Staff:

Marty Broan, Senior Strategist

Member of Conservation Minnesota staff since:  1999

Duties:  Senior Strategist

Education:  BA in Environmental Economics – Colorado College, 1988.  MA in Public Affairs – Humphrey Institute, 1994.

Previous Experience:  Green Investment Advisor, Residential Energy Auditor,Backpack and Canoe Expedition Leader

Place of Birth:  Milwaukee, Wisconsin (3rd generation Packer season ticket holder)

Favorite Quote:  “An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.” – Mohandas Gandhi

Hobbies:  camping, guitar/piano, biking, x-c skiing, pond hockey, paddling,hiking, going to the cabin.

Favorite literature:  Gabriel Garcia Marquez – “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” Paul Bowles – “The Sheltering Sky,” T.C. Boyle – “Water Music,” David Foster Wallace – “Infinite Jest,” Dr. Seuss – “Hop on Pop”

Favorite music/bands:  Neil Young, Keith Jarrett, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Leo Kottke, Mozart, Grateful Dead, Brian Eno

Favorite location in Minnesota:  On top of the cliff overlooking Lake Kekakabic in the Boundary Waters.  Ancient, wild, and extraordinary view in the heart of the wilderness.

Why I Work for Conservation Minnesota:  Because I want my kids to enjoy all the outdoor experiences that I have and the best way to do that is to help all Minnesotans see the connections between the decisions we make and how they affect the quality of our outdoors.

Favorite way to spend a day:  Bike 50 miles before breakfast, hike in a park with the kids, kick back in a hammock with a Surly Bender, paddle our canoe to dinner at Tin Fish on Lake Calhoun, go to a concert at the Minnesota Zoo… Ahhh….

Last big vacations:  Boys canoe trip in the eastern Boundary Waters, Costa Rica, Black Hills, hiking southern Arizona

Heroes:  Willard Munger, Barack Obama, Gandhi, Copernicus, Homer Simpson

Family:  Wife Siri (curator at the Walker Art Center) and kids Simon and Eliza