Richard Louv (he/him)

Author and Co-Founder, Children & Nature Network

Richard Louv is a journalist and author of eleven books, including “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”; “The Nature Principle”; and “Vitamin N.” Translated into 22 languages, his books have helped launch an international movement to connect children, their families and communities to nature. He is co-founder and chair emeritus of the Children & Nature Network.

He speaks frequently around the world, including keynote addresses presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, the first White House Summit on Environmental Education, the Congress of the New Urbanism, the International Healthy Parks Conference in Melbourne, Australia, and the national Friends of Nature Conference in Beijing, China.

Louv has written for the New York Times, the Times of London, Parents Magazine and many other publications. and has appeared on CBS This Morning, NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, NPR’s Talk of the Nation, and other programs. Married to Kathy Frederick Louv, he is the father of two young men, Jason and Matthew. He would rather hike than write.

In 2008, he was awarded the Audubon Medal, presented by the National Audubon Society. 

Monica Lopez Magee (she/her)

Children & Nature Network President & CEO

Monica Lopez Magee is the President & CEO of the Children & Nature Network, where she works to advance the organization’s goal of creating a nature-filled childhood for 20 million children.

Previously serving as Chief Program Officer, Monica helped expand the Nature Everywhere initiative to 100 communities nationwide and developed partnerships to advance nature-based strategies for youth in the child welfare system.

She has extensive experience in nonprofit leadership, community development, and building partnerships that connect children and families to nature.