Speakers

SHIFT Keynote Speakers

Dr. Michael Suk System Wide Chairman, Geisinger Musculoskeletal Institute for the Geisinger Health System View profile
Dr. Nooshin Razani Director, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland’s Center for Nature and Health; Founder, SHINE View profile
Jane Wei-Skillern Senior Fellow, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley View profile
Dr. Wallace “J” Nichols Scientist, Researcher, Author, Co-Founder of Blue Mind View profile
Hawah Kasat Executive Director, One Community Unity View profile
David Strayer Professor of Cognition and Neural Science, University of Utah View profile
Art Kramer Professor of Psychology; Director of the Center for Cognitive & Brain Health, Northeastern University View profile

The SHIFT Summit

Kevin Heiner Associate Director, Southwest Conservation Corps View profile
Joshua Brandon Research Project Manager, University of Washington View profile
Eugenia South Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania View profile
Betty Sun Program Manager, Institute of the Golden Gate View profile
Luis Perez Leadership Program Coordinator, Outdoor Outreach View profile
Barton Robison Co-Leader, Oregon Health & Outdoors Initiative View profile
Mona Koh East Bay Regional Park District Community Relations Manager View profile
Florence Williams Author, The Nature Fix View profile
Marc Berejka Director of Community and Government Affairs, REI View profile
Josh Gold Senior Manager of R3 and State Regulations, Archery Trade Association View profile
Chad Brown Founder, Soul River Runs Deep View profile
Kate Williams CEO, 1 % for the Planet View profile
Liz Townley Director, Your Forests, Your Future View profile
Attila Bality National Park Service Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program View profile
Chris Chandler Cities Program Director, The Nature Conservancy View profile
Diane Mailey Director, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy View profile
Ryan O’Donoghue Executive Director, First Descents View profile
Dr. Stephen Bannar Orthopedic Surgeon; Liaison, Barton Health/Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit View profile
Jenny Mulholland-Beahrs Director, California Outdoor Engagement Coalition View profile
Heather Dermott Executive Director, Idaho Business for the Outdoors View profile
Brad Gentry Co-Director of the Center for Business & the Environment, Yale University View profile
Kristen H. Walter Ph.D., Clinical and Research Psychologist, Naval Health Research Center View profile
Whitney Milhoan Executive Director, Casting for Recovery View profile
Jim Ritterhoff Founder, Force Blue View profile
Dustin Martin Executive Director, Wings of America View profile
Hawah Kasat Executive Director, One Community Unity View profile
John McDaniel Founder & CEO, Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation View profile
Hanaa Hamdi National Public Health Director, Trust for Public Lands View profile
Meg Haywood Sullivan Photographer View profile
Dr. Suzanne Bartlett Hackenmiller MD, FACOG, FABOIM; Medical Director, International Association of Nature and Forest Therapy View profile
Jason Urroz Director, Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s Kids in Parks program View profile
Theresa Wallace Program Director II, UAB division of Preventative Medicine View profile
Anna Sharrat Founder, Free Forest School View profile
Dr. David Sabgir Founder and Board President, Walk with a Doc View profile
Dr. Robert Zarr Founder and Medical Director, Park Rx America; Pediatrician, Unity Health Care View profile
Eva Lizette Garcia Planner, City of Brownsville, TX View profile
Pınar Ateş Sinopoulos-Lloyd Co-Founder, Queer Nature // Ambassador, Native Women’s Wilderness // Coalition Member, Diversify Outdoors View profile
Dr. Morgan Green Pediatric Resident, University of California San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital View profile
Karen Ramos Executive Director, Get Out Stay Out View profile
Adam Magers Founder & Head of Experiential Healing, Exploring Roots // Founder, Warriors’ Ascent View profile
Katelyn Sheehan Expedition Guide, Veterans with Disabilities // Trauma Counselor View profile
Vasu Sojitra Program Director, Eagle Mount Bozeman // Admin, Earthtone Outsideᴹᵀ // Athlete, The North Face View profile
Shonto Greyeyes Program Coordinator, Ancestral Lands, Southwest Conservation Corps View profile
Sarah Shimazaki Program Coordinator, Resource Media View profile
Sarah L. Knapp Founder & Director, OutdoorFest View profile
Sara Griffith Masters of the Environment Candidate, University of Colorado, Boulder View profile
Rachel Hopman Postdoctoral Fellow, Northeastern University View profile
Patrice D’Enbeau Program Manager, The Phoenix View profile
Olivia VanDamme Program Director, City Surf Project View profile
Nadia I. Mercado RN, BSN // Blogger, Melanin Basecamp // Community Service Chair, Team Blackstar Skydivers View profile
Jayme Dittmar Freelance Filmmaker // A-CHILL Advocate // Denali National Park and Preserve Mushing & Media Ranger // WILD Foundation Associate View profile
Jasmine Stammes Healthy Eating and Active Living Coordinator, The Conservation Fund View profile
Farjana Islam Resource Assistant, Conservation Education/Health and Nature Navigator Program Coordinator, USDA Forest Service through the Greening Youth Foundation View profile
Dylan McDowell Deputy Director, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators View profile
Diquan Edmonds Graduate Student, North Carolina State University View profile
David Rodgers Communications Manager, Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation // Vice President, DT Racing View profile
Cyrus Baird Director of Programs at the Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports View profile
Christopher Chalaka Director of Outdoor Asian View profile
Charles S. Evans R3 Coordinator, Georgia Wildlife Federation View profile
Brad Noone Sierra Club Military Outdoors, Vet Voice Foundation, Veterans Expeditions, Operation Vet Fit View profile
Avery Harmon Community Outreach Coordinator, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy View profile
Anahi Naranjo NYC Outings Leader, Latino Outdoors // Community Outreach Coordinator, Kingsbridge Heights Community Center View profile

SHIFT Award Official Selections

Luis Perez Leadership Program Coordinator, Outdoor Outreach View profile
Barton Robison Co-Leader, Oregon Health & Outdoors Initiative View profile
Megan Pischke Marketing and Wellness Manager, Boarding for Breast Cancer View profile
Stan Golub Executive Director, Reel Recovery View profile
Sarah Parker Youth Leadership Coordinator, North Cascades Institute View profile
Mona Koh East Bay Regional Park District Community Relations Manager View profile
Marc Berejka Director of Community and Government Affairs, REI View profile
Josh Gold Senior Manager of R3 and State Regulations, Archery Trade Association View profile
Chad Brown Founder, Soul River Runs Deep View profile
Liz Townley Director, Your Forests, Your Future View profile
Attila Bality National Park Service Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program View profile
Diane Mailey Director, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy View profile
Ryan O’Donoghue Executive Director, First Descents View profile
Marshall Masayesva Program Director, Adventures for Hopi View profile
Dr. Stephen Bannar Orthopedic Surgeon; Liaison, Barton Health/Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit View profile
Jenny Mulholland-Beahrs Director, California Outdoor Engagement Coalition View profile
Heather Dermott Executive Director, Idaho Business for the Outdoors View profile
Kristen H. Walter Ph.D., Clinical and Research Psychologist, Naval Health Research Center View profile
Bobby Cochran Oregon Health and Outdoors Initiative (2018 SHIFT Awards Official Selection) View profile
Whitney Milhoan Executive Director, Casting for Recovery View profile
Jim Ritterhoff Founder, Force Blue View profile
Dustin Martin Executive Director, Wings of America View profile
Hawah Kasat Executive Director, One Community Unity View profile
John McDaniel Founder & CEO, Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation View profile
Hanaa Hamdi National Public Health Director, Trust for Public Lands View profile
Meg Haywood Sullivan Photographer View profile
Jason Urroz Director, Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s Kids in Parks program View profile
Jenny Bruso Founder, Unlikely Hikers View profile
Betty Sun Program Manager, Institute of the Golden Gate View profile
Theresa Wallace Program Director II, UAB division of Preventative Medicine View profile
Anna Sharrat Founder, Free Forest School View profile
Dr. David Sabgir Founder and Board President, Walk with a Doc View profile
Dr. Robert Zarr Founder and Medical Director, Park Rx America; Pediatrician, Unity Health Care View profile
Dr. Nooshin Razani Director, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland’s Center for Nature and Health; Founder, SHINE View profile
Vasu Sojitra Program Director, Eagle Mount Bozeman // Admin, Earthtone Outsideᴹᵀ // Athlete, The North Face View profile

The Emerging Leaders

Eva Lizette Garcia Planner, City of Brownsville, TX View profile
Pınar Ateş Sinopoulos-Lloyd Co-Founder, Queer Nature // Ambassador, Native Women’s Wilderness // Coalition Member, Diversify Outdoors View profile
Dr. Morgan Green Pediatric Resident, University of California San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital View profile
Karen Ramos Executive Director, Get Out Stay Out View profile
Adam Magers Founder & Head of Experiential Healing, Exploring Roots // Founder, Warriors’ Ascent View profile
Katelyn Sheehan Expedition Guide, Veterans with Disabilities // Trauma Counselor View profile
Vasu Sojitra Program Director, Eagle Mount Bozeman // Admin, Earthtone Outsideᴹᵀ // Athlete, The North Face View profile
Shonto Greyeyes Program Coordinator, Ancestral Lands, Southwest Conservation Corps View profile
Sarah Shimazaki Program Coordinator, Resource Media View profile
Sarah L. Knapp Founder & Director, OutdoorFest View profile
Sara Griffith Masters of the Environment Candidate, University of Colorado, Boulder View profile
Rachel Hopman Postdoctoral Fellow, Northeastern University View profile
Patrice D’Enbeau Program Manager, The Phoenix View profile
Olivia VanDamme Program Director, City Surf Project View profile
Nadia I. Mercado RN, BSN // Blogger, Melanin Basecamp // Community Service Chair, Team Blackstar Skydivers View profile
Jayme Dittmar Freelance Filmmaker // A-CHILL Advocate // Denali National Park and Preserve Mushing & Media Ranger // WILD Foundation Associate View profile
Jasmine Stammes Healthy Eating and Active Living Coordinator, The Conservation Fund View profile
Farjana Islam Resource Assistant, Conservation Education/Health and Nature Navigator Program Coordinator, USDA Forest Service through the Greening Youth Foundation View profile
Dylan McDowell Deputy Director, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators View profile
Diquan Edmonds Graduate Student, North Carolina State University View profile
David Rodgers Communications Manager, Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation // Vice President, DT Racing View profile
Cyrus Baird Director of Programs at the Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports View profile
Christopher Chalaka Director of Outdoor Asian View profile
Charles S. Evans R3 Coordinator, Georgia Wildlife Federation View profile
Brad Noone Sierra Club Military Outdoors, Vet Voice Foundation, Veterans Expeditions, Operation Vet Fit View profile
Avery Harmon Community Outreach Coordinator, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy View profile
Anahi Naranjo NYC Outings Leader, Latino Outdoors // Community Outreach Coordinator, Kingsbridge Heights Community Center View profile

Workshops and Special Events

Dan Gardoqui Co-Founder and Executive Director, White Pine Programs View profile
Stan Golub Executive Director, Reel Recovery View profile
Jonah Yellowman Spiritual Advisor, Utah Diné Bikéyah View profile
Florence Williams Author, The Nature Fix View profile
Kate Williams CEO, 1 % for the Planet View profile
Ryan O’Donoghue Executive Director, First Descents View profile
Dr. John Whyte MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, WebMD View profile
Brenda Schmidt Founder and CEO, Solera Health View profile
Joshua Brandon Research Project Manager, University of Washington View profile
Dr. Garth Graham MD, MPH, President, Aetna Foundation View profile
Jon Jarvis Executive Director, UC Berkeley's Institute for Parks, People, and Diversity View profile
Diana Allen MCRP, Chief of Health Promotion, Healthy Parks Healthy People, National Park Service View profile
Dr. Suzanne Bartlett Hackenmiller MD, FACOG, FABOIM; Medical Director, International Association of Nature and Forest Therapy View profile
Domenic Bravo Administrator, Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails View profile
Noah Wilson President, Emergent Opportunities Inc. View profile
Luis Benitez Director, Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office View profile
Jane Wei-Skillern Senior Fellow, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley View profile
Rachel VanderVoort Director, Montana Office of Outdoor Recreation View profile
Jason Urroz Director, Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s Kids in Parks program View profile
Dr. David Sabgir Founder and Board President, Walk with a Doc View profile
Dr. Robert Zarr Founder and Medical Director, Park Rx America; Pediatrician, Unity Health Care View profile
Lise Lozelle Marketing Director, Casting for Recovery View profile
Cailin O’Brien-Feeney Director, Oregon Office of Outdoor Recreation View profile
Dr. Michael Suk System Wide Chairman, Geisinger Musculoskeletal Institute for the Geisinger Health System View profile
Sarah Shimazaki Program Coordinator, Resource Media View profile
Farjana Islam Resource Assistant, Conservation Education/Health and Nature Navigator Program Coordinator, USDA Forest Service through the Greening Youth Foundation View profile
Josh Lawler Co-Director, The University of Washington’s Center for Creative Conservation View profile
 
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