Our Team
Ed Arnett
HOST
Ed has been a professional wildlife biologist for more than 30 years and has worked on wildlife and forestry, renewable energy, oil and gas development and conservation policy issues for federal agencies, private industries and academia and non-governmental conservation organizations. He has worked with numerous species of wildlife and studied bats for more than 20 years, including research on these unique mammals for his doctorate degree. He is a certified wildlife biologist through The Wildlife Society and has published several scientific articles and book chapters from his work on forest songbirds, bighorn sheep, bald eagles, bats, and wind energy-wildlife impacts. Ed serves as the CEO of The Wildlife Society and is also an adjunct professor at Colorado State University. He is an avid outdoorsman and conservationist dedicated to fish and wildlife management, conservation policy and education.
Production Team
WITH YEARS OF GLOBAL EXPERIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING, OUR TEAM SEARCHES ACROSS AMERICA TO PRODUCE COMPELLING CONSERVATION STORIES THAT VIEWERS WILL SEE NOWHERE ELSE.
The Late Gary Strieker
Was the founder and Executive Producer
After a first career as an international lawyer, Gary turned to television journalism and worked for nearly 20 years as CNN’s Nairobi bureau chief and the network’s global environment correspondent. In his “Our Planet” series, he covered stories ranging from the bushmeat crisis in central Africa to the destruction of tropical forests in Indonesia, Peru and Papua New Guinea. His work was awarded the National Press Club’s top prize for environmental reporting.
Dave Timko
PRODUCER, CINEMATOGRAPHER & EDITOR
Dave Timko is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with nearly three decades of journalism experience. In his combined roles of producer, shooter and editor, Timko co-produced over 40 documentaries for CNN, specializing in first-person narratives of the most relevant stories of our time. He has been recognized for his work with 5 National Emmy Awards, and has been a regular contributor to This American Land since 2012.
Jonathan Sargent
POST-PRODUCTION SUPERVISER
Jonathan has strived to help others tell a great story for over 20 years. Always loving the challenge of a complicated design, a tricky composite, or just the perfect edit to get the needed emotion or reaction that completely fits the client, He has worked with them all, from Discovery Networks to HGTV, Disney, Turner and more.
Christine Nkini Strieker
SOCIAL MEDIA PRODUCER & EDITOR
Christine worked for CNN as a producer and sound technician in Africa and around the world covering the global environment. After taking a break to be a full-time mother and home-school her kids, she now contributes to This American Land with a passion for inspiring conservation through storytelling..
Marsha Walton
Series Producer
Christo Harris
Post-Production Editor
For over two decades Christo has edited everything from commercial to episodic to long form documentaries and indie films. A continual fascination in all aspects of visual storytelling has let to work with Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network, Disney and many others.