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Susan Cohn Rockefeller (born 1959) is an entrepreneur, conservationist, and filmmaker. She is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Musings.[1] She also designs jewelry with themes that fit in with her work.[2][citation needed]

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][citation needed]

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,[7] PBS,[8] and the Discovery Channel. Her 2009 film, Sea Change, received the NOAA 2010 Environmental Hero Award.[4][citation needed]

Susan sits on the boards of Oceana,[9] 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.[10] She also done fundraising work for the South Fork Natural History Museum.[11][citation needed]

In 2018, Rockefeller was noted in the book, Rescuing Ladybugs [12] by author and animal advocate Jennifer Skiff as “inspiring awareness” and “mobilizing action across a range of environmental and philanthropic causes as a conservationist and ocean advocate. [13] In the book, Rockefeller credits a “moment of enlightenment inspired by the pteropod” to her passion in “helping others understand the fragility of our ecosystem.” [14]


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)[15]
  • Striking a Chord (2010)[4]
  • Making Crooked Straight (2010)[4]
  • Mission of Mermaids (2012)[16]
  • Food For Thought, Food For Life (2015)[5]

References

  1. ^ "About - Musings". Musings. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  2. ^ a b Curiel, Francis (23 October 2016). "Susan Rockefeller Takes a Stab at Food Day". Observer. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Susan Rockefeller". Oceana. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Waggenspack, Beth M. (2012). The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781452270371.
  5. ^ a b hay, r. couri (3 July 2014). "Susan Rockefeller Preserves the Hamptons". Hamptons Magazine. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  6. ^ Shattuck, Kathryn (14 April 2010). "What's On Today". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  7. ^ Fernandez, Milene (18 September 2015). "Susan Rockefeller on Protecting What is Precious". Epoch Times. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Susan Cohn and David Rockefeller Jr". The New York Times. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  9. ^ Wright, Jennifer Ashley (13 November 2013). "Breakfast With the Rockefellers". Observer. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  10. ^ Kamm, Jennifer (11 June 2014). "Susan Rockefeller Dives Deep into the Hamptons with Her Ocean-Inspired Jewelry Collection". Haute Living. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Susan Rockefeller Shares in SoFo's Mission". Hamptons Magazine. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  12. ^ Jennifer Skiff, Rescuing Ladybugs: Inspirational Encounters with Animals That Changed the World, New World Library, 2018
  13. ^ Ibid. page 54
  14. ^ Ibid. page 54
  15. ^ Cole, Patrick (10 March 2013). "Rockefellers Want Cleaner Seas, Give Obama Low Green Mark". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  16. ^ "Bahamas International Film Festival". The Bahamas Weekly. 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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