Peter Bachman
Peter Bachman is a 1982 cum laude graduate of William Mitchell College of Law whose career has spanned three distinct but related phases: first, as an environmental and land use lawyer for government while at the Metropolitan Council and the City of Minneapolis; second, as an environmental and land use lawyer for business and industry while at Leonard, Street and Deinard; and finally as the executive director of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA) from 1995 to 2003. During his tenure at MCEA, Peter quadrupled the size of the organization and built it into an organization recognized as one of the state's premier advocacy groups. He has extensive experience in public policy advocacy, lobbying and all aspects of nonprofit management. His outside interests include a passion for fly-fishing, wilderness camping, skiing, biking, foreign travel and reading. He is married with two grown children and currently retired doing volunteer work.

Charles Chester
Charles Chester is the author of Conservation Across Borders: Biodiversity in an Interdependent World (Island Press 2006), which examines Y2Y as a globally significant example of transborder cooperation. As an Adjunct Professor, he teaches the course International Biodiversity Conservation at the Fletcher School of Tufts University, having graduated from the same institution in May 2003 (Ph.D.). He has worked as a Program Consultant for the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, as a consultant to the Union of Concerned Scientists (on global biodiversity issues), and for the World Foundation for Environment and Development (on bioprospecting). Before graduate school he worked on toxic waste site remediation and indoor air quality issues.

Jodi Hilty
Jodi Hilty is a landscape ecologist and conservation biologist with a research focus on understanding thresholds of human impact on biodiversity. Her experiences range from development of tools for community-based conservation and enhancement of techniques to assess ecosystem health to developing new methodologies for assessing landscape connectivity and modeling of species occurrence and distribution across landscapes. In addition to writing a dissertation on wildlife corridors, she has direct experience working with communities on corridor design and protection issues. She has authored or co-authored more than a dozen scientific and popular articles, and is lead author of a book to be printed in May 2006 titled, Corridor Ecology: the Science and Practice of Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation. Based in Bozeman, Montana, she is Assistant Director for the Wildlife Conservation Society's North America program and helping to oversee a diverse program of conservation and research initiatives.

David Johns
David has been involved in large-scale conservation work since helping to found the Wildlands Projects and the Y2Y Conservation Initiative. Much of his work has been focused on bringing together science and advocacy to protect and restore wide-ranging species and whole landscapes. Trained as a political scientist and in the law he has also worked with groups throughout North America, in Australia, Asia, Africa and Latin Americas, to increase active support for conservation through better communication and organization. He has published and spoken widely on conservation strategy, values and vision. David teaches politics and law in the School of Government at Portland State University. Once in a while David is able to leave the meeting rooms where he spends too much time, and hike the deserts of the Great Basin and the trails of the Rockies, or float western rivers. He lives in the foothills of the Oregon Coast Range.

Stephen Meador
Steve and his wife, Denise, live in Abbeville, Louisiana near the Gulf Coast, west of New Orleans. They have two children, Lindsay, a third year law student, and Casey, a coach and teacher. Steve is the CFO for the Abbeville Family Partnership LP and a wealthy family based in Abbeville. He is a CPA and has financial and tax experience with family foundations, both private and public, including effective charitable giving. Steve has participated in investment planning, budgeting, income tax planning and compliance at various levels. He is a member of the American Institue of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He was a member of the Executive Committee and the Treasurer for the Episcopal School of Acadiana for six years. Steve was born in Louisiana and received his bachelors degree from Louisiana State University (LSU) in Business Administration with an Accounting major. He and Denise enjoy fitness and outdoor activities, cycling, and taking their travel trailer on weekend and vacation trips.

Sarah Palmer
Sarah Palmer is a Calgary native with a practice in environmental law. Her practice has focused on providing legal advice to clients on a wide variety of environmental law issues including: environmental risks and potential liabilities; regulatory compliance; corporate environmental management systems; the environmental assessment process; remediation of contaminated sites; conservation and reclamation; greenhouse gas emissions legislation; and new or upcoming environmental legislation. She has helped clients find collaborative resolutions to environmental disputes and has worked and negotiated with regulatory enforcement authorities. Sarah has provided comment on draft environmental legislation and policy. She has presented papers on various environmental law matters at client seminars and at public venues, including the Canadian Institute and Insight Seminars. Sarah is a member of the Law Society of Alberta and the Canadian Bar Association. She was called to the Alberta Bar in 1995, having obtained her LLB from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Roger S. Smith
Roger Smith moved to Edmonton and the University of Alberta in 1969 after completing his M.A. and Ph.D in Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He served as Dean of the School of Business at the University of Alberta from 1976 to 1988, and was the University's Acting VP (Academic) in 1994-95 and VP (Research) from 1997 to 2001. Dr. Smith was with the IMF in Washington, D.C. (1972-74), Erasmus University (1983-84) and at the International Tax Program at Harvard University in 1977-78 and 1995-96. He has been a consultant to the IMF, World Bank, Auditor General of Canada, and a member of various provincial tax and finance advisory committees. He has served as Board Chair for the Banff School of Advanced Management, Alberta Capital Region United Way, Winspear Foundation, iCORE and the Alberta ICT Institute and as a member of the Board of the Alberta Science and Research Authority, the Alberta Conservation Association and the Board of the Alberta Region of the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Roger is married to Libby and they have three grown children and two grandchildren. He currently lives on Flathead Lake in Montana.

David Thomson
David Thomson lives in Calgary with his wife, Anne, and three children. He joined the board of Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative in 2009. He is a hydrogeologist, and owns a small environmental consulting firm that specializes in groundwater. He has used his hydrogeological expertise to assist clients with water resource applications, environmental impact assessments, groundwater remediation projects, regulatory compliance and expert testimony. David has a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Queen's University, and master of science degree in hydrogeology from the University of Waterloo. David and his family benefit from the many pleasures of living close to Y2Y country. They enjoy hiking, biking and skiing in the Rocky Mountain wilderness. His experiences travelling, working and playing in the area have lead David to volunteer with Y2Y.