Guests
Dr. Kelly Bricker is an Associate Professor at the University of Utah in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism. She also works as a Senior Research Scientist – Recreation with HDR|DTA part-time. She completed her Ph.D. research with the Pennsylvania State University, where she specialized in sustainable tourism and natural resource management. She has special research and teaching interest in ecotourism, sense of place, natural resource management, and the environmental and social impacts of tourism. Kelly has conducted research on heritage tourism, social impacts of tourism, and natural resource-related tourism environments. She has presented papers on issues in ecotourism, sense of place, natural resource management, and incentive travel programs. She has published articles on sense of place, ecotourism certification and policy, and health and sustainable tourism relative to communities. With her husband Nathan, she developed an ecotourism operation called Rivers Fiji. She serves as the Chair of The International Ecotourism Society and [...]
Victoria Allman, author SEAsoned: A Chef’s Journey with Her Captain, has been following her stomach around the globe for twelve years as a yacht chef. She writes about her floating culinary odyssey through Europe, the Caribbean, Nepal, Vietnam, Africa and the South Pacific in her first book, Sea Fare: A Chef’s Journey Across the Ocean. SEAsoned, Victoria’s second book is the hilarious look at a yacht chef’s first year working for her husband while they cruise from the Bahamas to Italy, France, Greece and Spain; trying to stay afloat. Victoria is a columnist for Dockwalk, an International magazine for crew members aboard yachts. Her column, Dishing It Up, is a humorous look at cooking for the rich and famous in an ever-moving galley. She also regularly contributes tales of her tasty adventures to Marina Life Magazine and OceanLines. You can read more of her food-driven escapades through her web-site, www.victoriaallman.com.
Known as the guru of accessible travel, Candy Harrington has covered this niche exclusively for the past 15 years. She’s the founding editor of Emerging Horizons and the author of several accessible travel titles, including the classic, Barrier Free Travel; A Nuts and Bolts Guide for Wheelers and Slow Walkers. Candy’s work can also be found in disability-related magazines, mainstream publications and websites. Tape measure in hand, Candy hits the road often, in search of new accessible travel options. Her newest accessible travel title 22 Accessible Road Trips; Driving Vacations for Wheelers and Slow Walkers will be available in the summer of 2012. Candy Harrington also blogs regularly about accessible travel news, resources and industry updates on her Barrier Free Travels blog . Although she knew absolutely nothing about accessible travel or even disability in the beginning, as a journalist Candy Harrington knew how to research, interview and write, so that’s [...]
John Francis is known the world over as the "Planetwalker" and was appointed the United Nations Environment Program’s Goodwill Ambassador to the World's Grassroots Communities. John Francis’ environmental work began in 1971, when he witnessed a tanker collision and oil spill in San Francisco Bay. It was then that he gave up the use of motorized vehicles and began to walk. He started walking because he felt partly responsible for the mess that washed up on the shore. Several months later, on his 27th birthday, fed up with the arguments his decision to walk seemed to create with friends, John took a vow of silence lasting for 17 years. During that time, he founded Planetwalk a non-profit environmental awareness organization, received a B.S. degree from Southern Oregon State College, a Master's degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana-Missoula, and a PhD in Land Resources from the Gaylord Nelson [...]
Daniel Rasmussen was born and raised in Washington, DC, where he attended St. Albans School. In high school, Rasmussen became passionate about investigative journalism. He led his high school paper to become the first private school winner of the national Journalism Education Association’s Impact Award for student journalism that makes a difference in the community. He spent every summer working for his local weekly, The Current, covering local politics at the grassroots level. In 2005, the Maryland—Delaware—DC Press Foundation named Rasmussen high school journalist of the year. He also spent a summer working for Roll Call newspaper on Capitol Hill. In addition to journalism, Rasmussen was a national medalist in rowing and was named a Washington Post All—Met athlete. At Harvard, Rasmussen focused on studying slavery and the American South. He won the History and Literature sophomore essay prize for his essay on American expansion in Florida. His junior year, he [...]
Greg MacGillivray is one of the world’s foremost producers and directors of giant-screen films with a film career that spans more than 40 years. He is President of MacGillivray Freeman Films and Chairman of the non-profit MacGillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation, a public charity. With more than 30 giant-screen films to his credit, Greg has shot more 70mm film than anyone in cinema history—more than two million feet. His California-based company has been dedicated to the giant-screen motion picture format since the production of his first IMAX® Theatre film, To Fly!, in 1976. Twenty years later, To Fly! was selected by the Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Film Archives as one of the most important films in the first 100 years of American filmmaking. Early in his filmmaking career, Greg worked in Hollywood, directing and photographing for Stanley Kubrick on The Shining and filming for the Oscar®-nominated [...]
Robert Lacey is a British historian, biographer and bestselling author known for deeply reported books that bring readers close to royalty, power, business, culture and the people behind public history. His subjects have ranged from Queen Elizabeth II and the House of Windsor to Saudi Arabia, Henry Ford, Meyer Lansky, Princess Grace of Monaco, Sotheby’s and everyday life in England at the turn of the first millennium. A Historian Drawn to Power, Place, and the People Behind the Story Lacey first became widely known for Majesty, his biography of Queen Elizabeth II and the modern British monarchy. He later continued his work on royal history through books including Royal, The Crown: The Official Companion, and Battle of Brothers, while also serving as a historical consultant to the Netflix series The Crown. His interest in power and society has never been limited to the royal family. To research The Kingdom, his [...]
Hamzah Jamjoom is a passionate young Saudi Arabian film student who returns to his home country as one of the principle characters in the MacGillivray-Freeman film, ARABIA 3D. Born and raised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Hamzah came to study in the U.S. at the age of 17 and is now completing his graduate work in film studies at Chicago’s DePaul University. His driving dream is to join a youthful generation of scientists, thinkers and innovators in Saudi Arabia who he believes will fulfill the potential and spearhead a new Golden Age for his country. One of Hamzah Jamjoom’s most notable accomplishments is his work on the IMAX feature film ARABIA 3D, where his experience filming with IMAX cameras in remote deserts and vast oceans gave him a keen eye for capturing and personifying the beauty of nature and of Saudi Arabia. ARABIA 3D went on to win numerous awards for [...]
Bradley Myles served as Polaris Project’s Executive Director and CEO. He has been working on combating the issue of human trafficking for several years. In his current role at Polaris Project, he is responsible for over-seeing all the programmatic, financial, and operational areas of the organization, including leading the Executive Management Team and liaising with the Board of Directors. Mr. Myles works on all areas of Polaris Project’s comprehensive approach to fighting human trafficking, including over-seeing the direct victims services efforts of local offices in Washington, D.C. and New Jersey, supervising the policy team’s advocacy initiatives at the Federal and state levels, and providing strategic oversight for Polaris Project’s operation of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) hotline. (1-888-3737-888) Bradley Myles has provided consultation, training, and technical assistance on anti-trafficking strategies to hundreds of audiences, including human trafficking task forces and coalitions across the nation, government agencies, federal and [...]
Sean Kanan is an actor who is best known as the deviously sexy Deacon Sharpe on THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL and THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, the number one show on daytime television. Kanan is set to begin filming the lead role in the feature film, MY TRIP BACK TO THE DARKSIDE, directed by Shane Stanley. Recently Kanan starred in ABRACADABRA, directed by Julie Pacino. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Early in his career, Kanan was chosen at an open call by Oscar winning director, John Avildsen from over 2,000 hopefuls for the role of Mark Barnes in THE KARATE KID III. He went on to use his martial arts skills again in the feature CHAOS FACTOR and co-starred in the films EXTREME LIMITS and CARPOOL GUY. Kanan’s popularity in Italy and ability to speak Italian garnered him the lead role in the film, SONS OF [...]
Geir Ness was born in Oslo, Norway to a humble home and loving parents who taught him that the greatest gift anyone could offer in life is to love, care and share with those less fortunate. His mom taught him that you should never give up on your dreams, to stay focused on your goals, get a good education and with dedication and hard work you will succeed. Early in his teenage years, he knew that he wanted to do something with his life that had meaning and would make a difference in the lives of other people. He started working as volunteer at a specialized school for handicapped and disabled children. This volunteer work gave Geir a lot of experience and a better understanding of how important it is to give love and kindness. In return Geir received from these kids so much more than he could ever expect. [...]
Caroline Baron’s many producing credits include the Oscar nominated film Capote, the cross-cultural hit Monsoon Wedding, winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and numerous awards worldwide. Baron began her career as the production manager on the cult classic film, The Toxic Avenger. Over the years, she has served as the associate producer for the hit television series The Wonder Years and co-produced such films as Center Stage, Flawless, Addicted to Love, The Santa Clause, and Mira Nair’s Kama Sutra. She also produced the NBC miniseries Witness to the Mob with Robert DeNiro and coproduced the documentary Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer for PBS. She is currently the Executive Producer of Another Night, directed by Paul Weitz and starring Robert DeNiro. In 1999, motivated by reports of families who fled their homes in Kosovo to seek refuge in crowded camps in Macedonia, [...]
