ANA GARCIA-DOYLE (She/Her)
One Earth Collective,
Founding Member & Executive Director
Board Member & Festival Films and Programs Lead

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Ana likes to be future-facing. She believes there is no time like the present to focus on the future of our planet and of generations to come. Ana has also spent more than 20 years in digital publishing, marketing, and product development, helped found and lead a zero waste schools initiative in her town, is a LEED Gold certified green homeowner together with her husband, and is proud mama to 3 sharp, sweet teen and young adult greenies. She loves to run in the great outdoors, dig her hands in the dirt, grow and cook whole foods of all kinds, and is a yoga, running, and podcast junkie.

CASSANDRA WEST (She/Her)
One Earth Collective Advisory Team
Former Public Relations Lead
Events Photography

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The springboard for Cassandra’s environmental awareness was getting involved with a community garden. From there she dove into learning about other vital topics: soil, water and energy. Cassandra helped start the Oak Park Area Edible Gardening Cooperative. While composting and recycling are good places to start, she’s committed to continuing her environmental education. Cassandra is also an award-winning journalist and has worked for Northwestern University, Crain’s Chicago Business and at other media & publishing institutions.

ERIN TURNEY (She/They)
Audio Visual Support Manager

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Erin is an environmentalist and artist, specializing in videography; she is also passionate about herbalism. They tell stories through film, illustrating the interconnectedness of all living beings worldwide. Since 2015, Erin has partnered with One Earth to strengthen their bridge between film and environmental activism. They also work closely with their community, sharing accessible herbal medicine and knowledge sourced from local plants.

GAREN HUDSON (He/They)
Audio Visual Tech Director

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Garen is a musician, rock climber, and drug policy reform activist. He believes that there is a major need for collective and individual healing to occur in order for the healing of the planet. He hopes through music and connection to the outdoors, people can find that healing. Garen and his partner are avid gardeners, and are consistently working to improve their techniques to be more sustainable and regenerative.

HELEN QUINN-PASIN (She/Her)
Public Relations Manager

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Helen graduated from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism in 2021 with a Master of Science in Journalism and a specialization in investigative journalism and social justice. Her master's project was a documentary that exposes food insecurity on Chicago’s West Side. The documentary, “Feed ‘Em All,” was accepted by three film festivals across the country and won the Virginia Dares Cinematic Arts Award for Decolonizing/Re-Indigenizing Media. Her past journalism includes pieces about Food Sovereignty and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women on Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin, social and political issues in Oak Park, and sexual assault on a college campus.

JIM BABCOCK (He/Him)
One Earth Film Fest Founding Member
One Earth Collective Board Member
Film Review and Fundraising

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Jim is learning about the many advantages of community solar and, with the Oak Park and River Forest PlanItGreen Team, is working to bring clean, renewable energy for 100% of the communities’ electricity. With the Environmental team at his church, First United Church of Oak Park, he collaborates with many other local congregations to carry out sustainable practices for energy conservation, waste reduction, flood control, pesticide-free native gardens, and healthy food for all. Jim is an active advocate at the state and village levels of government for legislation and policies that will restore and protect the Earth's natural systems, especially the climate system.

JOANNA DREW (She/Her)
Grants Manager

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Joanna plays her part in restoring harmony in our ecosystem by using a bicycle as her primary mode of transportation (when weather permits!). When she is not out and about, she works for domestic and international NGOs, increasing their capacity to raise funds to bring community projects to life. One day, Joanna dreams to live in a zero-waste home amongst the trees, composting and growing her own fruits and vegetables.

JODI WINE (She/Her)
One Earth Collective Board Member
Legal Counsel
Partnerships and Venues Support Team, Fundraising

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Jodi is a strong believer that only by building public will to protect our planet will we create the political will necessary to implement effective environmental policy.  As Gregory Mankiw said so eloquently in the film Before The Flood, "Politicians, [even if] we call them elected leaders, are really elected followers. They do what the people want them to do. Once the people are convinced, the politicians will fall in line.”

LAURIE CASEY (She/Her)
One Earth Local Programs Director

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Along with three black and white chickens—April, Dolly and Cat—Laurie's family has also invited into their yard wild blue indigo, calico asters, a young oak tree (for the next generation) and flocks of goldfinches who come for the purple coneflower seeds. Laurie has supported the Festival as a volunteer or staffer since the 2013 season, doing programming, film selection and marketing. Currently she leads a group of Oak Park-based community groups in rallying residents around the Climate Ready Oak Park sustainability plan.

LISA BIEHLE FILES (She/Her)
Young Filmmakers Contest Program Director

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Lisa uses corn meal gluten and beneficial nematodes on her lawn instead of conventional pesticides. She also shares a compost bin with her neighbors and is beginning to experiment with native plants. Her raised-bed vegetable garden was filled with heirloom tomatoes this year, resulting in delightful omelettes, salads and ratatouille. In the spring, she had purchased heirloom seedlings from the esteemed Tomato Lady, who works at Sugar Beet Food Co-op.

SUE CROTHERS (She/Her)
One Earth Film Fest Founding Member
Young Filmmakers Contest Founding Director
Film Review and Facilitator

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Sue has been thinking about her impact on the environment since her early twenties and she has dedicated herself to environmental efforts. Together with her husband, Sue built one of the first sustainably designed homes in Illinois. She is a founding member of the River Forest Sustainability Committee and PlanItGreen and is committed to supporting our local food shed as an investor with SLoFig (Sustainable Local Financial Investment Group). Sue is also an advocate for chemical usage reduction and together with her Sustainability Committee team members, introduced Keep ON the Grass, a program to reduce lawn chemicals in River Forest.

TOM LANE (He/Him)
Development Director

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Tom plans and manages One Earth Collective (OEC)'s fundraising efforts. Prior to OEC, he worked for NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, in various capacities for more than a decade, including as a consultant for NAMI Northside Atlanta, Deputy Director at NAMI Washington State, Program Director at NAMI Southwest Washington, and Assistant Director for NAMI's national team. Tom has extensive experience in grant writing, individual, corporate, peer-to-peer and other special events fundraising, as well as in organizational planning and nonprofit management, primarily for grassroots, volunteer-driven organizations. He holds a BA from Boston College and MS in Nonprofit Management from The New School.

"The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share." - Lady Bird Johnson

YUHAN MAO (She/Her)
Marketing Coordinator

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Yuhan, a dedicated graduate student in the Integrated Marketing Communications program at Northwestern University Medill School, carries a deep-seated passion for social justice, with a keen focus on environmental justice, equality, and inclusivity. She is driven by the conviction to integrate these critical issues seamlessly into media and communication channels, leveraging her creative thinking and diverse background. Her goal is to not only engage in meaningful communication but to ignite real change, contributing to a world where sustainability and justice are intrinsic to our everyday actions and decisions.