Past & Present Sc3 Speakers Workshop Leaders
2025 Plenaries
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Dr. Maime Parker
Former Head of Fisheries, US. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Steve Chase
Acting Deputy Director for Program Management & Policy, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Ryan Haggerty
FWS, Photographer
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Tina Morris
Bald Eagle Naturalist
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Dennis Liu-E.O
Wilson Biodiversity Foundation
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Brandon Dennison
Founder and CEO of Coalfield Development
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Pete Dominick
Podcaster, Comedian & Journo-Activist
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Compton “Jim” Tucker
Senior earth scientist at the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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Jacqui Painter
Sc3 Alum & District Leader for Assembly District 51
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Bridget Mariano
K-12 Grants Coordinator for Virginia Beach City Public Schools
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Abrah Steward
Program Manager at Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas (CFROG) & Sc3 Alum
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Randy Robinson
Instructional Systems Specialist and Outreach Coordinator at the USFWS National Conservation Training Center
Past Plenaries
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Dr. Maime Parker
Biologist, Former Regional Director: US Fish & Wildlife Service
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Pete Dominick
Comedian, Commentator & Journo-activist
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Casey Clemens
Sr. Director of Education, Educated Choices Program
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Bill Mckibbon
Climate Advocate, Author & Leader of 350.org
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Steven Chase
Director, National Conservation Training Center
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Dr Biswajit De
Founder & President, WildRoots-India
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Robert Watson
Founder of LEED & SWEEP; Principal at Upland Road
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Ryan Harvey
Musician; National Field Director, Public Citizen
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Rodney Stotts
Master Falconer, and Mr. Hoots
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Alejandro Morales
Sicangu Lakota
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Dr. Sylvia Earle
Marine Biologist
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Dr. Kurt Meine
Biologist, Environmental Historian & Writer
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Juan Martinez
Natural Leader & Director of Fresh Tracks (Aspen Institute)
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Dr. Virginia Burkett
Chief Scientist for Climate and Land Use Change, USGS
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Carl Safina
Ecologist & Author
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John Francis
Environmentalist, “The Planetwalker”
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Dr. Mitchell Joachim
Furutirs & Co-Founder, Terreform ONE nonprofit architecture & urban design
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Joe Riis
National Geographic Contributing Photographer & Photography Fellow
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Dr. Thomas Lovejoy
Biologist, President of the Amazon Biodiversity Center
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Ian Cheney
Documentary Filmmaker
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Dr. Robert M. Pyle
Lepidopterist & Author
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Tem Blessed
Hip-hop Artist & Author
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Dr. Douglas Brinkley
Historian & Author

