unleashing innovation [...]
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Elizabeth Luc Clowes
The Food Project, Former Director of Replication
Boston, Massachusetts
The Food Project (TFP) brings youth and adults together from city and suburb, to grow and distribute healthy food using sustainable agriculture practices. TFP’s community [...]
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Elaine Kohrman
USDA Forest Service, Branch Chief Presentations
Washington, DC
Elaine is a part of a USDA Forest Service team engaged in revising forest plans for the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests in northeast [...]
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Cynthia Pansing
Changing Tastes Consultants, Principal
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Cynthia is a principal with Changing Tastes, a consulting firm based in the Washington DC metro area. The firm provides strategic planning, facilitation, research, organizational change [...]
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Ashley Lanfer
Independent Consultancy, Consultant
Boston, Massachusetts
Ashley is raising three young children and consulting with nonprofits in the Boston area. For the past seven years, she was a Portfolio Manager for [...]
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Amba Jamir
The Missing Link (TML-India), Executive Director
Guwahati, Assam, India
A development consulting expert with over 15 years of multidisciplinary experience from policy formulation to project development, Amba is professionally trained as an environmental lawyer [...]
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Catharina Any Sulistyowati
Kuncup Padang Ilalang (KAIL), Coordinator for Youth Program and Sustainable Community Initiative
Bandung, Indonesia
Any’s passion is to motivate people to act effectively in response to social and environmental problems. In 2002 she founded KAIL (Kuncup Padang Ilalang), an [...]
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Huma Mustafa Beg
Serendip Productions, Co-Founder and Co-Director
Islamabad, Pakistan
Through Serendip Productions – the media and communications company she founded with her husband – Huma has created hundreds of documentaries on all issues of [...]
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Jennifer Sokolove
Compton Foundation, Program Director
Redwood City, California
Jen manages Compton’s grantmaking programs in environment, peace, and reproductive health, and represents the Foundation in the nonprofit and philanthropic communities, as well as serving [...]
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Kathy Tibbits
Cherokee Nation, Strategy Group
Stilwell, Oklahoma
Kathy has worked as a planner, organizer, and policy analyst for ten years with Cherokee Nation, with a focus on sovereignty and sustainable self-governance. Today she [...]
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Jerry Nagel
Meadowlark Institute, Co-Founder
Lake Park, Minnesota
Jerry believes strongly that participatory leadership and dialogue processes create communities and organizations where people are treated with respect and where there is an opportunity [...]
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Karabi Acharya
Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, Change Leader
Arlington, Virginia
Karabi has worked in the field of international health and development for over 15 years throughout Asia and Africa. Trained as a public health anthropologist, [...]
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Phonchan (Newey) Kraiwatnutsorn
Ashoka: Innovator for the Public, Director of Youth Venture Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand
In 2003 Newey co-founded a local non-profit in Bangkok to support young people to start projects or businesses that address their communities’ needs with seed [...]
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Michaelyn Bachhuber Baur
Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International, Head of Latin America, Producer Services Unit
Bonn, Germany
Since 2009, Michaelyn has served as Head of Latin America and Caribbean Producer Services for Fairtrade International, the most widely recognized ethical certification label in [...]
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Maria Carvajal
SuMar, Choices for Nature, Founder
Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico
For more than 15 years Maria has worked in conservation and management of fishing resources, natural protected areas and wetlands in the Gulf of California [...]
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Marcelo Michelsohn
Madron & Michelsohn Consultancy in Organizational Systems, Sustainability Consultant and Process Facilitator
Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Marcelo is developing a non-profit association for the advancement of systems thinking and the practice of liberating leadership in organizations. He is working in partnership [...]
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Virginia Farley
Conservation Study Institute, National Park Service (NPS), Director of Leadership Programs
Woodstock, Vermont
Virginia has worked in the conservation field for over 25 years. She served as a Regional Director for the Vermont Land Trust and currently serves [...]
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Sarah Khan
The Tasting Cultures Foundation, Inc., Founder and Director
New York City, New York
The Tasting Cultures Foundation, Inc. develops diverse educational programming about the intersection of food and culture. A main focus of TCF is “The Arts of [...]
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Matt Roman
Visteon Corporation, Environmental Health and Safety Affairs Manager
Beverly Hills, Michigan
Matt’s role is to design and implement the corporate environmental strategy for both products and manufacturing processes at Visteon, an automotive manufacturing company. In this [...]
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Lorie Loeb
TellEmotion, Inc, Co-Founder and President; Dartmouth College, Professor, Director of Digital Arts
Hartland, Vermont
Lorie builds technology tools to help affect change. She gets giddy about the innovation and creativity that happens at the overlap of science, art, visualization [...]
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Nicole Betancourt
Parent Earth, Founder, CEO
New York City, New York
Nicole has been working in media production and nonprofit management for fifteen years. Her work focuses on using media and story telling to shift consciousness, [...]
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Michael Dupee
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility
Moretown, Vermont
Mike serves as the Vice President for Corporate Social Responsibility at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. He leads the company’s overall Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts, [...]
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John Fisk
Henry A. Wallace Center, Winrock International, Director
Arlington, Virginia
John Fisk, PhD, is the Director of the Wallace Center at Winrock International. The Henry A. Wallace Center works across the nation to increase the sustainability [...]
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William Young
US Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel
Cambridge, Massachusetts
An accomplished strategist and leader, William is a Lieutenant Colonel with 20 years of service in the United States Air Force. He is working to [...]
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Mary Roscoe
Children in Nature Collaborative, Coordinator
Mountain View, California
Mary coordinates the Children in Nature Collaborative in the San Francisco Bay Area, one of over ninety regional movements and a national movement to reconnect [...]
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Jennifer Mayer
Federal Highway Administration's Office of Innovative Program Delivery, Senior Project Advisor
San Francisco, California
Jennifer has more than seventeen years of experience in transportation and other infrastructure finance. Currently, she conducts policy research and education on funding and financing [...]
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Amália Souza
Socio-Environmental Fund - CASA, Executive Director
Cunha, São Paulo, Brazil
Amália is Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Socio-Environmental Fund – CASA, whose mission is to promote environmental conservation and sustainability, democracy and social justice [...]
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Lynn Stoddard
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Environmental Analyst, Climate Change and Energy Team
Hartford, Connecticut
Lynn has developed and implemented numerous environmental sustainability programs in her work at the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Her work has focused [...]
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Dominic Stucker
Sustainability Leaders Network, Programs Manager
Kentfield, California
Dominic is a convener, collaborator, and researcher who brings together diverse action teams to address pressing sustainability challenges. He is facile with group processes and [...]
