6 results for group: emerging-leaders-board
Nathan Wallace
About Nathan
Nathan Wallace is a native Portlander, a fisheries biologist for the State of Oregon, and a freelance photographer. During his day job, he collects data to help generate population estimates for threatened salmon species in the lower Columbia River basin.
Nathan has always had a love for the environment and started down his career path working for the New Zealand Department of Conservation as a fisheries ranger on the Tongariro River.
Recently Nathan was awarded a month-long artist’s residency for his fine art landscape and wilderness photography by the Breckinridge, CO Creative Arts Council.
Besides his work with the state, ...
Hilary Shohoney
About Hilary
Hilary is passionate about using her power and privilege to do good in the world. At 10 years old she answered a “what would you do with a million dollars?” writing prompt by saying that she would feed everyone who was hungry and protect everyone in danger. Now Hilary spends her days as Development Manager for Free Geek working to make digital inclusion a possibility for more Portlanders. Growing up on the banks of the Snake and Salmon Rivers, Hilary developed a deep love for our natural world and the ways that humans interact with it. Hilary sees joining the Emerging Leaders Board is another way to serve her community and protect ...
Gaby Diaz
About Gaby
Gaby was born and raised in Denver, Colorado where she fell in love with the wild beauty of the Rocky Mountains. While studying at the University of Colorado Boulder she worked on campaigns to protect public lands in Utah, to bring awareness to the dolphin’s plight in Japan, and to support grey wolf conservation across the state. After visiting Oregon for an environmental law conference she was hooked; the lure of old growth forests and coastal waters brought her here for good. Now she serves as the Office and Event Manager for Oregon Wild where she works to bring people together over the love of wildlife and wild places. Outside of the ...
Haley Walker
About Haley
Haley Walker brings nearly a decade of communications experience to the Emerging Leaders Board. Borrowing from her background as an environmental reporter and editor, she’s served in storytelling roles for nonprofits such as Environment America, the Nature Conservancy, the World Society for the Protection of Animals and most recently at The Freshwater Trust. She holds a master’s degree in environmental journalism from Michigan State University’s Knight Center for Environmental Journalism and bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish. As Communications Director with The Freshwater Trust, her sights are set on creatively and ...
Clement Uduk
About Clement
Native Portlanders are a rare breed as Portland continues to experience an incredible influx of transplants from around the country. Clement Uduk is one of these rare individuals. As a youth, his passion for golf and being outdoors, along with his curiosity in science and math, led to him wanting to become a conservationist and environmentalist. He received his bachelor's in environmental science from the University of Portland. Clement has knowledge and interest in GIS and water resource issues, recently completing a graduate certificate in GIS at PSU. Currently, the jack-of-all-trades-and-interests works as a middle school integr...
David Kennedy
About David
David teaches high school science and math with Portland Public Schools, and believes in the importance of cultivating STEM literacy in our society. He loves building community with people who are passionate about effecting positive changes in our world, which is what led him to move to Portland after growing up in upstate New York and earning bachelor's and master's degrees from the University at Buffalo. David has held leadership roles in a variety of nonprofit organizations before joining the ELB, including 350PDX, Bike Farm, and King Neighborhood Association. He strives to keep intersectionality, equity, and climate justice at the ...