Writer’s Bios
THE NEUTRAL EXISTENCE TEAM
ADAM BEAZLEY, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP - Founder, CEO
Adam is the founder of Neutral Existence LLC, as well as an intern architect, industrial designer, freelance web designer, programmer and green design consultant. He created Neutral Existence in the Summer of 2007 in response to the growing concern of global warming and climate change. Adam developed this site as a way to educate people about the many different ways improve the environment through forward-thinking, high-tech products, and environmentally conscious design. Educated at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he received a B.A. in Industrial Design and Science (Architectural Studies), he currently resides in Lafayette, Louisiana which has proven to be a bit of a challenge considering that this oil state is not exactly environmentally conscious.
Even though Louisiana is not the most eco-conscious state, Adam is still proud to be a native of this unique area with its rich heritage. Growing up in southern Louisiana, Adam learned to appreciate nature and find beauty in even the most dreary of swamp scenes. This appreciation of nature followed him throughout his life and now his career. Staying in Louisiana and attending college there has benefited Adam by allowing him to meet his beautiful wife Cristina who also attended the University. Although Cristina was not a native of Louisiana, she fell in love with it, and luckily for Adam, she came back and decided to stay and finish her schooling there. After meeting and courting for 7 months, the two were engaged to be married 1 year later. After 5 years of blissful marriage the two had their precious son David on their fifth wedding anniversary. David (aka: Lil-D) is a blond haired, blue eyed, smiling happy baby who has brought the two much joy and happiness.
RITA McCONNELL - Environmental Writer
Rita McConnell is a freelance environmental writer who lives on a small farm north of Pittsburgh, PA, with her husband and two young daughters, a herd of cows, two horses, two cats, and one lovable Labrador Retriever.
Rita began her journey into the environmental world in the mid-1990s working with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as a community relations coordinator. Her first television appearance as departmental spokesperson came as she queasily stepped off of a helicopter into the pouring rain amid more than 1 million burning tires. She quickly developed a desire to share a greater story of the environment – one which not only acknowledged the industrial past where many of our ecological problems developed, but also highlighted the professionals and visionaries who have been concerned about our impact on the planet long before we knew the world was warming.
Later in her career, as an account manager at an international public relations firm, she consulted for clients with a variety of environmental concerns, including those looking for answers to seemingly unsolvable questions. Most recently, Rita served as a private consultant to a major association of environmental professionals, where she helped to re-establish the organization’s marketing program and reinvigorate awareness of its annual meeting, top-notch information resources, and historical environmental expertise.
Rita holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from the University of Dayton in Ohio, and a Master’s in Corporate Communication from Pittsburgh’s Duquesne University. She enjoys keeping tabs on the wildlife living on her 190-acre property, including deer, fox, skunk, turkey, various birds – including a group of young bald eagles – and the occasional black bear. In her spare time, she ponders theories related to the mind-boggling television series Lost, takes nature walks with her daughters, and buries her nose in books; magazines and journals she feels can expand her understanding of the world and its many contradictions.
We are currently seeking like minded environmental writers to aid in the development of the Neutral Existence website. You can find more information on the Write For Us page.
