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 | Sebastian Copeland Team Leader Sebastian Copeland is on the Board of Directors of Global Green USA, the US affiliate of Mikhail Gorbachev’s environmental NGO Green Cross International. Copeland graduated Summa Cum Laude from UCLA (’86). His work has appeared in hundreds of publications worldwide, including GQ, Marie Claire, The Face, Cosmopolitan and Vanity Fair, and National Geographic Explorer. Copeland was awarded “Professional Photographer of the Year” for his book Antarctica: The Global Warning from the 2007 International Photography Awards. The launch of Antarctica has led to numerous shows in France, Germany, Italy and the US including at the United Nations and the Council on Foreign Relations, and upcoming museum shows at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA and the San Luis Obispo Art Museum in San Francisco. His wide-ranging success as a celebrity portrait photographer has enabled him to focus on his passion for the environmental issues and celebrity activism. In 2007 Copeland traveled with his cousin, Orlando Bloom, to Antarctica to enlist his aid in promoting the importance of protecting this fragile ecosystem. Sebastian has addressed audiences at the UN, The World Affairs Council, the General Assembly on climate in New Orleans in front of President Gorbachev, the George Eastman House, the Google and Apple headquarters among others. He has appeared many times on television including a half hour interview by Larry King for CNN. Sebastian Copeland currently resides in Los Angeles and drives a hybrid. |
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 | Luc Hardy Luc is and adventurer, author, and member of the Explorers Club. Graduated from Centrale Paris, he is president of Sagax, a US-based investment and management advisory firm.Team Leader He has pursued a personal goal of traveling extensively across the globe, frequently with family; photographing and reporting from remote places to raise awareness for global causes. Luc has led an expedition to Antarctica in 2003 to highlight the region’s importance as a regulator of global weather systems. Additionally, in 2007, he led a team to Greenland to explore the effects of climate on the migrating bird populations. His voyages have resulted in the publishing of two books: Antarctica Adventure (2004) and Greenland Impressions (2007). He lives with his wife, Mary, and their two daughters, Flaam and Aïnhoa, between Greenwich, Connecticut and in Paris, France. Learn more from Luc during the Arctic Ambassadors expedition at his Pax Arctica's blog. | ||
 | Matty McNair Guide Internationally recognized as the top woman polar guide in the world, Matty has journeyed to both Poles setting several very impressive world records. She led the first women’s expedition to the North Pole in 1997. After leading 2 expeditions 600 nautical miles to the South Pole, Matty returned to take her daughter, Sarah, and son Eric to the South Pole. Sarah (age 18) & Eric (age 20) became the youngest in the world to ski to the South Pole. Matty and Sarah are the first Canadian women to ski all the way to the South Pole. Matty and her son, Eric (who both have duel citizenship) were the first Americans to ski all the way to the South Pole unsupported and un-resupplied. From the South Pole they kite-skied back in a world record of 17 days! One month later, Matty headed to the other end of the earth. She guided the Ultimate North Expedition; a dog sledding journey from Cape Columbia to the North Pole. Arriving at the North Pole in just under Robert Peary’s 1909 record time of 37 days, thus proving that his disputed dash is in fact possible. Matty has an infectious zest for life, a creative mind, a lateral problem solving approach to challenges and a great sense of humor. | ||
 | Brian Knappenberger Videographer Brian has traveled all over the world following stories as diverse as the rebuilding of Afghanistan to the gruesome political murder of Ukranian Journalist Georgy Gongadze. He has created numerous acclaimed documentaries, commercials and feature films for the Sundance Channel, FRONTLINE/World, National Geographic, TechTV, The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, and The Learning Channel. He can be found on The Travel Channel series “Not Your Average Travel Guide” and recently won a Cine-Golden Eagles for his work for the Discovery Channel Global Education Project in China. His many camera credits include the feature film Scratch- A Sundance award winning theatrical documentary about the DJ/Turntablist movement and Leonardo DiCaprio’s “11th hour.” Brian also frequently teaches classes in filmmaking at the International Film and Television Workshops in Rockport, Maine. |
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