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Contest Presentation for Educators

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Contest Judges

These educators, artists, athletes and activists will pick our contest finalists. But you will decide who wins.

Paul Hawken www.paulhawken.com	Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, journalist, and author. Starting at age 20, he dedicated his life to sustainability and changing the relationship between business and the environment. His practice has included starting and running ecological businesses, writing and teaching about the impact of commerce on living systems, and consulting with governments and corporations on economic development, industrial ecology, and environmental policy.

Bob Burnquist www.bobburnquist.com www.bobburnquistfoundation.org	Bob Burnquist: a true skateboarding great, His professional accomplishments are unparalleled. A tech-wizard, innovative ramp-designer, good influence on younger skaters, avid surfer snowboarder, pilot, skydiver, musician, restaurateur, farmer, and family-man. A constant conduit of positive energies and attitude.

Craig Kielburger www.freethechildren.com	Craig Kielburger is an accomplished child rights advocate, leadership specialist, New York Times best- selling author and a speaker with a powerful message. He is the founder of Free The Children, the world's largest network of children helping children through education, and the co-founder of Leaders Today, the world's top youth leadership training organization. Craig has received many awards for his work, including the Nelson Mandela Human Rights Award, the World Economic Forum GLT Award, the Roosevelt Freedom Medal, one of the youngest people to receive the Order of Canada, the Human Rights Award from the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations and the World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child, also known as the Children's Nobel Prize. He has a degree in peace and conflict studies from the University of Toronto and is the recipient of two honorary doctorates. When Craig was 12, he was shocked to learn about the murder of a child labourer-turned-child rights activist. Eager to take action, he established Free The Children to help free children from poverty, exploitation and powerlessness. The organization began as a small group of classmates and quickly evolved into an international phenomenon. Under Craig's leadership, Free The Children has now changed the lives of more than one million young people around the world. The organization has built more than 450 primary schools, providing daily education to more than 40,000 children. Free The Children's many accomplishments in the areas of education, alternative income, health care, water and sanitation provision and peacebuilding have earned three Nobel Peace Prize nominations and facilitated high profile partnerships with organizations such as the United Nations and Oprah's Angel Network.

Pleasant Wayne www.pleasantwayne.com	Pleasant Wayne grew up the daughter of a Chiropractor/Preacher and his wife along with two younger brothers in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She attended the University of Colorado studying Communications and Philosophy and then re-located to Los Angeles in 2003 and from there began working as a promotional model and actress. Pleasant is an avid user of natural skin care products, supports organic farming, natural fuel research and alternative medicine practices. She contributes her free time to AIDS awareness and research and is the official spokesmodel for OneCan. She recently attended Leonardo DiCaprio's The 11th Hour film premiere in Hollywood in support of the ecological awareness it brings to the public. Pleasant possesses the charisma and grace of a dignitary, mainstream wit and honesty, and the morals that inspire positive social and environmental change.

Edward Burtynsky www.edwardburtynsky.com	Edward Burtynsky is known as one of Canada's most respected photographers. His remarkable photographic depictions of global industrial landscapes are included in the collections of 15 major museums around the world, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Biblioteque Nationale in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Born in 1955 of Ukrainian heritage at St. Catharines, Ontario, Burtynsky is a graduate of Ryerson University (Bachelor of Applied Arts in Photography) and Niagara College (Graphic Art). He links his early exposure to the sites and images of the General Motors plant in his hometown to the development of his photographic work. His imagery explores the intricate link between industry and nature, combining the raw elements of mining, quarrying, manufacturing, shipping, oil production and recycling into eloquent, highly expressive visions that find beauty and humanity in the most unlikely of places. In 1985, Burtynsky also founded Toronto Image Works, a darkroom rental facility, custom photo laboratory, digital imaging and new media computer-training centre catering to all levels of Toronto's art community. Mr. Burtynsky also sits on the board of directors for Toronto's international photography festival, Contact. An active lecturer on photographic art, Mr. Burtynsky's speaking engagements include the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., George Eastman House in Rochester, NY, The Canadian Center for Architecture in Montreal, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the TED conference, Idea City, and Ryerson University in Toronto. His images have appeared various periodicals, among them: Art in America, Art News, The Smithsonian, Harper's Magazine, Flash Art, Blind Spot, Art Forum, Saturday Night, Canadian Art, Playboy, National Geographic Society and the New York Times. Mr. Burtynsky's distinctions include the TED Prize, The Outreach award at the Rencontres d'Arles, The Flying Elephant Fellowship, Applied Arts Magazine book award(s), and the Roloff Beny Book award. In 2006 he was awarded the title of Officer of the Order of Canada and given an honorary degree; Doctor of Laws, from Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Marc Kielburger www.freethechildren.com	Marc Kielburger is an accomplished social advocate, leadership specialist, New York Times best-selling author and a speaker with a powerful message. He is the co-founder and chief executive director of Leaders Today, a world renowned youth leadership organization. He is also the chief executive director of Free The Children, the world's largest network of children helping children through education. Marc has been recognized for his vision and leadership with Canada's Top 40 Under 40 award and has received an Ashoka Fellowship for his innovation and commitment to social change. He is the youngest person ever to be awarded the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship and is the recipient of an honorary doctorate of education from Nipissing University for his work in leadership development. Marc has been honoured as a 2007 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. With the determination to protect the environment, Marc first became socially involved when he was 13 years old. He went on to serve as a parliamentary page in the Canadian House of Commons, work with AIDS patients in the slums of Bangkok, and volunteer in Kenya, where he helped local women establish a fair trade cooperative. Marc is a Harvard graduate and Rhodes Scholar. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, having completed a degree in international relations. After winning a coveted Rhodes scholarship, he went on to complete a law degree at Oxford University with an emphasis on human rights law. Convinced of the importance of leadership development in empowering youth, Marc co-founded Leaders Today in 1999. Leaders Today empowers young people through leadership education, providing them with the inspiration and tools to affect positive social change. The organization delivers one-of-a-kind local and international training experiences, reaching more than 350,000 youth every year. As chief executive director of Free The Children, Marc oversees a unique, youth-driven charity that has changed the lives of more than one million young people around the world. The organization has built more than 450 schools that provide daily education to more than 40,000 children. Free The Children's many accomplishments in the areas of education, alternative income, health care, water and sanitation provision and peacebuilding have earned three Nobel Peace Prize nominations and facilitated high profile partnerships with organizations such as the United Nations and Oprah's Angel Network.

Kenny Ausubel www.bioneers.org	Kenny Ausubel is the founder and co-executive director of Bioneers, a nonprofit educational organization that promotes practical environmental solutions and innovative social strategies for restoring the Earth and communities. He is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker and social entrepreneur whose books include The Bioneers: Declarations of Interdependence; and When Healing Becomes a Crime: The Amazing Story of the Hoxsey Cancer Clinics and the Return of Alternative Therapies. He co-founded Seeds of Change, a national biodiversity organic seed company, and founded Inner Tan Productions, a feature film development company. Kenny is also executive producer and co-writer of the award-winning radio series: Bioneers: Revolution From the Heart of Nature. He acted as a central advisor to Leonardo DiCaprio's feature documentary The 11th Hour, and appears in the film.

Eric Utne www.serveyourplanet.org	Eric Utne is an entrepreneur, publisher, and educator. His newest initiative, the Earth Corps for Global Service, aims to be "a Peace Corps for the whole Earth." He was founding publisher and editor of the New Age Journal, now owned by Martha Stewart/Omnimedia. In 1984, he founded Utne Reader, of which he was editor and chair for many years. He is President of the Board of Trustees of Sunbridge College, a Waldorf teacher-training college in Spring Valley, New York. In 2006, he was elected to the Executive Committee of the Nobel Peace Prize Forum.

Rob Machado www.robmachado.com	Rob Machado has won many of pro surfing's most prestigious contests, including Hawaii's Pipeline Masters (Triple Crown of Surfing), and the U.S. Open of Surfing, the largest surfing event held on the U.S. mainland. His 2006 win in that competition was only his latest at Huntington Beach, and it came on the heels of his victory at the 2006 Monster Energy Pro (also held at Pipeline) on Oahu's North Shore. Currently, Rob is still frequently voted in surf magazine polls as readers' favorites , and has many sponsors, including Hurley, Reef, and Nixon. Machado is an active member of Action Sports Environmental Coalition.

Liz Cunningham www.bioneers.org	Liz Cunningham, Program Associate for the Youth & Satellite Programs, holds a BA in Environmental Studies from Green Mountain College. She came to us from Burlington, Vermont where she was previously working on improving energy efficiency and renewable energy on college campuses through a grant from the DOE. In 2005 she coordinated the Northeast Climate Conference, which brought over 300 students from the Region to participate in over 30 workshops ed on climate change education and action. When she is not organizing youth, you can find her telemark skiing in Tahoe, tossing a frisbee in Golden Gate park, riding her bike through the city, or boogying on down to some live tunes!

Van Jones www.ellabakercenter.org	Van Jones is an environmental leader, civil rights attorney and powerhouse public speaker. He is the president of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in Oakland, CA. The Center promotes integrated solutions to urban America's toughest problems: social inequality and environmental destruction. Working with the Apollo Alliance, Van is promoting a national "green-collar jobs" initiative. He hopes this approach will create "green pathways out of poverty", while greatly expanding the coalition fighting global warming. He is a 1993 Yale Law graduate, husband and father.

Geoff Rowley	Geoffery Joseph Rowley (born June 6, 1976 in Liverpool, England) is a professional skateboarder who currently resides in Huntington Beach, California. He began skateboarding at the age of 13, and he has been skating for over 13 years. His signature trick is the Rowley Darkslide. Geoff's first sponsor was Flip Skateboards Geoff is known for being fearless in gaps rail ledges and for being able to skate different types of terrain. Geoff is currently filming for the video Extremely Sorry by Flip Skateboards which will be released in the summer of 2007. Geoff was first sponsored by Flip Skateboards and is an original team member. Geoff follows a vegan diet. [Photo: Flickr, Text: Wikipedia]

Jennifer Corriero www.takingitglobal.org	Named by the World Economic Forum as a 'Young Global Leader', Jennifer Corriero is a Canadian innovator with a passion for engaging youth and leveraging online networks as a tool for community development. Jennifer is Co-Founder and Executive Director of TakingITGlobal, a non-profit organization with the aim of fostering cross-cultural dialogue, strengthening the capacity of youth as leaders and increasing awareness and involvement in global issues through the use of technology. She is a Campaign Committee member for the Youth Employment Summit Campaign, and was a member of the Canadian government delegation to the World Summit on the Information Society. She has presented at events including the World Urban Forum, International AIDS Conference, World Summit on Sustainable Development, the 5th Stockholm Challenge Global Forum in Sweden, Global Knowledge Partnership International Forum in Sri Lanka, and the UNESCO Youth Forum in Paris. In 2000, Jennifer spent six months in Redmond advising Microsoft on various aspects of the next generation of workers (often referred to as the "Net Generation"). Jennifer has also worked on various consulting projects for companies. Jennifer has a BA (Liberal Studies) and MES (Masters in Environmental Studies) with an area of concentration on Youth Engagement and Capacity Building Across Cultures.

John Wood www.roomtoread.org	John Wood is the Founder and CEO of Room to Read. He started Room to Read after a fast-paced and distinguished career with Microsoft from 1991 to 1999. He quit Microsoft to go trekking in Nepal, saw a need, and within a year made the decision to devote "the second chapter of my adult life" to the quest for global education. With in-country, native staff, Room to Read builds schools, establishes multi-lingual libraries, and provides scholarships to enable girls to go to school. John was selected as the second recipient of the Draper Richards Fellowship and has twice been chosen for the Skoll Foundation award for social entrepreneurship. Room to Read is a four-time winner of the "Social Capitalist" award given by Fast Company magazine and the Monitor Group. In 2004, he was named as one of Time magazine's "Asian Heroes" -the only non-Asian ever selected to receive this award. He is the author of Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children.

Howard Rheingold	Howard Rheingold, internationally syndicated author of the weekly Tomorrow column, author of best-sellers Virtual Reality and The Virtual Community, editor of best-seller The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog, takes audiences on a journey through the human side of the technology-shaped future. He's been in on the Web since the beginning, and long before. He's studied Internet enterprises and started them. Rheingold was the founding Executive Editor of HotWired, the pioneering online publication launched on the World Wide Web by Wired magazine. He was the founder of Electric Minds, named by Time Magazine one of the ten best websites of 1996. He's a participant-observer in the design of new technologies, a pioneer, critic and forecaster of technology's impacts, and a speaker who involves his audience in an adventure in group futurism. Virtual Reality and The Virtual Community are published in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese language editions, in addition to distribution in the United Kingdom, and the United States. Rheingold has taught as appointed lecturer at UC Berkeley and Stanford University and is a non-resident Fellow at the Annenberg Center for Communication.

Stephan T. McGuire www.treemedia.com	Stephan McGuire is the Associate Producer of Leonardo DiCaprio's 'The 11th Hour' and the Director of Outreach for the 11th Hour ACTION Campaign. For most of the past 8 years he has been a Producer with Tree Media Group. He produced Woody Harrelson's Voice Yourself website portal and directed and producing a popular experimental short film called "The Green Pill". He co-scripted & produced the Guayaki Yerba Mate Corporate Demo CD. As a producer, he completed websites for The International Green Cross' Global Green, the 2000 Presidential Campaign Library for the Council on Foreign Relations, California's Heal the Bay, as well as many other non for profit and yoga organizations. Stephan began studying sustainable, earth restorative farming and living practices called "Permaculture" on the island of Hawaii in 2001 and in Costa Rica in 2002-2003. Permaculture techniques focus on making our communities healthy, culturally rich, and self-reliant models of integrated living. Stephan is also the Founder of the Coalition for a Sustainable Africa. CSAfrica is an international coalition dedicated to creative and collective solutions to inextricable economic, social and environmental challenges facing Africa today.

Lyn-z Adams Hawkins www.lyn-zadams.com	Lyn-Z Adams is a professional skateboarder from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California. She spent part of her childhood growing up in Sayulita, Mexico, just outside Puerto Vallarta. Lyn-Z got into skateboarding after her brother, Tyler, bought her a membership at the Encinitas YMCA when she was six years old. Her mother often travels with her. Adams Hawkins' skateboards bear her trademark, a message to her late father. Adams Hawkins is one of a very small group of professional female skaters. She is also one of a few skaters to skate the mega-ramp. Due to a broken arm in 2005 and leg surgery in 2006, Lyn-Z has missed out on many recent competitions. She was the on-camera host for the girls competition at the West 49 Canadian Open in Hamilton in September 2006. In 2007 Adams Hawkins returned to competition, and won the gold medal in the Women's Vert competition at the X-Games in Los Angeles. She is sponsored by DC Shoes, Roxy, Mechanical Grip Tape, RVCA, and Pro-Tec Helmets. She is also featured on a number of skate DVDs including Getting Nowhere Faster and the Groms series. She is also featured skater in the video game Tony Hawk's Project 8. Source: Wikipedia

Hafsat Abiola	Hafsat Abiola is a young activist who works to promote women, youth, and democracy in Nigeria, her home country, and around the world. She is a founding member of several initiatives including Global Youth Connect, Youth Employment Campaign, and Vital Voices: Women in Democracy. She is a member of the World Wisdom Council and the World Future Council. Hafsat is the author of many articles published in international and national media, and assistant editor of Imagining Ourselves, an international anthology of women, that was published in 2006. Hafsat is also the Executive Director of the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy, KIND, an NGO that seeks to empower democracy and development in Nigeria by strengthening organizations and creating initiatives that advance women. KIND's main programme is Kudra, a programme that offers leadership training to 750 young women across Nigeria each year. In recognition of her work, Hafsat was selected as a Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in 2001 and as an Ashoka Fellow in 2003, and received awards from the State of the World Forum, the Association for Women's Rights in Development, the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, and the National Association of Nigerian Students. She sits on several boards including Educate Girls Globally, Women's Learning Partnership, Youth Employment Campaign, and Institute of Noetic Sciences. Hafsat graduated from Harvard College in 1996 and received an honorary doctorate degree from Haverford College in 2003.

Lynne Twist	Lynne Twist -- a global activist, fundraiser, speaker, consultant, and author -- has dedicated her life to global initiatives that serve the best instincts in all of us. She has raised hundreds of millions of dollars and trained thousands of fundraisers to be more effective in their work. Lynne has spent more than three decades working in positions of leadership with many global initiatives including: ending world hunger, protecting the world's rainforests, empowering indigenous peoples, improving health, economic, and political conditions for women and children, advancing the scientific understanding of human consciousness, creating a sustainable future for all life. An original staff member of The Hunger Project, an organization started in 1977 to end world hunger, Lynne served as a leader of this global initiative for 20 years. Awards: "Woman of Distinction" at the United Nations by the International Health Awareness Network for her work to end hunger 2005 Humanitarian of the Year Award from Youth at Risk Katalysis Foundation's Entrepreneur of the Year Award Nautilus Book Award: 2004 Grand Prize for The Soul of Money New Dimension Broadcaster Award

Simran Sethi www.simransethi.com www.sundancechannel.com/thegreen www.treehugger.com	Simran Sethi is an American journalist, television producer and activist of Indian origin. She graduated cum laude in 1992 from Smith College with a BA in sociology and gender studies. In 2005, Sethi was awarded a MBA in sustainable business by the Presidio School of Management in San Francisco. She has hosted news for the environmental website TreeHugger.com, which earned a Vloggie for Best Green Vlog under her management. She is a host and writer of Sundance Channel's The Green, a commentator and story consultant on the Sundance Channel's series, Big Ideas for a Small Planet, a featured eco-advocate on the syndicated celebrity home makeover show The Ecozone Project, and the host of the Equator HD sustainability series Keep it Green. Sethi served on the board of advisors for New York City-based NPR station WNYC, and on the board of directors for the National Radio Project. In addition, she is featured as an environmental "messenger" in Vanity Fair's 2007 Green Issue and has appeared as an environmental expert on various TV programs including the Oprah Winfrey Show, Ellen DeGeneres show, and Martha Stewart Show. Sethi has been named the No. 6 Eco-hero of the Planet in the UK's Independent and was recognized as an environmental leader in Variety's "Women of Impact Report". She interviewed Al Gore on climate change for MSN.com and has created podcasts on environmental issues for the Alliance for Climate Protection. Simran is the Lacy C. Haynes Professional Chair at the University of Kansas School of Journalism & Mass Communication.

Jamie Bestwick www.jamiebestwick.com	Jamie Bestwick is the #1 Bike Vert Rider in the World and has proven to be virtually unbeatable. Jamie is also an eco & health advocate and is building an eco home in state College Pa.

Hannah Taylor www.ladybugfoundation.ca	Braced with the simple truth "everybody should have a home", Hannah Taylor is Canada's youngest advocate for this country's homeless community. At five years old, Hannah witnessed a devastating scene. A man was eating from a garbage can while they drove by. Hannah was immediately filled with sadness and questions, "why was he doing that?", "What Happens to him?" Since that defining moment, Hannah has learned about hunger and homelessness. She believes that everyone deserves a roof over their head and enough food to eat, as basic human rights. She has spoken about homeless-ness to one person at a time and to groups as large as 16,000. Hannah believes that in caring we can all make a difference in the lives of the hungry and homeless. Where society sees a problem, Hannah sees a person. Under Hannah's guidance, The Ladybug Foundation Inc. was founded in May, 2004. Through Hannah's efforts well over 1 million dollars has been raised directly and indirectly for projects that provide frontline services to the homeless. The Ladybug Foundation has contributed to close to 20 homeless shelters, food banks and missions across Canada to help feed and provide shelter and safety for homeless people. To Hannah, the most important aspect of what she does is educating people about homelessness. She believes that if people learn about homelessness, they will want to help. She has spoken at more than 80 schools in Canada to thousands of children who now feel their own power to 'Make Change' in their communities, in their cities and in their world.

Carol Newell www.renewalpartners.com	As founder of Renewal Partners and the Endswell Foundation, Carol Newell is a leading advocate for placing substantial personal wealth into the service of social change-making. Since 1989, she has increasingly directed her financial assets to support and stimulate economic development and civil society that complement natural systems and local economy in British Columbia, Canada.

Nicole Sanchez www.newglobalcitizens.org	Nicole Sanchez is the Executive Director & Co-Founder of New Global Citizens, a non profit organization that mobilizes young people in the United States to help solve the world's biggest problems. Nicole's passion for youth development and activism grew from her own experiences as an activist starting at the age of 12. She was born and raised in the Bay Area and attended Stanford University, where she majored in American Studies, focusing on race and identity. After graduating, Nicole had a successful career with City Year, a model AmeriCorps program. In her position as National Program Director, Nicole was charged with building community partnerships and recruiting diverse groups of young people throughout the United States to commit a year to full-time community service. Afterward, she returned to Stanford as Associate Director for the Program in Ethics in Society. There, she co-founded "Hope House Scholars," a program that engages professors in service teaching the humanities to recently-incarcerated women in Redwood City. Nicole also helped to launch the Stanford Center on Ethics, a multi-disciplinary institute that ensures ethics training for all students in the university's professional schools. To get on her good side, try discussing the finer points of Harry Potter or praising her two beautiful daughters, ages 4 and 7.

Ze Frank www.zefrank.com	In 2001, Ze Frank created an online birthday invitation and sent it to seventeen of his closest friends. Forwarded wildly, the invitation soon generated millions of hits and over 100 gigabytes of daily web traffic to Frank's personal Web site. The site grew to include interactive group projects, short films, animations, and video games, many Flash-based, including children's educational videos featuring handy tips such as "Don't vacuum your face". Frank won a 2002 Webby Award for Best Personal Website. In 2005, Frank was featured in Time Magazine's "50 Coolest Websites". Frank debuted onstage at the Gel conference in 2003, and later spoke at the TED Conference in 2004 and 2005. On March 17, 2006 Frank launched a daily video blog known simply as the show with zefrank. Each tightly edited three-to-five-minute episode combined Daily Show-style commentary on world events with songs, observations, and occasional games or challenges for his viewers to participate in. the show quickly became the most popular portion of his site and helped to increase Frank's visibility in the blogosphere while attracting also the interest of those in the "old media" of film and television. Frank signed with the United Talent Agency (UTA) of Beverly Hills, California for representation. The show ended on March 17, 2007 as planned, exactly one year after its start.

Anna Lappe www.smallplanetinstitute.org	Anna Lappe is a nationally recognized author and public speaker and a Food and Society Policy Fellow, a national program of the WK Kellogg Foundation.With her mother, Frances Moore Lappe, she is co-founder of the SmallPlanet Fund and a founding principal of the Small Planet Institute, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her first book, the bestselling Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet (Tarcher/Penguin 2002) chronicles social movements on five continents addressing the root causes of hunger and poverty. Winner of the Nautilus Award for Social Change, Hope's Edge has been published in several languages and is used in classrooms across the country. She is currently at work on her second book, Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen (Tarcher/Penguin 2006), with recipes by chef Bryant Terry and a foreword by Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation). Since the publication of Hope's Edge, Anna has visited more than seventy cities sharing her unique perspective on food politics, globalization, and the media. She has guest lectured at dozens of universities, including Allegheny College, Boston University, Brown University, New York University, and Yale University. Anna's work has been featured in O: The Oprah Magazine, Vibe Magazine, Organic Style, Body & Soul, and Natural Health, Utne.

Debbie Levin www.ema-online.org	Debbie Levin is President of the Environmental Media Association (EMA). With a Board of Directors that include some of the most influential names in the entertainment business, EMA has unique access to content of both feature films and television. Taking over the reins seven years ago, Debbie has moved EMA in new directions with a strong emphasis on Young Hollywood and corporate relationships. Under her leadership, EMA has emerged as the leading entertainment organization to use the industry to role model and influence globally on essential environmental issues and lifestyle.

Amy Smart www.amy-smart.com	Amy Lysle Smart was born in Topanga, California. Inspired by her friend Vinessa Shaw, Smart studied ballet for ten years and enrolled in acting classes when she was 16, but began her career as a fashion model, working in Italy, France, Mexico, and Tahiti. From that Smart moved on to star is several films between 1997 and the present. Smart was the speaker for the Heal the Bay organization; she has also worked with the Humane Society and the "Environmental Media Association", and was named one of Organic Style magazine's "Women with Organic Style" of 2004.

Daryl Hannah www.dhlovelife.com	Daryl Hannah was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Susan, and Don Hannah, a tugboat and barge company owner. Her parents divorced shortly after her birth and her mother remarried Jerrold Wexler, a businessman and brother of Haskell Wexler, a noted cinematographer. Hannah, a vegetarian since age eleven, grew up with siblings Don Hannah and Page Hannah, as well as half sister Tanya Wexler. She attended school at Francis Parker and the Chicago Latin School in Chicago until 6th grade when she moved to Parker. Hannah became interested in movies at a young age, due to insomnia. She was very shy and was diagnosed as 'borderline autistic'. Hannah attended the private Francis W. Parker School (where she played on the boys' soccer team) and the University of Southern California. Hannah, a keen environmentalist, has her own weekly video blog called DH Love Life (dhlovelife.com), on sustainable solutions. She often is the sound, camera person and on-screen host for the blog. Her home runs on solar power and is built with green materials. She also drives a car that runs on biodiesel. In late 2006, she also volunteered to act as a judge for Treehugger.com's "Convenient Truths" contest.

Travis Rice	Travis Rice born October 9, 1982 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming is considered by many to be among the best snowboarders in the world today. He has excellent all-around skills in backcountry, park, and pipe, and is known for his massive airs and fearless approach to difficult tricks. Waltzing into his first Winter X Games competition, and going home with the gold medal in slopestyle marked his professional snowboarding breakout in 2002. Rice is also renowned for his creativity and relentless motivation as a filmmaker. He has channeled his passion for the mountains and the art of snowboarding into the production of his best-selling snowboard film "Community Project" and the upcoming "Shedding Light". Despite his non-stop travel schedule and the pressures of being a world-famous professional athlete, Travis remains a positive and inspiring role model for his fans.

Ray Anderson www.interfaceglobal.com	The story is now legend; the "spear in the chest" epiphany Ray Anderson experienced when he first read Paul Hawken's "The Ecology of Commerce" seeking inspiration for a speech on the company's environmental vision. Fourteen years and a sea change later, Interface, Inc., is nearly 50 percent up "Mount Sustainability," the journey towards a vision that no one would have imagined for the company, or the petroleum-intensive industry of carpet manufacturing which has been forever changed by Anderson's vision. The once captain of industry, now environmentalist, has authored a book chronicling his journey, "Mid-Course Correction," and become an unlikely screen hero in the 2004 Canadian documentary, "The Corporation." He's a sought after speaker and advisor on all issues eco, including a stint as co-chairman of the President's Council on Sustainable Development. He was named one of TIME International's Heroes for the Environment in 2007.

Nancy Sturm	Nancy Sturm is the education advisor to the governor of West Virginia.