Anna M. Clark is the president and founder of EarthPeople Media. A pioneer in sustainability and integrated marketing communications, she is an award-winning strategist and GRI-certified sustainability professional, a published author, columnist, non-profit board member and trusted advisor to forward-looking leaders and companies seeking a competitive edge in the global marketplace.Anna began her career as a management consultant with PwC Consulting and IBM. Since launching EarthPeople Media in 2005, she has advised startups, suppliers, school districts, companies (B2B, B2C, SaaS, DeFi & Web3) across industries, Fortune 500s and The World Bank, both independently and through strategic partnerships and roles with leading agencies. She also produces storytelling projects through Heirloom Digital, a media production company she founded in 2019.

Anna holds a B.A. in government from The University of Texas at Austin and an M.A. in communication from Johns Hopkins University. She lives with her family in one of the first homes in Dallas to earn LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. For more about her background, see her LinkedIn bio and visit AnnaMClark.com.

Christiane Runyan holds a PhD in Environmental Science with a concentration in Hydrology from the University of Virginia. She teaches hydrology at Johns Hopkins and is a visiting scholar at the University of Virginia. Chrissy is completing a book on deforestation, with an expected publication date of late 2015 from Cambridge University Press. Her research broadly focuses on how deforestation affects hydrological and biogeochemical processes. She conducts quantitative analysis including GHG calculations involving tools such as the Carbon Disclosure Project, specifically Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, for corporate clients.

Chrissy earned her B.S. from the University of Wyoming where she competed on their college rodeo team. Prior to starting her studies at UVA, she worked on urban hydrology issues at the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She has a 3-year old daughter and lives with her family in Washington, D.C.

Jay Staton handles web development for EarthPeople Media and our clients. As the founder of Bandhole Media, Jay has over 20 years of experience in web development with over 12 years of custom WordPress development experience for large and small organizations. A pioneer in wireless web development, Jay has a thorough understanding of web usability issues and cross-platform, browser-independent development. He specializes in HTML, PHP, MySQL, CSS, and jQuery development. He is also a trained LINUX/Apache server administrator.

Jay began his career as a technical writer, and then worked as a staff writer for a small online publication owned by Hewlett Packard. He studied music education at Texas A&M Commerce and is an active composer and musician, composing scores for short films and some independent, web-based video games. He performs in local bands and is an avid cyclist in the Dallas cycling community.