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Warren Miller Performing Arts Center
45465 Gallatin Road
Big Sky, Montana, 59716
United States

Cord McCoy

TV Personality and Rodeo Athlete

Cord McCoy, a cowboy through and through. He was raised on a ranch in southeast Oklahoma and competed in his first rodeo at the age of five. He competed professionally in the sport of rodeo for twenty five years, where he found himself having to rely on his faith more often than he ever intended. He and his brother, “The Cowboys” raced around the world during three seasons of CBS’ hit reality television show, The Amazing Race. A fourth generation rancher, Cord resides on a ranch where he raises cattle and horses with his wife Sara and daughter Tulsa.

Daryl Davis

Author, Musician, Race-relations expert

Originally from Chicago, but currently residing in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC, Daryl Davis is a musician, actor, author and lecturer. He is not White. He’s not even light-skinned. Make no mistake about it; he is Black. Yet, Klan-Destine Relationships author and Accidental Courtesyfilm star Daryl Davis has come in closer contact with neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan members than most White non-members and certainly most Blacks — short of being on the wrong end of a rope. As a musician he tours nationally and internationally leading The Daryl Davis Band. As an actor, he has also appeared in the critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire, along with other stage and screen roles.

Doug Smith

Senior Wildlife Biologist in Yellowstone National Park

Douglas supervises the wolf, bird and elk programs – formerly three jobs now combined into one under Doug’s supervision. His original job was the Project Leader for the Yellowstone Wolf Project which involved the reintroduction and restoration of wolves to Yellowstone National Park. He helped establish this project and position. Doug received a B.S. degree in Wildlife Biology from the University of Idaho in 1985. While working toward this degree he became involved with studies of wolves and moose on Isle Royale with Rolf Peterson, which led to long-term involvement (1979-1994) with this study as well as a M.S. degree in Biology under Peterson at Michigan Technological University in 1988. He then moved to the University of Nevada, Reno where he received his PhD in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology in 1997 under Stephen H. Jenkins. He has published a wide variety of journal articles and book chapters on beavers, wolves, and birds and co-authored three popular books on wolves.

Jamie McLean

Musician

Jamie McLean is a triple threat. As a guitarist for New Orleans royalty Aaron Neville and Dirty Dozen Brass Band he's toured the globe playing fiery guitar everywhere from Madison Square Garden to Japan’s Fuji Rock. His blue eyed southern soul vocals ooze raw emotion and his top line songwriting chops tie everything together. With hundreds of original compositions to his name McLean creates a musical gumbo that incorporates New Orleans soul, Delta blues, middle America roots and New York City swagger.

Jay Sanguinetti

Neuroscientist

Jay is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico and Assistant Director of the Center for Consciousness Studies in Tucson, AZ scientist in Silicon Valley. He was trained in philosophy, neuroscience, and cognitive psychology, and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Arizona on the neural processes of conscious and unconscious visual perception. His current interests include using noninvasive brain stimulation to enhance cognition and well-being. Jay is presently investigating whether focused ultrasound can be used to augment meditation practice.

Lynne Dale

Team Summer, President of Board

Lynne Dale is an award-winning television producer who spent more than two decades in network news. Her investigative work for ABC's Primetime and Dateline NBC earned her many awards, including the duPont-Columbia, the Peabody, and the Edward R. Murrow. Her work took her undercover, using hidden cameras to reveal unsanitary conditions at a major grocery store chain, age discrimination in hiring practices, and illegal methods used by the moving industry. She currently lives in Atlanta, GA, where she is a residential real estate agent and the president of Team Summer.

Twila Moon

Research Scientist

Dr. Twila Moon is a scientist, leader, thinker, communicator, and enthusiastic learner. As a Research Scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, based at the University of Colorado, she studies Earth’s glaciers and large ice sheets, Greenland and Antarctica. Her focus is on understanding how ‘big ice’ reacts to and interacts with the climate, ocean, and biosphere. Most of Twila’s research uses satellite data and computers to examine ice across very large areas, but she can also be found in the field checking GPS stations in Greenland or setting up remote cameras in Alaska. Twila has a BS in Geology (Stanford) and an MS and PhD in Earth and Space Sciences (University of Washington). Her research has been published and highlighted in top journals such as Science and Nature, and received media coverage around the world, including National Public Radio, the Associated Press, and the BBC.

Ulla Suokko

Permorming Artist / Concert Flutist

The Finnish performing artist and concert flutist Ulla Suokko, holds The Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Juilliard School and currently makes her home in the Peruvian Andes where she leads healing journeys. Having performed on some of the most prestigious concert halls of the planet, she now travels the world from capitals to remote villages inspiring her audiences through music and stories. Passionate about always learning, she shares practical tools and timeless wisdom as a transformational coach and workshop leader helping people to connect with their hearts and to know their unique path and purpose.