2022 New Horizons Conference

The conference had 824 attendees from 25 countries and 259 cities. The conference featured 12 panel presentations, 12 workshops, networking sessions, student poster presentations, and keynote speeches.

2022 Conference Program 2022 Conference Resources

Thank you for attending! We were pleased to welcome many fantastic speakers for this year’s conference, including:

  • Dr. Dorceta E. Taylor

    Wangari Maathai Professor of Environmental Sociology, School of the Environment, Yale University
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    Headshot of Dr. Dorceta E. Taylor

  • Charisma Acey

    Assistant Professor - University of California - Berkeley
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  • Margie Alt

    Campaign Director - Climate Action Campaign
    Margie Alt

  • Shalanda Baker

    Senior Advisor - Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, U.S. Department of Energy
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  • Gary Barrett

    Senior Advisor - U.S. Forest Service
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    Gary Barrett

  • Frances Beinecke

    President Emerita - Natural Resources Defense Council
    She/Her/Hers
    Francis Beinecke Headshot

  • Bilal Butt

    Associate Professor, University of Michigan - School of the Environment and Sustainability
    He/Him/His
    Bilal Butt Headshot

  • Mijin Cha

    Assistant Professor - Occidental College
    She/Her/Hers
    Mijin Cha Heashot

  • Danielle Deane

    Director of Equitable Climate Solutions - Bezos Earth Fund
    She/Her/Hers
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  • Juan Declet-Barreto

    Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability - Union of Concerned Scientists
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    Juan Declet-Barreto Headshot

  • Michael Dorsey

    Partner and Co-Founder - IberSun & IberSun, North America
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  • Sikina Jinnah

    Associate Professor University of California - Santa Cruz
    She/Her/Hers
    Sikina Jinnah Headshot

  • Shumaisa Khan

    UrbanA Fellow - European Commission UrbanA Project
    She/Her/Hers
    Shumaisa Khan Headshot

  • Brenda Mallory

    Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality - Office of the White House
    She/Her/Hers
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  • Sparkle Malone

    Assistant Professor - Florida International University
    She/Her/Hers
    Sparkle Malone Headshot

  • Beth Rose Middleton Manning

    Professor, University of California - Davis
    Beth Rose Middleton Manning

  • Ahmina Maxey

    Operations Director - Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition
    She/Her/Hers
    Ahmina Maxey Headshot

  • Michael Méndez

    Assistant Professor - University of California - Irvine
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    Michael Méndez Headshot

  • Regan Patterson

    Research Fellow - Congressional Black Caucus
    She/Her/Hers
    Regan Patterson Headshot

  • David Pellow

    Professor, Environmental Studies - University of California at Santa Barbara
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  • Leah Penniman

    Founding Co-Director - Soul Fire Farm
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  • Keston Perry

    Assistant Professor - Williams College
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    Keston Perry Headshot

  • Tony Reames

    Senior Advisor, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, U.S. Department of Energy; Assistant Professor, University of Michigan - School of the Environment and Sustainability
    Tony Reames Profile

  • Phil Rigdon

    Department of Natural Resources Deputy Director, Yakama Nation
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  • Robin Saha

    Professor - University of Montana
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  • Cyndi Suarez

    President and Editor in Chief - Nonprofit Quarterly
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  • Eric Tate

    Associate Professor - University of Iowa
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  • Tamara Toles O'Laughlin

    Chief Executive Officer and President Environmental - Grantmakers Association
    She/Her/Hers
    Tamara Toles O'Laughlin Headshot

  • Aradhna Tripati

    Professor - University of California at Los Angeles
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    Aradhna Tripati Headshot

  • Ebony Twilley Martin

    Co-Executive Director - Greenpeace
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Thank you to our 2022 Sponsors!

Yale School of the Environment

https://environment.yale.edu

The JPB Foundation

https://www.jpbfoundation.org/

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

https://www.packard.org/

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

https://www.mott.org/

Ohio Environmental Council

https://theoec.org/

DTE Foundation

https://empoweringmichigan.com/foundation/

Resources for the Future
The Wilderness Society
Ecologycenter

https://www.ecocenter.org/

Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation - A vibrant community of Environmental Leaders

https://www.switzernetwork.org/

National Wildlife Federation
Highstead

https://highstead.net/

Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum - U of M
Latino Outdoors
Planet Women
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Connecticut Association of Conservation Districts

Greenpeace

Groups Scholars Program STEM Initiative at Indiana University