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313 Contributors Stephen Balogh is a PhD candidate in the Graduate Program in Environmental Science at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He holds an MS degree in environmental science from SUNY-ESF. Prior to coming to ESF, he was a licensed physical therapist and environmental writer. He studies energy systems and urban ecology. His dissertation examines the food and fuel flows in Syracuse, NY from a systems perspective. Douglas L. Bessette is currently pursuing a PhD in geography at the University of Calgary. His research involves structuring complex decision-making processes so as to achieve higher quality decisions, particularly in the development of regional and national energy strategies. He holds a BA from the University of Michigan and an MS from Michigan State University. Darrell Brown is the Les Fahey/KPMG Accounting Fellow and a Fellow in the Institute for Sustainable Solutions at Portland State University. With an undergraduate degree in forestry and a PhD in accounting, he teaches and researches at the intersection of business sustainability and measurement. He teaches metrics for understanding, reporting, and evaluating social and environmental impacts of organizations and the odd managerial accounting or accounting information systems class. His current research interests include measurement issues related to organizational impacts on social and natural systems and valuation of ecosystem services. He is also interested in how organizational reporting practices influence sustainability-oriented behaviors, both internally and externally to the organization. Brett Cassidy holds an MBA in sustainable business from Portland State University. He is an outdoor industry professional and enjoys backpacking with his wife, climbing mountains, and racing bikes in the mud. David Dempsey has spent thirty years in environmental policymaking and is the author of an environmental history of Michigan, Ruin and Recovery. He has also authored or coauthored six other environmental and history books. A native of Michigan, he now lives in Minnesota. He holds a Master’s degree in natural resources policy and law from Michigan State University. David E. Ervin is a Professor of Environmental Management, Professor of Economics, and Fellow in the Institute for Sustainable Solutions at Portland State University. He teaches the economics of business environmental management and sustainability, among other topics . His research program includes voluntary business sustainability initiatives, ecosystem service management and urban regions, and the environmental impacts of genetically engineered crops. 314| Contributors Joshua Farley is Associate Professor in Community Development and Applied Economics and Fellow at the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics at University of Vermont. He is coauthor with Herman Daly of Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications (2nd ed., 2010). Aaron Ferguson attained a BS in natural resources management with a minor in economics from Grand Valley State University. Currently he is working toward an MS in public administration from Grand Valley State University. His career objectives are to work in a consulting role around sustainable planning, triple bottom line analysis, and climate resilience research. Catherine Foley holds a Master’s of Science in environmental science from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry and a Master’s of Public Administration from the Maxwell School, Syracuse University. Her work focuses on analysis of citizen opinions and community participation. Betty Gajewski holds a BS in environmental sciences and an MS in communications from Grand Valley State University and pursued postgraduate studies in environmental planning at Michigan State University. Currently a Research Assistant with the Annis Water Resources Institute at GVSU, she has worked on a broad range of environmental issues, such as developing watershed information and education strategies, crafting community policies and plans, and addressing the environmental obligations of businesses. Kyle Gracey is a Director for SustainUs and Student Pugwash USA, President of the Board of Directors of the Truman Scholars Association, Chair of the Treaties Task Force for the Society for Conservation Biology, and on the board for Engineers for a Sustainable World and Green21. He holds an MS in geophysical science and public policy from the University of Chicago. His research has been presented by the International Trade Union Confederation, United Nations, U.S. Green Building Council, and BlueGreen Alliance, among others. Richard Grogan is the Regional Director of the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center, in Keene, NH, and an adjunct professor at Antioch University New England. He works closely with small businesses daily, while continuing to write and teach about sustainability in a variety of forums. Myrna Hall is a Research Associate in the Department of Environmental Studies, State University...