A brief glimpse of a few members of the I Will Evolve team.

	Rebecca Van Damm is a senior in Anthropology and a student of the Environmental Ethics Certificate Program at the University of Georgia. She enjoys college radio debauchery (specifically that of WUOG 90.5FM in Athens), shaking her assets, rocking the karaoke scene, eating, traveling, traveling, and traveling. Rebecca is also enormously fond of guffawing loudly in quiet places. Watch out, funny people! Her right eye crosses in if you make her laugh too hard. e-mail: hexofbex@yahoo.com
	Stephanie Powell is double majoring in Political Science and Anthropology at the University of Georgia. She is extremely dedicated to environmental activism having served as the head of Students for Environmental Awareness (SEA) at UGA and teaching art and environmental appreciation at the Boys and Girls Club in Athens, GA. Stephanie enjoys traveling to far off lands, listening to African music, giving hugs to people as well as trees, and eating granola. e-mail: ecochic@uga.edu
	Natalie Foster is a regional representative for the Appalachian Region providing tour organizing with the Atlantic Coast EcoRegion (ACE) volunteers. Natalie and the tour staffers are based in the Atlanta field office. She has been with the Sierra Club for almost two years. If she isn't out working for social change-you can find her in her garden, on her bike or listening to good, live music. e-mail: Natalie.foster@sierraclub.org
	Jill Miller is the Sierra Club's Conservation Organizer for the Global Warming & Energy Program in St. Louis, Missouri. For the Route 66 tour, Jill drove 1,100 miles, organizing eight events and media stops from St. Louie to Albuquerque, where she was so tired, she promptly went hiking in Santa Fe National Forest. Jill has been with the Club for more than 5 years—2 as an organizer, 3 as a volunteer leader. jill.miller@sierraclub.org.
	Colleen Sarna is a conservation organizer with the Global Warming and Energy Program in Illinois. Who knew a sixth grade interest in recycling would be her gateway drug to a lifetime of environmental activism? When not touring the country in a hybrid car, she tries to avoid all that nature has to offer by spending time in movie theaters.
An avid sportsman, Brendan Bell spends most of his time on safari. In between excursions, Brendan works for the Sierra Club's Global Warming program. When he is in the office, he divides his time amongst three principle endeavors: planning his next safari, talking about past safaris, and lamenting the downfall of the ‘big game’ hunt. Prior to joining the Sierra Club, Brendan was involved with the Royal Society of Tiger Hunters, the London Men’s Council and worked briefly as an actor impersonating Ernest Hemingway. Brendan's email is brendan.bell@sierraclub.org
My name is Ilana Meallem, It is a Hebrew/Arabic name which directly translated into English means "tree teacher". I was born into a traditional Jewish family, and lived in London till the age of 17 after which I immigrated independently to Israel. I went on to study Environmental Science and Biology at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Before, during and after my degree, I would take every opportunity to travel; this bug took me to Central and South America, Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. The more I traveled, the more at awe I was by the world’s natural and cultural diversity yet I was also aware to the problems and issues such places often face. This last year I have returned to Israel to study in an Environmental Studies graduate program at the Arava Institute in the south of Israel. This is a special international program that brings students from the US, Canada, Jordan Israel and Palestine together to live and study about the environment. My research focuses on the Arab Bedouin communities of the Negev Desert in Israel and the environmental justice issues that they face.
	Mohammad A. Taher is a Jordanian Graduate student at the Arava Institute for environmental studies, with a focus on sustainable agriculture. Mohammad loves travelling, making new friends, football (soccer), hiking, mountains climbing,music, and enjoying tasty food! This summer, he is interning with the Sierra Club and wishes it could last forever. Mohammad's email is hyper2022@yahoo.com
	Matt Astleford is a Global Warming and Energy Field Organizer in Sioux Falls, SD. Matt was looking forward to the trip, because after trying to convince South Dakota's farmers and ranchers to purchase hybrids the last two years, he figured that the movie stars and Vegas showgirls would be an easy sell. The highlight of his trip was doing a live radio interview from a downtown east Los Angeles Burger King. When Matt isn't on a cross country hybrid tour, you can find him cheering on the Minnesota Twins, road biking, and keeping it real.
	Pete Connolly is a Program Assistant with the Global Warming and Energy Team in Washington, DC, so he jumped at the chance to leave the city for a few days and drive across the desert. However, after seeing the dusty wonder that is Phoenix, losing big at blackjack in Vegas, and driving through L.A. traffic, he'll never leave his apartment ever, ever again. While in DC, Pete spends his time commenting on violations of the national electrical code, baking, and fretting about the future of mankind and planet Earth, but not necessarily in that order. And if anyone in L.A. finds a pair of Home Depot sunglasses, please send them to Pete at the DC office.