Celine Cousteau will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, in Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center. Her lecture at Alfred University is organized by the Beth Robinson Judson Leadership Center.
Cousteau is a documentary filmmaker and environmentalist who, as founder of the non-profit CauseCentric Productions, tells the stories of the world’s ecosystems, species and people, helping audiences around the globe connect with the marine world through film and research.
Her impact on environmentalism is distinguished and varied. She is a member of the Ocean Futures Society and the World Economic Forum Council on Oceans, as well as founder and president of The Céline Cousteau Film Fellowship. In addition to bringing awareness to the environment through beauty and fashion collaborations, Cousteau is now producing a major multimedia project and engagement campaign, “Tribes on the Edge,” featuring the indigenous tribes of the Vale do Javari in the Brazilian Amazon.
The Women of Influence Speaker series is supported by a gift from Alfred University alumna Pamela Lavin Bernstein ’71. The speaker series brings to campus high-profile speakers who are leaders in a wide variety of professions.