The National Leadership Summits for a Sustainable America

National Leadership Summit
on Natural Resources & Climate Change

Discussion Groups

Natural Resource Discussion Groups:

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Forests and Farmlands

Chair: Bill Hohenstein, USDA

1. Morgan Pitts, Oberlin College*
2. Jim Hartzfeld, Interface Inc.
3. Ann Sorensen, American Farmland Trust
4. Larry Winter, Natl. Ctr. for Atmospheric Research
5. Mike Walsh, Chicago Climate Exchange
6. Eric Palola, National Wildlife Federation
7. Deborah Spalding, Chaplin Global LLC
8. Janet Ranganathan, World Resources Institute

Habitat and Biodiversity

Chair: Barry Gold, Moore Foundation

1. Heidi VanGenderen, Wirth Chair, University of Colorado*
2. Ray Anderson, Interface Inc.
3. Douglas Inkley, Natinal Wildlife Federation
4. Jeremy Symons, National Wildlife Federation
5. Bill Browning, Browning + Bannon
6. Jane Elder, Biodiversity Project
7. Peter Alexander, Biodiversity Project

Water Resources

Chair: Mark Schaefer, Global Environment and Technology Foundation

1. Matt Ries, Water Environment Federation*
2. Bill Bertera, Water Environment Federation
3 . Chip Groat, University of Texas-Austin
4. Carol Werner, Environment and Energy Study Institute
5. Nancy Saracino , California DWR
6. Elisabeth Graffy, Department of Interior
7. Jonathan Lindeen, University of Colorado

Making Sustainable Decisions

Chair: John Holdren, American Academy for the Advancement of Science

1. Maureen Hart, Sustainable Measures*
2. Susan Joy Hassol, Climate Communications
3. David Orr, Oberlin College
4. Rosina Bierbaum, University of Michigan
5. David Yarnold, Environmental Defense
6. John Williams, HDR
7. Ira Feldman, Greentrack strategies
8. Chris Laszlo, SustainableValue
9. Allison Hannon, The Climate Group
10. Theodore Heintz, White House CEQ
11. Susan Fletcher, Congressional Research Service

Resource People


* Assisting the chair, as well as participating.