Susan Cohn Rockefeller
Susan Cohn Rockefeller (born 1959) is an entrepreneur, conservationist, and filmmaker. She’s the CEO and Founder of Protect What Is Precious.[1] She also designs jewelry with themes that fit in with her work.[2]
Biography
She received her undergraduate degree from Hampshire College and her master's degree from New York University.[3] Susan lives in New York City with her husband, David Rockefeller Jr. and her children.[4] She met David while filming in Alaska in 2006 and they were married in 2008.[5]
Rockefeller's films have explored a range of contemporary issues such as ocean acidification and the future of ocean health, PTSD and the use of music to heal,[4] the confluence of race, poverty and illness;[6] and global food sustainability.[2] Her films have aired on HBO,[1] PBS,[7] and the Discovery Channel. Her 2009 film, Sea Change, received the NOAA 2010 Environmental Hero Award.[4]
Susan sits on the boards of Oceana,[8] Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture,[3] We Are Family Foundation, and is a member of the Natural Resources Defense Council Global Leadership Council.[9] She also done fundraising work for the South Fork Natural History Museum.[10]
Filmography
- The Baby Shower (1998)[4]
- Green Fire: Lives of Commitment and Passion in a Fragile World (1998)[4]
- Running Madness (2002)[4]
- Richard Nelson's Alaska (2006)[4]
- A Sea Change (2009)[11]
- Striking a Chord (2010)[4]
- Making Crooked Straight (2010)[4]
- Mission of Mermaids (2012)[12]
- Food For Thought, Food For Life (2015)[5]
References
- 1 2 Fernandez, Milene (18 September 2015). "Susan Rockefeller on Protecting What is Precious". Epoch Times. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- 1 2 Curiel, Francis (23 October 2016). "Susan Rockefeller Takes a Stab at Food Day". Observer. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Susan Rockefeller". Oceana. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Waggenspack, Beth M. (2012). The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781452270371.
- 1 2 hay, r. couri (3 July 2014). "Susan Rockefeller Preserves the Hamptons". Hamptons Magazine. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ Shattuck, Kathryn (14 April 2010). "What's On Today". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "Susan Cohn and David Rockefeller Jr.". The New York Times. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ Wright, Jennifer Ashley (13 November 2013). "Breakfast With the Rockefellers". Observer. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ Kamm, Jennifer (11 June 2014). "Susan Rockefeller Dives Deep into the Hamptons with Her Ocean-Inspired Jewelry Collection". Haute Living. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "Susan Rockefeller Shares in SoFo's Mission". Hamptons Magazine. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ Cole, Patrick (10 March 2013). "Rockefellers Want Cleaner Seas, Give Obama Low Green Mark". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "Bahamas International Film Festival". The Bahamas Weekly. 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2016.