Eco-Patriots was founded in the summer of 2007.
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George  McFadden graduated from the University of Virginia in May 2007 receiving his B.A. in Environmental Science. His passion for the outdoors has defined most of his life choices and is constantly leading him in new directions. The summer of 2004, George volunteered on an Earthwatch expedition studying the territorial ranges of black bears in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina. While at UVA he had a part-time job analyzing trends in satellite vegetation data from eight global transects. George is now employed as a researcher at the UVA's Environmental Sciences Department studying nitrate concentrations in Virginia’s ground and surface waters. George is from Charleston, SC and currently lives in Charlottesville, VA

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Will Fadrhonc graduated from Trinity College in May 2005 with a B.A. in Economics. Growing up Will spent his summers in Maine teaching sailing and kayaking and exploring the Allagash Waterways. Currently he works as an investment banker in mergers and acquisitions. He has consulted on several deals involving semiconductors and solar panel companies with a focus on strategic advisory and investor profiling. A native of Scarborough, ME he currently resides in New York City.
(Will watching the sunrise at Mt. Katahdin's summit)
amr Ann Marie Rubin graduated from the University of Virginia in May 2005 with a B.A. in English and Foreign Affairs. She grew up surrounded by central Virginia's beautiful countryside and from a young age participated in her family's efforts to prevent environmentally unsound commercial development. After college she spent two months traveling across America, which enriched her understanding of the vast array of environmental problems facing the nation. She currently resides in New York City's East Village and works in marketing. In her spare time she volunteers for the Grass Roots Action Center for the Environment (GRACE) working to help promote sustainable farming. She plans to attend law school with a concentration in Environmental Law in the Fall of 2008. (Ann Marie at Big Bend National Park, Texas)

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Ryan Ahearn completed his undergraduate career at Colby College in May of 2007 with a B.A. in Religious Studies.  Introduced to nature’s wonders at a young age by his father, a graduate of the College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University, he has steadily developed an increasing interest in environmental preservation. Accumulating backcountry experience through numerous expeditions throughout New England and the Rockies, he has become quite comfortable with primitive living along the way and also acquired the skills of an avid mountaineer.  A graduate of NOLS and former president of the Colby Mountaineering Club, he greatly values the opportunity to share his love and knowledge of the wilderness with others, a knowledge he hopes to expand with a four month trek through South America following the bike trip.  Outside of the wilderness, Ryan feels most at home inside the classroom, and plans to pursue a career in education.