Interviews Archive

  • Marty Blatt, Boston National Historical Park

    Marty Blatt, Boston National Historical Park

    Marty Blatt is chief of cultural resources and historian at Boston National Historical Park and is vice president of the National Council on Public History.

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  • Mark Carr, AEP River Operations

    Mark Carr, AEP River Operations

    Mark Carr works on public relations, government affairs, and safety communications at AEP River Operations in Chesterfield, Missouri.

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  • Allen Washatko: Principal, The Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc.

    Allen Washatko: Principal, The Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc.

    Allen Washatko is principal and co-founder, along with Tom Kubala, of The Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc. (TKWA) of Cedarburg, Wisconsin. TKWA embraces a design philosophy of “Wholeness,” where the built environment supports and enhances both human activity and natural living systems. The idea of sustainability is a natural extension of wholeness-based thinking and is integrated into every studio project. Current TKWA projects are located throughout the United States and in Costa Rica. In 2007, the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center achieved LEED® platinum and became the highest rated new building measured under the United States Green Building Council rating system. It is the first building certified by LEED as carbon neutral in operation.

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  • Sam Ham: Using Interpretation to Promote Conservation in the Galapagos

    Sam Ham: Using Interpretation to Promote Conservation in the Galapagos

    Since 1998, Sam Ham, author of Environmental Interpretation: A Practical Guide for People with Big Ideas and Small Budgets, has collaborated with Lindblad Expeditions in strengthening protection of the Galapagos Islands’ natural heritage.

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  • Dan Shilling: Author, “Civic Tourism: The Poetry and Politics of Place”

    Dan Shilling: Author, “Civic Tourism: The Poetry and Politics of Place”

    Dan Shilling worked at the Arizona Humanities Council from 1984 until 2003, the last 14 years as director. He guided Arizona’s early research on heritage tourism, editing three publications and earning several awards, including the Arizona Office of Tourism "Person of the Year Award" and the Museum Association of Arizona "Distinguished Service Award." Dan recently directed a three-year project on place-based tourism, resulting in the book Civic Tourism. He teaches a seminar at Arizona State University (ASU) on sustainability, and he recently received an ASU fellowship to research the connections between Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic and sustainability.

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  • Philippe Cousteau, Jr., Co-founder and CEO, EarthEcho International

    Philippe Cousteau, Jr., Co-founder and CEO, EarthEcho International

    The grandson of legendary oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and son of Philippe Cousteau, Sr., Philippe Cousteau, Jr. co-founded EarthEcho International (www.EarthEcho.org) with his sister Alexandra in 2000 to educate about and promote sustainability of the ocean environment. He has been involved in a number of television projects, including an ongoing role as the chief ocean correspondent for Animal Planet.

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