Advisor
Henry Huntington has spent his career in Arctic research and conservation. He is the Arctic Science Director for Ocean Conservancy, a role he has held since 2017, and has run his own research practice, Huntington Consulting, since 1996.
His research — published in journals including Nature Climate Change, Regional Environmental Change, and Frontiers in Marine Science — explores how climate change is transforming Arctic ecosystems and the lives of the people who depend on them, often drawing on the traditional knowledge of Indigenous communities alongside scientific study.
Henry speaks to congregations and other groups on conservation, climate change, and the connections between science, traditional knowledge, and faith. One of his talks, “Faith & Understanding: climate change in Alaska and beyond,” has a sample outline you can download (PDF). At his congregation, Joy Lutheran, he helps run an annual electronics-recycling event — and he spends as much time outdoors as possible.
“I can connect my faith to my work because it is important that we take care of creation. It is also important that we learn to understand and love one another, which means spending time outside of our comfort zones and being willing to question our ideas by looking at them from a different perspective.”
Learn more at his Ocean Conservancy profile or his National Park Service profile.