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Michael J. Ellerbrock, Ph.D.
 Professor, Extension Specialist and Director of the Center for Economic Education at VT, Mike has been teaching environmental economics, environmental ethics and environmental theology for 24 years. Mike participated in the Kellogg Foundation’s Natural Resources Leadership Institute at the University of Kentucky. He served on the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Environmental Education and drafted the final report. Mike has received four major university teaching awards, including the Congressionally-Sponsored USDA National Award for Teaching Excellence for all fields of Agriculture, Natural Resources, Human & Veterinary Sciences. Mike serves as Special Assistant to the Provost for undergraduate education.
J. Michael Foreman
 As Deputy Director of the Division of Soil and Water at the Department of Conservation and Recreation, Mike’s focus is on leadership for natural resources. In his 20 years at the Virginia Department of Forestry, he led Strategic Planning efforts within the Department and has been a trained facilitator since 1987. He serves on many collaborative efforts such as the Farmland Preservation Task Force, Virginia Forestry Water Quality Task Force, Nonpoint Source Advisory Council, and Coastal Zone Management Policy Team. He is a graduate of the Covey Leadership course and Virginia Leadership Institute.
Christine Gyovai
 Christine Muehlman Gyovai is the Principal of Dialogue and Design
Associates and an Associate at the Institute for Environmental
Negotiation at the University of Virginia. Ms. Gyovai is certified in
mediation and permaculture design, and has over ten years of experience
in facilitation and training with a focus on increasing community and
environmental sustainability. She holds a M.P. in Urban and
Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia and a B.S. in
Environmental Studies from Burlington College. Prior to joining the
Institute, Ms. Gyovai directed a nonprofit organization, Communities
United for Sustainable Progress, and has done facilitation, mediation,
and taught environmental education in San Luis Obispo, California. More
information about Dialogue and Design Associates may be found at the
website: www.dialogueanddesign.com.
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