I was recently appointed as Regional Administrator for United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9. The Region, headquartered in San Francisco, is responsible for administering and enforcing federal environmental laws and programs in California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, 148 Tribes, and the Pacific Island Territories. I lead EPA efforts to protect the environment and advance public […]
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Carol McConnell ’81
Thank you to new School Leader, Blossom Beatty Pidduck ’92, for distributing information about the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) initial steps to open 1.6 million acres of California public lands in six counties to fracking and conventional oil drilling, including land adjacent to The Thacher School. Keeping Alumni informed about this kind of information is […]
Luke Black ’90
In late August my family and I (my wife, Katia, and daughter, Amina) relocated from New York to Portland, Oregon. I continue to work for the United Nations Development Program as an advisor on climate change and environmental finance issues. So far, we are enjoying life in the beautiful Pacific Northwest! I am elated to […]
Katie Ballou Calhoun ’83
I will soon raise a glass to 15 years at Calhoun & Company Communications — a PR, marketing and digital media agency for the wine and spirits industry. While my kids are old enough to mix cocktails with, they have chosen their own careers. Natalie is the Environmental Manager of King’s Canyon and Sequoia National […]
John Busterud ’72
I retired from PG&E last fall after 31 years as Managing Counsel and Senior Director where I was fortunate to work on a number of emerging environmental issues, including climate change regulation at the state, regional, and national levels. This spring I was elected to the board of the California Council for Environmental and Economic […]
Michael Morse ’69
Michael and wife Sandra are in the earthworm business, raising earthworms and producing castings for soil supplements and leachate for liquid fertilizer. Earthworms are amazing creatures, and could provide part of the solutions to several severe problems: food quality and yield, soil renewal, water conservation and waste disposal. Michael Morse CdeP 1969
Allison Natcher ’94
Work with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s Spill Prevention and Response Division is never dull. I recently worked on the removal of the tug Challenger from the Gastineau Channel with the Coast Guard and other governmental agencies. As Deputy State on Scene Coordinator for the project, I was the main point of contact for […]
Dawn Murray ’89
I was invited to the Kingdom of Bhutan as a professor in the BSc Environmental Science and Management Program at The Royal Thimpu College (RTC). I took a leave from my job as Chair of the Undergraduate Program at Antioch University Santa Barbara and my sons, 13 and 11 years old, and I have been […]
Kim Chase ’68
Just finished 3 years working in remote Alaska planning a new $300M plus new culturally and environmentally relevant hospital/clinic for the Yupik Eskimo. Working with the Yupik was a rare experience as they are one of the few intact native American cultures that is thriving even in the face of global warming/melting of the permafrost […]
David Laylin ’55
The Atlantic Council recently gave a symposium at which a longer version of this documentary (for which I was largely responsible) was shown. It deals with wetlands and environmental degradation in Eastern Iran. Click here for the documentary and enter password 135252. David Laylin CdeP 1955