KEYNOTES
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Gary Hirshberg
Gary Hirshberg
@Gary_Hirshberg / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Gary Hirshberg is Chairman of Stonyfield Farm, the world’s leading organic yogurt producer, and Managing Director of Stonyfield Europe, with organic brands in Ireland and France. Gary serves on several corporate and nonprofit boards including Applegate, Peak Organic Brewing, Late July, Quantum Design, Glenisk, the Danone Communities Fund and the Danone Livelihoods Fund. In 2011, President Obama appointed Gary to serve on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. He is Chairman and a founding Partner of “Just Label It!,” the national campaign to label genetically engineered foods, and is co-author of Label It Now – What You Need to Know About Genetically Engineered Foods. He is the author of Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World. Gary has received twelve honorary doctorates and numerous awards for corporate and environmental leadership including a 2015 Champion for Children Award from Mount Sinai Hospital’s Children’s Environmental Health Center and a 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award by the US EPA. [/two_third_last]
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Robyn O’Brien
@FoodAwakenings / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]A former food industry analyst, author, and mother of four, Robyn O’Brien triggered an allergic reaction in the food world when she asked a simple question: “Are we allergic to our food or what’s been done to it?” She brings compassion, insight and detailed analysis to her research into the impact that recent changes to our food supply are having on the health of families. Robyn has been called “food’s Erin Brockovich” by the New York Times, “an inspiring woman to follow on Twitter” by Forbes Woman and”visionary” by the Discover Channel. Robyn is the founder of the AllergyKids Foundation, and author of the critically acclaimed book, “The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food Is Making Us Sick and What We Can Do About It”. Robyn’s work is recognized and supported by individuals such as Dr. Oz, Ted Turner, Bonnie Raitt and Prince Charles and has been seen in the national media, as part of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution and in short films and documentaries around the world. Robyn will be a keynote speaker at the ShiftCon 2014 Conference and will be sharing her expertise on the dangers of America’s food supply and her experience with protecting herself and her family. You can learn more about Robyn and her amazing work at www.robynobrien.com, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter. [/two_third_last]
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Gunnar Lovelace
@ThriveMkt / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Gunnar Lovelace is a serial entrepreneur in nonprofits, technology, fashion and real estate. Most recently he is the co-founder and CEO of ecommerce community THRIVE Market, which is making healthy living accessible to Americans by providing the top 4,000 most popular health-food products at 25-50% off normal retail prices. Previously he co-founded Love Heals – a jewelry business located in more than 500 high-end retail stores and with over 150 employees. To date, Love Heals has funded the planting of over 1,500,000 trees and sponsored of over 50,000 malnourished children. Prior to Love Heals, Gunnar started two technology companies in Los Angeles in software education and natural language processing (both of which were sold). In addition to his for-profit companies he has started two non-profits in education and environmental training. [/two_third_last]
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Anna Lappe
@AnnaLappe / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Anna Lappé is a national bestselling author and widely respected educator, known for her work as an expert on food systems and as a sustainable food advocate. The co-author or author of three books and the contributing author to ten others, Anna’s work has been translated internationally and featured in The New York Times, Gourmet, Oprah Magazine, among many other outlets. Named one of Time magazine’s “eco” Who’s-Who, Anna is a founding principal of the Small Planet Institute and the Small Planet Fund. She is also the founder and director of the Real Food Media Project, which uses creative movies, an online movie contest, a web-based action center, and grassroots events to grow the movement for sustainable food and farming.
Her latest book, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at theEnd of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It (Bloomsbury 2010), was named by Booklist and Kirkus as one of the best environmental books of the year. Anna is also the co-author of Hope’s Edge (Penguin 2002), which chronicles social movements fighting hunger around the world, and Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen (Penguin 2006), showcasing the ecological and social benefits of sustainable food with seasonal menus from chef Bryant Terry. [/two_third_last]
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Jenny McGruther
@JennyMcGruther / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Jenny McGruther is a food educator and the voice behind the award-winning traditional foods website Nourished Kitchen, and the bestselling book The Nourished Kitchen. She teaches workshops and retreats on traditional foods, fermentation, and food activism. Jenny’s work emphasizes back-to-basics, old-world culinary techniques, and simple, traditional home cooking. You can learn more about Jenny on her site NourishedKitchen.com and on Twitter or Facebook. [/two_third_last]
SPEAKERS
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Tshaka Armstrong
@TshakaArmstrong / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding “0 0 0 12px”]Tshaka Armstrong brings an eye, ear and understanding for creating content that grabs viewers, “followers” and fans alike. With 19 years of award winning broadcast, writing/producing, promotions and real world digital engagement experience, Tshaka has unique insight into building a digital presence and messaging that is impactful, empowering and engaging. That insight is further bolstered by working directly with families offline through his non-profit, Digital Shepherds, whose mission is to help parents, children and educators cross the digital divide through digital literacy education. You can also follow him on his tech blog TshakaTalksTech.com [/two_third_last]
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Dr. Andrew Abraham
@DrinkOrgain / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]When Dr. Andrew Abraham was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 17, one of the biggest challenges he encountered was nutrition. The aggressive treatment made Andrew nauseous and he dropped to an alarming 100 pounds. While his doctor recommended nutritional shakes to help him gain weight, Andrew quickly discovered that most “nutritional” shakes are anything but nutritious, filled with corn syrup, genetically modified soy, artificial flavors, hormones, antibiotics and low quality non-organic ingredients that keep costs low and profits high. At that time Andrew made it his mission to formulate a drink that would actually make a difference to his health. It had to be certified organic, lower in sugar, high in organic protein, and also be free of artificial sweeteners, preservatives and colorings. After exhaustive work and research, and a lot of time in his kitchen working with real organic ingredients, Andrew finally developed the perfect formulation that would later become Orgain®. Today, Andrew is proud that Orgain® nutritional shakes are supporting thousands in their own battles with illness, and delighted that so many folks around the country have discovered Orgain® shakes, protein powders and nutritional products as helpful tools to maintain and optimize their good health. [/two_third_last]
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Lori Popkewitz Alper
@GroovyGreenLivi / Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Lori Popkewitz Alper is a recovering attorney and the founder and editor-in-chief of Groovy Green Livin, a site dedicated to sharing simple green living tips and trends. A contributing writer for multiple blogs and websites including The Huffington Post and Moms Clean Air Force, Lori speaks, writes and advises on a variety of issues related to creating a greener and healthier lifestyle. Lori has been featured on ABC World News, The Weather Channel, Boston News ABC, and CBS and featured in the Huffington Post, Boston Globe, Woman’s Day, LA Times, Yahoo! Shine, Care2, Chicago Tribune, Earth911 and Bloomberg News. Lori lives in the Greater Boston area with her three sons and her groovy husband. In her free time she can be found practicing yoga, pitching a baseball, running, cycling, skiing, reading, cooking, or trying out a new eco- friendly product.[/two_third_last]
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Carrie Balkom
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Carrie Balkcom Is the Executive Director of the American Grassfed Association. AGA is the National, multispecies entity organized to protect and promote Grassfed and pasture based farmers and ranchers. AGA has a third party on farm certification program. Carrie grew up on a Florida cattle ranch and has stayed connected to the agriculture and livestock industry. She has spoken, presented or coordinated numerous regional and national conferences; and is well known in agricultural, culinary and sustainable agricultural circles.[/two_third_last]
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Laura Batcha
@Organic Trade / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Laura Batcha is the CEO and Executive Director of the Organic Trade Association (OTA). OTA, an umbrella organization uniting more than 7,000 member companies across the entire organic supply chain, promotes and protects today’s $39 billion organic industry. Under her leadership, OTA has established its Farmers Advisory Council to improve communication with organic producers, brought back Sector Councils to build community among groups of members, and developed OTA’s voice in Washington through Organic PAC. Laura brings 20 years of direct experience as a certified organic producer and handler, and more than 10 years of hands-on experience in the private sector of the organic industry. Laura is a member of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) appointed by USDA and the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office and a member of USDA’s Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21). She also serves on the Board of Trustees for The Organic Center, an independent non-profit research and education organization operating under OTA’s administrative umbrella. Laura splits her time between coasts, working from both California and OTA’s Washington, D.C., headquarters. She can be reached at [email protected], or visit http://ota.com for additional information.[/two_third_last]
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Sarah Bird
@ThreeTwins / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Sarah Bird is Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Three Twins Organic Ice Cream. A veteran of consumer packaged goods marketing, Sarah most recently was Chief Commercial Officer of Ecologic Brands Inc., a sustainable packaging company and prior to that, CMO (Chief Mom Officer) at Annie’s Inc. At Three Twins, Sarah is helping the company realize its mission to “produce inconceivably delicious organic ice cream that is affordable and accessible.” Three Twins has been rated the best-tasting ice cream in San Francisco, with its lemon cookie ice cream a particular crowd pleaser! Sarah is a staunch advocate of a unified voice to drive consumer trust and understanding of organic; she is dedicated to helping to protect the integrity of the organic sector, and she is devoted to helping make organic products available and affordable for all. Sarah and her husband live in the Bay Area and have two children. She can be reached at [email protected], or visit http://threetwinsicecream.com/ for more information.[/two_third_last]
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Jenny Bradford
@_conscientious / Instagram [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Jenny Bradford is a full-time wife, yogi, and mother of two. She works part-time as a Lagree Fitness instructor, R-HYI 200 hour certified yoga instructor, and blogger at Living Consciously Blog. She also blogs locally for Dallas Moms Blog was a speaker at BlogHer 2013 in Chicago. She is a flexitarian who is passionate about clean eating (GMO-free), and is on a personal campaign to avoid phthalates and other endocrine disruptors. She has cloth diapered two babies consecutively and simultaneously, and continues to make choices for her family that reduce their impact on the environment, limit their toxin exposure, and promote less waste overall.[/two_third_last]
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Anne Brock
@CleanCouponing / Facebook / Instagram [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Anne Brock is an independent journalist who blogs about simple living, organics, consumer awareness, environmental health and clean energy at her blogs Flour Sack Mama and Clean Couponing. While University of Missouri journalism school prepared her to produce television news, life experience prepared her to become a work-from-home wife and mother who’s been heard on local radio and television discussing the topics she blogs about. Anne has also provided freelance content and volunteered for nonprofits Moms Clean Air Force, Women’s Voices for the Earth, and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families. Anne has deep roots in family farming and a deep concern for children’s healthy futures. She enjoys consulting for businesses on content creation and social media strategy. She can be reached at [email protected]. [/two_third_last]
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George Bryant
@CookingCaveman / Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”] George Bryant is a professional Husband, Bonus Dad and family man. He is also the New York Times Best-Selling author of The Paleo Kitchen and creator of the wildly popular Paleo food blog “Civilized Caveman Cooking Creations.” After spending the first 20-something years of his life in a constant battle with his weight, and then nearly losing both his legs while on deployment as a US Marine, George took matters into his own hands and began his own Paleo-journey. What started as a simple place to post recipes for friends has since turned into an award-winning food blog. After being in the Marines for 12 years, George has since been medically separated and is enjoying working fulltime creating delicious Paleo recipes, while hoping to change as many lives for the better by making REAL food recipes simple and tasty. [/two_third_last]
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Dave Carter
@BisonDave / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”] Dave Carter specializes in developing market-based connections between agricultural producers and customers based upon the quality and integrity of specialized products in the marketplace. Mr. Carter serves part-time as Executive Director of the 1,000-member National Bison Association, where he works to strengthen the marketing systems for North American buffalo. Mr. Carter’s leadership in the bison industry has been instrumental in expanding consumer demand for bison, which, in turn, is creating the incentive for ranchers to increase the herds of buffalo across the United States. As executive director, he is working with the USDA foreign Agriculture Service, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Trade Representative’s Offices to resolve issues impeding the international trade in bison and bison meat.
As the principal of Crystal Springs Consulting, Inc., Mr. Carter works with producers and rural businesses to successfully penetrate opportunities in natural, organic, and alternative markets. He also represents these businesses on regulatory and public policy issues involving the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and other agencies. A long-time advocate of organic agriculture, Mr. Carter completed a five-year term on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) in January 2006. He served as the chair of the NOSB from October 2001-October 2003.
From 1993-2001, Mr. Carter served as President of Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, a general farm organization representing independent agricultural producers in Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico. Prior to 1993, he served in various capacities for Rocky Mountain Farmers Union and National Farmers Union. Mr. Carter holds a Master’s degree in nonprofit management from Regis University in Denver, and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Northern Colorado. [/two_third_last]
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Dr. Meg Cattell [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Meg and her partner Arden are veterinarians who are developing a system of dairy farming that is specially adapted to the Rocky Mountain region. The couple operated Windsor Dairy in Colorado for several years, offering grassfed meat and dairy products, including raw milk, through its consumer shareholder program. The cows naturally flourish in the Rockies since they are derived from Brown Swiss and Tarentaise cows, which come from the Alps. The couple’s rotational grazing system is a symbol of their eclectic history of farming and careers in science, their commitment to sustainable agriculture, and their desire to feed their children, Fiona, four, and Sam, two – as well as other families – delicious organic food. “If we take care of our cows and feed them correctly, they are healthier and so are the consumers of their dairy products,” Cattell said. “Good pasture or forage is essential for animal health and, through omega 3 and conjugated linoleic acid in the milk we drink, it’s critical for human health, too.”[/two_third_last]
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Barry Cik
@Naturepedic / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]As the founder and Technical Director of Chagrin Falls, Ohio-based organic mattress manufacturer Naturepedic, Barry A. Cik’s devotion to the organic industry is the natural result of his lifelong interest in best preserving the environment not only for us, but for all future generations as well. As a professionally trained environmental engineer, Barry combines his authentic passion for improving our quality of life with the technical knowledge to do so. His educational background in environmental engineering led Barry to chart his own successful entrepreneurial course for many years. When he and his wife learned they were going to be first-time grandparents, Barry’s wife sent him to the store to search for a crib mattress. What began as a seemingly routine request eventually resulted in Barry forming Naturepedic.
Horrified to discover firsthand the state of the baby mattress industry, Barry was inspired and determined to create mattress products not only in the best interest of his grandchild, but also for environmentally-minded parents to use for their children. Working in tandem with his sons, Barry established Naturepedic in 2003. Over the course of the past 12 years, Naturepedic has rapidly expanded from a small family business operating out of Barry’s garage into a nationally well-known and highly-respected company that is proud to have served hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers.[/two_third_last]
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Beth Conway
@Women4Earth / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Beth Conway is the Communications and Outreach Manager at Women’s Voices for the Earth. For over 20 years this women’s health non-profit has helped lead the fight to disclose toxic ingredients in cleaning products, fragrances, cosmetics and feminine hygiene products. Women’s Voices focuses specifically on cancer-causing chemicals that directly and disproportionately impact women’s health. Their campaigns have challenged such chemical giants as SC Johnson and Son Inc., Procter and Gamble, The Clorox Company, Simple Green, RB (formerly Reckitt-Benckiser) and more. No wonder Women’s Voices is frequently featured in leading publications like The Guardian, Huffington Post, LA Times, New York Times, Forbes and on influential blogs ranging from GreenBiz, Center for Effective Government, ScienceBlogs and EcoWatch to MomsRising, Groovy Green Livin, Flour Sack Mama, Big Green Purse and other game-changers in the non-toxic movement. Prior to her work at Women’s Voices, Beth spent a decade spearheading marketing, communications, public relations and multi-media programs in the adventure and sustainable travel industry. Beth holds degrees in history, English, and political science and earned her MFA in creative writing from the University of Montana, Missoula. She is particularly adept at using the power of storytelling to connect unlikely audiences and bring about change — or stop it in its tracks. She knows the potency messaging has to strengthen like-minded communities, ignite action, and invite conversations with the most seemingly surprising allies. Beth has three children, two dogs and one husband. She works from her home office in Rochester, Minnesota where she can frequently be found trekking through the region’s nearby state parks or swimming in one of its famous 10,000 lakes. To contact Beth email [email protected] or visit www.womensvoices.org for additional information.[/two_third_last]
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Hannah Crum
@KombuchaKamp / Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Hannah Crum is The Kombucha Mamma, founder of Kombucha Kamp, the most visited website in the world for Kombucha information, recipes and advice. KKamp’s mission is to “change the world, one gut at a time.” Along with partner Alex LaGory, Hannah is also an industry journalist & Master Brewer, directly mentoring thousands of new and experienced Kombucha brewers and providing consultation services for Kombucha start-ups since 2007. Together, Hannah and Alex also co-founded Kombucha Brewers International, the industry non-profit trade association dedicated to promoting bottled Kombucha around the world. Kombucha Kamp classes, advice and reporting have been featured in BevNet, Beverage Spectrum Magazine, Whole Life Times Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Elephant Journal, Vital Juice and many others while her instructional video series with E-How/Expert Village has racked up over 1 million views. Their 400 page, full color comprehensive title The Kombucha Book is set for early spring release next year by Storey Publishing (Feb 2016). Hannah is also a leader and featured speaker in the Southern California Real Food movement, using the “Kombucha Lifestyle” as an introduction to other fermented foods, gut health, the human microbiome, “bacteriosapiens” and more. [/two_third_last]
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Lindsay Dahl
@BeautyCounterHQ / Facebook / Instagram [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Lindsay Dahl is a seasoned campaigner and coalition builder and has been at the forefront of successful public health and environmental advocacy campaigns for over ten years. Currently Lindsay is the Director of Policy and Partnerships with Beautycounter, a safe skin care company dedicated to disrupting the beauty industry and reforming our out of date cosmetic safety laws. Lindsay helped start and run the nation’s largest campaign working to protect American families called Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families. Before rolling up her sleeves in Washington D.C., Lindsay ran successful state level bans on toxic ingredients in consumer products in Minnesota, where they became the first state to ban the toxic chemical BPA.[/two_third_last]
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Mia Davis
@BeautyCounterHQ / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Mia Davis is the Head of Health & Safety at Beautycounter, responsible for developing the company’s health-protective ingredient selection process, while working with cosmetics formulators, ingredient suppliers, green chemists, environmental health organizations, and other forward-thinking businesses to find solutions to the challenges that the cosmetics industry is facing. She oversees the company’s social impact work, including educational content and relationships with nonprofit organizations, academics, and other businesses working to move our economy away from toxic chemicals and toward safer solutions. As a recognized leader of national environmental health campaigns focused on reducing or eliminating the use of toxic chemicals, Mia’s calling is to move the consumer market toward safer, cleaner alternatives. She has authored papers and reports highlighting the consequences of toxic chemicals in everyday products. Before Beautycounter, Mia was the Organizing Director of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.[/two_third_last]
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Andrea Donsky
@NaturallySavvy / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]As a pioneer and visionary in the health food industry, Andrea Donsky’s passion is to inspire people to make enlightened choices for healthy living. Andrea has combined her background and expertise as both a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and an entrepreneur to educate the public on living an organic and non-GMO lifestyle through the creation of her businesses, books, articles, videos, speeches, and media appearances.
Andrea founded Naturally Savvy Media Inc. in 2007, a website (www.naturallysavvy.com) with unique content dedicated to healthy living from a holistic approach. The site is packed with helpful news, tips, recipes and videos. To make it easier for consumers to make the right choices for their families, the site also vets healthy options. For example, most people might make a decision based on the nutrition facts like calories or fat when it is more important to focus on the ingredients.[/two_third_last]
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Kristina Drociak
@Stonyfield / Facebook / Instagram [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Kristina Drociak is the Communications Manager at Stonyfield – the world’s leading organic yogurt maker. She has been with the company for over seven years, starting Stonyfield’s first blogger outreach program back in 2009. Over the years the company’s work with bloggers has evolved, and Kristina has helped lead the way to the creation and management of Stonyfield’s current blogger ambassador club which has over 150 members. In her role as Communications Manager, she also manages the strategy for and the voice behind Stonyfield’s twitter personality. Additionally, she manages all other influencer, celebrity, and press relations. She has a passion for environmental conservation and in her spare time you can find her climbing the 48 highest peaks in her state and volunteering at the local educational farm. [/two_third_last]
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Erin Ely
@ErinEly / Facebook / Instagram [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Erin Ely is an eclectic, gregarious, and outgoing person. She has a degree in Forest Management from OSU and spent 12 years working on the Willamette National Forest, including a stint as a hotshot firefighter. With a wide variety of interests Erin has been a Forester, full time mother to two, professional volunteer fundraiser, internet entrepreneur and she works in the financial industry with her husband who is a Financial Planner. Currently she organizes the Slow Money South Willamette Valley group and has helped catalyze $98K in local peer to peer loans for food and farm projects in her area. Passionate about local investing she is engaged helping to connect local investors with small business using the new Oregon crowdfunding law.[/two_third_last]
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Angela England
@AngEngland / Facebook / Pinterest / Instagram [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Angela England is a homeschooling mother of five, living with her husband in rural Oklahoma. As the founder of Untrained Housewife, co-founder of Homestead Bloggers Network and author of Backyard Farming on an Acre (More or Less) she loves encouraging others to embrace a more intentional and self-sufficient lifestyle. After success with not only traditional publishing, but also ebooks and self-publishing, she also helps bloggers and businesses achieve their dreams of publishing their own book. She’s been featured on many online and print magazines and currently has a column on About.com as the Organic Gardening Expert. [/two_third_last]
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Tiffany Finck-Hayes
@FOE_US / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Tiffany leads Friends of the Earths BeeAction campaign, the goal of which is to protect bees and other critical pollinators essential to sustainable food production and healthy ecosystems. Due to the campaign, over twenty retailers, including the two largest retailers in the world, have taken steps to eliminate pesticides from their stores, that are a leading driver in global bee declines. Previously, she led labor solidarity, language justice and environmental stewardship campaigns. Tiffany hails from a seven generation organic family farm in Vermont which taught her the importance of protecting our local family farms and need to build a sustainable and just food system. She holds a B.A. in International Affairs with a Concentration in Contemporary Cultures and Societies from George Washington University. [/two_third_last]
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John Foraker
@AnniesHomegrown / Facebook / Instagram [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]John Foraker is the President and former Chief Executive Officer of Annie’s, Inc. and a leading authority in the organic and natural foods industry. With more than 20 years of business experience and a sharp focus on sustainability and social responsibility, Foraker’s vision for growing Annie’s has always relied on transparent leadership and an over-arching commitment to creativity, innovation and honesty. Prior to assuming his role as President in October 2014, Foraker led investors to place growth capital into Annie’s in 1999, earning his title as Chairman of the Board. Beginning in 2004, Foraker led as Annie’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), taking Annie’s public under the BNNY symbol in 2012, just prior to the company’s buyout by General Mills, Inc. in October 2014.
A featured expert spokesperson in the organic and natural foods industry, Foraker has been featured in Fast Company, Bloomberg News and Wall Street Journal, in addition to other platinum media outlets. Foraker has also shared his leadership and expertise with business owners and audiences at home in the Bay Area and across the country, addressing organizations like the Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum, the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and the Nutrition Business Journal Conference, among others. Most recently, Foraker was awarded EY Entrepreneur of the Year® 2015 in Northern California, recognizing his entrepreneurial excellence in the retail and consumer products category. In addition to his role as President, Foraker also leads within the greater General Mills organization as an advisor for the company’s small business incubator 301, Inc., a new venture group that invests in small promising companies. Prior to his tenure at Annie’s, Foraker served as Vice President at Bank of America, overseeing commercial banking client relationship management in the bank’s premium wine business portfolio. Foraker holds a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural economics from the University of California, Davis and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.[/two_third_last]
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Christopher Gavigan
@Honest / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Christopher Gavigan is the Founder and Chief Product Officer of The Honest Company, Inc. He has devoted his life to helping families nurture the healthiest, happiest babies and children. “Parents get a lot of advice about what to feed their children and how to baby-proof their home,” he says, “but many are still completely unaware of the toxic risks posed by everyday basics, like diapers, home cleaners, body washes, and laundry soaps. Yet, there’s growing consensus that some chemicals used in these products are linked to chronic diseases like asthma, ADHD, and even cancer.” A father of 3 children, Gavigan is the former CEO of Healthy Child Healthy World – a national nonprofit empowering parents to protect their children from toxic risks. He is also is the author of a best-selling book “Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home,” and has been instrumental in catapulting environmental health messages into millions of homes worldwide with a collaborative non-profit partnerships and media alliances. He holds degrees in environmental science and geography from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has extensive graduate training in child psychology and education. [/two_third_last]
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Kari Hamerschlag
@FOE_US / Facebook / Instagram [/one_third]
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Rachael Herrscher
@Todaysmama / Facebook / Instagram [/one_third]
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Steve Hoffman
@CompassNatural / Facebook [/one_third]
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Jessica Iclisoy
@_CaliforniaBaby / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Iclisoy embarked on her entrepreneurial journey after the birth of her first son. When she started looking up the ingredients of products she was using on him, she found that many, especially synthetic fragrances, were potential carcinogens. “As a new mom I was very alarmed that synthetic fragrance that can contain hundreds of chemicals were in a baby product”, she says. Her efforts to protect future generations extend beyond the Los Angeles facility. An active member of the Organic Trade Association, Jessica serves on a task force committee to recommend organic and safe cosmetics standards in the cosmetics industry. She also collaborates with leading groups and companies to initiate congressional action that will establish federal legislation demanding safe cosmetics and has participated in lobbying activities to help shape TSCA reform. California Baby is a certified Woman Owned Business.
Jessica believes that her mission extends far beyond creating products that are safe for children and healthy for the environment. She strives to educate and enlighten parents to the simple principles of natural living, adhering always to her founding philosophy: what’s good for the environment is good for families. Today, California Baby offers over 80 unique products for hair, skin, bath and sun for babies, children, and sensitive adults. [/two_third_last]
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Heather Isely
@NaturalGrocers / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Heather Isely is Executive Vice President of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage. Over the last sixty years, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has mapped a true course through the squalls of one diet fad and government decree after another. By focusing on solid science, refusing to compromise its quality standards, and improving the quality of ingredients available to its suppliers, the company finds itself back at its beginnings. If one were transported back to 1955 to ask the question “What kind of grocery store will we need in 2014 to solve our national health crisis”, the answer would be, simply, one just like Natural Grocers. Heather has recently taken the lead to reexamine the quality and ingredient standards of many of the company’s products, only to find that production practices on some farms and ranches providing meat, dairy and other products were just not good enough. Instead of sweeping the issue under rug, she undertook to eliminate many dairy ingredients produced in confinement dairies, where disease from overcrowding and the lack of access to pasture appeared to be at odds with the company’s values. This constant “truing up” to her values is a complicated and sometimes costly process, but Heather believes that Natural Grocers customers, deserve clean healthy food free from drug residues and other suspect ingredients to help everyone recover and thrive in the face of health adversities. [/two_third_last]
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Chrystal Johnson
@HappyMothering / Facebook / Instagram [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]After graduating from Pepperdine University in 1999 with a degree in Public Relations, Chrystal Johnson jumped feet first into the corporate world. She spent her younger years as a marketing communications manager at a Fortune 20 company where she was responsible for leading message development workshops and shaping marketing strategy. She fully intended upon climbing the corporate ladder to executive leadership, and was well on her way, when her older daughter was born in 2008. The life-changing event of becoming a mom turned her world upside down – for the better. She made the decision to step off the corporate ladder and founded Happy Mothering shortly thereafter. Her goal was to document her journey to living naturally while sharing her favorite safe and eco-friendly products with like-minded moms. Her younger daughter was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 2010, and the experience of living and giving birth abroad further deepened her passion for living simply and naturally. This passion permeated both her personal life and her online presence. Today, Happy Mothering is her family’s primary source of income. In 2012, she founded Green Moms Media as a way to merge her marketing expertise with her love of blogging and passion for natural products. This boutique social marketing firm works with the best natural products on the market to get their message out through green mom bloggers. In her free time, Chrystal enjoys connecting with fellow natural living bloggers in the Green Moms Network, sharing her love for essential oils, spending time with her family and experimenting with healthful, gluten-free recipes. [/two_third_last]
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Caroline Kinsman
@NonGMOProject / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Caroline Kinsman works for the Non-GMO Project, the only third-party verification for products produced according to rigorous best practices for GMO avoidance. In her role as Brand & Outreach Manager, she collaborates with national and international brands to help share the story of their non-GMO commitments. Caroline’s passion for honest food production started at a young age on the family-owned dairy farm where she grew up. She traded in her milking shifts for a career in communicating for important causes. Today, Caroline still feels at home talking about farming and food production. Her current work brings attention to how consumers, retailers, manufacturers and farmers are working together to create remarkable change in the food industry.
The Non-GMO Project has launched a new website – Living Non-GMO, and its Facebook following is now almost 1 million! [/two_third_last]
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Ashley Koff
@AshleyKoff / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Ashley Koff is an internationally-renowned registered dietitian who believes better nutrition is simple and is on a mission to help anyone achieve their personal health goals by providing simple but highly effective tips and strategies. A self-described “Qualitarian,” Koff emphasizes the value of quality nutritional choices in achieving optimal health and has developed tools such as The Better Nutrition, Simplified Plan and The AKA Personal Shopper to help facilitate this. Koff is widely sought after for her knowledge and ability to translate nutrition science into practical and motivating messages and appears regularly in the National Media, has authored two books and speaks frequently on the topic of better quality choices for better health. Koff began her nutrition career as a practitioner and continues to maintain a high-profile, international nutrition practice providing personalized nutrition recommendations with an integrative nutrition approach. She’s a member of several Scientific Advisory boards and serves on the faculty of the Continuum Center for Health and Healing at the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. Koff was educated at both Duke and New York Universities and trained at LA+USC and Columbus Children’s hospitals. You can learn more about Ashley and her work at www.ashleykoffrd.com, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter. [/two_third_last]
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Alan Lewis
@NaturalGrocers / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Mr. Lewis directs Government Affairs and Food and Agriculture Policy for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, a 60-year-old health food store chain which operates 90 stores in fourteen Western and Mid-western states. He also oversees organic integrity, certification and compliance for the chain.
Mr. Lewis is active in several national trade organizations and is a member of the Boulder County, Colorado, Food and Agriculture Policy Council. His focus is on communicating with policy makers at the federal, state and local level using frameworks that are non-confrontational and inclusive. He has lived for extended periods in Portugal, Haiti, and Dominica, where he developed a keen appreciation for the variables of agriculture within ecological, cultural and economic contexts.[/two_third_last]
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Dennis Littley
@AskChefDennis / Facebook / Instagram / Google+ [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Chef Dennis is a retired professional chef and culinary instructor who has spent 50 years in the foodservice industry beginning his culinary journey at age 12. He is now a Stay at Home Chef and blogs at A Culinary Journey where he shares his recipes, travels, lifestyle and social media tips. Chef Dennis is also a YouTube Show Host & Producer at Ask Chef Dennis Productions. His current productions include; Around the Kitchen Table, On the Road with Chef Dennis and his latest series – Let’s Talk About It. Other productions include The First (2013) Second (2014) and Third (2015) Annual Virtual Bloggers Conference; Good Day Google+ as well as countless community education videos for his blogging community.[/two_third_last]
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Diane MacEachern
@dianemaceachern @biggreenpurse / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Diane MacEachern is one of America’s leading green consumer advocates and an award-winning entrepreneur who received the “Image of the Future” award from the World Communication Forum in Davos, Switzerland and was named one of America’s EcoHeroes by Glamour magazine. Diane founded Big Green Purse to inspire consumers – especially women — to use their marketplace clout to protect the planet and themselves by shifting their spending to the greenest products and services available. Diane organized the first-ever U.S. – China Greener Consumption Forum at The World Bank.
A best-selling author, Diane’s “how to go green” books have collectively sold almost four hundred thousand copies. Her most recent book is Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World. Her writings have also appeared in the Huffington Post, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, Baltimore Sun, Family Circle, Good Housekeeping, Country Living, Triple Pundit, Care2, and many more. Diane has provided social media services, consumer guidance, expert content, and employee engagement workshops to such companies as Avon, St. Ives, Whole Foods, Frito Lay, American Bankers Association, Pacific Life Insurance, Ceridian, Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club, Norfolk Southern Railroad, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, NRG Home Solar and the American Society for Training and Development. She also speaks to international audiences, which have ranged from Sustainable Brands and BlogHer to Environment Oman and the International Women’s Forum for Green Living in Shaanxi, China. Prior to founding Big Green Purse, Diane served as the Director of Communications for the national Sierra Club. She also co-founded and served as President and CEO of Vanguard Communications, a national advocacy and communications company based in Washington, D.C. For more information, please contact [email protected] and visit www.biggreenpurse.com.[/two_third_last]
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Stacy Malkan
@StacyMalkan [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Stacy Malkan is co-founder and co-director U.S. Right to Know, a nonprofit organization that exposes what the food industry doesn’t want us to know about what’s in our food. For over 20 years, Stacy has worked on both sides of the media to report environmental health issues. She is author of the award-winning book, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry, and co-founder of the national Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, which prompted leading beauty companies to reformulate products to remove carcinogens and other harmful chemicals. In 2012, Stacy was the media director for the California Right to Know ballot initiative to label genetically engineered foods. Stacy has appeared in many top media outlets, including Good Morning America, New York Times, Washington Post and USA Today, and in several documentaries including The Human Experiment, Unacceptable Levels and Pink Skies. Prior to working as an environmental health advocate, Stacy was a journalist and newspaper publisher. [/two_third_last]
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Beth Manos Brickey
@Tastyyummies / Facebook / Instagram [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Beth Manos Brickey is the face and force behind Tasty Yummies, a top lifestyle destination for readers with a wide range of dietary challenges who want to feel good, take control of their health and eat well. Bringing personal experience, knowledge, empathy and humor to the goal of living and eating well with intolerances and allergies, Beth is a firm believer in the power of foods that heal. An adventurer, an artist and a yoga instructor, Beth is the best kind of teacher, one who inspires you, and then shows you how. Beth teaches mindful, dynamic, flow-based vinyasa classes with a strong awareness on alignment. Her flow classes focus on technical precision with a lot of information to take your yoga practice to the next level. Though her classes contain a lot of movement and have a strong flow, you can expect to find the pace slowed down enough that you can comprehend the cues of precise alignment and breath awareness, to properly link the movement to your breath and reap the full benefits of your practice. Beth received her advanced teaching credentials (500 hr RYT) through American Yoga School in Venice Beach, CA under James Brown’s instruction.[/two_third_last]
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Dr. Ashley Mayer
@DrGreenMom / Facebook[/one_third]
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Dave Murphy
@Food_Democracy / Facebook [/one_third]
In 2006, Murphy moved back to Iowa to help stop a factory farm from being built near his sister’s farm. After seeing the loss of basic democratic rights of rural Iowans, Murphy decided to stay in Iowa to fight for Iowa’s farmers and rural residents and expose the flaws of industrial agriculture to help create a more sustainable future for all Americans.
In 2007, Murphy organized the Food and Family Farm Presidential Summit, where 5 of the 6 Democratic candidates pledged their support to help save family farm agriculture and he filmed then Senator Barack Obama’s now famous promise to Iowa farmers to label genetically engineered foods.
Previously, he has worked as an environmental and food policy lobbyist and political strategist. His writing has appeared in the Nation, the Hill, Huffington Post and the New York Times. Dave is known as the “big dude from Iowa” by friend and foe alike and is a board member of the Iowa Organic Association.[/two_third_last]
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Janet Nudelman
@BreastCancerFnd / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding “0 0 0 12px”]Janet is director of program and policy at the Breast Cancer Fund, where she oversees the organization’s cutting-edge program and policy work. She has led initiatives that promote breast cancer prevention in statehouses across the country and in the halls of Congress, and has helped secure passage of some of the nation’s most important environmental health legislation. Janet is co-founder of the highly successful Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a project of the Breast Cancer Fund that works to eliminate dangerous chemicals from personal care products. Janet draws on nearly 30 years of experience in the social change and women’s health arenas as a political organizer and lobbyist, and she uses her astute political expertise to spearhead campaigns that result in significant policy and market-based change. Janet received a B.A. from Evergreen State College and a M.A. in public policy and women’s studies from George Washington University. [/two_third_last]
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Colin O’Neil
@ColinOneil / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Colin O’Neil is the director of government affairs for Center for Food Safety. Since joining in 2008, he has contributed to the expansion of the Center’s policy campaigns, organizing and overseeing daily operations of the Center’s congressional and federal policy work. He regularly meets with Members of Congress and their staff related to the Center’s core policy agenda, including pollinator protection, the labeling and oversight of genetically engineered foods and crops, food safety standards, pesticide use, climate change, trade, and general food and farm policy. Colin acts as a spokesperson for a range of issues and actions by the Center, and has been interviewed and quoted by a variety of print and broadcast media outlets, including Politico, Dow Jones, Huffington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle and Fox News. [/two_third_last]
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Jeanae Osborne
@Jeanae / Facebook/ Instagram [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Jeanae is a military wife, mom, minister, writer, and advocate for healthy households. She has a passion for reaching families with the messages of hope, healing, and “going green doesn’t have to mean going broke.” Jeanae is featured on several faith and family focused sites, and is also a syndicated contributor for Gannett News. She lives in the Southwest with her husband, son, and two giant dogs. You can connect with Jeanae on Twitter , Google+, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and her personal blog JustJeanae.com[/two_third_last]
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David Pittman
Mary’s Organic Chicken on Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding “0 0 0 12px”]David Pitman is a lifelong farmer, representing his family’s 60 year old poultry operation, Pitman Family Farms. As a third generation farmer, David has over 20 years’ experience in the Agricultural Industry with a notable concentration in Animal Well-being and environmental conservation. As the President of the California Cultural Heritage Poultry Association and an Executive Board Member of the California Poultry Federation, David serves the Poultry Industry with dedication. As a respected member of the Poultry Industry, David also is a devoted husband, father, friend, and mentor. Pitman Family Farms is located in the Central Valley of California and raises free range poultry without the use of any antibiotics. With high quality and nutrition being a focus of the family operation, David has implemented certified Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified programs. Pitman Family Farms proudly raises Mary’s Free Range poultry named after David’s mother, Mary. Mary’s Free Range products are often found all over the nation, and have been proudly recognized in Cook’s Illustrated magazine.[/two_third_last]
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Micaela Preston
@Mindfulmomma / Facebook / Instagram [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Micaela Preston is a green lifestyle writer, marketing consultant and sustainable brand champion. Her popular blog, Mindful Momma, provides inspiration for living a green and healthy lifestyle while balancing the reality of life with children. She is the author of the book Practically Green: Your Guide to Ecofriendly Decision-Making. Micaela has appeared in features for television and radio and has written for numerous web and print publications including Rachael Ray Magazine and Inhabitots. Micaela lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two boys. When she is not writing, she can be found whipping up a healthy meal or the latest eco-craft. [/two_third_last]
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Amanda Rose, Ph.D.
@Amgrose / Facebook / Pinterest / Instagram [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Amanda Rose, Ph.D. is a wife, mother of 2 boys, social scientist, blogger, and forager from her home on five acres in the Sequoia National Forest. She and her family explore the forest and share accounts of forest remedies and recipes on their website FreshBitesDaily.com, a website with three generations of writers from the Rose family. Amanda Rose has appeared on PBS and in the TEDx circuit. [/two_third_last]
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Amy Roskelley
@Healthykids / Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Amy is the owner and creator of Super Healthy Kids, and online resource for helping parents feed their kids more fruits and vegetables. She has a bachelors degree in Health Education. She has taken her website from solopreneur, to a partnership with 7 employees. She was also able to grow her facebook page from 50,000 fans to over 1 million in one short year. They are now at 2 million another year later. Amy is a mom of 3 teens who has a passion for healthy living. You can find her hiking with her family in the amazing mountains of Utah, running in the early mornings, or in the kitchen experimenting with fruits and vegetables. Amy’s kids will eat almost anything now, but it has taken a long time to get there so don’t give up![/two_third_last]
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Kia Ruiz
@KiaMRuiz / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Kia Ruiz is a wellness and community advocate based out of Denver, CO. She was the Social Media Manager for the GMO-labeling initiative on the Colorado ballot last year and is one of the strategists behind Right to Know Colorado that is still working for informed consumer and agricultural practices in her state. Kia is a board member with DenWhere that works for local economic development in the Front Range of Colorado. Kia relies on her background as a biologist to consult with brands, events, and campaigns working with personal health and wellness and environmental health. Kia is a yoga instructor and bouncing between Denver, Boulder, and national conferences and retreats. Kia is also the Speaker Coordinator for ShiftCon and the person behind Ignite Fitness at Fitbloggin. You can find Kia at @kiamruiz online or at KiaRuiz.com. [/two_third_last]
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Brise Tencer
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Brise Tencer is Executive Director of the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF). She brings 15 years of leadership experience working on organic food policy, farming, and research issues. Brise had previously served as OFRF Acting Policy Program Director and Legislative Coordinator from 2000 to 2006. During this time she helped initiate the Organic Agricultural Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Organic Farmers Action Network (OFAN), a grassroots political action network to support organic-friendly policies; she helped secure language in the Agriculture Risk Management Act of 2000, which said that organic farming was considered a “good farming practice”, that enabled organic producers to be eligible to participate in federal crop insurance programs for the first time. She previously served as Director of Policy and Programs for California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF). Prior to that, she was lead lobbyist on food and agriculture issues for the Union of Concerned Scientists. Brise lives in Santa Cruz, California with her husband and two children. She can be reached via e-mail at [email protected], or visit http://ofrf.org/ for additional information.[/two_third_last]
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Dr. Laura Vanderberg, Ph.D
Twitter / Facebook [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Dr. Laura Vandenberg is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Health at the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences. She earned her BS degree from Cornell University in 2003 and her PhD from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2008. Dr. Vandenberg’s work focuses on how low level exposures to environmental chemicals can lead to diseases including breast cancer. She is specifically interested in a group of chemicals termed ‘endocrine disruptors’. Dr. Vandenberg is an author on more than 50 peer reviewed papers and five book chapters and has served on a number of US and international expert panels to assess endocrine disrupting chemicals.[/two_third_last]
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Alicia Voorhies
@EarthMamaHQ / Facebook / Instagram [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Alicia Voorhies is a Registered Nurse and natural health research geek who was first drawn to the mysteries of toxic chemicals in everyday products and their effect on children eight years ago. She enjoys her work as Hospital Liaison, Social Media and Web Manager for Earth Mama Angel Baby, an industry leader in safe, natural and organic herbal products formulated to support the entire journey of childbirth, from pregnancy through postpartum recovery, breastfeeding and baby care. Alicia is also co-founder of The Soft Landing Blog, where she and her sisters have been helping parents create a safe, non-toxic home since 2007.[/two_third_last]
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Mia Voss
@TheMiaConnect / Facebook / Blab [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding “0 0 0 12px”]Livestream/YouTube Host & Brand Ambassador, Mia Voss is the ultimate people connector. Her engaging & energized interview style of showcases businesses and allows them to create more leverage with online video content. Mia has been the producer, host and guest on more than 300 episodes of shows and has interviewed more than 500 guests in the past 2 years. She is currently traveling the country as part of the MiaOnTheGo.com adventure and interviewing influencers, businesses and brands and introducing her audience to the people they need to know.[/two_third_last]
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Paige Wolf
@Paigewolf / Facebook / Instagram [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”]Paige Wolf is a publicist, author, and green living expert who uses her media savvy and personal moxie to promote manageable eco-chic living. Paige is the owner of Paige Wolf Media and Public Relations, a B Corporation certified eco-friendly PR firm focused on sustainable clientele, and the author of Spit That Out! The Overly Informed Parent’s Guide to Raising Children in the Age of Environmental Guilt. Paige regularly appears on television as a green living expert, and she has been featured in publications including Boho, People.com, The Huffington Post, MSN.com, and Forbes.com. She frequently speaks at green living conferences and expos and has written about green living for several publications. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, two children, and American Hairless Terrier. Visit www.spitthatoutthebook.com for her blog on making green living practical, manageable, and affordable.[/two_third_last]
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Amy Ziff
@Toxout / Facebook / Instagram [/one_third]
[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”] Amy Ziff is a certified health coach with a genetic predisposition to toxicity. She’s also mom to 3 young kids who share the same trait. Ziff is determined to make the world less toxic. Amy teaches classes on living a nontoxic life and blogs about the chemical world we live in on Amy Ziff’s NoTox Life and she is the founder of the Veritey Shop, a site comprised of safe, nontoxic products. Ziff is currently harnessing our collective purchasing power to create massive change with Nontoxic Certified: America’s first independent, 3rd-party lab-tested nontoxic product certification program. The Nontoxic Certified symbol clearly indicates what products are safe for use on your body, for your family and in your home. Her “buy better” advocacy work has reached over a million Moms. Amy is changing the world for the healthier one product at a time, one person at a time, one home at a time. [/two_third_last]
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[two_third_last padding=”0 0 0 12px”] Aimee Danch is a rancher and land manager working to create a food system that nourishes our lands, our bodies, and our bank accounts. For the past four years, Aimee built and managed the cattle division for Belcampo Meat Company, where she oversaw one of the largest birth-to-market, Certified Organic, Animal Welfare Approved, management-intensive, grass-finished beef operations in the US. Aimee is currently building her own company, Pacific Grasslands, to help move the livestock industry towards transparency and management practices that regenerate our country’s pasture and grasslands, while creating a working model that demonstrates that the next generation of American farmers and ranchers can manage the land with ecological integrity and make a living. Aimee is driven by a deep reverence for the natural world, and is guided by the knowledge that our food systems are the universal tie to the planet we all share. Her work has been featured in Sunset Magazine, PBS’s Food Forward, Western Cowman, and The Great Steak Debate. [/two_third_last]
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