Martin Kearns

Martin Kearns is an innovator in the field of netcentric campaigns and advocacy. He is a progressive campaign and social change strategist. He has pioneered integration of network-centric principals to the field of civic organizing and social change work. He is the catalyst behind www.MobileActive.org, a global network of activists who use cell phones for civic action and engagement. Kearns is currently working on www.Mediavolunteer, the first peer-produced, massively distributed research project designed to help advocates and citizens engage the media. He is also Co-Founder and Executive Director of Green Media Toolshed.

Green Media Toolshed (GMT) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the environmental movement communicate more effectively. GMT offers a professional suite of communication tools, strategic advice, trainings and services. Previously, Kearns also successfully founded the Georgia River Network, an Atlanta based group dedicated to preserving Georgia's rivers.(www.garivers.org)

Kearns has worked on local, state and national political campaigns. He is a dynamic speaker and is often found at communications, technology and organizing strategy venues supporting progressive civic engagement. He volunteers on the Advisory Board of the New Organizing Institute. (www.neworganizing.com) He spent three years working at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Kearns has a Bachelors of the Arts from LeMoyne College and a Masters in Environmental Science from Yale University.

Kearns spent two years as a Jesuit International Volunteer in Kingston, Jamaica teaching computers at St. George's College and working with inner city youth. He is a runner, hiker and fisherman. He and his wife Maryann are raising their children in Silver Spring, MD.