Organizing Committee
Brock Bowles, Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Conference Co-Chair
Ramesh Venkataraman, Junglescapes Charitable Trust, Conference Co-Chair
Shalini Dhyani, CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
Anita Diederichsen, WWF
Carolyn Jewel, CRH Group Services Ltd
Bheka Nxele, e Thekwini Municipality
Mark Paschke, Colorado State University
Drew Rayburn, The Nature Conservancy
Shanti Srinivas, Galen College of Nursing
Program Committee
Shalini Dhyani, CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Co-Chair
Carolyn Jewel, CRH Group Services Ltd, Co-Chair
Excellence Akeredolu, University of Lagos
Alexey Alekseenko, United Nations University
Peter Alele, Forest Stewardship Council
Sarah Barga, United States Department of Agriculture
Karma Bouazza, Lebanon Reforestation Initiative
Brock Bowles, Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Zoe Brocklehurst, Wild Trust
Marcello Devitis, SER-Europe
Sharif Durzi, SWCA
Cristian Echeverria, University de Conception
Karen Esler, Stellenbosch University
Akasha Faist, University of Montana
Magda Garbowski, New Mexico State University
April Goebl, Denver Botanic Gardens
Valerie Hagger, University of Queensland
Carolyn Jewell, CRH Group Services Ltd
Michael Just, Curtin University
Aruni Kadawatha, Case Western University
Rachael Kuintzle, Self Employed
Adeshola Kukoyi, University of Lagos
Vimal Kumar, Kerala State Biodiversity Board
Chris Lenhart, University of Minnesota
Megan Lung, Save the Sound
Bonani Madikizela, Water Research Commission
N Manika, IUCN
Enzo Martelli, University of Montana
Kerrie McArthur, Confluence Environmental Company
Florencia Montagnini, Yale University
Phanor Montoya Maya, Coral Restoration Foundation
Luiz Moraes, Embrapa
Justine Nagawa, Million Trees Network International
Phumza Nyshotsho, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Nehemiah Odjer-Bio, Friends of the Earth
Jeffrey Okundi, Jiangsu University
Victor Otieno, Centre for Ecosystem Restoration
Craig Palmer, GDIT
Mykhailo Paslavskyi, Ukrainian National Forest University
Akil Prasath, Bharathidasan University
Gary Pritchard, 4 Directors Conservation
Jagruti Rathod, Centre for Nature & Ecosystem Well Being
Drew Rayburn, The Nature Conservancy
Laila Sanjida, CEGIS
Jeronimo Sansevero, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
Kamil Sardar, University of Tartu
Muhammad Kamil Sardar Ali, Univerity of Tartu
Nancy Shackelford, University of Victoria
Nancy Shaw, Retired
Tim Simmons, Simmons Stewardship and Conservation Ecology
Kripal Singh, Andong National University
Rocky Smiley, United States Department of Agriculture
Kate Snaddon, Freshwater Consulting
Shane Sparg, Heidelberg Materials
Shanti Srinivas, Galen College of Nursing
Enock Ssekuubwa, Makerere University
Lindsay Teunis, SWCA
Anita Thomas, The Nature Conservancy
Christopher Uche Okoli, Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Fred Van Dyke, Executive Consultant
John Vickery, Retired
Amanuela Weidlich, Leuphana University
Betsy Yankowiak, Boy Scouts of America
Gustavo Zuleta, University of Maimonides
Local Organizing Committee
Mark Paschke, Colorado State University, Co-Chair
Drew Rayburn, The Nature Conservancy, Co-Chair
Field Trip Sub Committee
Cini Brown, Colorado State University, Co-Chair
Jeremy Sueltenfuss, Colorado State University, Co-Chair
Maggie Gaddis, Colorado Native Plant Society, Member
Larry Vickerman, Denver Botanic Gardens, Member
Tim Hoelzle, U.S. Department of the Interior, Member
Welcome Ceremony Sub Committee
Daniel Laughlin, University of Wyoming, Co-Chair
Fendi Despres, Plains Conservation Center, Co-Chair
Hailey Mount, University of Wyoming, Member
Anne Beeman, University of Wyoming, Member
Celebration Dinner Sub Committee
Thomas Grant, University of Wyoming, Co-Chair
Will Duggins, Westervelt Ecological Services, Co-Chair
Matt Eland, Colorado State University, Member
Carol Maxwell, GEI Consultants, Member
Janet Herrick, SWCA Environmental Consultants, Member
Networking Events Sub Committee
Matt Schultz, U.S. Department of the Interior, Co-Chair
Kristina Hufford, University of Wyoming, Co-Chair
Rebecca Hufft, Denver Botanic Gardens, Member
Jeff Henderson, Pinyon Environmental Inc., Member
Travis Sowards, USDA Forest Service, Member
Ian Schillinger Brokaw, Denver Parks and Recreation, Member
Cultural Sub Committee
Magda Garbowski, New Mexico State University, Co-Chair
Natalie Tashe, ecoTASH, Co-Chair
Megan Cox, Colorado State University, Member
Margaret Morgan, Colorado State University, Member
Michaela Owens, The Nature Conservancy, Member
Marina Best, SER, Member
Christian Miler-Sabbioni, Curtin University, Member
Vern Newton, Heidelberg Materials, Member
Student and Emerging Professional Sub Committee
Ekaterina Lengefeld, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Co-Chair
Isabell Pratten, Colorado State University, Co-Chair
April Goebl, Denver Botanic Gardens, Member
Elyna Grapstein, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Member
Haley Monahan, Colorado State University, Member
Make a Difference Day Event Sub Committee
Joshua Eldridge, Matrix Design Group Inc., Co-Chair
Susan Sherrod, Biohabitats, Inc., Co-Chair
Katie Greeson, GEI Consultants Inc., Member
Bob Gemmill, Medical University of South Carolina, Member
Robert Ukeiley, Native Seed Co, Member
Volunteer Recruitment Sub Committee
Jayne Jonas, University of Nebraska Kearney, Co-Chair
Caroline Havrilla, Colorado State University, Co-Chair
Maggie Gaddis, Colorado Native Plant Society, Member
Lora Perkins, South Dakota State University, Member
Film Festival Sub Committee
Jillianne Segura, Charles Darwin University, Co-Chair
Sharif Durzi, SWCA Environmental consultants, Co-Chair
Regina Wandler, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Member
Maggie Hanna, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Member
Elan Alford, Mt. Cuba Center, Member
Rory Cunningham, Chicago Productions, Member
Local Fundraising Sub Committee
Sara Smith, Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Co-Chair
Blake Grandquist, Colorado State University, Member
Mark Paschke, Colorado State University, Member
Greg Eckert, SER-RM, Member
Fundraising and Outreach
Anita Diederichsen, WWF, Co-Chair
Tony Ballard, SER, Co-Chair
Boris Barov, SER Europe
Brock Bowles, Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Mike Daugulis, Venue West
Randy Mandel, Montrose Environmental
Vern Newton, Heidelberg Materials
Sarah Smith, Colorado Natural Heritage Program
Bethanie Walder, SER
SER Staff
Tony Ballard, Education and Meetings Manager
Marina Best, Associate Director
George Gann, International Policy Lead
Harold Manrique-Hernandez, Programs Manager
Keith MacCallum, Program Associate
Elise Mackie, Marketing Coordinator
Amarizni Mosyaftiani, Policy and Practice Specialist
Wendy Sturley, Director of Membership and Marketing
Karen Tekverk, Certification Program Manager
Bethanie Walder, Executive Director
Contributors
Meghan Callon, Meg Callon Designs
Rory Cunningham, Chicago Productions