Bioneers

Bioneers

"Founder Kenny Ausubel coined the word bioneers in 1990 to describe an emerging culture of social and scientific innovators who are mimicking nature¹s operating instructions to serve human ends while enriching the web of life. We take a "solve-the-whole-problem" approach: Taking care of nature means taking care of people - and taking care of people means taking care of nature. " In recent years their annual conference was hosted by the Sierra Nevada Deep Ecology Institute.

• Executive Director - Joshua Sheridan Fouts (since dec 2013)
• Former Executive Director - Jill van Nortwick
• Former President - Ginny McGinn

Directors

• Kenny Ausubel, Nina Simons, Eriel Deranger, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, john a. powell, Anita L. Sanchez, Scott Spann, Clayton Thomas-Muller, Trea C. Yip, Brian Welch

Directors (2009)

Accessed August 2009:

• Clayton Thomas-Muller - Chair
• Greg Watson - Vice Chair
• Charlotte Brody - Secretary
• Tom Van Dyck - Treasurer
• Kenny Ausubel - CEO
• Dune Lankard
• Oren Lyons
• David Orr
• Nina Simons

Honorary Board of Directors

• Bill Benenson, Laurie Benenson, Barbara Bosson, Jim Butcher, Gay Dillingham, Lauren Embrey, Richard Foos, Connie Cagampang Heller, Darian Rodriguez Heyman, Polly Howells, Jeffrey Hull, Maggie Kaplan, Chief Oren Lyons, Matthew Monahan, Melissa K. Nelson, David Orr, Larry Rasmussen, Sister Gloria Rivera, Dale Rodrigues, Jim Sheehan, Nikki Silvestri, Michelle Jarrett Skaff, Hugo Steensma, Paul Vosbeek, Greg Watson

Contact

Web: http://www.bioneers.org

Resources and articles

Related Sourcewatch articles

• Fenton Communications
• Jodie Evans
• Van Jones
• David Brower Center
• Janet M. Morgan
• Global Green Millennium Awards
• Nancy Schaub
• Chuck Castleberry
• Belvie Rooks - board member
• JP Harpignies - conference organizer
• "Chelsea Green is a long time sponsor of Bioneers" [1]
• E2K - produce annual conference