CESE

Board of Advisors

	Mary Evelyn Tucker Chair, Forum on Religion and Ecology Co-chair, Center Board of Advisors Mary Evelyn Tucker is the author of Moral and Spiritual Cultivation in Japanese Neo-Confucianism (SUNY, 1989) and Worldly Wonder: Religions Enter Their Ecological Phase (Open Court , 2003). She also edited two volumes on Confucian Spirituality (Crossroad 2003, 2004) with Tu Weiming and the Religions of the World and Ecology series (Harvard 1997-2004) with John Grim. Her book on The Philosophy of Qi is forthcoming from Columbia University Press. Read more
	David W. Orr Chair, Environmental Studies, Oberlin College Co-chair, Center Board of Advisors David W. Orr is Paul Sears Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College . He is perhaps best known for his pioneering work on environmental literacy in higher education and his recent work in ecological design. Read more
	Lawrence J. Amon Consultant; Former Executive Vice President, National Wildlife Federation Larry is a strategic financial management consultant, helping organizations design their budgeting and financial reporting processes to achieve organizational goals. Read more
	Armand Ball Former President, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Armand Ball, a native of Louisiana, currently consults with children's camps nationally and internationally. Read more
	Richard M. Clugston Executive Director, University Leaders for a Sustainable Future Rick Clugston is Executive Director of the Center for Respect of Life and Environment, and publisher and editor of Earth Ethics. He is Vice President for Higher Education of the Humane Society of the United States. Read more
	Jack Crocker Dean, Extended Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University Jack Crocker came from the University of South Florida in Tampa to Florida Gulf Coast University in 1995 as founding dean of the college of arts and sciences. He has served twice as interim provost and is currently Special Assistant to the President and Dean of Graduate Studies and Continual Learning. Read more
	Alison Hawthorne Deming Poet, Professor, Creative Writing, University of Arizona A direct descendant of the great American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, poet and essayist Alison Hawthorne Deming is Professor in Creative Writing at the University of Arizona . She is the author of Science and Other Poems (1994), selected by Gerald Stern for the Walt Whitman Award of the Academy of American Poets; The Monarchs: A Poem Sequence (1997), and a new poetry collection Genius Loci is forthcoming. Read more
	Marci Greene Dean, College of Education, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Marci Greene is Dean of the College of Education at Florida Gulf Coast University . She began her work at FGCU as Assistant Professor and leader of the graduate program for Special Education in 1997. Read more
	Maxine Greene Professor Emeritus, Teachers College, Columbia University Maxine Greene has been at the forefront of educational philosophy for well over half a century as a teacher, lecturer, and author. She is the Founder and Director of the Center for Social Imagination, the Arts, and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University where she has been on the faculty since 1965 and is now Professor Emeritus. Read more
	Donna Price Henry Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University Donna Price Henry is Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Biology at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). Henry completed her undergraduate work at the University of Pennsylvania , earning her B.A. in Biological Basis of Behavior in 1982, and her graduate work at Thomas Jefferson University earning her Ph.D. in Physiology in 1987. She was Chairman of the Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, and Assistant Professor of Biology at Saint Thomas University in Miami , Florida , for six years before joining FGCU. Read more
	Collette M. Hopkins Consulting Director of Education and Family Programs, National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, Georgia Collette Hopkins is a strong advocate for the rights of children, especially to the right to learn in a variety of environments with an assortment of teaching materials. She has designed curricular materials, conducted workshops, and organized educational tours to Africa and countries of the African Diaspora to provide teachers with new resources and to broaden their educational experience. Read more
	Louise M. Johnson Former Mayor, City of Sanibel Louise Johnson, of Sanibel Island , Florida , is a long-time nature lover, environmental activist, and public servant. A former Mayor of the City of Sanibel (1985-1986), Dr. Johnson has served as Sanibel City Councilor, as well as several terms, for a total of twelve years, on the City of Sanibel Planning Commission. Read more
	June LaCombe Environmental Artist, Curator, Maine June LaCombe is presently a fourth year Environmental Studies Doctoral Student at Antioch New England and an arts curator showing sculpture on the landscape. Her professional experience reflects her interests in natural history, cultural history and the arts. Read more
	Oannes Arthur Pritzker Director, Yat Kitischee Native Center Oannes Arthur Pritzker is an internationally recognized Native Ecologist, Journalist, and Educator. He is Director of the Yat Kitischee Native Center , an inter-tribal cultural, environmental, social justice, and news media organization. Read more
	Andrew Rowan Executive Vice President, The Humane Society of the United States Andrew Rowan is Executive Vice President for operations for The Humane Society of the United States . He also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Humane Society International, and President of the National Association for Humane and Environmental Education. Read more
	Jacob Scott FGCU Alumnus, England After moving from the UK to Florida as a college student, Jake became one of the first teaching assistants to Florida Gulf Coast University 's ground breaking Colloquium course. This course was the first environmental course required of all students graduating from a public university in the United States. Read more
	Joe Shepard Vice President, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Joe Shepard is the Vice President for Administrative Services for Florida Gulf Coast University. Prior to this appointment he served as the Dean of Students. Read more
	Erik Thijs Wedershoven Student, Maastricht University, The Netherlands Erik Thijs Wedershoven is twenty-two years old. Erik was elected as Youth Representative in the Government’s Delegation of The Netherlands to the United Nations General Assembly during the Night of the UN on 24 October 2004, the first open election in The Netherlands for that position. Erik is fluent in Dutch, English and French. His hobbies include martial arts (judo), acting, and poetry writing and performing. Read more
	Terry Tempest Williams Environmental Writer and Activist, Utah The work of celebrated nature writer and activist Terry Tempest Williams has been widely anthologized, having appeared in The New Yorker, The Nation, Outside, Audubon, Orion, The Iowa Review, and The New England Review, among other national and international publications. Williams is perhaps best known for her book, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place (Pantheon, 1991), now regarded as a classic in American Nature Writing. Read more