Ecotrust Expert Bios
Howard Silverman
Director of Public Information
Ecotrust, Portland, Oregon
503-467-0769
Ecotrust projects of special interest:
Ecotrust communications, Citizenship campaign, SectionZ public education campaign, Vivid Picture project, Salmon Nation Voices, Sockeye Magazine, People and Place online journal, Conservation Economy, Sustainable Oregon website, Life Cycle Assessment of Pacific Salmon.
Areas of professional expertise:
Writing, editing, publishing, new media, history and evolution of environmentalism and sustainability, natural resource economies, community-based social change, systems analysis.
Howard Silverman is Ecotrust's Director of Public Information. Working with the organization since 1999, he has guided the development of Ecotrust communications and publications in a wide variety of media. Under Silverman's leadership, Ecotrust's communications and Citizenship staff provide strategic support to the organization as a whole as well as its individual program areas. He leads a staff of five in brand development, art direction, messaging, event coordination, public engagement, editing, writing, and design.
His public speaking covers a wide range of topics and has included events and workshops with: Portland State University Center for Urban Studies, Portland State University Hatfield School of Government, Portland Metro, Audubon Expedition Institute, Bioneers, and Cascadia Convergence.
Silverman received a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and comes to Ecotrust with a background as an English teacher, web designer, and translator of Mandarin Chinese.
Publications include:
Davies, B., M. Geffen, M. Kauffman, and H. Silverman. 2008. Redefining Stewardship: Public Lands and Rural Communities in the Pacific Northwest. H. Silverman, editor. Ecotrust and Resource Innovations.
Silverman, H. and M. Geffen. 2008. Ecotrust 2007 Annual Report. Ecotrust.
Silverman, H. 2007. Market Design for Limited Access Privileges Programs in U.S. Fisheries. Ecotrust Working Paper Series Number 4.
Silverman, H. 2007. "A Survey of Sustainability." In Sockeye Magazine. H. Silverman, guest editor.
Von Hagen, B. and H. Silverman. 2007. "Forests and Carbon." In Sockeye Magazine. H. Silverman, guest editor.
Mertens, M. and H. Silverman. 2007. "Landscape Production Analysis for Ventura County: A Preliminary Summary for the Ag Futures Alliance and Ag Innovations Network." Ecotrust.
Beebe, S., H. Silverman, and J. Marlow. 2007. Ecotrust 2006 Annual Report. Ecotrust.
Marlow, J. and H. Silverman. 2007. Pathways to Resilience: Restoration on the Olympic National Forest. Olympic National Forest and Ecotrust.
Silverman, H., J. Marlow, and D. Kane. 2006. New on the Menu: Districtwide changes to school food start in the kitchen at Portland's Abernethy Elementary. Abernethy Elementary, Portland Public Schools Nutrition Services, Injury Free Coalition for Kids, and Ecotrust.
Silverman, H., series editor. 2006-07. Salmon Nation Voices. Ecotrust.
Scholz, A. and C. Steinback. 2006. Socioeconomic Profile of Fishing Activities and Communities Associated with the Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries. H. Silverman, editor. Ecotrust.
Silverman, H. 2006. "Salmon Nation: The Art of Household Management." ShoreBank Pacific Econotes.
Silverman, H. and L. Johnson. 2006. Ecotrust 2005 Annual Report. Ecotrust.
Nabhan, G. 2006. Renewing Salmon Nation's Food Traditions. Renewing America's Food Traditions and Ecotrust (H. Silverman, publisher).
Bollier, D. and J. Rowe. 2006. The Commons Rising. Tomales Bay Institute (H. Silverman, co-publisher).
Brady, E., G. Feenstra, M. Mertens, H. Silverman, K. Mamen, A. Gunnell, and C. LeCompte. 2005. The New Mainstream: A Sustainable Food Agenda for California for Review by the Roots of Change Council and the Roots of Change Fund. Ecotrust.
Mertens, M. and H. Silverman. 2005. "Agro-ecologic Zone Analysis and Evaluation of Correlated Crops in 2030 in California." Ecotrust.
Silverman, H. 2005. Copper River Salmon Workshop Series 1 Proceedings. USDA Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Sea Grant Alaska, Alaska Departmern of Fish and Game, Wrangell/St. Elias National Park, Copper River Watershed Project, Prince William Sound Science Center, Alaska Conservation Foundation, and Ecotrust.
Silverman, H., E. Wolf, S. Zuckerman, B. Davies, C. Dewberry, D. Reiber, and D. Holmgren. 2005. Roots of Prosperity: The Pacific Coast Watershed Partnership. USDA Forest Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board, Ducks Unlimited, and Ecotrust.
Beebe, S. and H. Silverman. 2005. Ecotrust 2004 Annual Report. Ecotrust.
Silverman, H. 2004. "Embracing Ecological Forestry." Tidepool.org.
Silverman, H., series editor. 2003-4. SectionZ: Making our economy safe for people and nature. Ecotrust.
Related Web links:
Ecotrust: www.ecotrust.org
People and Place: www.peopleandplace.net
Salmon Nation: www.salmonnation.com
SectionZ: www.sectionz.info
Conservation Economy: www.conservationeconomy.net
Inforain: www.inforain.org
Vivid Picture project: www.vividpicture.net
Sustainable Oregon: www.sustainableoregon.net
