In the spring of 2004, Lauren, with the help of some friends, proceeded to chase the Barenaked Ladies’/Alanis Morissette “Au Naturale” tour back and forth across the country… and so […]

Lu Chuan (born 1971) is a Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He is the son of novelist Lu Tianming. Hailed as a major new voice in Chinese cinema, Lu’s first […]

Paula joined the staff in February 2014 after five years on the Board of Directors.  After several decades as a health care provider in the world of human medicine, she […]

Jim Monsma is an Executive Director of Second Chance Wildlife Center. The mission of Second Chance Wildlife Center is to provide compassionate, rehabilitative care to orphaned, ill, and injured wild […]

Originally from Ohio, Grant grew up fascinated by nature and enjoying the outdoors. He earned degrees in Zoology and Environmental Science from Miami University and an MS in Wildlife Ecology […]

Golder is a native North Carolinian who has devoted his career to the protection of all birds, and particularly coastal birds, in the state of North Carolina and across the […]

Natalia Paramonova is an Executive Director of the ECOCUP International Green Documentary Film Festival.

Anastasia Laukkanen is a Program Director of the ECOCUP International Green Documentary Film Festival.

As Chief of the USGS Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL), I administer a program that coordinates bird banding activities across the US and its Territories. This program supports the activities of […]

Nayyirah Shariff is a grassroots organizer based in Flint, Michigan. Nayyirah was one of the co-founders of the Flint Democracy Defense League, a grassroots group formed to confront Flint’s emergency […]