The Speakers -- Fall 2004
A short biographical sketch of each of the speakers in the seminar series

All lectures will be held at 7:30 P.M. in the Waterman Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, UVM Campus (See map.)

Kathleen has been working on wilderness protection in the Northeast since 1992.  She is a co-founder of the Northeast Wilderness Trust and has served as its Executive Director since 2002.  Kathleen was the Executive Director of the Stowe Land Trust from 200-2003, Coordinator for the Greater Laurentian Wildlands Project from 1993-1995, and Outreach Director for Wild Earth journal from 1992-1993.  Kathleen was a project coordinator for the Chao Phraya Barge Program, an environmental education project in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1995, and studied wolves in Canada in 1998.  Kathleen has also studied and worked in Kenya and studied in Costa Rica.  Kathleen has an undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies & Government from St. Lawrence University and a Master of Science from the University of Vermont's Field Naturalist Program.  Kathleen worked as an adjunct professor at Johnston State College where she taught Wilderness and National Park Management and serves on the board of directors for the Stowe Land Trust and the Wildlands Project.  She lives with her husband in the foothills of the Worcester Range in Stowe, VT.

Donald W. Murphy was appointed deputy director of the National Park Service (NPS) in September 2001.  He assists in managing 387 national park units covering approximately 84 million acres, more than 32,000 employees, and a total budget of over $2.3 billion.  Preserving and protecting wildlife and its habitat, along with treasured cultural resources, is the focus of Murphy's work at the National Park Service.  Murphy co-founded Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation (AHR) a coalition of grass roots groups and NGO's to fight for full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which ultimately led to the proposed CARA legislatation.  Prior to joining NPS, Murphy served for seven years as the director of the California state park system.  He began his career as a California state park ranger and has subsequently served as president of the California State Park Rangers Association, trustee and treasurer of the National Park Conservation Association, and continues to serve on several other boards.  Committed to diversity his entire career, Murphy successfully established programs in California state parks to ensure the recruitment and hiring of a diverse workforce; he aggressively pursued the implementation of the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act while director in California.  Murphy is a published poet and has authored a number of articles.  Backpacking, fishing, and golf are his hobbies.