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Valerie Langer
ForestEthics, Director of British Columbia Forest Campaigns
Vancouver, Canada
Valerie is primarily engaged in implementation of ecosystem-based management in the Great Bear Rainforest, 6.4 million hectares/15 million acres of temperate rainforest on the west [...]
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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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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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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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Maria Latumahina
Climate Change Unit, UK Department for International Development, Independent Consultant
Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia
As a member of DFID’s Climate Change Unit, Maria is dedicated to advancing mulitstakeholder dialogue focused on the sustainable management of the tremendous natural resources [...]
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Lena Hansen
Rocky Mountain Institute, Principal, Electricity Practice
Boulder, Colorado
Lena is a Principal with Rocky Mountain Institute’s electricity practice, where she specializes in energy and carbon strategy as well as design innovation for electric [...]
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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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Evelyn Arce
International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP), Executive Director
Mill Valley, California
For almost 10 years, Evelyn has been working for International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP), where she currently serves as its Executive Director. IFIP is [...]
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Elizabeth Soderstrom
American Rivers, Senior Director of Conservation
Nevada City, California
Elizabeth joined American Rivers in 2008, and works in the California Office on headwater restoration, acquiring water rights for instream flows, and incorporating Native American [...]
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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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Andrea Athanas
African Wildlife Foundation, Senior Program Design Officer for Eastern Africa Region
Arusha, Tanzania
Andrea is Senior Program Design Officer for Eastern Africa region of AWF (Africa Wildlife Foundation). Prior to joining AWF Andrea was the Senior Program Officer [...]
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Abigail Corso
CNT Energy, Senior Energy Efficiency Consultant
Chicago, Illinois
Abby is Senior Energy Efficiency Consultant at CNT Energy, a leading think-tank focused on urban sustainability, defined as “…the more effective use of existing resources and [...]
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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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Dayna Baumeister
Biomimicry 3.8, Keystone and Co-Founder
Helena, Montana
With a background in biology and applied natural history, and a passion for sharing the wonders of nature with others, Dayna has worked in the [...]
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Jennifer Fletcher
Trust for Public Land, Program Director
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jenna leads the open space/greenways collaborative, “Embrace Open Space,” that brings together local officials, staff, soil and watershed district leaders, non-profits, agency staff and environmental [...]
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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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Anna Jones-Crabtree
US Forest Service, RegionalOperations Coordinator, Rocky Mountain and Northern Regions
Helena, Montana
As the Forest Service’s first Sustainable Operations Coordinator, Anna provides both regional and national leadership for the Rocky Mountain and Northern Regions. She works to [...]
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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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Danielle Hirsch
Both ENDS, Director
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Both ENDS supports organizations in developing countries to fight poverty and to work towards sustainable environmental management with thematic focus on Water, Land, and Capital. [...]
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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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John Mlade
Perkins and Will Architects, National Market Sector Research Manager
Atlanta, Georgia
John is a green building and sustainability researcher at Perkins and Will, the third largest architecture firm in the country. Hired as part of Perkins [...]
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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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Justin Maxson
Mountain Association for Community Economic Development, President
Berea, Kentucky
Justin has been engaged in social change work in Kentucky and across the country for over 15 years. He is currently President of the Mountain [...]
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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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Antoinette Royo
The Samdhana Institute, Executive Director
Bali, Indonesia
Nonette actively bridges community actors and institutions in key ecosystems, including forest, agroforest and agricultural landscapes, for the Philippines, Indonesia, and other Southeast Asian countries. [...]
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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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Agnieszka Rawa
Environmental Resources Management, Inc., Former Senior Project Manager and Sustainable Development Specialist
Washington, DC
Agnieszka is an environmental consultant with over 14 years of experience working for private companies and public organizations evaluating and mitigating factors affecting social and [...]
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Tim Brown
Wabashco, LLC, President
Chicago, Illinois
Tim is the President of Wabashco, LLC a green investment project development firm located in Chicago, Illinois, and Principal of Forest Hill Energy, LLC. He [...]
