Track 9: Digging Deep: In-depth sessions on policy advocacy and growing effective inclusive networks [
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9:45am
International Policy and Advocacy on Children and Nature: The Growing Political Movement to Connect all Youth to Nature
Moderator
Principal, LBC Action
Co-Founder of the Children and Nature Network
Speakers
Executive Vice-President and CEO, Canadian Wildlife Federation
Rick Bates is the CEO and Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Wildlife Federation, Canada’s largest conservation charity. CWF has been a leader in experiential education and connecting people to nature for over 30 years. Through its educator professional development and youth...
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CEO, Nature Play WA
Griffin Longley, Bio
Chief Executive Officer, Nature Play WA
Griffin Longley is the CEO of Nature Play WA, an inaugural Board Member of the WA Parks Foundation, an award winning journalist, a former weekly columnist with The West Australian Newspaper, and the founder of a program...
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Director, Nearby Nature & Chair, OAK, Sierra Club & OAK
11:15am
Bringing Vibrancy and Health to Urban Settings
Speakers
Managing Dir. Research & Best Pract., National Environmental Education Foundation
Founder- Executive Director Emeritus, Latino Outdoors
José G. González is an experienced educator in the arts, education, conservation, and the environment as a K-12 public education teacher, environmental education advisor, outdoor education instructor and coordinator, and university adjunct faculty. He received his B.A at the University...
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Community Programs, Presidio Trust
For the past 25 years, Damien has designed and implemented projects and programs to provide urban children, youth and families engaging experiences and encounters with "nature in the city" (San Francisco). He's a lead collaborator with the San Francisco's participation nation-wide...
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Coordinator, Bay Area Children in Nature Collaborative
I coordinate the Bay Area Children in Nature Collaborative and am currently involved in network design. I am exploring the possibility with others of mapping summit participants to help contribute to meaningful connections to weave the social fabric of our movement and create a collective...
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2:45pm
Engaging Constituents on Public Lands
Moderator
president, Fran Mainella Consulting
Fran Mainella is a Visiting Scholar at Clemson University Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. She is also President of Fran Mainella Consulting,LLC. Director Mainella served nearly six years as the 16th Director and the first woman to lead the U. S. National...
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Speakers
Director, Outreach & Marketing, Parks Canada
Having joined Parks Canada in 2010, Élisabeth Lacoursière now manages national office leadership and support for marketing, promotion, outreach, and events as Director, Outreach and Marketing Branch. Prior to her arrival at Parks Canada, Élisabeth worked at the National Capital...
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Senior VP, Grants & Programs, National Park Foundation
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Senior National Director, Conservation Engagement, Nature Conservancy of Canada