Upcoming: H5N1 Prevention Initiative —

Presentations, Screenings, and Speaking Engagements

•Chemung Valley Audubon Society, NY — 11/26

• All American High School Film Fest, AMC Theater, Times Square, NY — 10/26

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In-Person or Virtual Screenings

• International Wildlife Rehabilitators Council — HPAI Panelist & Collaborator, 8/26
• Official Selection, Spotlight Interview: All American High School Film Festival — 8/26
• 2026 International Young Eco-Hero Awards Conference — 8/26
• Power of Young People Podcast — 08/26
• Sicilian Film Awards (formerly Madonie Film Festival), Sicily, Italy — 9/26
• Mpumalanga International Film Festival, South Africa — 8/26
• "Points of Light" Conference, Washington, DC — 6/22/26
• "Topia Talk," Writopia Lab, Bernie Wohl Center, NYC — 4/19/26
• EDU Film Festival, MN — 5/08/26
• Hollywood Shorts Fest, Online — 3/27/26
• Ojai Raptor Center, CA — 3/10/26
• Beach Cities Inspirational Film Festival, CA — 4/26
• Scholastic Arts & Writing Award (Film), CT — 1/26
• Hollywood Stage Script Film Competition, CA — 4/26
• Los Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards, CA — 3/26
• New York Film & Cinematography Awards — 2/26
• Tokyo Film & Screenplay Awards — 2/26
• Wolverine Con International Student Film Festival, CA — 12/25
• Stanford University Undergraduate Global Public Health Club, 1/13/26, 8:00 pm PST
• Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance, California Alliance Speaker Series, 12/12/25, 7:00 pm PST
SCVB Speaker Series: https://SCVB
• Town of Greenburgh, NY Public Access TV Screenings:

• All Sundays in September 2025 (12:00 pm, 6:00 pm), Channel 75 on Cablevision

• Channel 34 on Verizon FiOS; Channel 76 and Channel 35: Government Access
• New Hope Bird Alliance, NC — 6/25/25
• Sharon Audubon, CT, National Audubon Society, 3/17/25 (in-person), 7/1/25 (online)
• Nature Center at Greenburgh, NY — 7/9/25
• Green Chimneys, NY — 6/10/25
• Hershey Company & Youth Service America,

Grant-Sponsored Event, Mahopac Library, NY

• Introduction: New York Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne

• Proclamation Presentation: North Salem, NY Supervisor Warren Lucas

"H5N1 Awareness & Prevention" Documentary, 4/30/25

Experts in Ornithology, Public Policy, and Epidemiology
• National Audubon Society, 3/17/25 (in-person), 7/1/25 (online)
• Global Education Benchmark Group/Institute for Global Learning, NY — 1/25/25
• St. Luke's School, CT — 5/28/25, 1/4/26, 6/2/26

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Individual Virtual Screenings:

• Friday, 8/8/25, 1:30 pm – 20 min. cut
• Wednesday, 8/6/25, 4:00 pm – 20 min. cut
• Tuesday, 8/5/25, 1:30 pm – 20 min. cut
• Tuesday, 7/1/25, 8:00 pm – 30 min. cut
• Tuesday, 6/24/25, 8:00 pm – 30 min. cut
• Friday, 6/20/25, 1:30 pm – 30 min. cut
• Wednesday, 6/11/25, 4:00 pm – 30 min. cut
• Tuesday, 6/3/25, 1:30 pm – 30 min. cut
• Tuesday, 5/27/25, 8:00 pm – 30 min. cut
• Tuesday, 5/20/25, 8:00 pm – 30 min. cut

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Related Hands-On Assist/Video Projects:

• NYC DEP Peregrine Falcon Chick Banding, New York Hospital, NY — 5/20/25
• NYC DEP Red-Tailed Hawk Release, Delaware County Fair, NY — 8/16/25
• Sharon Audubon Center, CT, Raptors & Riesling Fundraiser Video — 5/2/25
• Greenwich Audubon, CT, Promo Fundraising Video — 11/2/24

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Interviewees / Participants (Partial List):

• Dr. Lewis Kohl, Chief Medical Director,

Medical Information Officer, Safety Officer, Optum Tri-State
• Dr. Alison Kaufman, Lead Epidemiologist,

Putnam County Department of Health, NY
• Chris Nadereski, Section Chief, Wildlife Studies,

Research Scientist, Department of Environmental Protection, NYC
• Maureen P. Doherty, Farm Program Manager,

Green Chimneys, Brewster, NY
• David Spillo, Wildlife Program Manager / Federal Rehabilitator,

Green Chimneys, NY
• Amandine Gamble, Ph.D., DVM, Disease Ecologist / Veterinarian, Assistant Professor,

Department of Public & Ecosystem Health, Cornell University
• Dr. Mario Ramirez, Former Acting Director, HHS Office of Global Affairs,

Pandemic & Emerging Threats
• Director Eileen Fielding, Ph.D., Sharon Audubon Center

(rebuilding center, quarantine unit), CT
• Sunny Kellner, Head of Bird Rehab, Sharon Audubon, CT
• Andrew Michalski, Animal Husbandry Manager, Nature Center at Greenburgh, NY
• Nigel Sizer, Ph.D., Executive Director, Preventing Pandemics at the Source,

Former CEO of The Rainforest Alliance
• Hugh Powell, Senior Science Editor, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, NY
• Dr. Dianne Aronian, Editor, “Montauk Trilogy” / Smew; Dr. John Aronian III, Author
• Chad Wilsey, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, National Audubon Society
• Ross McKinney, Vice President, New Hope Bird Alliance,

Durham, Orange, Chatham, North Carolina
• Peter Kaestner, Former US Diplomat,

Guinness World Record Holder, “10,000 Bird Species Sighted”;

discovered “Grallaria kaestneri” (eponymous new species)
• Stephen W. Kress, Ph.D., Ornithologist, Founder of Project Puffin,

Former Vice President of Bird Conservation for the National Audubon,

Director of the Society’s Maine Coast Seabird Sanctuaries,

Visiting Fellow, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• Mark Pokras, D.V.M., Conservationist,

Associate Professor of Wildlife Medicine (Emeritus),

Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine,

Infectious Disease & Global Health, Tufts University
• Meredith Barges, Policy Advocate / Educator, Chair,

Lights Out Central New York, Co-Founder of Lights Out CT
• Chris Eksteen, Director, Ojai Raptor Center, CA

H5N1 Prevention Initiative Advisors:

• Heather J. Huson, Ph.D., Co-Associate Chair, Department of Animal Science,

Director, Raptor Program, Cornell University
• Meghan Jensen, Ph.D., Raptor Program Manager, Cornell University
• Warren Lucas, Supervisor / Mayor of North Salem, NY
• Kevin Byrne, County Executive of Putnam County, NY
• Janet Jochem, Science Department Chair, St. Luke’s School, CT
• Peter Kaestner, Former US Diplomat, Ornithologist,

Guinness World Record “10,000 Bird Species Sighted”
• Chris Nadereski, Section Chief, Wildlife Studies, Research Scientist,

Department of Environmental Protection, NYC
• Jocelyn Anderson, Director of Leadership Giving, National Audubon Society