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National Forum on Children and Nature Members

Members of the National Forum on Children and Nature include governors, mayors, corporate CEOs, heads of environmental organizations, and leaders from health and education institutions.

Honorary Co-Chair
Richard Louv, Author, www.childrenandnature.org

Co-Chairs
Governor M. Jodi Rell, Connecticut
Governor Edward Rendell, Pennsylvania
Governor Mark Sanford, South Carolina
Governor Brian Schweitzer, Montana

Members
Honey Alexander, Conservationist
Jim Anthony, The Cliffs
Jim Atchison, Busch Entertainment Corporation
John Berry, The National Zoo
Jamie Bigelow, Bigelow Homes
Reverend Sally Bingham, The Regeneration Project
Dr. Allen Counter, Harvard University
Mayor Richard M. Daley of Chicago
Bernard J. David, Zallinger/David Foundation
Honorable Cal Dooley, Grocery Manufacturers of America
Reverend Gerald L. Durley, Providence Missionary Baptist Church
Mike Finley, The Turner Foundation
John Flicker, National Audubon Society
John Francis, National Geographic Society
Howard Frumkin, National Center for Environmental Health
Jeff Glueck, Travelocity
Jim Greenman, Bright Horizons
Chad Holliday, DuPont
Frank Hugelmeyer, Outdoor Industry Association
Scott Izzo, Richard King Mellon Foundation
Dr. Richard Jackson, University of Michigan
Sally Jewell, REI
Charles Jordan, The Conservation Fund
Gary Knell, Sesame Workshop
Marguerite Kondracke, America’s Promise
John W. McCarter Jr., The Field Museum
Winsome McIntosh, Rachel’s Network
Kelly Meyer, Documentarian
Bette Midler, New York Restoration Project
David Orr, Oberlin College
Wendy Paulson, Environmental Educator
Dale Penny, Student Conservation Association
Lynn Powers, Gaiam
John Read, Outward Bound
Dr. David Rejeski, Serious Games Initiative
Steve Rendle, The North Face
Jerome C. Ringo, National Wildlife Federation
Jose Luis Rodriguez, Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network
Peter Schutt, Memphis Daily News
Jack Shea, Teton Science School
Richard Simon, RSI Inc.
Thomas Staggs, The Walt Disney Company
Dr. Michael Suk, University of Florida
Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis, AKT Development
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles
Dr. David Walsh, National Institute on Media and the Family
Michael Weinstein, Robin Hood Foundation
Mayor Bill White of Houston
Joseph Wynns, Indianapolis Dept. of Parks and Recreation

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