Meet NAU’s Sustainable Communities Advisory Panel
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Lori Arguelles (Washington, D.C.) is Director of Policy Engagement at COMPASS, which trains scientists in effective communication techniques. Prior to joining COMPASS, Lori served as the President and CEO of the Alice Ferguson Foundation. Her 25 years of experience in executive management, public relations, and government relations included positions such as Vice President of Media and Policy Strategy for the marine conservation non-profit organization SeaWeb, founding President and CEO of the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, Director of Communications for Girl Scouts of the USA, and Director of Public and Constituent Affairs for the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Lori is a proud Lumberjack with an undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism and political science from NAU and her MA in public communication from American University. larguelles@fergusonfoundation.org
Karan English (Flagstaff, Ariz.) is a conservationist and former congressional representative from northern Arizona. After stints as a Coconino County Supervisor and Arizona state legislator, she represented Arizona’s 6th congressional district from 1993 to 1995. She subsequently served in several roles at NAU, including as director of the community-liaison research organization The Landsward Institute and as a campus leader in developing the Applied Research and Development building. In 2011 graduated with an M.A. in Sustainable Communities from NAU. She continues to work in Washington, D.C. as a member of the Office of Congressional Ethics. kleme@live.com
Darcy Hitchcock (Sedona, Ariz.) is the founder and facilitator of the Sustainability Alliance of Northern Arizona, a coalition that works on sustainability-related issues in the Sedona and Verde Valley area. As president of AXIS Performance Advisors in Portland, Oregon, she served as a sustainability consultant to businesses for more than 20 years, and also co-founded the International Society of Sustainability Professionals. She also taught courses in sustainable business at the Bainbridge Graduate Institute. darcy@SustainabilityAllianceAZ.org
Timothy Kuzelka (Sacramento, Calif.), a graduate of NAU, is a attorney who has worked in a private practice and as a consultant for a wide range of clients. He has a particular interest in water resource law and environmental concerns in the western U.S. In recent years he has developed a particular interest in ocean conservation issues in northern Mexico. t74jack@yahoo.com
Paul Relis (Santa Barbara, Calif.) has worked to solve environmental problems in a varied career in NGOs, government, and business. He served for many years as an executive at the California EPA and as an executive in a private company developing biogas programs. He previously founded and ran a nonprofit environmental NGO in Santa Barbara. He is the author of the book Out of the Wasteland: Stories from the Environmental Frontier. He has particular interests in waste management and the development of the biogas industry. PaulR@crrmail.com
Katrina Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) is President of Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, a distinguished graduate school known for adult learners in the fields of clinical psychology, human talent and development, organizational leadership, and education. She has doctorates in political science and history, taught in Germany as a Fulbright scholar, and has served international NGO and educational sectors in many roles, including executive, board member, and teacher. She led the European campus for Thunderbird School of Global Management in Geneva for a decade, working with international organizations such as the Red Cross, World Trade Organization, United Nations Development Program, and the European Union. krogers@fielding.edu
Liz Taylor (Flagstaff, Ariz.) earned a Ph.D. in biology from Harvard and has long worked as an advocate for sustainable foods systems. She has a long connection with the Sustainable Communities program and with Flagstaff Foodlink, a nonprofit that works to improve local food production and availability in northern Arizona. She currently sits on a state of Arizona task force aimed at improving rural health and economic development by promoting more holistic regional food systems. eliztaylor1@gmail.com