Keynote Speaker:
Carolyn Finney, Ph.D., Author of Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors 

Carolyn Finney, PhD is a storyteller, author and cultural geographer. She is deeply interested in issues related to identity, difference, creativity, and resilience. Carolyn is grounded in both artistic and intellectual ways of knowing - she pursued an acting career for eleven years, but five years of backpacking trips through Africa, Asia and living in Nepal changed the course of her life. Motivated by these experiences, Carolyn returned to school after a 15-year absence to complete a B.A., M.A. and a Ph.D. (where she received a Fulbright). Along with public speaking, writing, media engagements, consulting & teaching, she served on the U.S. National Parks Advisory Board for eight years. Her first book, Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors was released in 2014 (UNC Press). She is currently doing a two-year residency as the Franklin Environmental Center Professor of Practice at Middlebury College.

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