Mary Beth Steisslinger is an ecological restoration and systems biologist with the Urban Ecology Collaborative, an eight city mid-Atlantic collaborative sharing models and funding towards creating healthy, safe and vibrant cities. With a Masters of Science in Sustainable Systems and a background in art and social justice
Mary Evelyn Tucker was a Professor of Religion at Bucknell University until 2005 where she taught courses in Asian religions and Religion and Ecology. From 1993 - 1996 she was a National Endowment for the Humanities Chair at Bucknell. She is currently Research Associate at the Harvard-Yenching Institute.
Masami Saionji is Chairperson of the Goi Peace Foundation and the World Peace Prayer Society headquartered in New York. As an international lecturer and writer, Mrs. Saionji promotes peace awareness and a new way of life in the 21st century, building on the infinite creativity and possibility of human beings and the power of our hearts and minds. She has also initiated and led peace ceremonies in many cities all over the world.
Matt Cooperrider studied environmental science, international politics, and Chinese at Middlebury College.
A native of England, and resident in the US for over 35 years and several years in Brazil, she received an honors degree in Biological Sciences from the University of London. She did post-graduate research in bio-science at Leeds University and Michigan State University before switching to psychology.
Maurice Strong is a senior adviser to the Secretary General of the United Nation and former senior adviser to the president of the World Bank. He is one of the world’s most influential political and environmental activists.
Michael Edwards is widely recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on civil society, philanthropy, and social change. For the past thirty years, he has worked to strengthen the contributions of ordinary citizens to their communities as a grant giver, writer, advocate, organizer, and activist across five continents
Michael Skoler entered journalism 25 year ago, after leaving the French wine business and buying a book titled How to Be a Freelance Writer. His work in print, radio, and television has received numerous honors.
Michael Vlahos, PhD is Professor of Strategy at the United States Naval War College. He is the author of Fighting Identity: Sacred War and World Change, a ‘take no prisoners’ analysis of how war—as culture’s core ritual—has shaped national identity in the modern world. Vlahos, a graduate of Yale and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, began his career in the Navy and the CIA.
