Fellows In The News

Read about the work of Switzer Fellows making change and making headlines!  (Click on the title of the story to get to the full-page article.)

The Environmental Investigation Agency and Global Forest Conservation

Tuesday, August 24 2010
Andrea Johnson (2004)

Andrea Johnson (2004), Director of Forest Campaigns for the Environmental Investigation Agency in Washington, DC, talks with Jerry Kay of Switzer Network News about the global problem of illegal logging, and consumer responsibility in addressing the problem.

Switzer Fellows Quoted in Scientific American on Payments for Ecosystem Services

Monday, July 19 2010
Nicole Gross-Camp (2007)
C. Josh Donlan (1998)

Nicole Gross-Camp (2007) organized an international symposium of scientists from around the world on the subject of Payments for Ecosystem Services ("PES") at the recent Society for Conservation Biology annual meeting.  Nicole spoke with the journal, Scientific American, as part of an article on PES.  1998 Fellow Josh Donlan was also quoted in the article.

Amanda Martinez reports from the Gulf of Mexico

Tuesday, July 6 2010
Amanda Martinez (2009)

Amanda Martinez (2009), a journalist pursuing science writing at MIT, reports from the Gulf of Mexico for the radio show, Living on Earth.  Amanda spent some time on a research vessel in the Gulf, and also visited a seabird rehabilitation facility in Louisiana.

Garrett Fitzgerald on Creating Sustainable Communities

Tuesday, July 6 2010
Garrett Fitzgerald (2004)

Garrett Fitzgerald (2004), Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Oakland, spoke with Switzer Network News about creating sustainable communities.

Jennifer O'Leary Receives National Recognition in Kenya

Wednesday, June 23 2010
Jennifer O'Leary (2006)

Jennifer O'Leary, 2006 Fellow currently working with the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), has received national recognition in Kenya for her work in adaptive management planning for coral reef conservation.

Rafe Sagarin on the Gulf oil disaster and the Public Trust Doctrine

Wednesday, June 16 2010
Rafe Sagarin (2000)

Rafe Sagarin (2000 Fellow) co-authors an op-ed piece on why the Gulf oil disaster is not only a human and environmental tragedy, but a catastrophic government failure to protect the public trust.

Denny Takahashi-Kelso Speaks on C-Span about Gulf Oil Spill

Monday, June 14 2010
Dennis Kelso (1998)

Denny Takahashi-Kelso (1998 Switzer Fellow), Executive Vice President of Ocean Conservancy, and former Alaska Dept. of Conservation Commissioner during the Exxon Valdez oil spill, speaks in a C-Span interview about the recent Gulf oil spill.

Helena Meryman: Relevant leadership in the age of globalization

Friday, June 4 2010
Helena Meryman (2006)

Helena Meryman, 2006 Fellow, Director of Technical Product Development at Clean Concrete Technologies, writes on relevant leadership in the age of globalization for Triplepundit.com.  Helena highlights Patagonia as an example, as it helps Wal-Mart 'green' its supply chain and develop a sustainability index.