Our Advisors

Dr. Rick Pleus

Rick Pleus is the founder of Intertox, Inc. a public health consultancy, which has assisted in using "good" science in reviewing international, national, and state standards or regulations. Intertox has assisted clients in South Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe as well as throughout the US.

Dr. Julie Gorte

Julie Gorte is the Senior Vice President for Socially Responsible Investing at Pax World Funds. She also serves on the Board of Directors for CERES, and was a judge for the 2003 GRI awards.

Dr. Robin Gregory

Robin Gregory is the Director of Value-Scope Inc. and Associate Director of the Eco-Risk Research Unit at the University of British Columbia. Previous positions include Special Advisor to the United Nations and the National Science Foundation.

Brian Lanahan

Brian Lanahan is Managing Director for Character, a firm that develops brand characters for marketing. His previous positions include Director of Special Projects World Wide Marketing Division, Coca-Cola; Brand Manager for Diet Coke, US Division; and Vice President, Environmental Federation of Oregon. Lanahan is currently an adjunct professor in the School of Business at Portland State University and has taught courses in Consumer Behavior, and Managerial Ethics and Public Policy.

Dr. J. Bradford DeLong

Bradford Delong is a Professor of Economics at UC-Berkeley. He was Assistant Deputy Secretary of the Treasury from 1992-1994.

Dr. Edvard Thorsett

Edvard Thorsett is currently the Director of the Shenandoah Center for Heritage and the Environment in Front Royal, VA and a Faculty Research Associate at the Center for Heritage Resource Studies in College Park, MD, doing applied research on cultural resource management and legacy remediation in EPA Superfund communities. Thorsett is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Communication Studies at Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA.

Ken Jacobson

Ken Jacobsen is a co-founder of ORBUS International with the Savory Center for Holistic Management. His focus is on facilitating client learning of keystone principles and implementation of practices in start up and operational organizations.