Elise Bernardoni Assistant Director, Education Programs, Friends of the National Zoo Elise Bernardoni is the Assistant Director for Education Programs at Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ), the non-profit support organization for Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC. Elise began her career at FONZ in 2006 as an intern and has been with the education Read more about Elise Bernardoni[…]
Caitlin Wall Policy Manager, Water Conservation, National Audubon Society Caitlin Wall is the Policy Manager for Water Conservation at the National Audubon Society. She tracks and drives Audubon’s federal policy efforts, including legislation, proposals, and appropriations, related to strategic water conservation initiatives across the country. Previously, she served as the Senior Director of Policy for Read more about Caitlin Wall[…]
Donna Downing Environmental Protection Specialist and Attorney, US Environmental Protection Agency Donna Downing has been Jurisdiction Team Leader in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water since 2005. Donna works on a variety of issues, with a focus in recent years on what waters are protected by the Clean Water Act (CWA) in light Read more about Donna Downing[…]
Jonathan Essoka Superfund and Technology Liaison, US Environmental Protection Agency Jonathan D. Essoka is an avid urban environmentalist with an interest in promoting equity and sustainability in disadvantaged communities. He has an educational and professional background in engineering and environmental science and policy. Dr. Essoka earned his Doctorate of Philosophy in Environmental Science from Drexel Read more about Jonathan Essoka[…]
Erica McKenzie Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, Temple University Erica McKenzie was originally attracted to environmental engineering to better understand human impacted natural environments. In the course of her studies, she earned degrees at University of California at Davis and Colorado State University, she completed NSF summer Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) experiences at University Read more about Erica McKenzie[…]
Alonso Aguirre University Professor, George Mason University Dr. A. Alonso Aguirre is Chair and Professor at the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, where he heads a program of collaborative research that focuses on the ecology of wildlife disease and the links to human health and conservation of biodiversity. Read more about Alonso Aguirre[…]
Tom Lovejoy Explorer at Large, National GeographicProfessor, George Mason University Thomas E. Lovejoy is an innovative and accomplished conservation biologist who coined the term “biological diversity.” He serves as Senior Fellow at the United Nations Foundation. In 2010 he was elected University Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at George Mason University. Read more about Thomas Lovejoy[…]
Mark Bauman President and Co-Founder, Virtual Wonders Mark Bauman has been recognized with numerous broadcast, web and print journalism honors, including an Emmy, more than a dozen Cine Golden Eagles, and various film festival awards. Before taking the helm at Virtual Wonders, he oversaw the Smithsonian Institution’s commercial media units, including Smithsonian and Air & Read more about Mark Bauman[…]
Dr. Marva King Retired Senior Policy Analyst, US Environmental Protection Agency Dr. Marva King is a retired Senior Policy Advisor with the Environmental Justice Office of the EPA. Dr. Marva King got interested in environmental justice while she was working on her master’s degree at the University of Delaware and took a class on environmental Read more about Marva King[…]
Mikayla Bouchard Senior Staff Editor, The New York Times Mikayla Bouchard is a senior staff editor at The New York Times, based in Washington, D.C., where she helps direct and execute multimedia coverage of major news events, including the presidential inauguration and the annual State of the Union address. She works closely with The Times’s Read more about Mikayla Bouchard[…]