Director’s Work Samples

Research support, developmental editing, introducing articles to leading publications

When the Glacier Left, Boston Globe, November 29, 2009, by Jonathan Mingle
In the northwestern Himalayas, an indigenous community adapts to a melting glacier and its spiritual message.
Caribou People, Guernica, December 2009, photos by Nicolas Villaume
The melting permafrost is a real threat to Gwich’in caribou hunters. And maybe we can’t survive if they don’t.
GM's Money Trees, Mother Jones, November/December 2009, by Mark Schapiro.
Should General Motors be allowed to mitigate its pollution by buying a Brazilian forest? Ask the people who live there.
The Dark Side of Plan Colombia, The Nation, June 15, 2009, by Teo Ballvé

Story identification and developmental editing

Rose Arrieta Indigenous communities divided by the U.S. Mexico border
Teo Ballvé Glassmaking employees take over an abandoned factory in Argentina, part of a nationwide response to economic crisis
Jennifer Barrios Latina leaders in California desert confront plans for a water-guzzling power plant
Michelle Berditschevsky and Peggy Risch Battle for a sacred site in northern California
Conrad Fox Short piece on indigenous Guatemalan communities that turn discarded bicycles into economic opportunity
Marisa Handler the Saryacu defend their indigenous Amazon territory from petroleros
Stephen Hendricks A murder on Pine Ridge reservations invites a revival of ancestral traditions
Jeffrey Kaplan Historical essay on U.S. corporate power and democracy
Richard Louv Short piece by leader of a movement to cure Nature Deficit Disorder
Lowell Monke Provocative essay on nature, computers, and childhood development
Chiori Santiago Short piece on a delicious program to link low-income community members with local farmers
Eliza Strickland short piece on youthful efforts to reclaim the Bronx River by boatbuilding
Robert Struckman short piece on revival of a native language in Montana