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| 1 | Gator Lanphear | EnviroChallenger - City of Tacoma | Education and Outreach Liaison | glanphear@cityoftacoma.org | Available to answer questions Can provide studies and research on a topic Open to being a mentor Willing to be interviewed | Video Production, Editing, Filming |
| 2 | Aaron Mickelson | Pierce County Planning and Public Works | Environmental Educator | aaron.mickelson@piercecountywa.gov | Available to answer questions Can provide studies and research on a topic Open to being a mentor Will meet to have a conversation Willing to be interviewed | Ocean acidification, environmental science, marine science, waste reduction, food sustainability and justice. |
| 3 | Eurydice Pentz | Pierce County | Sustainable Building and Transportation Associate Planner | eurydice.pentz@piercecountygov.com | Available to answer questions Can provide studies and research on a topic Open to being a mentor Will meet to have a conversation Willing to be interviewed | energy policy, climate change communication, wetlands and shorelines, building decarbonization, transportation electrification, policy analysis, invasive species |
| 4 | Melodi Yanik | Pierce County - Sustainability Resources | Sustainable Transportation Coordinator | melodi.yanik@piercecountywa.gov | Available to answer questions Will meet to have a conversation | Sustainable transportation (non-electric) |
| 5 | Noah Carr | University of Washington, Tacoma | Communications & Outreach Specialist | noahcarr@uw.edu | Available to answer questions Open to being a mentor Will meet to have a conversation Willing to be interviewed | Filmmaking, Strategic Communications, Social Media Management, Activism, Sustainability, Community Resilience, Marketing, Storytelling. |
| 6 | Kari Ann Elling | Pierce County PPW | Solid Waste Recycling Analyst | kariann.elling@piercecountywa.gov | Available to answer questions Will meet to have a conversation Willing to be interviewed | Waste Reduction, Recycling, Composting, Managing Food Waste, buying "used"/second-hand (thrifting) |
| 7 | Molly Edison | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium | Science and Math Institute Partnership Coordinator | molly.edison@pdza.org | Available to answer questions Open to being a mentor Will meet to have a conversation Willing to be interviewed | Community partnerships, youth conservation leadership development, equity best practices/restorative justice, environmental education, queer justice/liberation, feminism/environmentalism intersectionality, wildlife conservation |
| 8 | Chris Towe | Pierce Conservation District | Environmental Education Program Manager | ChrisT@piercecd.org | Available to answer questions Will meet to have a conversation | Aquatic ecology; environmental science/education |
| 9 | Daniel Sherman | University of Puget Sound | Professor of Environmental Studies & Sciences | dsherman@pugetsound.edu | Available to answer questions Will meet to have a conversation Willing to be interviewed | |
| 10 | Nicole Hennigan | Northwest Trek Wildlife Park | Naturalist - Online Wildlife Academy | nicole.hennigan@nwtrek.org | Available to answer questions Will meet to have a conversation Willing to be interviewed | -Fostering connections to native PNW wildlife through empathy and action. -Developing nature-based programs for varying age groups, from preschool, elementary, secondary, and adult programs. -Adapting nature-based programs to virtual experiences. -Creating programming that aims to honor the intersectionality between climate change, feminism, and queer studies. |
| 11 | Mary Coleman | Pierce County PPW-EE | Environmental Educator | mary.coleman@piercecountywa.gov | Available to answer questions Open to being a mentor Will meet to have a conversation Willing to be interviewed | visual arts; effective instruction; as a multi-generational member of this community I have seen and heard stories of how our environment has changed over the years; local impacts of climate change; earth's systems; vegetable gardening; sustainable living practices |
| 12 | Sheriden Ploof | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (Metro Parks Tacoma) | Assistant Curator for Rocky Shores/Tundra area (Marine Mammals/Birds) | sheriden.ploof@pdza.org | Available to answer questions Open to being a mentor Willing to be interviewed | I have been working with polar bears in zoos and aquariums for the past 12 years. I have also become very involved with Polar Bears' International and been to the Arctic with them the last 2 years. I was accepted and completed their Climate Alliance Program in 2022. This program teaches participants about climate change and the best/most effective ways to message it. Also participated in the Field Ambassador program with PBI where I traveled to Churchill Manitoba to talk to visitors in the interp center and out on the tundra buggies, about climate change, polar bears, and research zoos and aquarium do to help polar bears in the wild. |
| 13 | Mike Carey | City of Tacoma | Urban Forest Program Manager | mcarey@cityoftacoma.org | Available to answer questions Can provide studies and research on a topic Willing to be interviewed | Urban forestry, urban heat islands |
| 14 | Ryan Hebert | City of Tacoma Urban Forestry | Rhebert@cityoftacoma.org | Available to answer questions Can provide studies and research on a topic Willing to be interviewed | Urban & Community Forestry, Environmental Justice | |
| 15 | Perry S Spring | City of Tacoma, Office of Environmental Policy and Sustainability | Resource Conservation Manager | pspring@cityoftacoma.org | Available to answer questions Can provide studies and research on a topic Willing to be interviewed | |
| 16 | Shawn Geary | Clover Park Technical College - Digital Entertainment Design and Production | Instructor | shawn.geary@cptc.edu | Available to answer questions Open to being a mentor Will meet to have a conversation Willing to be interviewed | My expertise is in a little of everything when it comes to digital video productions. But I think my top 3 are: Production Management as in budgeting, scheduling, script breakdowns, and working with the cast and crew on a daily basis. Production Design, being able to look at a project aesthetically when it comes to the visual design of the narrative. And directing digital video productions. |
| 17 | Darwin Peters II | Clover Park Technical College/In Focus Productions | Adjunct Instructor/Creative Director | darwin.peters@cptc.edu | Available to answer questions Open to being a mentor Willing to be interviewed | Film Making/Cinematography, African American History, Photography |