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Plenary Presenters
PLENARY I | Monday, April 14, 2025
Dr. Fushcia-Ann Hoover, Assistant Professor at University of North Carolina-Charlotte
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Dr. Fushcia-Ann Hoover is a social-ecological systems scientist exploring the intersections of urban hydrology, green infrastructure and ecosystem services in the context of environmental justice and urban planning. In her work, she uses spatial analysis, qualitative methods, and quantitative methods to address complex urban issues and equity.
She currently works as an Assistant professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences. She is a faculty affiliate with the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long term Ecological Research (CAP-LTER) network.
She earned her PhD and master’s from the Interdisciplinary Ecological Sciences and Engineering (ESE) program in the Agriculture and Biological Engineering department at Purdue University, and holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Saint Thomas, MN.
She currently works as an Assistant professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences. She is a faculty affiliate with the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long term Ecological Research (CAP-LTER) network.
She earned her PhD and master’s from the Interdisciplinary Ecological Sciences and Engineering (ESE) program in the Agriculture and Biological Engineering department at Purdue University, and holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Saint Thomas, MN.
PLENARY II | Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Basil Camu, Co-founder of Leaf & Limb
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When you ask Basil what he thinks about himself, he'll tell you he is incredibly lucky. He has family he loves dearly, friends and colleagues who inspire him, and every day he gets to care for trees, soil, and flowers. Helping life flourish brings him so much joy. This includes turning a lawn into a thriving Piedmont Prairie, raising saplings from seeds, teaching his two boys how to find purpose, building an organization that brings good to an increasingly chaotic world, and creating new paradigms that leave life better off than it was yesterday.
He pursues his purpose and passions as the co-founder of Leaf & Limb, a tree care company in Raleigh, NC, and Project Pando, a non-profit that aims to connect people to trees. He is a Treecologist, ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, Duke graduate, Wizard of Things, and author of "From Wasteland to Wonder - Easy Ways to Help Heal Earth in the Sub/Urban Landscape." He sits on some boards and has won some awards, but he still feels most accomplished when he causes his incredible wife (the real brains behind all of this) to fall into fits of uncontrollable laughter. When he's not having fun at work, he likes to pull invasive plants from his pocket forests, contemplate on his front porch, and go hiking with his family.
Some random facts about Basil: sometimes he dreams about chocolate-filled taiyaki from Hiroshima. One of his favorite memories is celebrating Winter's Solstice with his boys on a mountain top in Linville Gorge under a sea of glittering stars. He is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. If you aren’t familiar with Jiu-Jitsu, it’s an activity where mostly dudes go to a gym in pajamas to attack each other. A week without plenty of reading, intense exercise, and blazing hot peppers is a sad week for Basil. He really, really likes garlic. Basil's favorite birthday breakfast tradition is to eat one of every type of French pastry at Lucettegrace in downtown Raleigh. And it probably goes without saying, he is not a fan of stuffy bios.
He pursues his purpose and passions as the co-founder of Leaf & Limb, a tree care company in Raleigh, NC, and Project Pando, a non-profit that aims to connect people to trees. He is a Treecologist, ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, Duke graduate, Wizard of Things, and author of "From Wasteland to Wonder - Easy Ways to Help Heal Earth in the Sub/Urban Landscape." He sits on some boards and has won some awards, but he still feels most accomplished when he causes his incredible wife (the real brains behind all of this) to fall into fits of uncontrollable laughter. When he's not having fun at work, he likes to pull invasive plants from his pocket forests, contemplate on his front porch, and go hiking with his family.
Some random facts about Basil: sometimes he dreams about chocolate-filled taiyaki from Hiroshima. One of his favorite memories is celebrating Winter's Solstice with his boys on a mountain top in Linville Gorge under a sea of glittering stars. He is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. If you aren’t familiar with Jiu-Jitsu, it’s an activity where mostly dudes go to a gym in pajamas to attack each other. A week without plenty of reading, intense exercise, and blazing hot peppers is a sad week for Basil. He really, really likes garlic. Basil's favorite birthday breakfast tradition is to eat one of every type of French pastry at Lucettegrace in downtown Raleigh. And it probably goes without saying, he is not a fan of stuffy bios.
PLENARY III | Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Dr. Ryan Emanuel, Associate Professor at Duke University
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Ryan Emanuel is an associate professor in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University and a former professor in the College of Natural Resources at North Carolina State University. He is a hydrologist who studies the impacts of climate change, pollution, and unsustainable development on landscapes and people. Emanuel also partners with Indigenous communities in North Carolina on research, education, and outreach efforts aimed at promoting environmental justice. He has an extensive record of research publications on topics ranging from ecohydrology and landscape ecology to public policy and environmental history, and he is the author of the 2024 book, On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice. Emanuel is an enrolled citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.