About RTSE
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Andrew TaitExecutive Director
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Dr. Steven E. HudsonDirector of EducationDr. Hudson holds a Doctorate in Education from the University of Maryland, a M. Ed. from the University of Houston, and a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from Southwest Texas State University. He has worked in the public, international, private, and collegiate areas of education since 1984 as an administrator, teacher, and professor. Dr. Hudson is a business advisor and is responsible for building and implementing all educational curriculums. Read More |
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LaDonna StachuraDirector of Project Development
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Ruchira KhannaTechnical Writer and Director of Web ContentRuchira Khanna has a postgraduate in Chemistry with the concentration in Bio-Analytical/Biochemistry. She joined a Biotech Company as a Research Associate for a period however her passion has always been writing. So she joined a Technical Writing Course and then discovered The Environmental Community. After applying to Earth Media Network she was hired as a Technical Writer. Read More |
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Dan BaxleyProject Development ManagerDan brings over 20 years of Fortune 50 strategy, marketing, management and technology experience to our group. With a degree in economics from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Kellogg/Northwestern he consults with investors now in the private and corporate sectors. As an entrepreneur, author and public speaker he is passionate about developing green opportunities that will help humanity by creating new jobs within a sustainable society. Read More |
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Hans Alfred LakV.P. Strategic PartnershipsLocated in the Netherlands, Hans is our International Marketing Associate. Hans studied Marketing Communication at the HEAO in Utrecht and has been a manager in numerous companies and industries including advertising, publishing, fashion and tourism. Hans has started cross marketing campaigns with companies like BMW, Diners Club, Mercedes, American Express to name a few. Hans is passionate about the great outdoors and wildlife! Read More |
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Jim WindwalkerDirector of Wildlife PreservationJim is a Cherokee Indian, he became involved with indigenous rights issues in the mid 1970’s and later established a Grass Roots Organization called the Indian Foundation for Law And Justice which later became the First Nations Commission on Civil Rights. Jim is the Founding Director of the First Nations Outreach Project, a 510 (c) 3 Native American Non Profit Organization. Jims is also founder of Wolf Gardens Wildlife Center, a wildlife refuge and rehabilitation center. Read More |
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D. Kimbro StephensV.P. Legal AffairsKimbro Stephens is V.P Legal Affairs of The Environmental Community and My Natural Pool, LLC. Mr. Stephens has over 20 years of development, start up and management experience. After turning his attention to businesses that specialize in advancing green technologies he discovered Worldwide Pure Water and One Earth Financial. After this discovery he joined the management team that is preparing to launch programs that will bring about significant environmental change. Read More |
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Gary E. IrelandLegal AdvisorMr. Ireland is a graduate of Columbia University and New York Law School and began his career in the area of commercial litigation. Since then he has setup a private practice focusing on environmental, civil rights and entertainment matters prevailing in high profile cases as lead counsel against billion dollar companies, many of these cases have been covered in the daily news. His legal career is dedicated to both environmental and social justice. Read More |
History
Years later during an annual snorkeling trip to Crystal River in Florida my Dad and I witnessed These events combined with my affinity to nature and analytical business background lead me to one conclusion. We needed a complex business equation to change how people live or we would lose our Earth as we knew it. The major environmental organizations that we had counted on were clearly losing the battle to save Earth. By 1999, I had developed a concept to build a synergisticly designed network of entities and organizations that would produce an unstoppable environmental movement. It took our small team 18 months to turn over enough pieces of what seemed to be a 50,000 piece puzzle before we felt the entire plan was achievable. I created a comprehensive survey and proceeded to survey individuals from 23 states. By the time I had responses from the survey from the second state I knew my original plan was flawed and would have failed. After quickly modifying the survey we completed all 23 states with very favorable results. Today that survey is a key reason why our environmental model has been and will continue to be a tremendous success. 2001 – We began obtaining key domain names and worked to establish our initial websites. Our small team developed the general infrastructure that would support our mission. This was no small undertaking and we all realized it would take at least a few years to build. 2002 – Creating a system that would empower and unite organizations and individuals is no small undertaking. Then when one adds that the plan must also be inclusive rather than exclusive, designed to help the majority rather than the few, and effectively recession proof well needless to say the over complexity also increases. Using this strategy we created turnkey business solutions to network and empower all like-minded individuals and entities that would share one common goal—of saving Earth. 2003 – Having established One Earth, One Mission earlier we ran three ads and our small staff placed over 60 volunteers within our ranks in the spring of 2003. That summer, we completed over 2,500 hours of research. In the fall of 2003 with the assistance of dedicated interns, our administrative group began building our web infrastructure. 2004 – In the spring we placed 33 ads looking to obtain 100 to 150 volunteers. By mid June we had 265 volunteers and interns signed up. From templates to banners and programming, our all volunteer staff completed a major portion of our web work for 28 sites. Our initial 28 websites have expanded to 54. 2005 – With over 75,000 hours invested we now have about 70% of our infrastructure completed. Our goal of creating shifts within our society is finally in sight. 2006 – We now have over 90,000 hours invested with 81 websites and approximately 80% of our co-op infrastructure is now prepared. 2007 – There are now 117 websites with over 108,000 hours in our co-op infrastructure. We have completed banners, mission statements etc. for all additional sites. Race To Save Earth was added as a lead contribution site that will in turn fund numerous organizations. 2008 – With 126,000 invested and 135 websites our general infrastructure is completed. We have determined that we need to update the programming for all of our sites before we are ready to launch our entire environmental platform.
2009 – After 9 years and exceeding 135,000 hours The Environmental Community is set to launch in 2011.
Visit our 9 portals or environmental gateways to gain access to jobs, networks, media, entertainment and more.
– Carl Sagan
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