Lenore Beyer-Clow is the Policy Director at Openlands, a regional conservation organization. At Openlands, Ms. Beyer-Clow plans, implements, and coordinates the organization's policy agenda. She manages projects to protect water quantity and quality and advocates for the protection of land and natural resources across the region.

Beyer-Clow was previously the Executive Director of the McHenry County Defenders, a citizen advocacy environmental organization. She holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Illinois and a B.A. from Oberlin College.

Peter M. Haas is the Manager of the Geographic Research and Information Dept. for the Center for Neighborhood Technology. Haas is a physicist working on the technical aspects of environmental and social science. As director of the Geographical Research and Information Department at the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT), Haas developed CNT's GIS capability, creating maps and analysis for CNT's environmental, economic, and geographical work. His division is also responsible for CNT's web development, creating online tools and calculators, and developing community information systems.

Haas has a Ph.D. in particle physics from Ohio State University.