Kathleen Rogers, President of Earth Day Network, has worked more than 15 years as an environmental attorney and advocate, focusing on litigation, community development and international issues. Under Kathleen's leadership, Earth Day Network has taken the lead in defining the "new environmentalist" of the 21st century, transforming EDN into a dynamic team of year round activists that is reaching out to new constituencies, including young people and people of color, and integrating civic participation into each of our programs and activities.

During her tenure as Chief Wildlife Counsel for the National Audubon Society, Kathleen directed several programs including its international trade, migratory species and biodiversity policy initiatives. While with National Audubon, Kathleen was Environmental Representative on the United States Delegation-Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). She was also responsible for bringing the first citizen complaint before the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, the tri-national agency formed to oversee North American environmental issues.

Kathleen has held senior positions with the Environmental Law Institute, Piedmont Environmental Council, two U.S. Olympic Organizing Committees, and the United Nations Conference on Women. She has also worked for Garth Associates in New York City and the Beveridge & Diamond law firm. Kathleen was editor in chief of the law review at the University of California-Davis, and clerked for the Honorable John Pratt at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Susan Bass

Susan Bass is Senior Vice President of Global Programs and Operations.  Within this role Susan oversees the creation of new and supervision of existing global programs.  Prior to joining Earth Day Network Susan served as Director of Inter-American Programs for the Environmental Law Institute and co-chaired the Washington DC Bar Association's International Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources.  Susan holds an undergraduate degree from Yale and a JD cum laude from Georgetown University.

Laurie Howell

Laurie Howell is Vice President of Communications for Earth Day Network. Before joining EDN in the spring of 2006, she served as a Communications Consultant with the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation while also hosting "The GreenScene," a syndicated environmental series for radio which she developed. Laurie has 15 years experience as a broadcast journalist and has reported and anchored for CBS, ABC-Disney and NPR. She also taught broadcast news writing at the University of Southern California where she received some of the highest student evaluations in the department's history. Laurie has received broadcast news awards for investigative, feature and general news reporting and editing.

Helen Rose

Helen Rose is Earth Day Network’s Director of Grassroots Programs.  Within this role, she coordinated EDN’s Get Out the Vote efforts around the 2004 presidential election, which reached thousands of new and infrequent voters. Currently, Helen works with our domestic network partners to support year-round environmental education and civic engagement in conjunction with our Climate Change Solutions Campaign and Campaign for Communities.  She's establishing new partnerships with a diversity of faith communities, under-represented groups, and students working on the issue of climate change. Helen is a graduate of George Mason University's New Century College where she received a Bachelor's degree in Community Recreation Programming. Prior to coming to EDN, Helen worked in community based recreation, developing programs for low-income families and children with developmental disabilities and was a recipient of the National Therapeutic Recreation Society's Fred Humphrey Public Policy Fellowship.

Maile Philpott

Maile Philpott is the Director of Development at EDN, and is responsible for the operations of the development office, working with EDN donors, writing and compiling drafts and proposals, and obtaining donations. Prior to joining EDN, Maile has worked with Congressman Matheson, Family Selection Coordinator for Habitat for Humanity, Event Coordinator for the Utah Hemophilia Foundation, and the Marketing and Sponsor Coodinator for the Salt Lake City Corporation, in Salt Lake City. Maile has her Bachelor's of Science in Political Science and Economics from the University of Utah.

Emily Hostetter

Emily Hostetter is Earth Day Network's Director of Research and Technology. Emily is responsible for working with program Directors and Communications staff to develop materials in support of Earth Day events and campaigns, conducting research, serving EDN staff IT needs and issues, as well as maintaining and growing EDN's event database. Prior to joining EDN, Emily worked for the Environmental Careers Organization on assignment to the US EPA. Emily's IT consulting experience includes organizations such as The Cedar Group, Stanford University, and Accenture. Emily received her Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Cum Laude, from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Vivian Buckingham

Vivian Buckingham is Director of EDN's Campaign for Communities. Prior to joining Earth Day Network, Vivian Buckingham worked for the Environmental Law Institute, the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the International Program of Earthjustice and the Center for International Environmental Law in Geneva, Switzerland. She was appointed a fellow by the First Nations Institute and the Rockefeller Foundation to the Roundtable on the North American Pharmaceutical Industry and Research Involving Indigenous Knowledge. In 2002 she directed and coordinated the "Conference on Trade, Sustainability and Global Governance" (Symposium Issue, Columbia Journal of Environmental Law, Volume 27 No. 2). Before joining the legal profession, Vivian enjoyed careers in the field of public relations, in university administration and finance, and in project management for Fortune 100 companies. She received her B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University cum laude and earned her JD from Columbia University School of Law graduating as a Lowenstein Fellow, a CLEA Outstanding Student awardee and a recipient of the Alfred A. Forsyth Prize for Environmental Law. She periodically serves as a guest lecturer and is dedicated to the mentoring of students who are interested in serving in the public interest sector of environmental law.

Sean Miller

Sean Miller is the Director of Education at EDN. He is responsible for EDN’s education programs for students and our network of teachers interested in environmental issues, as well as the management of our National Civic Education Project (NCEP). Prior to joining EDN, he taught “Alternatives to Violence” courses with Mr. Colman McCarthy of the Center for Teaching Peace in DC schools, where he is a licensed teacher. He also spent a year at Nonviolence International as a Program Coordinator, mainly implementing a conference on conflict resolution in Bethlehem, Palestine. He received his BA in both Psychology and Philosophy from The College of William and Mary, and also earned two Master’s Degrees in International Peace and Conflict Resolution (MA) and Education (Secondary Social Studies concentration, MAT) from American University. He adds that he loves to fight climate change with his bicycle, “the most efficient machine every created.”

Joshua Forgotson

Joshua Forgotson is the Director of International Programs at Earth Day Network, developing international events and programs in cooperation with local partners.

A self-declared internationalist, Joshua has been passionate about geography and the environment from a very young age. He has visited nearly 30 countries on five continents, often as an organic agriculture advisor, and has lived in Malaysia, Switzerland, France, England, and Kyrgyzstan. His most memorable NGO experience prior to joining Earth Day Network was working with a group of street children at the Centre for the Protection of Children in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He speaks fluent French, which he is constantly seeking to improve along with his basic German, Italian, Malaysian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, and Thai.

Joshua received a BA in psychology, summa cum laude, from the University of New Hampshire in 1996, and an MSc in Environmental Policy with distinction from the University of Oxford in 2005.

Honglin Li

Honglin Li (Holly) is responsible for developing EDN’s web-based climate change and civic outreach programs in China. She is also a consultant with the World Bank on its China Public Participation Project. Prior to joining EDN, Holly worked at the Professional Association for China’s Environment, the National Resources Defense Council, and the Sun Yat-Sen University School of Law Legal Law Clinic. She received her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou, China, where she published four academic papers on a variety of legal issues. She also has a Master of Law (LL.M.) degree, with a Specialization in Environmental Law, from New York University’s School of Law. Holly is currently working towards her Master of Public Policy degree from the School of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Raquel Garcia

Raquel Garcia is the Communications Associate at EDN, and is responsible for supporting Earth Day Network events, programs, and outreach, as well as the development of messages and materials to the media. She arranges and participates in interviews with media outlets, coordinates events and news conferences, and assists with marketing and Earth Day Network partnerships. In addition, Raquel also maintains the EDN "Blog" and assists with content and development for both our website and Earth Day Television. Prior to joining EDN, Raquel was the Director of Communications for a municipal political party in Spain, her native country. Raquel received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain). She is very interested in the development of sustainable public policies and strongly believes in citizens' involvement in the political process as the key to social change.

Irene Farrow

Irene Farrow is the Education Coordinator at Earth Day Network. She works with the Director of Education in supporting students and teachers across the U.S. as they learn more about environmental issues and take action through EDN's various initiatives. Irene also assists in answering member queries and in developing environmental education curricula. Prior to working for EDN, Irene was with the Jane Goodall Institute's Roots & Shoots program, and has also enjoyed working at various scout camps. Irene holds a B.A. in International Studies and Spanish cum laude from Hollins University.

Earth Day Network's International Team of Volunteers and Interns

Earth Day Network owes much of its success to its dedicated interns and volunteers. Wherever they are in the world, and in addition to all the other important work they do in their daily lives, they find the time to assist EDN in its efforts to bring the world together for one day a year to strive for something upon which we all depend: a healthy environment.

The work they do includes:

• Planning and producing Earth Day events;
• Building powerful and effective coalitions of environmental groups and advocates throughout the world;
• Translating EDN's material into dozens of languages;
• Representing EDN at events, as well as hearings on Capitol Hill;
• Creating outreach materials and communicating with the public;
• And keeping the office running smoothly

Below is our gallery of interns and volunteers. We are indebted to them, and wish to express our gratitude for all their hard work.

2007 Interns and Volunteers

	Amanda Daws is a spring 2007 Domestic and Education intern. She is currently participating in American University's Washington Semester Program where she is taking courses on International Environment and Development. This spring she is looking forward to traveling to South Africa as part of her course curriculum. She is a sophomore at her home school of Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania where she majors in Japanese and Environmental Studies. In her spare time Amanda enjoys running and is a member of the cross country and track team. Upon graduating in 2009, Amanda hopes to enter the Peace Corp and travel more.
	Caitlin Werrell is working with EDN as a Grassroots Organizer for Earth Day on the Hill. She is also working on issues related to water with the International team of EDN. She has undergraduate degree from Mt. Holyoke College in Environmental Politics and a Masters in Water Science, Policy and Management from Oxford University.
	Carolina Gou-Leonhardt is a spring semester International Programs intern. She is a senior at American University finishing up her degree in International Relations with a focus on Global Environmental Policy. Carolina is working to increase international member participation in Earth Day events as well as assisting in the research for various EDN projects. She enjoys traveling abroad, experiencing new environments, and is looking forward to developing her new found hobby: scuba diving!
	Courtney Martin is a spring 2007 International Programs Intern. She is a sophomore from Stonehill College, in Easton, Massachusetts, majoring in International Studies, while minoring in economics. Currently she participating in American University's Washington Semester focusing on International Environment and Development. Currently Courtney is working on the member outreach program to bring additional awareness to Earth Day events produced around the world. Earth Day Network attracted her attention because of her interest in environmental issues, and their involvement. Growing up in Freeport, Maine the environment was a familiar topic, which was one of the reasons she came to Washington, DC to pursue her studies on the environment.
	Galit Brand is a spring 2007 IT intern supporting the daily technology needs of EDN. Galit attends George Mason University and is majoring in Information Technology with a concentration in Information Security and Network Administration, while also pursuing a minor in Earth Science. Galit previously worked as an intern for Earth Force, an environmental education organization. She will graduate from GMU at the end of the Spring 2008 semester, after which she plans to pursue a career in network security and administration. Galit enjoys working at Earth Day Network and also looks forward to gaining valuable experience that will help her in the future.
	Jennifer Sibel is a spring 2007 Marketing and Communications intern. She is currently a junior at American University, studying International Business, while minoring in Spanish language and Latin American studies. Jen enjoys traveling and is always ready to strap on her backpack and visit foreign countries learning new languages and customs. Recently, she returned from a semester abroad in Santiago de Chile, where she attended classes at the Universidad de Adolfo Ibañez. Jen loves listening to music and practicing her newfound passion, salsa. After completing her undergraduate degree, Jen plans to volunteer abroad.
	Katherine Romano graduated in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana, where she spent the last 7 years doing nonprofit environmental work and community organizing. She has done video work for public and satellite TV on such topics as the Dalai Lama's visit to Idaho in 2005, language preservation, and the needs of grizzly bears. She has just moved to the DC area and plans to continue her environmental and activist work as she sets up a practice of a form of energy medicine called BodyTalk.
	Margherita Bebi's current volunteer work for EDN consists of translating our Organizer's Guide into her native language, Italian. Margherita studied anthropology at the Univeristy of Perugia, Italy before working from 2001 to 2006 for the Euro-Burma Office in Brussels as Liaison with European Institution and Foreign Ministries. For several years she has written articles on Asian ethnic minorities and the social and political situation in Myanmar. Margherita now lives in Rockville, Maryland, where she works as a freelance translator (Italian, English, French and Burmese).
	Max-Henri Leon is a spring 2007 International Programs Intern. Coming to America from the School of Management in Nantes, France, Max-Henri is currently enrolled in the Washington Semester Program at American University. To supplement his studies, Max-Henri is assisting EDN in its partner outreach campaign to publicize EDN's 15,000 plus organizational partners' Earth Day events. Previously, Max-Henri interned with UNICEF in Geneva and the Economic Mission of the French Embassy in Havana, Cuba. He is also an active member and founder of Horizons Contrastés, a French NGO that contributes books and bicycles to Benin. To explain his dedication, and embody EDN's philosophy, Max-Henri adds, "it is really important in our globalized world to understand others' points of view in order to avoid conflict or misunderstanding."
	Molly Nolan is a spring 2007 Marketing and Communications intern. She is a student at the University of Vermont majoring in English and currently a participant in American University's Washington Semester Program focusing on journalism. Her interest in the environment has stemmed from living parts of her life on Block Island, a tiny island off the coast of Rhode Island identified by the Nature Conservancy as one of nature's last gems. Vermont has also played a big role in her environmental awareness, propelling her to come to Washington and intern for an environmental organization. She is originally from Chappaqua, New York.
	Sarah Scire is a spring 2007 Communications intern focusing on media relations and policy issues. She is currently a freshman at the George Washington University majoring in Political Communication with a minor in English Literature. Her interest in the environment originated through her father's work in air-pollution meteorology and has only increased as she has learned more and traveled abroad, especially when she climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa to see the trademark glaciers before they disappear. She loves exploring new places, playing tennis, and reading whenever she gets a chance.