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Orion Grassroots Network
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M.G.H. Gilliam, Chairman and President
With an early background in music and opera production, Marion Gilliam went on to earn a law degree at the Sorbonne in Paris. He worked for Schroeder’s Bank in London and New York before founding Givens Hall Capital Management, an investment company. He is the founder of Orion magazine and The Orion Society.
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Peter Blanchard is active in the areas of land conservation and environmental education, and claims both New York City and Somesville, Maine, as home bases. He is a founder of Greenwood Gardens, a New Jersey nonprofit organization promoting historic garden restoration, horticulture, natural history, and open space preservation. Among other projects, Peter also rides herd on a coastal island preserve in Maine. Landscape painting and drawing are a passion.
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Julia Harte Widdowson raises grass-fed Devon cows in Millbrook, New York. She currently serves on the boards of American Farmland Trust, the Institute for Ecosystem Studies, and the International Council of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs.
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Daniel Imhoff is co founder, director, and publisher of Watershed Media, which produces action-oriented, visually dynamic communication resources to influence the transition to a sustainable society. He is a writer and researcher on issues related to food, the environment, and design, and is the author of numerous articles, essays, and books, including Paper or Plastic: Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World (Watershed Media/Sierra Club Books 2005); Farming with the Wild: Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms and Ranches (Watershed Media/Sierra Club Books 2003); Building with Vision: Optimizing and Finding Alternatives to Wood (Watershed Media, 2001); and Foundation for Deep Ecology: The First Ten Years (Foundation for Deep Ecology 2000), among other titles.
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Kathleen Dean Moore is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Oregon State University and the founding director of the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word. Her current work is in the areas of environmental ethics and philosophy and nature, where she has published three award-winning books of essays: The Pine Island Paradox; Holdfast; and Riverwalking. She is co-editor of a forthcoming collection of articles about Rachel Carson’s legacy. At Oregon State, Moore teaches the Philosophy of Nature; Environmental Ethics; and Critical Thinking. Kathy and her husband Frank, an OSU biologist, have two grown children.
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