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"The Color of Tomorrow"introduction | watch the program | host and guests | resources | after the broadcast | sponsors Host and GuestsKey Remarks: Dale Hall Lydia Saldaña Lydia Saldaña has more than 25 years of experience in the communications field in state government and as a broadcast journalist. As Communications Director for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Ms. Saldaña is responsible for all facets of agency communications, marketing, media relations, education and outreach. Communications products include the TPWD website, the Texas Parks & Wildlife monthly magazine, a weekly PBS television series, the Passport to Texas daily radio program, a video news report program, video products, plus a wide range of internal and external publications and various public information items. The division also provides boater and hunter education programs, conservation education initiatives, outreach programs and the annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Expo. She's been with Parks & Wildlife since 1990. Before that, Ms. Saldaña was a broadcast news journalist at WFAA TV, Channel 8, in Dallas, and network affiliates in Austin. She began her broadcast career as a radio reporter and anchor in Austin. She graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Journalism degree in 1986 and is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Mass Communication at Texas State University in San Marcos. Dale Hall H. Dale Hall was sworn in on October 12, 2005 as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after being nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the Senate. A career Fish and Wildlife Service employee, Hall previously served as Regional Director for the Service's Southwest Region, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In that capacity, he was responsible for directing the Service's fish, wildlife, and habitat conservation, protection, and enhancement activities in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. During his first assignment with the Service, he worked in the wetlands of the Lower Mississippi Valley. In 1982, he transferred to Texas as a senior staff biologist. He was promoted to Field Supervisor and ran the Houston field office for four years. During his Houston assignment, Hall was honored as one of the Service's 10 most outstanding merit pay employees for 1986. In 1987, Hall became the Deputy Assistant Director for Fisheries in the Service's Washington, D.C., office, where he played a major role in developing the Service's policy for management of the nation's fisheries facilities, including the Service's 75 fish hatcheries, 48 fish and wildlife management assistance offices, four technology development centers, and 11 fish health centers. Hall moved to Portland, Oregon, in January 1991, where as the Assistant Regional Director for Ecological Services for the Pacific Region, he managed the Service's activities relating to the northern spotted owl, desert tortoise, endangered Hawaiian birds, and other listed species. He was also responsible for the regulation of the region's wetlands, environmental contaminants, issues, and Federal water projects. Under his guidance, more than 300 new species were placed under the protection of the Endangered Species Act and nearly $200 million in environmental contaminants cleanup settlements were reached with parties responsible for the pollution. During his last three years of service in the Pacific Region, Hall directly supervised all Service activities in the Klamath Ecoregion and in the State of California, with the exception of law enforcement. His responsibilities included managing the implementation of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act and water resource settlements under what has become known as the CALFED/Bay-Delta program. The Service anticipates that in partnership with Federal, State and private interests, it will jointly undertake more than $1 billion in fish and wildlife restoration activities in California over the next 20 years. In February 1996, Department of the Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt presented Hall with the Department's Meritorious Service Award for the role he played in the President's Northwest Forest Plan. In 1997, Hall was appointed Deputy Regional Director of the Service's Southeast Region where he assisted the Regional Director in overseeing Service efforts in 15 ecosystems that range in diversity from the hardwoods of the lower Mississippi to the tropics of the Caribbean. Prior to joining the Service in 1978, Hall, a native of Kentucky, served with the U.S. Air Force. Hall received a bachelor of science degree in biology and chemistry from Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and a master's degree in fisheries science from Louisiana State University. He is the author of numerous published papers on wetlands, fisheries ecology, and other topics. He has also taught courses on wetlands identification and delineation. Hall and his wife, Sarah, from Bunkie, Louisiana, are parents to two daughters and a son. Hall's outside interests include hunting, fishing, and observing wildlife. www.fws.gov J. Allen Johnson While at Purdue, he headed a delegation to China to initiate and develop a university level international exchange program; Chaired the International Trade Committee and spearheaded their trade mission to Ghana. He was the Primary Investigator for "25 Ambassador Families program to assit inner-city youth from Hammond, East Chicago and Gary." He founded the Rainbow Children's Arts Festival while Executive Director of Multi-Cultural Center Greater Green Bay, Wisconisn. He also served as Impresario-Director 40 Productions, most recently May 2007, Shakara: Dance Hall Queen by Tess Onwueme. Mr. Johnson is a community advisor to the Children and Nature Network on diversity issues and has a long history with the North American Association for Environmental Educators (NAAEE). He was Co-Chair of the 2006 NAAEE National Conference in St Paul, MN, and on their 2003-2006 NAAEE Board of Directors. His contributions to NAAEE include serving on their Diversity Committee, spearheading their Rosa Parks Diversity Award and most recently representing NAAEE at the Press Club in Washington D.C. (Environmental Education, Conservation and Diversity). He currently serves as chair or the Environmental Justice Commission of NAAEE. He is one of the contributing authors to the Case Studies Publication "What's Fair Got to Do With It?" He holds an A.B. Degree Wabash College, J.D. Valparaiso University School of Law. http://racerelationscouncil.com/ Pang Houa Moua Ms. Moua works with local community based organizations, conducting outreach activities and providing technical assistance. She also administers AAJC’s Community Partners Network, a group of more than 100 community based organizations in 49 cities in 23 states, and the District of Columbia. Prior to joining AAJC in July 2005, Moua served as policy advocate for Hmong National Development, Inc. where she advocated for issues of importance to Hmong American communities across the United States. She earned her Bachelor of Arts with honors in American Civilization from Brown University. www.advancingequality.org Manuel Oliverez Manuel Oliverez was President & CEO, National Image, Inc from 1987-1991 and Region III Director 1986-87. Mr. Oliverez was appointed Director, Intergovernmental Affairs in 2006. A native of Colorado, Texas, he is a retiree from the Department of Defense (DoD) after 34 years of service where he was the Deputy Director for Civilian Equal Opportunity Policy, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (EO), and Chief of EEO for the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Oliverez also served as Executive Director, Office of Program Operations, President's Cabinet Committee for the Spanish-speaking People. In addition to his government service he was a Junior High Teacher in Monterey California. In 1998, Hispanic Business Magazine named Mr. Oliverez as one of the "100 most influential Hispanics in the Nation," and in 1999, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management presented him with the "Director's Distinguished Public Service Award," in recognition of his public service to the nation. Mr. Oliverez served in the U.S Marine Corps. He received his M.Ed. from Antioch College and the JFK School of Government, Harvard University, Senior Executive Fellows Program. www.nationalimageinc.org Emilyn Sheffield Emilyn Sheffield is a Professor and the immediate past Chairperson of the Department of Recreation and Parks Management at California State University Chico, one of the largest recreation programs in the US. She is also the academic advisor for the minor in Tourism at CSU, Chico. Since coming to Chico in 1989, she has been active in tourism development and planning throughout California and the western United States. For over 20 years she has worked with federal, state and local public land partners to increase support for public lands. As the Director of the Tourism and Communication Design Partnership, she directs a wide-ranging program of applied research, strategic planning and cooperative marketing projects. Sheffield has extensive strategic market planning experience with local, country, and regional destination marketing organizations as well as the USDA Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. Sheffield is a member of the California Roundtable for Recreation, Parks and Tourism, a public-private partnership of resource agencies, tourism organizations, environmental entities, equipment manufacturers and user groups who work to ensure sustainable outdoor recreation for California. She is also the President of the Interpretation Association of the West, a non-profit organization devoted to increasing stewardship opportunities for visitors to California's national forests. Prior to joining CSUC faculty in 1989, Sheffield worked as a statewide recreation and tourism development consultant for the Extension Service in Missouri. Sheffield completed her PhD at the University of Southern California and returned to the "left coast" after working in Texas and Missouri. |