Word Is Bond
<p><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #000000; font-size: small;">Nick Kalbach is a California-based filmmaker, naturalist and grassroots visionary. Nick’s work has taken him from the jungles of Central America to the plains of Africa in projects that have ranged from archiving indigenous history to capturing humanitarian injustices. Nick is currently the Owner of Teton Productions and Co-Founder and Director of International Media at the Compathos Foundation. Before joining the Compathos Foundation, Nick’s work included projects for broadcast television, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, international indigenous rights organizations, the United Nations and U.S. based foundations and museums.<br /><br /> Nick was the Associate Director of Earth Train International, an environmental NGO based in Panama that focuses on international youth leadership and environmental conservation. His work with Earth Train’s rain forest conservation project has resulted in over 9,000 acres of protected farm and forest lands throughout the Meso-American corridor.</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #000000; font-size: small;"><br /><br /> Nick’s media roots were initially planted in Sacramento, California were he held the position of the Director of the Sacramento Youth Institute. The Youth Institute’s teen media program produced several award winning documentaries and shorts on teen issues. Prior to CORAL, Nick was an Executive Campaign Manager for the California Capital Region United Way. Nick has B.S. degree in Environmental Education from Pennsylvania State University. </span> teen issues. Prior to CORAL, Nick was an Executive Campaign Manager for the California Capital Region United Way. Nick has B.S. degree in Environmental Education from Pennsylvania State University. </span></span></p>