Tom Brocher

Tim Dickinson
Tim Dickinson was an editor at Mother Jones from 1998 to 2005. Now a contributing editor for Rolling Stone magazine, where he writes about politics, Dickinson is also the author of the Rolling Stone's National Affairs Daily blog. Alexa Engelman
Alexa Engelman is the Public Interest Litigation Coordinator at the Center for Environmental Health in Oakland, CA. Peter Fimrite
San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer. Bonnie Fisher
Bonnie Fisher is a Principal of ROMA Design Group and Director of Landscape Design. Her project experience ranges in scale from planning for major open space preservation and restoration projects and the planning of new urban districts to the specific design and implementation of urban open space, plazas, and streetscapes. Nathaniel Ford
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Warren Karlenzig
Chief Strategy Officer for Sustainlane.com. Consultant to Fortune 500 and National/Local government. Expert in Sustainability through the lens of state and local government Elliot M. Katz DVM
Veterinarian Elliot Katz is the founding president of the animal-rights group “In Defense of Animals.” Peter Leyden
Director of the New Politics Institute, a think tank and strategy center of experts from many different fields who are helping Democrats and progressives take advantage of today’s massive changes in technology, media and demographics. Previously managing editor at the original Wired magazine, special correspondent for Newsweek in Asia, and coauthor of The Long Boom and What's Next. Ellen Prager, PhD
Dr. Prager’s expertise and ability to communicate science to the layman has led to numerous media appearances. While living underwater in the Aquarius undersea laboratory she appeared on The Today Show and was a host/researcher for the Jason Project, broadcasting live five times a day. She was featured in an ABC News Special on Earth Day: Planet Earth 2000, has appeared on-camera for Good Morning America, CBS Early Show, Larry King, CNN American Morning, in Miami’s NBC EcoWatch Coral Crisis special, and has been in shows for the Discovery Channel. She is a frequently requested speaker at aquariums, national meetings, and schools. Jessica Prentice
Jessica Prentice is both a professional chef and a passionate home cook. Most recently, she has worked as the Director of Education Programs at the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture, where she conducted Farm Tours to some of Northern California's most ecologically oriented farms and ranches, taught live cooking demos, hosted panel discussions around issues of sustainable agriculture, and conducted regular interviews with farmers at the Saturday morning Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Susan Preston

Gerald Prolman

Betsy Rosenberg
Betsy Rosenberg is an award-winning broadcast journalist who has worked for three major networks over the course of her 24 years in radio. She is currently the host of the radio show EcoTalk, which chronicles the entire spectrum of "green" living. Mark Schapiro

Alan Snitow

Art Torres
Arthur "Art" Torres is the current Chairman of the California Democratic Party, a position he has held since 1995, and is the first Latino in the California Democratic Party to have been nominated for statewide office when he won the Democratic primary for insurance commissioner in 1994. Sally Vance-Trembath
Assistant Professor–Theology, led five sessions in the fall at St. Ignatius Church called “Vatican II and Beyond” in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council. Marcus Wohlsen
Writes about the environmental dimensions of global politics, business, and crime. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, the Village Voice, Backpacker, OnEarth, and the Boston Phoenix. Served as head staff writer at Blue Ridge Outdoors, the Southeast’s leading outdoors monthly. Kriss Worthington