Lee is an experienced professional leader in the management of small businesses and associations. Co-founder of RD4AG, a private contract research organization for agriculture and environmental field research in North, Central & South America. She managed the daily organizational, scientific, and business functions for the past 40 years. She has held executive board positions for the Foundation for Environmental and Agricultural Education and the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants, and in those capacities has served on EPA advisory groups. She not only understands biological research principles, but also brings a wealth of wisdom, compassion, and insight to what it takes to bring people together to achieve great things. Her visionary leadership is founded in a keen sense of balance and curiosity and is backed up with strong communication and organizational skills. As a passionate advocate for the natural world, Lee believes that the Constellation of Living Memorials project is about more than cemeteries or butterflies. It is about developing a blueprint for how we can merge the needs of our environment with the needs of humans, restoring some vestige of that symbiosis; bringing nature into the backyards of children, while simultaneously helping nature herself.

Social and Economic Advisor

An educator and former Texas State Representative, Harryette is a founder of the Historic Preservation League, now called Preservation Dallas, and is a tireless supporter of the preservation of historic communities in the region. During her career, she has worked as a teacher and school principal and later taught at SMU — where former First Lady, Laura Bush, was once her student.

National Expansion Advisor

Senior Advisor in the Office for Access to Justice at the U.S. Department of Justice, Jesse has held previous positions in the White House National Security Council, the Department of State, and the United Nations.

Historic Preservation Advisor

Kathrine is the Chief Preservation Planner at the Office of Historic Preservation in the City of Dallas.

Equitable Historic Advisor

Shaniqua is a founding board-member of Remembering Black Dallas.

Cultural Preservation Advisor

Victoria is a cemetery archaeologist and is president of Preservation Dallas.

Historic Preservation Advisor

Kathy is the Chair of the Dallas Pioneers Association Cemetery Committee.

Environmental Advisory Group & Survey Design Consultant

A graduate of the Washington State University Entomology program, Olivia strives to apply her history in field research and passion for environmental stewardship to public programs. Her work focuses on determining the effects of human-mediated landscape change to native bee communities in both urban and agricultural environments. Her research supports a large body of literature indicating that small-scale urban habitat can greatly benefit pollinators. As an experienced outreach event coordinator, Olivia continually seeks opportunities to share her passion for insects, ecology, and art to a diverse group of all experience levels.

Environmental Advisor

Ian received his Ph.D. in Steroid Biochemistry from the University of Southampton. He was a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Ian has spent over four decades working in the sciences, and has become an expert naturalist, adding value everywhere he has lived. Ian led the restoration of a section of the Colorado River where it passes through Yuma, AZ. The effort included removing invasive species and replanting with natives, adding walking trails, a solar demonstration garden, hummingbird garden, burrowing owl habitat, picnic ramada areas, a small lake, and other improvements for the community, thereby creating the 110-acre West Wetlands Park, a jewel that is beloved by the citizens of Yuma, AZ.iption

Environmental Advisor

Chris is the Director of Science for The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska, where he conducts research and evaluates prairie management and restoration work. He is also dedicated to raising awareness about the value of prairies and the natural world through his photography, writing and presentations. Chris is author of The Prairie Ecologist blog, and two books: The Ecology and Management of Prairies in the Central United States and Hidden Prairie: Photographing Life in One Square Meter.

Environmental Advisor

Sandra has spent more than 35 years of her career involved with entomology and agriculture research programs. She has exceptional analytical abilities but is ever more skilled with engaging others and building consensus in diverse environments. A native to Colombia, she excels in seeing the big picture and how small local changes can lead to paradigm shifts worldwide.

Environmental Advisor

Samuel ‘s education and experience is particularly relevant to his advisory role for the Constellation of Living Memorials project, having studied the impact of land use on native pollinator communities in Texas, and completing his doctorate with a dissertation on Scale-Dependent Bee Diversity Patterns (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) and Plant Attractiveness to Pollinators in the Texas High Plains. Samuel’s diverse experience in Honduras and the United States gives him perspective for this ambitious program.

Consultant to the Board

Madeline has served as an advisor to the U.S. Congress, National Academy of Sciences, the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal and state Extension Service and various universities. Beginning in 1992 she was appointed by three successive U. S. Secretaries of Agriculture to the National Sustainable Agriculture Advisory Council. Since 1997, Madeline has served as the appointed UF delegate to the Council for Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching (CARET) of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, and she is presently the liaison to the Extension Committee on Policy. She was a founding member of the Foundation for Environmental and Agricultural Education (FEAE) and is serving her second year as President.