Ecotrust Expert Bios
- Brent Davies, Vice President, Forests and Ecosystem Services
Areas of Expertise: Watershed restoration, conservation strategies, community economic development, ecological prioritization, forest management, community-based restoration, stewardship collaboration, Forest Stewardship Council certification. - Mike Mertens, Director of Spatial Analysis / GIS Manager
Areas of Expertise: Spatial analysis, geographic information systems and science, Internet mapping, remote sensing, spatial statistics, enterprise data management, spatially based simulation and modeling tools, technical workshop and graduate level instruction. - Dr. Astrid Scholz, Executive Vice President
Areas of Expertise: Ecological economics, fisheries management, seafood harvest from production to consumption, participatory research, interactive mapping, socioeconomic tools for reliable prosperity. - Howard Silverman, Senior Writer and Analyst
Areas of Expertise: Writing, editing, publishing, history and evolution of environmentalism and sustainability, natural resource economies, community-based social change, systems analysis.