E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation

Ben Brannen

Ben Brannen is Dir of Ops and New Biz at The Uprising Creative, a Los Angeles based creative agency. The agency provides full capacity creative services from branding, product design, videos production, and website development. Started in the music industry, The Uprising works with artists including

Chris Chavez

Chris Chavez amplifies voices for social good and connects people. Where others see stars, Chris sees supernovas. He believes we should share our energy, light—and yes—hot air with those around us. Chris is inspired by the dedication of Dr. Wilson and Foundation staff to drawing attention to the sma

Derwin Dubose

Derwin Dubose is the principal consultant at Next Generation Advocacy, a boutique consulting firm that helps social sector organizations navigate the intersection of fundraising and communications. He is also a senior advisor to the Armstrong McGuire Philanthropic Advisory Group, one of the leading

Margaret Gifford

Margaret Gifford is an independent brand and marketing communications consultant based in New York City. Clients include high impact businesses, government agencies and nonprofits in industries ranging from technology and media to preventive health. Margaret founded a social enterprise, Farmer Foods

Roger Harris

As principal of Harris Social Media LLC, Roger Harris works with organizations to help them communicate effectively. Roger combines powerful messages with deep insight into the world of media technology to help clients achieve their goals. He shows clients how to connect with their audience and how

Victoria Kindred Keziah

Victoria Kindred Keziah is a twenty-year strategist committed to serving organizations that are in the business of meaningful change. She provides comprehensive brand and business strategy for the paradigm-shifting, change-making, long-term-thinking organizations that the world needs now. She has cr

Kris Kokame

Kris Kokame works at the East-West Center, where she strives to bridge philanthropy between the US, China, and the rest of the world. Having grown up in Hawai`i, the “extinction capital of the world,” she is passionate about environmental and conservation causes. She is currently pursuing a business

Barbara J. Lausche

Barbara J. Lausche is the Director of the Marine Policy Institute at the Mote Marine Laboratory, based in Sarasota, Florida. Barbara Lausche is an international environmental lawyer and legal drafter specializing in protected areas-related law. She has been a member of IUCN’s World Commission on Env

Ryan Matthews

Ryan Matthews is a nonprofit starter, supporter and enthusiast. Through her work in the Social Good world she has seen first hand the power of social media to amplify a cause and engage and educate people about a mission. Ryan currently works as an Account Manager at Catchafire.org. She has used soc

Michael Parks

Michael Parks is the President of Pitch360 Inc., a full service communications consultancy to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and nanotechnology industries. Prior to founding Pitch360 in 2008, Michael was the Chief Communications Officer of an operating company within Johnson & Johnson with c

Gordon Prend

Gordon Prend is an independent consultant specializing in marketing, product management, and business planning. He started his marketing career in the packaged food industry but quickly transitioned into entertainment, working primarily in the film industry and the online space. Following more than

Anne Marie Ruff

Anne Marie Ruff is the author of Through These Veins, a novel inspired by the work of E.O. Wilson and Nikolai Vavilov, which features biodiversity as a central character. Her fiction writing draws on her background as a journalist. Anne Marie has reported on biodiversity conservation, bioprospecting

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