The Gods of Planet Earth: As part of the Cincinnati Zoo's lecture series, Betsy Gaines Quammen will be discussing the role of world religions in conservation on Wednesday, June 30th at 7pm. Click here for free tickets and more information!
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THE TRIBUTARY FUND STAFF
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Pictured left to right: Betsy Gaines Quammen, Dr. Jane Goodall and David
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BETSY GAINES QUAMMEN, Executive Director, founded The Tributary Fund after visiting the Eg-Uur watershed and Dayan Derkh Monastery ruins in 2002 and falling in love with the rivers, landscapes and people of Mongolia. Betsy has a Master's of Science from University of Montana in Environmental Studies and is a PhD candidate at Montana State University in Religion and Environmental History. She lived in Kenya and worked for Swara (the magazine of the East African Wildlife Society) and has served on the national board of directors for the Sierra Club and for American Wildlands. Over the years, she’s worked with the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Montana State University's Center for Native American Studies and Wallace Stegner Chair, and many other conservation groups.
| SUSAN HIGGINS, Program Director, has a 25-year career in natural resources management with a focus on linking watershed science with policy change at the local, state and federal levels. As a trained facilitator, she has enjoyed collaborations with public agencies, community groups, and university science researchers. Susan holds an undergraduate degree in biology and a masters in natural resources management. Currently she serves on the Executive Board of the Montana Outdoor Science School and is Co-chair of the Montana Watershed Coordination Council. |  |
| CLAIRE SANDS BAKER, Community Relations Director, joins The Tributary Fund with almost twenty years of non-profit management and development experience. Previous positions have focused on education and the arts, however, Claire's favorite approach to any project is multi-faceted and community-centered. With an art history degree from Scripps College in Claremont, California, she has worked for Self Enhancement, Inc. (inner-city youth development in Portland, OR), Montana State University College of Arts & Architecture, the Portland Art Museum and the Danforth Arts Center (Livingston, MT). |  |
| CHULUUCHIMEG LUVSANDASH, better known as Chimga, is TTF’s Mongolia Program Manager. Chimga grew up in Hovsgol Province near the Eg River. After university in Ulaanbaatar, she worked as an educator and translator. She is in charge of promoting biodiversity awareness through seminars on fisheries research, mining impacts, environmental laws, and sustainable business. Chimga also works hand-in-hand with area schools and the Buddhist leadership at the Dayan Derkh and Gandan Monasteries. |  |
