Sonoran Institute People News

The Sonoran Institute has many diverse and enthusiastic supporters of our unique brand of collaborative conservation. Our donors tell their story below. Enjoy.

Emily Brott is one of America's Future Leaders

Every year the Arizona Daily Star recognizes 40 individuals under the age of 40 who are making significant achievements and contributions to their profession and the Tucson community. This year, out of over 250 nominations, they selected Emily Brott, Southern Arizona project manager for the Institute’s Sun Corridor Legacy program.

The 2011 40 under 40 winners will be honored at an awards breakfast Oct. 6, at the Doubletree Hotel, Reid Park, in Tucson, Arizona. The 40 Under 40 Man of the Year and Woman of the Year will be announced at the event.

Click here to read more about Emily.

Susan & Peter Culp -- Named 2011 Conservation Champions -- Arizona League of Conservation Voters

Phoenix, AZ -- April 11, 2011 -- The Arizona League of Conservation Voters has named Susan and Peter Culp the 2011 Conservation Champion Award designees, and will be honoring them at the AZLCV's 2nd annual Earth Night celebration on April 22nd at the beautiful Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center in Phoenix, AZ. AZLCV Executive Director, Steve Arnquist says, "With so much recent news and budget cut concerns over our State Parks, honoring Susan and Peter Culp for not only their amazing work on the documentary "Postcards from the Parks," but also their long-time commitment to conservation in Arizona was a natural fit for our Earth Day celebration. We are happy to give them the public accolades they deserve."

Susan and Peter have worked for more than a decade on important environmental issues in Arizona. Together, they financed and co-produced the documentary film, "Postcards from the Parks." The film, released last year, takes viewers on an exploratory journey of Arizona's State Park system -- and to also discover what it will take to ensure that our parks thrive, grow and continue to enrich Arizona for generations. Peter, formerly with the Sonoran Institute, is a partner at Squire Sanders, where he practices in the environmental, water and natural resources law areas. He also serves on the Colorado River Advisory Commission and has donated thousands of hours in pro bono work to conservation groups and causes. Susan is currently a project manager for Western Lands and Communities, a joint venture of the Sonoran Institute and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, where she works to improve state trust land management west-wide, and to provide tools for local governments to effectively plan for and manage the impacts of climate change. Susan is the former Executive Director of the Arizona League of Conservation Voters, where she worked for five years.