Lester Brown, author of 50 books, is founder and President of Earth Policy Institute. His awards include a Macarthur Fellowship, the United Nations Environment Prize, and Japan’s Blue Planet Prize. His latest book is Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.
Fritjof Capra, Ph.D., physicist, systems theorist and author, is a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy, which promotes ecology and systems thinking in primary and secondary education. His latest book is The Science of Leonardo.
Riane Eisler, Ph.D., and cultural historian, is author of the international bestseller The Chalice and The Blade and more recently The Real Wealth of Nations.
Stanley Greenspan, MD, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics at George Washington University Medical School, a founder and former President of Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families. He is author of Engaging Autism and Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health.
Budd L. Hall, Ph.D., is the Director of the Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria.
Dr. Judith G. Hall, is a Clinical Geneticist and Pediatrician. She trained at Wellesley College, the University of Washington School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Hospital. She was named one of America’s top 1,000 doctors by American Health Magazine in 1996.
David C. Korten, Ph.D., is the author of the international bestsellers When Corporations Rule the World, The Great Turning, and Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth.
Fran Korten, Ph.D., is Executive Director, Positive Futures Network and Publisher of Yes! Magazine.
Roslyn Kunin, C.M., Ph.D., is President of Roslyn Kunin and Associates Inc., an economic consultancy.
Elise Miller, M.Ed., is Founder and Executive Director of the National Institute for Children’s Environmental Health (ICEH).
Fraser Mustard, MD, founded the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR). Currently, he leads the Founders Network. In 1998, Dr. Mustard co-chaired the Early Years Study for the Government of Ontario. In 2002 he set up the Council for Early Child Development and Parenting.
Sharna Olfman, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Developmental Psychology in the Department of Humanities and Human Sciences at Point Park University, Pittsburgh. She is the editor of the ‘Childhood in America’ book series, and co-editor of Child Honouring: How to Turn this World Around.
Charles E. Pascal, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Atkinson Charitable Foundation, promoting social and economic justice. He has been President of Sir Sandford Fleming College, and has also held deputy ministerial posts with the Government of Ontario.
The Very Reverend Bill Phipps, LL.B., D.D., served as Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 1997 to 2000. He is co-founder of Faith and The Common Good Interfaith Network, an International President of the World Conference on Religion and Peace, and author of Cause for Hope: Humanity at the Crossroads.
Carolyn Pogue is the author of many books for all ages, including: After the Beginning, an ecological tale for children, Seasons of Peace: A Teacher’s Guide, and A World of Faith: Introducing Spiritual Traditions to Teens. She is the co-founder of the Calgary branch of Womwn in Black and also the art of peace: a Camp for Kids.
Stuart Shanker, Ph.D., is Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, York University. He is Co-Director of Council of Human Development and member of the Board of Directors of the Council for Early Child Development.
Joel Solomon is President and CEO of Renewal, a founding member of the Social Venture Network (SVN) and Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), and Chair of the Board of the Tides Canada Foundation.






