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Siiri Bigalke
Siiri is a student at Smith College studying Government and Environmental Science & Policy. She served as co-chair of Youth Environmental Activists of Minnesota (or YEA! MN) in high school. In her year at Smith she has led the student initiated-environmental organization, Green Team, working directly under the Center for the Environment, Ecological Design, and Sustainability. Visit Siiri’s blog on Rio+20 at: smithatrio2012.weebly.com!
Siiri is a student at Smith College studying Government and Environmental Science & Policy. She served as co-chair of Youth Environmental Activists of Minnesota (or YEA! MN) in high school. In her year at Smith she has led the student initiated-environmental organization, Green Team, working directly under the Center for the Environment, Ecological Design, and Sustainability. Visit Siiri’s blog on Rio+20 at: smithatrio2012.weebly.com!
Julian Chen
Julian is project officer with the Heinrich Boell Foundation's Beijing Office, and the Chair of the CYCAN Executive Board. He has also served as officer for LEAD-China's Education and Policy Project, and has extensive experience in the field of environmental resource management. Julian holds an M.A. from the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology and a B.A. from East China Normal University.
Julian is project officer with the Heinrich Boell Foundation's Beijing Office, and the Chair of the CYCAN Executive Board. He has also served as officer for LEAD-China's Education and Policy Project, and has extensive experience in the field of environmental resource management. Julian holds an M.A. from the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology and a B.A. from East China Normal University.
Michael Davidson
Michael is NRDC’s US-China climate policy coordinator. He supports NRDC’s 30-person office in Beijing and helps inform US-China environmental protection efforts in Washington. A scientist at heart, he uses my physics degree to explore technical solutions to fossil fuel addiction, and push for ambitious, science-based governmental policies and support for ramping up energy efficiency and clean energy.
You can follow his NRDC blog at: http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/mdavidson/
Michael is NRDC’s US-China climate policy coordinator. He supports NRDC’s 30-person office in Beijing and helps inform US-China environmental protection efforts in Washington. A scientist at heart, he uses my physics degree to explore technical solutions to fossil fuel addiction, and push for ambitious, science-based governmental policies and support for ramping up energy efficiency and clean energy.
You can follow his NRDC blog at: http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/mdavidson/
Jamie Henn
Jamie is the co-founder and Communications and East Asia Director for the international climate campaign 350.org. As East Asia director for 350.org, Jamie coordinated nearly 500 events across East Asia, including over 300 rallies in China. Before co-founding 350.org with environmental writer Bill McKibben, Jamie helped lead the Step It Up 2007 campaign. He is a graduate of Middlebury College and co-author of the book Fight Global Warming Now.
Jamie is the co-founder and Communications and East Asia Director for the international climate campaign 350.org. As East Asia director for 350.org, Jamie coordinated nearly 500 events across East Asia, including over 300 rallies in China. Before co-founding 350.org with environmental writer Bill McKibben, Jamie helped lead the Step It Up 2007 campaign. He is a graduate of Middlebury College and co-author of the book Fight Global Warming Now.
Ellie Johnston
Ellie is chair of SustainUS - one of the major US delegations to Rio - a project coordinator for Berkshire Publishing's Encyclopedia of Sustainability, and an intern at Climate Interactive where she supports their climate and energy policy simulations. Ellie has served as the chair of the Southern Energy Network's Steering Committee, Executive of Sustainability in UNC Asheville's Student Government, founder of the NC Student Climate Coalition, leader of her campus environmental group, and keynote speaker at conferences and community events. Please visit the SustainUS blog at: http://sustainus.org/agents-of-change-blog
Ellie is chair of SustainUS - one of the major US delegations to Rio - a project coordinator for Berkshire Publishing's Encyclopedia of Sustainability, and an intern at Climate Interactive where she supports their climate and energy policy simulations. Ellie has served as the chair of the Southern Energy Network's Steering Committee, Executive of Sustainability in UNC Asheville's Student Government, founder of the NC Student Climate Coalition, leader of her campus environmental group, and keynote speaker at conferences and community events. Please visit the SustainUS blog at: http://sustainus.org/agents-of-change-blog
Yiting Wang
Yiting is a member of CYCAN as well as NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). She has participated extensively in environmental initiative and climate-related UN Summits, such as the Cancun Climate Change Summit and the Copenhagen Summit. A recent graduate of Mount Holyoke College, she is headed next to Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Yiting is a member of CYCAN as well as NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). She has participated extensively in environmental initiative and climate-related UN Summits, such as the Cancun Climate Change Summit and the Copenhagen Summit. A recent graduate of Mount Holyoke College, she is headed next to Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Hanyang Wei
Hanyang is the Director of CYCAN's Southern China branch, and is a veteran of the 2009 COP 15 in Copenhangen. In 2011, he interned at the UN Environment Programme in Geneva, and he is currently a 2012 youth representative of the "Rivers Decade Initiative."
Hanyang is the Director of CYCAN's Southern China branch, and is a veteran of the 2009 COP 15 in Copenhangen. In 2011, he interned at the UN Environment Programme in Geneva, and he is currently a 2012 youth representative of the "Rivers Decade Initiative."