Contributors

Tess Hahn, OMD, L.Ac. ,Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM)

Dr. Hahn uses Traditional Chinese Medicine paradigm, including Chinese Herbal medicines, Acupuncture and acupressure/tuina massage as needed. She was trained in California and China, in practice since 1984. She was awarded a Governor’s commendation for Distinguished Public Service for her years of service as Chair of the Idaho licensing board. Dr. Hahn now serve as the Chair of the Board of Commissioners for NCCAOM, where she is very involved in the development of the national examination for Acupuncture. She graduated from California Acupuncture College in 1985 with Acupuncture degree and also from SAMRA University in 1988 with Doctor of Oriental Medicine degree.

 

Diane Hatz

Founder/Director, Sustainable Table; Executive Producer, The Meatrix

As founder and director of Sustainable Table, Diane Hatz develops and manages creative projects to raise awareness and educate consumers about issues surrounding the sustainable food and agriculture movement, while promoting solutions to the problems caused by factory farms.

Diane is Executive Producer of the award-winning, critically acclaimed, animated films The Meatrix, The Meatrix II: Revolting, and The Meatrix II ½ as well as Project and Marketing Director for the Meatrix campaign, both online and off. She is a founder of the Eat Well Guide, an online consumer directory of sustainably-raised meat and dairy products in the United States and Canada.

Previously, Diane was Director of the GRACE Factory Farm Project, author of the Project’s Guide to Confronting a CAFO, and webmaster for the organization’s web site. Prior to joining GRACE, Diane worked in the music industry in various roles, including marketing, publicity, business affairs and management. She also co-founded, wrote and published The Relay, an independent music magazine on The Who, which is archived in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Diane has an MA in Creative Writing from Antioch University, a BS in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Delaware, and a Minor in Philosophy. She is a student of Tibetan Buddhism and The Dalai Lama. She is currently publishing her first fictional novel and is working on her next book. She is committed to sustainability and to helping build community through food.

 

John Rooks

John Rooks is president and founder of Dwell Creative, a communication studio focused on authentic messages promoting positive social and environmental progress.

John has consulted with Fortune 500 companies, federal and state governments, utilities, international nonprofits and start-up companies on issues of environmental and sustainability messaging. He has a master’s degree in writing and cultural theory and focuses on the intersection of cultural identity, language and sustainability.

Frequently sought as an industry expert, John is interviewed by the trade media, among others including the New York Times, International Herald Tribune, and the Washington Business Journal.

John continues to present to groups on the topic of sustainability marketing and authentic messaging.