Please join our Co-Chairs and Host Committee for a Lunch on the Bridge.
Co-chairs
Tracy & Jim Florack
Kathryn Heintz
Elizabeth & Will Hewitt
Robbianne Mackin & Eric Roberts
Alison Spear & Alex Reese
Helen & Michiel van der Voort
Host Committee
Symbiosis Society
Kathleen Vuillet Augustine
Hugo Cassirer & Sarah Buttrick
Rebecca Hathaway
The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation
Nutrient Networks
Sherrell Andrews & Rob Kuhbach
Irene & Jack Banning
Phebe T. Banta
Judy & Steve Benardete
Barbera Brooks
Farran & Robert Brown
Nancy Hathaway
Pamela Howard & Wynn Laffey
Laureen & Ragnar Knutsen
Elissa Kramer & Jay Newman
Mary & Bill Lunt
Sarah & David Stack
Zibby & Jim Tozer
Plant-Microbe Partnership
John & Susan Allen
Gabe Bassin & Allie Canton
Christopher Bazzani & Mark Grigalunas
A. Cary Brown
Ann Stevenson Colley
Charlie Copeland & Lyn Traverse
Heather Croner
Wendy & Sarah Curtis
Eric S. Ewing
Josh Ginsberg & Katy Kinsolving
Nichola & Peter Gray
Clay Hiles & Sarah Chasis
Ken Holzberg & Tom Kopfensteiner
Bindy & Stephen Kaye
Paul & Karin Kingsley
Beth Ledy & Larry Shapiro
Linc & Ruthie Lyman
Claire & Christopher Mann
Chris McKenzie & Paula Gifford
Charles H. Milligan & Henry H. Westmoreland
Mary & Joseph Nash
Zelie & Andy Pforzheimer
Taylor & Elsie Pyne
Donna Raftery & Vincent Inconiglios
Shelley & Nicholas Robinson
Patricia Rowell
Pamela C. Scott & Philip J. Balshi
Karen & Nevill Smythe
Mila & Chris Tewell
Barbara Tober
Scott & Pamela Ulm
Soil Stewards
Susan Abuhaidar
Howard T. Bellin, MD
Katie Carpenter
Steve & Sally Clement
Farnham F. Collins
Wendy Goidell
Alison Granucci & Jim Klosty
Nan Greenwood
Susan Hassler
Colleen & DeForest Howland
Diana Niles King
Dr. Stuart Kofsky & Kathleen Kofsky
Torrie & Doug Larson
Lyn Mattoon
Alexandra & Fred Peters
Mona Staaf-Gunther
Trina W. Whitridge
Julia Widdowson
Jonathan A. Zearfoss
The Hidden Jungle Beneath Our Feet: How Microbial Diversity Runs the World
Dr. Jane Lucas
Community Ecologist, Cary Institute
Beneath every step we take lies a hidden jungle that shapes the health of our planet. Soil is far more than dirt—it is a living, dynamic ecosystem teeming with microbes that regulate everything from plant growth and carbon storage to the spread of infectious diseases. Dr. Jane Lucas will take us into this invisible world, sharing new research from her lab on how the soil microbiome shapes human health, climate processes, and food systems.
Jane is an expert in microbial and community ecology. She explores questions about how ecosystems function and how biological communities develop, with a focus on some of the smallest yet most impactful parts of Earth’s systems: chemical elements, microorganisms, and invertebrates.
View a photo gallery of last year's Lunch on the Bridge.
Host Committee Levels
Symbiosis Society - $5,000
Includes eight (8) tickets and listing in event materials
Nutrient Networks - $2,500
Includes four (4) tickets and listing in event materials
Plant-Microbe Partnership - $1,200
Includes two (2) tickets and listing in event materials
Soil Stewards - $600
Includes one (1) ticket and listing in event materials
General Admission - $350
Includes one (1) ticket to the event
General Admission Under 40 - $300
Includes one (1) ticket to the event
For more information or to discuss sponsorship opportunities, please contact Vicki at 845 677-7600 x203 or doylev@caryinstitute.org.
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