Partners
We Make Our Future would not be possible without the focused and dedicated efforts of local nonprofit leaders and citizen volunteers. The vision, teamwork, and community networking of the Finger Lakes Bioneers Steering Committee and our community partners is essential to the ongoing success of the We Make Our Future conference.
If you are interested in joining the team, please contact Gay Nicholson (gay@sustainabletompkins.org).
The following organizations provided staff and volunteer support for this year's Finger Lakes Bioneers:
Cayuga Lake Watershed Network: Executive Director Hilary Lambert serves on the design committee for the Climate Change Game.
Creative Communications Cooperative: Judy Barbash serves on the Marketing Committee and designed the logo, posters, and supporting materials.
New Earth Strategies: President Rob Morache serves on the Tompkins Transitions game design committee.
Ithaca College: Nancy Jacobson of Ithaca College's Partnership for Sustainable Education is coordinating efforts between Finger Lakes Bioneers and the Awakening the Dreamer facilitators.
Level Green Institute: Executive Director Patricia Haines serves on the Fundraising Committee.
Sustainable Tompkins: President Gay Nicholson serves as chair of the Steering and Fundraising Committees, and leads the teams working on the Climate Change Game and Tompkins Transitions Game. Miranda Phillips serves as Volunteer Coordinator, and Nicole Pion is in charge of registration and catering. Nick Vaczek is coordinating the Beaming Bioneers sessions, and the Friday and Saturday night events. Anuja Saurkar and George Frantz are helping with Tompkins Transitions game. Susan Wiener is helping with the Climate Change Game.
Mouselink Media Group: Consultant Danielle Klock chairs the Marketing Committee and developed the social media strategy, conference program, and additional marketing materials and support.
We are also grateful to our many community partners who are helping make this year's conference an exciting and stimulating event for our entire community:
7th Art Cinema
Cayuga Lake Watershed Network
Data Momentum
Downtown Ithaca Alliance
Dryden Resource Awareness Coalition
Impeccable Sound
Green Resource Hub
La Cocina Catering
New Roots Charter School
ROUSE
Sustainable Enterprise and Entrepreneur Network (SEEN)
Shaleshock Action Alliance
Share Tompkins
Smart Monkey Cafe
Wildfire Lounge
Ithaca/Tompkins County Visitors Bureau: Don't forget to check out all the local travel and tourism info available at visitithaca.com prior to planning your trip to the Finger Lakes Bioneers Conference.
Special thanks to the team at Data Momentum for the fabulous Web site!