Michael Clossen, President
Executive Director, Acterra
Eureka, California
Michael joined Acterra in May of 2003 as the Executive Director. Prior to Acterra his work history included serving as Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies at Stanford University (1972-1976); Co-Director of New Ways to Work in Palo Alto, CA (1976-1982); Executive Director of the Center for Economic Conversion in Mountain View, CA (1983-1998); Programs Director for the Earth Day Network in Seattle, WA (1998-2000); and Executive Director of Biodiversity Northwest in Seattle, WA (2000-2003). His work has featured a long-term commitment to promoting environmental conservation, sustainable development and ecological economics. At Acterra, in addition to his various administrative responsibilities, he places special emphasis on environmental programs that provide hands-on learning opportunities and inspire people to take action for positive change in their communities and beyond. . Michael has a B.A. from Middlebury College and an M.A. and Ph.D. (Sociology) from Cornell University. In his free time, Michael particularly enjoys hiking and backpacking in the beautiful California wilderness. He has served on The Arts of Peace board since the organization's inception in 1995, for many years as president.

Patricia Ellsberg, Vice President
Kensington, California
Patricia is a social change advocate with decades of experience in the peace, energy and social justice movements. As wife of Daniel Ellsberg, who first gained fame as the Pentagon nuclear strategist who released the so-called “Pentagon Papers,” Patricia has been at the center of many of the most intensive foreign policy debates over the past three decades.

David Hitchcock, Treasurer
Founding Partner, Hitchcock, Hitchcock, Sharples, & Hall
Arcata, California
David specializes in small business and nonprofit consulting and has been instrumental in the birth and success of many alternative enterprises in the Humboldt Bay region of Northern California. He holds a BS in Mathematics and a PhD in Business Administration from the University of California at Los Angeles. He has taught Business Administration in the California State University system.

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