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	Dane Scott, PhD Director dane.scott@mso.umt.edu 406-243-6632 Dr. Dane Scott is the Director of the Mansfield Ethics and Public Affairs Program at The University of Montana. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN), an M.A. in philosophical theology from the Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley, CA), and a B.S. from the University of California, Riverside. Prior to moving to Montana, Dr. Scott was Associate Dean of the Honors College at Western Carolina University, as well as director of the Humanities program. He has taught at Western Carolina University, Wake Forest University, and Vanderbilt University. Courses taught include: Practical Reasoning Biotechnology and Society Biomedical Ethics: Health Care and Social Justice Freedom, Culture and Technology Environmental Ethics & Public Policy Wilderness Ethics and Aesthetics Ethics Contemporary Philosophy: Pragmatism to Postmodernism Religion and Science Legal, Scientific and Critical Reasoning Western Philosophical Traditions Introduction to Philosophy Honors I & II (Directed Readings in Medical Ethics) Ethical Implications of Global Climate Change Dr. Scott specializes in bioethics, environmental ethics, and agricultural and food ethics, and is also interested in the philosophy of technology, American pragmatism, and the philosophy of religion.
	Christopher Preston, PhD Ethics and Public Affairs Program Research Fellow christopher.preston@mso.umt.edu 406-243-2527 View Christopher Preston's Web page
	Siobhan Lozada Project Coordinator Administrative Officer 406-243-6605 siobhan.lozada@umconnect.umt.edu Siobhan began working with the Mansfield Ethics and Public Affairs Program in 2010. She graduated with honors from the University of California, San Diego, with a B.A. in Latin American Studies. While studying abroad at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), she focused on theories of development from a Latin American perspective. Currently, Siobhan is a Resource Conservation M.S. Candidate in the International Conservation and Development program. Her research interests include sustainable development and food security in Belize within the wider movement for food sovereignty in Central America. Siobhan enjoys writing, drawing, hiking, ceramics and anything that involves a hammock.
	Mike Igoe Project Coordinator peter.igoe@umontana.edu 406-243-6605 Mike Igoe began working for the Ethics and Public Affairs Program in 2010. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 2007 with a degree in Russian. Mike is a Resource Conservation M.S. candidate, pursuing the International Conservation and Development option. He hopes to focus on issues of governance and deliberation in climate change adaptation, and is currently preparing for a year abroad in the Kyrgyz Republic, where he'll be working with the Aga Khan Development Network with mountain communities. Mike enjoys traveling and outdoor adventures, and is seen here supporting "Xelaju," the beloved soccer team of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
	Melissa Early Project Coordinator 406-243-6605 Melissa.early@umontana.edu Melissa began working for the Ethics and Public Affairs Program in 2009. She graduated from Sewanee: University of the South in 2007 with a B.A. in Environmental Studies: Policy (with honors) and is currently a Resource Conservation M.S. candidate at the University of Montana. Melissa enjoys our Western public lands in myriad capacities: hiking, hunting, berry picking, and skiing.
	Luisa Vargas Project Coordinator and Office assistant luisa.vargas@umconnect.umt.edu 406-243-5742 Luisa began working for the Ethics and Public Affairs Program in 2010. She is currently working towards her B.S. in Environmental Chemistry at the University of Montana. Luisa enjoys hiking, swimming in the ocean, gardening, and a good cup of organic and fair trade Colombian coffee.