biosketches of authors
Biosketches of Authors
Bradford S. Gentry is the Director of the Program on Strategies for the Future of Conservation, Director of the Center for Business and the Environment, as well as a Professor in
the Practice at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and the Yale School of
Management. Trained as a biologist and a lawyer, his work focuses on strengthening the
links between private investment and improved environmental performance. His teaching
includes multi-disciplinary courses on the emerging markets for ecosystem services, as well
as legal, financial and managerial strategies for land conservation.
David R. Krause is a Master of Environmental Management and Master of Public Health
candidate at Yale University. David’s academic and professional interests center around how
natural systems contribute to human health, and how conservation can improve health outcomes and access to health care. Prior to beginning his graduate studies, David worked at
the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station’s Center for Vector Biology and Zoonotic
Disease and for the Subsistence Branch of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on
remote Yukon River tributaries. Most recently, David has worked for the Wild Salmon Center
on policy to protect drinking water sources and wild salmon habitat in Western Oregon, and
on a public health and community development initiative in southwest Alaska. He received
his B.S. (Cum Laude) from Cornell University in 2008. David enjoys growing heirloom
vegetables and is an avid angler.
Karen A. Tuddenham is a Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale
School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. She has a particular interest in the effects of
outdoor education on cognitive and social development in children. During her career as an
outdoor educator, she worked with a variety of populations, including adults and children
with mental and physical disabilities, inner city youth, and veterans. She continues to work
for the Berkeley Scholars group with the goal of understanding the connections between
existing health care and conservation networks in and around New Haven. She hopes to
identify new space for innovative collaborations between these different communities based
on the growing body of research that draws direct connections between human health and
natural environments.
Sarah Barbo is a Master of Environmental Management and Master of Business Administration candidate at Yale University. She graduated with a degree in biology from the University
of Dayton and then served five years in the U.S. Army as a Medical Services Officer, working
in logistics and operations with a specialization in environmental health for a combat brigade.
Her current work focuses on water resource management and the private sector. She hopes
to develop innovative strategies to navigate the competing and overlapping demands of the
business sector, human health, and natural resource management.
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Benjamin Dair Rothfuss studied biology at Swarthmore College and is currently a Master
of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental
Studies. A native of the Pacific Northwest, he is an avid musician, bicyclist, and runner. He
seeks to connect people with the benefits of nature conservation. Christopher Rooks is a Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School
of Forestry & Environmental Studies, where his work focuses on conservation finance, land
use policy, forestry, and organizational leadership. An Oregonian with deep roots in the Pacific
Northwest, Christopher’s professional background includes over ten years of domestic and
international leadership in large-scale program management and development, public policy
analysis and advocacy, and environmental education. He is a founding member of Mercy
Corps’ Public Affairs Team in Washington, DC, and has, additionally: fought wildfires with
the US Forest Service in Central Oregon; lead wilderness expeditions throughout the Cascades
and Northern Rockies; managed humanitarian relief and development programs in Iraq,
Palestine, and Sudan; and, most recently, worked to develop utility-scale energy efficiency
programs throughout the wider U.S. He holds a BA in Literature from Duke University.
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