Dave Gardner

– President

I live in Colorado and enjoy frequent mountain hikes in the summer and skiing in the winter. After a long and successful career producing and directing a PBS series and then a series of business films for Fortune 500 companies, I decided to apply my filmmaking skills to making the world a better place.

Since completion of the documentary, GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, I’ve been devoting more time to writing, public speaking, launching the media monitoring website, Growth Bias Busted in 2013, and the radio series, Conversation Earth in 2015.

Philip “Wink” Winship Davis

My commitment to working for a sustainable future is grounded in my love of my children and my desire for them to enjoy rewarding lives. Over the course of a varied career this commitment has found expression in:

• persistent advocacy for clean, renewable energy;
• designing and building resource efficient and solar homes;
• the practice of environmental law with am emphasis in land conservation;
• grassroots organizing and providing technical assistance to public interest organizations.

These days my wife and I work toward a sustainable, local food system from our family farm in western Colorado. At Mesa Winds Farm we understand that healthy food begins with our stewardship of a healthy farm ecology. We are also committed to education: of ourselves, our helpers, and fellow farmers to better understand ways to work with nature and to grow the best fruit of which we are capable; of our customers, that they appreciate the importance of healthful foods in their lives and their role in this “revolution” in agriculture.

Stephanie Gardner

I wanted to become part of this project because of my passion for all things outdoors. I have an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth in Environmental Studies and a masters in environmental law and policy from Vermont Law School. I’m currently working on energy conservation programs for a utility in Boston. In my spare time I love to hike, backpack, camp, and snowboard. I’ve also tried caving, climbing, rafting, sea kayaking, waterskiing and wakeboarding. I also enjoy travel immensely. I’ve been to Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica and Belize in recent years.

Stefanie Hawks-Johnson

I am a marine mammal biologist, educator, and advocate with over 30 years of experience and 20,000+ hours in the field. I have worked extensively with endangered species like the Southern Resident orcas and currently serve as a contractor for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), conducting ESA consultations to protect many endangered marine species.
My work has brought me face to face with the grim impacts of human activity—whales entangled in fishing gear, dolphins poisoned by fishermen, seals shot, and ecosystems literally collapsing. These experiences fuel my passion for environmental protection and public awareness. We are currently witnessing “Shifting Baseline Syndrome,” a term coined by a marine biologist Daniel Pauly, where many people think the state of our planet is normal.
I truly support GrowthBusters’ mission to confront the root causes of ecological decline: unsustainable human population growth and endless economic expansion. This is driven by my love for nature, marine life, and our beautiful children, and I  believe we must act by choice—instead of chaos (pandemics, fires, war, and cancer).  We owe it to the future of our planet.

Clif Ware

I’ve spent most of my adult life as a vocal musician, in a sequence progressing from a primary love of singing, to a love of teaching and writing. I enjoyed a 37-year career on the School of Music voice faculty at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Throughout my musical life, my wife, Bettye, served as a faithful partner, including collaborations in performances, publication editing, and co-composing 13 Eco Songs, one of which is included on a GrowthBusters Earth Day Soundtrack CD. My wife and I co-founded Citizens for Sustainability and Sustainability Education Forum, and I also write a Substack column. My major goal is to help educate more citizens about the interconnections of the 4 E’s: Environment, Energy, Economy, and Equity.