John (JD) Talasek is the director of Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (CPNAS), Washington, D.C., which is focused on the exploration of the intersections between science, medicine, […]

Brent Blackwelder, PhD, has been an influential environmental advocate for more than 40 years. He is the founder of the Environmental Policy Center and the Environmental Policy Institute, past President […]

Tom Tidwell, Chief, U.S. Forest Service Tom Tidwell became the Chief of U.S. Forest Service in 2009 and is focused on implementing the Secretary of Agriculture’s vision for America’s forests, […]

Christopher G. Miller has served as Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) President since January 1, 1996. He is an attorney with expertise in environmental and transportation policy. Mr. Miller is responsible […]

In January 2006, James E. Hubbard stepped into the position of U.S. Forest Service Deputy Chief for State and Private Forestry, with responsibility for Fire and Aviation Management, National Fire […]

Rosamond Purcell is a photographer known for her work in natural history collections and for the recreation of the seventeenth century Danish museum of Ole Worm. Her books include Egg & Nest, Bookworm, […]

Jon Betz is an award-winning independent documentary filmmaker. He is the co-director and co-producer of SEED: The Untold Story (World Premiere, EFF 2016) and the producer and editor for QUEEN […]

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Jens Schanze was born in Bonn in 1971. After completing his civilian service, Schanze first studied forestry in Munich but then moved to a television production company. […]

Caty Borum Chattoo is Executive in Residence in the School of Communication at American University. As a social-change communication specialist and media producer, she has been engaged as a senior […]

An award-winning producer and director, Wendy Ettinger co-founded Gamechanger Films, the first equity fund dedicated to financing feature films directed by women. Through Gamechanger, she was the Executive Producer of Land Ho; through Chicken & Egg […]