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Benyus, Janine

  • US-MT-BJ001
  • Person
  • 1958-

Janine Benyus is an American natural sciences author and innovation consultant who gave a talk for AWARE's Speaker Series in February 2002. She graduated from Rutgers University with degrees in natural resource management and English literature/writing. Benyus is an expert in biomimicry, or the idea that humans should consciously emulate nature in their designs. She has authored six books on the topic, including Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature (1997), and is co-founder of the Biomimicry Guild and president of The Biomimicry Institute. Benyus currently resides in Stevensville, Montana, where she teaches interpretive writing at the University of Montana.

Wackernagel, Dr. Mathis

  • CH-WM001
  • Person
  • November 10, 1962-

Dr. Mathis Wackernagel is a Swiss-born sustainability advocate and the creator of the 'ecological footprint' concept. In January 2002, he gave a talk for the AWARE Speaker Series in Whistler.

Wackernagel has a degree in mechanical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in community and regional planning at the University of British Columbia. He has served as the director of the Sustainability Program at Redefining Progress in California (1999-2003), director of the Centre for Sustainability Studies in Mexico (1995-2001), and adjunct faculty at SAGE of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2004) and is currently the President of the Global Footprint Network. Wackernagel has received many honours and awards for his work, including being named by The (En)Rich List as the 19th (out of 100) most inspirational individual contributing to sustainability.

Anthony, Leslie

  • CA-BC-AL003
  • Person
  • fl. 1983-present

Leslie Anthony is a Whistler-based author, editor, poet, director, zoology professor, outdoor adventurer, and performer in stage musicals and documentaries. He has written for numerous magazines (Outside, Explore, Mountain Life Annual, Canadian Geographic, Ski Trax, Ski Canada, Equinox, sbsSKIER, PIQUE Newsmagazine, WB Magazine, The Tyee) on subjects including travel, sports, popular science, and the environment. He is/has been the Senior Contributor of Powder Magazine, Editorial Director of Mountain Life Annual, and Creative Director of SKIER Magazine. In addition, he has been the writer, editor, and photographer for his own company, Leslie Anthony Creative, since 1999. His credentials include a Master of Zoology from the University of Guelph and a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Toronto.

Books written by Anthony include "Snakebit: Confessions of a Herpetologist," "The Aliens Among Us," and "White Planet: A Mad Dash through Global Ski Culture." He also co-wrote and co-composed the music for "SNOW - Whistler: The Musical."

Lenskyj, Helen

  • AU-LH001
  • Person
  • April 15, 1943 -

Helen Jefferson Lenskyj is a sociologist, professor, researcher, writer, public speaker, and community activist. She was born in Sydney, Australia and moved to Toronto, ON in 1966, where she obtained her Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees in Sociology in Education at the University of Toronto. She was appointed associate professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in 1990, promoted to full professor in 1996, and became professor emerita upon her retirement in 2007. She has published many books, papers, and journal and magazine articles, primarily on the topics of gender, sexuality, and politics in sport. In September 2009, she gave a talk about the negative impact of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games at the Whistler Public Library.