Pam & Lan Richart – recipients of inaugural seeds of change award
On October 3, 2025, Prairie Rivers Network honored Pam and Lan Richart of the Eco-Justice Collaborative with the inaugural Bruce Hannon “Seeds of Change” award.
HEIDI KRAHLING
Heidi Krahling, EJC Board member, is the grant specialist in the Center on Health, Aging, and Disability at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Lan Richart, Member
MISSION AND WORK MEET OUR BOARD VOLUNTEER CONTACT US Lan Richart, Member Lan is a Co-Founder and Co-Director of Eco-Justice Collaborative. An ecologist by training, he received a BS in Zoology in 1971 and an MS in Biology in 1976 from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. From 1972 through 1976 he worked as a […]
Craig Mousin, Member
MISSION AND WORK MEET OUR BOARD VOLUNTEER CONTACT US Craig Mousin, Member Craig served as the University Ombudsperson at DePaul University from 2001 to 2023. He is currently the Associate Pastor for Immigrant Justice at Wellington United Church of Christ. Craig has a B.S. from Johns Hopkins University, a J.D. from the University of Illinois, […]
Pam Richart, Secretary
MISSION AND WORK MEET OUR BOARD VOLUNTEER CONTACT US Pam Richart, Secretary Pam Richart is a trained land use and environmental planner who co-directs the non-profit Eco-Justice Collaborative (EJC) in Champaign, Illinois. Established in 2007, EJC promotes climate solutions that integrate environmental, economic, and social justice. Prior to EJC, Richart was a principal and co-owner […]
Stephanie Dernek, Vice-Chair
MISSION AND WORK MEET OUR BOARD VOLUNTEER CONTACT US Stephanie Dernek, Treasurer Stephanie is a nonprofit professional who has been engaged in social change movements and progressive nonprofits for more than 20 years. Stephanie currently works in Association Management and balances her day job efforts with her endeavors as a Health and Wellness practitioner. She […]
Clinton Stockwell, Vice-Chair
MISSION AND WORK MEET OUR BOARD VOLUNTEER CONTACT US Clinton Stockwell, Vice Chair Clinton joined EJC’s board in 2014. Throughout his carer, he has linked sociology; urban politics; and urban planning; with American culture, including contemporary literary interpretations of society. For the past 30 years, he has been involved in organizations that have an urban […]
Martha Boyd, Board Chair
MISSION AND WORK MEET OUR BOARD VOLUNTEER CONTACT US Martha Boyd, Chair Martha is a founding member of Eco-Justice Collaborative. She is passionate about grounding self-reliant communities in and around their ecological infrastructure. She has worked in urban farming and food systems projects in Boston, Chicago and the twin cities of Minnesota, where she advocates […]