

Christian Cooper
Christian Cooper is the Daytime Emmy Award-winning Host of National Geographic's hit series: Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper and NY Times best-selling author, with his debut memoir, Better Living Through Birding. Practically born with a pair of binoculars in his hands, he served as president of the Harvard Ornithological Club in his college days; currently as a vice president of New York City Bird Alliance he advocates for greater, safer access to green spaces for all, with a focus on outreach to youth in underserved communities. A longtime activist on issues of racial justice and LGBTQ equality, Christian combined his passions in the BLM graphic short story "It’s a Bird” from DC Comics, and he continues to seek synergy at the intersections of storytelling, progressivism, and environmentalism.
Host Committee
Reeta Achari and William Dixon • Jonni and Skip Almoney
Cindy and John Bartos • Sara and Mark Bettencourt
Marylene Chan and Tony Dang • Catherine Lee and Theis Clarke
Jennifer and Ben Cowan • Heather and Doug Fishman
Sarah Flournoy and Don Verser • Nene Foxhall and Steve Jetton
Lisa and George Francisco • Elizabeth and Steve Gast
Linda Gilbert • Patti and Luther Goodman
Kay Hale • Doris and John Heard
Tracy and Linda Hester • Marianne and Rob Jones
Honorable Peter Kelly and Mary Lawler • Mark Kulstad
Carolyn and Paul Landen • Michelle and Bill Matthews
Isabelle and Eric Mayer • Mike McGinity
Stuart Nelson • Edie O'Brien
Margaret and Michael Pierce • Rachel Powers
Carol and Dan Price • Letha Slagle and Grant Gist
Becky and Sam Smith • Pam Smolen
Annette and Paul Sofka • Kris Thomas
Emily Todd • Jennifer and John Vogel
Heather and Bob Westendarp • Anna and Tim White
Margaret and Greg Whittaker • Jessica Wilbanks