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Reed Eisenhauer, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2012

Reed Eisenhauer was born and raised by the ocean in Manhattan Beach, California. In 2011, he graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a B.A. in Ethnic Studies, a minor in Political Science, and a certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies. During his time in Boulder, Reed also worked with disabled youth, the local music scene, and the University's greenhouses. As an outdoor advocate and enthusiast, he participates in several environmental organizations and worked as a recruiter for Vail Resorts. In 2009, he attended at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji studying the relationship between the tourism industry and local villages.

As someone dedicated to ethical business practices, Mr. Eisenhauer came to CREST so he could contribute to the shared legacy of social justice and environmental stewardship. Reed believes that travel can give way to creativity and progressive action which is why he is excited to be involved with the CREST mission.

Anaite Seibt, Harvard/ Laspau Climate Change Fellow, 2011

Anaite Seibt has worked in the tourism sector for many years as a tour operator and consultant in ecotourism/adventure tourism. She is a founding member of the Tourism Chamber of La Ceiba, one of twenty chapters belonging to the National Chamber of Tourism, CANATURH, which appointed her to the National Council of Tourism, a public-private entity charged with deciding on public investment to be made in cooperation with the private sector.

Aware of the way climate change already affects tourism, Anaite believes that it is of utmost importance to bring this issue into the mainstream, notwithstanding past initiatives such as clean production for member hotels, because tourism is a key driver of economic development for Honduras and at its very base are the natural resources which provide livelihoods to all.

Her particular interests are in public-private-rural-academic partnerships and the formulation and implementation of programs and projects involving key stakeholders, including rural communities, and climate change so as to agree upon, live and work by best practices to make climate change adaptation possible and also accompany and strengthen mitigation efforts.

Seema Bhatt, Visiting Fulbright Scholar, 2009

Seema Bhatt is an independent consultant (based in India) working on issues related to biodiversity. She holds a Masters degree in Environmental Studies from Yale University, USA. She has served as Senior Programme Officer, Biodiversity 'Hotspots' Conservation Programme WWF- India. Seema was part of the Technical and Policy Core Group that formulated the technical report for the formulation of India’s National Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan. She is also involved in documenting Community Conserved Areas across South Asia. Her particular focus of work is on strengthening the links between conservation of biodiversity and livelihoods of local communities. She views ecotourism as one such link and has coordinated two projects on ecotourism as the South Asia Coordinator for the USAID supported Biodiversity Conservation Network. Seema has since then worked extensively with various other ecotourism projects in India. She has recently co-authored a book on Ecotourism Development in India published by the Cambridge University Press. Seema work with the Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) from March to May 2009