Biographies

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Michael Charles Tobias

The President and CEO of the Foundation is Michael Tobias, a global ecologist, anthropologist, historian, explorer, author and filmmaker.
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Tobias obtained his Ph.D. in the Department of History of Consciousness from the University of California-Santa Cruz. Tobias has lectured widely. He was an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies & Adjunct Assistant Professor of English and the Humanities at Dartmouth College, an Associate Professor of Humanities at California State University-Northridge, the Garrey Carruthers Chair of Honors and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of New Mexico-Albuquerque, and a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies and Regents' Lecturer, at the University of California-Santa Barbara.

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Tobias is the author of more than 45 books (both fiction and non-fiction, as well as several edited anthologies). In addition to his numerous books and published research papers, Tobias has written, directed, produced, executive produced or co-executive produced well over 100 films – TV series, documentaries and dramas, most pertaining to environmental, cultural, social or scientific issues. Tobias' field research has taken him to some 80 countries where he has specialized in an interdisciplinary approach to environmental history, animal rights, scientific, ethical and philosophical frameworks for policy research, strategies and documentation, demographic analysis, ecological anthropology, biodiversity conservation, and non-violence activism. In 1996, Tobias received the "Courage of Conscience Award" for his commitment to nature and non-violence. In 2004 he was the recipient of the Parabola Focus Award for his long-standing body of work aimed at creating a better world.

The Theoretical Individual: Imagination, Ethics and the Future of Humanity, With Co-Author Jane Gray Morrison, Springer Publishers, New York and Switzerland, 2018.

Anthrozoology: Embracing Co-Existence in the Anthropocene, With Co-Author Jane Gray Morrison, Springer Publishers, New York and Switzerland, 2016.

Why Life Matters: Fifty Ecosystems of the Heart and Mind, With Co-Author Jane Gray Morrison, Springer Publishers, New York and Switzerland, 2015.

The Metaphysics of Protection, With Co-Author Jane Gray Morrison, Waterfront Press, Cardiff, California, 2014.

PDF FILE: Selected Books by Michael Tobias

"bioreverie," 50-minute Documentary, Executive Producer, Writer, Georgia College and State University, 2016.

"Ecosystems on the Edge," 15 Short Documentaries, Executive Producer for Dancing Star Foundation, in Collaboration with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Washington D.C., 2013.

PDF FILE: Selected Films by Michael Tobias

Michael Tobias on IMDB
Courage of Conscience

Watch Michael in “Compassion: The biological bottom line”
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Jane Gray Morrison

Executive Vice President Jane Gray Morrison is an ecologist whose work has taken her to over 30 countries. > READ MORE

As a filmmaker, Ms. Morrison has produced numerous films for such networks as Discovery, PBS (where she also Co-Directed "A Day in the Life of Ireland" for Irish Television and WNET/New York) and Turner Broadcasting for which she served as Senior Producer for "Voice of the Planet," a 10-hour dramatic series based upon the history of life on Earth. Ms. Morrison recently completed a feature film documentary trilogy, "Mad Cowboy," "No Vacancy" and "Hotspots," as well as her recent short film, "Yasuní – A Meditation on Life" for the Rio+20 Summit.

For eleven + years Ms. Morrison has served as the Executive Vice President of Dancing Star Foundation.

The Theoretical Individual: Imagination, Ethics and the Future of Humanity, With Co-Author Michael Charles Tobias, Springer Publishers, New York and Switzerland, 2018.

Anthrozoology: Embracing Co-Existence in the Anthropocene, With Co-Author Michael Charles Tobias, Springer Publishers, New York and Switzerland, 2016.

Why Life Matters: Fifty Ecosystems of the Heart and Mind, With Co-Author Michael Charles Tobias, Springer Publishers, New York and Switzerland, 2015.

The Metaphysics of Protection, With Co-Author, Michael Charles Tobias, Waterfront Press, Cardiff, California, 2014.

PDF FILE: Books by Jane Gray Morrison
PDF FILE: Films by Jane Gray Morrison