Art Hushen is an Adjunct Professor at the University of South Florida where he
teaches a graduate level Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
(CPTED) Course under the Department of Criminology. He is a thirty-year law
enforcement officer having retired from the Tampa Police Department's Special
Operations Division. He was instrumental in the creation of the first CPTED Unit
in the country and Tampa’s first of many CPTED Ordinances under planning and
zoning. 

Emmy, Peabody, and Gracie award-winning producer and writer Elizabeth (Betty) Buckley is a native Texan with over 25 years of experience in film, television, new media, and animation.

The Stars at Night is her first documentary feature as a writer and director.

Her experience ranges from indie and doc feature films to scripted TV/Streaming series and blue chip TV. Specials for broadcasters including HBO, History, National Geographic, Curiosity Stream, and PBS. She has BFA in Broadcast-Film Arts from SMU and is a professor in the film department at Texas State University.

She has produced/line produced ten independent feature films and her work in scripted broadcast television has been seen in over 30 countries, with production experience that has taken her from Hawaii to the Costa del Sol in Spain.

Street side astronomer, one half Philly Moon Man and part Brussels Lunatic, Bill eroks as an optics engineer. During the day he works on improving street lamp designs for dark skies, at night he works to build communities of street astronomers in cities across Europe.

Brendan Happe, one half of the Philly Moon Men, provides urban astronomy education and opportunities. 

Philly Moon Men bring astronomy to places where people are not able to escape light pollution. That means setting up high-powered telescopes on crowded street corners for everyone to use. In 2020 we evolved our outreach efforts to accommodate a new world that is still in need of grassroots education. We are raising awareness about the from Universe live-streaming a view of through a telescope, to collaborating with institutions of science outreach in Philadelphia.

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 David Lefevre lives in France near the Geneva Lake (where Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" was written in 1972). Father of two boys, a musician who skis, paraglides and hikes in the mountains, where he usually brings his camera to shoot stars and the milky way at night. Lefevre works in Cybersecurity, Lefevre runs the informational website: https://rallumons-les-etoiles.eu/

Daylon Burt, of Astro Escape. Astro Escape reviews all things astrophotography, starting from the very beginner level, and working our way up from there, all to help you escape the day-to-day and enjoy your time while you image the night.

While Burt will mainly focuses on Deep Sky Astrophotography, there will be times when we will branch out to wide field and even visual astronomy, especially when something is happening that everyone can see without optical aid!

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Dr. Motta had been in practice at North Shore Medical Center in Salem, Massachusetts, since 1983, recently retiring in 2022. He is a graduate of Boston College, with a BS in physics and biology, and of Tufts Medical School. He is board certified in Internal medicine and Cardiology and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and of the American Society of Nuclear
Cardiology. He is an associate professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Motta has long been active in organized medicine, both in the American Medical Association and in the Massachusetts Medical Society, holding a number of posts through the years. He is a past President of the MMS. He was elected and served 8 years on the AMA Council of Science and Public Health, and then was elected to the Board of Trustees of the AMA in 2018, recently completing his term. In May of 2023 at its annual meeting, the MMS awarded Dr Motta its highest honor, the Award for Distinguished Service. 

 Frank Turina, an astrophotographer, night sky advocate, and environmental educator with more than 15 years of working with the United States National Park Service Night Skies Program. You can learn more about his examinations of the ecological and cultural effects of light pollution from his website, at the Night Sky Resource Center.

Glenn Heinmiller is a principal at the architectural lighting design firm, Lam Partners. Utilizing his expertise in producing high-quality electric and daylighting solutions with minimized energy use and negative environmental impact, Glenn has designed daylight and electric lighting systems for a diverse range of projects, including research facilities and labs, academic/administrative buildings, student and faculty residences, athletic facilities, student centers, performing arts centers and libraries. He is Chairman of the IALD Energy and Sustainability Committee. He is a LEED Accredited Professional and served as a USGBC Subject Matter Expert. He is the former instructor of the lighting design course at the Boston Architectural College, and lectures and writes on the subjects of light pollution control, lighting codes, and lighting energy efficiency. Glenn is also an expert on Massachusetts energy codes and utility incentive programs. 

 Isa Mohammed is an amateur astronomer, engineer and entrepreneur residing in Trinidad and Tobago. He is the current President of the Caribbean Institute of Astronomy, the Trinidad and Tobago National Coordinator for Astronomers Without Borders, an advisory board member of the North American Regional Office for Astronomy Development, and an ACEAP Astro-Ambassador. Isa is a Director and Sales Manager at Eniath’s Printing Company Limited. Apart from his work in science outreach and education, he is also an avid astrophotographer. When he’s not tending to his business or doing outreach, he can usually be found behind a telescope, fishing, or playing board games with his wife and three sons. 

Jared Flesher is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. His workvexplores memorable landscapes and the characters who inhabit them.

Jared has extensive experience as a cinematographer, interviewer, and editor. He has been called “New Jersey’s leading environmental documentarian” by the NJ Society of Professional Journalists. Jared’s most recent feature film, Pine Mud, won the 2022 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award for Documentary.

Early in his career, Jared worked as an award-winning print journalist. His articles have been published by The New York Times Online, The Christian Science Monitor, the Columbia Journalism Review, and numerous other newspapers and magazines.

Jared lives with his wife and two daughters in Central New Jersey. He enjoys growing vegetables, exploring forests, making movies, and watching lightning bugs.

 Jeff Schmalz is a dark sky advocate who created the subreddit r/darksky which has grown to over 32,000 members. 

John Barentine is an astronomer, historian, author, science communicator, and dark-sky consultant. He earned a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Texas and is a member of the American Astronomical Society, the International Astronomical Union and the Royal Astronomical Society. His interests include history, politics, and law.

A sidewalk astronomer who performs public outreach in Cape May, NJ and can be found on TikTok or Instagram under @CapeMayAstro.

Smith has twenty years of experience working to mitigate light pollution, including as a Dark Sky International board member between 2004 – 2016. Smith partook in the Model Lighting Ordinance Task Force, a joint document between Dark Sky International and the Illuminating Engineering Society. Smith also participated on the Roadway Lighting Committee for the Illuminating Engineering Society between 2006 – 2019. Currently, Smith is hard at work growing the Coalition to Reduce Light Pollution in his home state of Connecticut.

 Mark Baker has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Mark was a computer programmer for 20+ years and a middle school math teacher for 10+ years. Mark has been involved in the effort to protect people from LED light since 2016. Mark founded the Soft Lights Foundation as a 501(c)(3) non-profit registered in the state of Oregon in 2021. The Soft Lights Foundation is now one of the world’s leading advocacy groups for the protection of people from the harms of Visible Light radiation emitted by Light Emitting Diodes and for the protection of the natural night as a resource. 

Michael Calhoun is an environmental activist from Vernonia Oregon. He has worked on a number of conservation projects ranging from tree preservation to trail advocacy. Michael currently is Board Chair of the Columbia Soil & Water Conservation District. 

Michael Rymer is an online graduate student at the University of Northern Alabama pursuing a Masters of Science in Recreation Management. He is a current director on the board of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas and has been a member of the club since January 2020. He also joined the IDA Advocacy program in 2022 and has since learned how to inform and educate others on the dangers of light pollution to our world and to ourselves.

 Nancy Clanton is CEO of Visibility Innovations, a lighting design firm specializing in sustainable and regenerative design. Nancy is a registered Professional Engineer. Nancy is a member of the National Academy of Science committee on the assessment of solid state lighting. Nancy is International Standards Organization (ISO) 205 WG 7, USA delegate. Nancy received the 2018 Edison Report Lifetime Achievement Award, 2014 ACEC Colorado Outstanding Woman Engineer Award, the International CleanDesign Award, the 2021 CU Engineering Distinguished
Alumni Award and the 2023 Dark Sky Lifetime Crawford/Hunter Achievement Award. 

Nick Mesler is a Director at Evari Consulting, where he takes a data-driven approach to achieving positive street lighting design, livable communities, and active transportation outcomes. Nick considers himself a “plangineer." Nick specializes in transportation safety, with a background in mobility planning and transportation operations. 

Nick is a registered Civil Engineering PE in Oregon and Washington and a registered Traffic Engineer in California. He frequently presents and participates in events through the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), and the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP). He is a member of the IES Outdoor Nighttime Environment Committee and the IES Roadway Lighting Committee. Nick is regarded as an authority on lighting for transportation safety.

 Nico Carver has always been a camera nut. After graduating college with a degree in filmmaking, he traveled around the world and first fell in love with photographing the night sky while shooting Aurora in Iceland. He now works full-time in astrophotography education and runs a successful YouTube channel that aims to help beginners get started with Astrophotography. 

 Paul Bogard is the author of The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light, a finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. His most recent works include Solastalgia: An Anthology of Emotion in a Disappearing World and the children’s book What if Night? He is currently at work on How to See the Sky: the Newest Science, the Oldest Questions, and Why They Matter for Life, to be published by HarperCollins in 2026. Paul is an associate professor of English at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota USA, where he teaches environmental literature and writing. 

 Phyllis Gricus is a landscape designer, horticulturist, and advocate for sustainable gardening. As the principal of Landscape Design Studio, LLC in Pittsburgh, PA, she has spent 25 years creating imaginative, environmentally beneficial landscapes. She has contributed to notable projects, including Kentuck Knob, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, and Nevillewood Golf Course, integrating eco-friendly and Audubon-certified design concepts. 

 An award-winning writer, Phyllis has been featured in Horticulture Magazine, Monrovia, and other publications. Phyllis Gricus is a landscape designer, horticulturist, and advocate for sustainable gardening. As the principal of Landscape Design Studio, LLC in Pittsburgh, PA, she has spent 25 years creating imaginative, environmentally beneficial landscapes. 

 Dr Robert Massey is Deputy Executive Director of the Royal Astronomical Society. His 35 year career in astronomy began at the University of Leicester, followed by a PhD at the University of Manchester, teaching in further education in Brighton, local politics in London, and public engagement at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
Robert joined the RAS in 2006, and now leads external affairs for the Society, with a team helping to enthuse society at large about astronomy and geophysics. He is a regular spokesperson with news outlets, amounting to around 1,600 TV and radio interviews talking about everything from supermoons to the end of the universe. 

US Army Vet, Potter County native, and graduate of Northern Potter Highschool in 1991,  In 1994, the Shoemaker-Levy Comet / Jupiter collision sparked Morgan's interest in astronomy. After visiting many developing nations and seeing what a truly dark sky was like, Morgan began to cherish a night sky that lacked the light pollution, such as Potter County. After retiring from the US Army, Morgan completed my BS degree in geography concentrating in Environmental Science which permitted him to work for the Bureau of State Parks, beginning in 2015. 
Morgan currently serves as the Assistant Park Manager of the Hills Creek Park Complex, which operates and maintains seven state parks in Tioga and Potter Counties, one of which is Cherry Springs State Park. Morgan is an avid observer and learning Astrophotographer, On clear nights you
can find him working on Astronomical League Observing Programs.

 Shane Ludtke has had a lifelong interest in astronomy. His first view of Saturn through a telescope at age 9 established his love of the night sky. Shane became an active astronomer in 2003 after purchasing an 8” Dobsonian telescope. Shane loves to observe all objects in the sky and uses telescopes ranging from 25mm to 300mm aperture. Shane is an active member of the local astronomy club and has held numerous positions including President. Shane and his long-time observing friend, Chris Beckett, began the Actual Astronomy podcast in 2020 and continue to release 2 episodes weekly that focus on visual observing. 

Shelana deSilva has been working to help connect nature and people through stewardship for 15 years, with a focus on equitable public lands access, conservation-related policy, and meaningful community engagement. Her background as a community organizer guides her collaborative approach to project and program design, including contributing to the development of Redwoods Rising, the California Landscape Stewardship Network, and several statewide and regional initiatives focused on equity and climate resilience. Her work in stewardship began with land trusts, including The Trust for Public Land and Save the Redwoods League, and she is now the Deputy District Superintendent for the North Coast Redwoods District of California State Parks. 

Spencer did not fully appreciate what the impact of light pollution could be, since he took it for granted that in the Summer, one could just step outside and see the Milky Way. He enjoys sharing views of the night skies at public star parties and on most new moon weekends, tries to hone his astrophotography skills at the LAAS dark sky site about 90 miles from the Los Angeles area. Over the past 10 years, he has noticed that the night sky at the dark sky site is getting brighter and brighter. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors' approval of a proposed development of 19,000 homes near the LAAS dark sky site prompted him and another LAAS member to form and co-chair the LAAS Light Pollution Committee. Their goals are to educate the public and elected officials about the impact of light pollution and to persuade governmental officials to either enact night sky friendly ordinances or to enforce and enhance existing night sky friendly ordinances. 

 Stephanie Vermillion is a Cleveland-based travel journalist and photographer. She covers astrotourism, adventure, culture, and conservation for publications like Outside Magazine, National Geographic, Travel & Leisure, and Vogue. She's the author of National Geographic's 100 Nights of a Lifetime: The World's Ultimate Adventures After Dark, and an astrotourism columnist for Outside. 

 Traci Cardinal is the president of Dark Sky Ohio, a position she has held after dedicating over four years of volunteer service to the organization. During her time with Dark Sky Ohio, Traci has played a crucial role in developing lighting ordinances for several cities and counties across Ohio, helping preserve the night sky's beauty. She has also been actively involved in dark sky outreach programs, engaging with schools, colleges, and community events to raise awareness
about light pollution and its environmental impact.
In addition to her advocacy work, Traci is a skilled physician associate specializing in spine surgery. She holds a Master's of Medical Science from Emory University, combining her expertise in healthcare with a passion for making a positive impact in her community. 

Dr. Travis Longcore is Adjunct Professor and Co-Chair of the Environmental Science and Engineering Program at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Science Director of The Urban Wildlands Group, and an independent ecological design and environmental policy consultant. He holds an Honors B.A. from the University of Delaware, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from UCLA, all in geography. He is co-editor of the 2006 book Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting and author of over 35 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on light pollution. In 2022, he received the Galileo Award from the International Dark-Sky Association “in recognition of outstanding achievements in research or academic work on light pollution over a multiple-year period.” 

 Dr. Tyler Nordgren is a professional astronomer and artist. He holds a Ph.D. in Astronomy from Cornell University. For two decades he was a professional astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory, Lowell Observatory, and the University of Redlands . His popular science book “Stars Above, Earth Below: A guide to astronomy in the national parks." For the 2017 “Great American Eclipse” he wrote the book, “SUN MOON EARTH: The History of Solar Eclipses from Omens of Doom to Einstein and Exoplanets." Dr Nordgren produced a series of 30 eclipse travel posters for communities, state, and national parks. In 2021 he was Grand Canyon National Park’s first ever Astronomer in Residence. 

Yana Yakushina is a lawyer, researcher, and dark sky protection educator. Yakushina is actively involved in initiatives related to light pollution mitigation and space law. 

Currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Ghent (Belgium) as part of the Horizon EU project - PLAN-B, Yakushina is shaping the legal framework for recognizing light pollution as a critical environmental concern. On the space law front, Yakushina serves as the Deputy Executive Director at the Space Court Foundation Inc. Additionally, in 2023, Yakushina became a co-founder of the Belgian dark sky protection organization – Living Night.