David Mizejewski

David Mizejewski
Born Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Show Backyard Habitat
Network Animal Planet
Show Today
Network NBC
Country United States

David Mizejewski is a naturalist, television personality and a spokesperson for the National Wildlife Federation.[1] He frequently appears as a wild life expert on talk shows such as Good Morning America, Conan, and Today.

Career

Television and Film

Mizejewski is the host of the NatGeo WILD series Pet Talk, where he helps people connect people to wildlife by helping them understand their pets and their wild ancestors. He also hosted and produced Animal Planet's Backyard Habitat,[2][3] is a regular guest on NBC's Today Show,[4] Conan,[5] and ABC’s Good Morning America. In addition to his television appearances, Mizejewski has worked as a wildlife consultant on motion picture productions such as Where the Wild Things Are and Legend of the Guardians.

Writing

Mizejewski is the author of Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife,[6] which won the 2005 Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Award for Gardening/Architecture.[7] He is a contributor to Gardening How-To magazine and a contributing editor at Birds and Blooms magazine. Mizejewski has written several articles for The Huffington Post.[8] Mizejewski also contributed an essay to the 2006 book Paws and Reflect: A Special Bond Between Man and Dog [9]

Podcast

Mizejewski is the co-host of The ElfQuest Show podcast.[10]

Personal life

Mizejewski graduated from Emory University in 1997[11] with a degree in Human and Natural Ecology.[12] "He is a graduate and board member of Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders (EWCL), an exclusive, two-year leadership training, networking, and mentoring program. He was one of twenty young conservationists to be nominated and selected for the inaugural class of this competitive program in 2005. He joined the board in 2008. David has also sat on advisory groups for the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign, Biodiversity Council, Alliance for Workplace Excellence, OurEarth.org, and Mother Earth News magazine."[13]

He currently lives in Washington, D.C., with his husband Justin.[14] Their wedding was held in rustic barn in Poolesville, MD on the 7th of November, 2015.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nwf.org/David-Mizejewski/Full-Bio.aspx
  2. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2208650/
  3. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Best-Backyard-Habitat/dp/B00125WAUU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1382380147&sr=8-2&keywords=backyard+habitat
  4. ↑ http://blog.nwf.org/2013/09/nwf-naturalist-teased-on-today-show/
  5. ↑ http://teamcoco.com/celebs/david-mizejewski
  6. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/National-Federation-Attracting-Butterflies-Landscaping/dp/1580111505/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382380097&sr=8-1&keywords=david+mizejewski
  7. ↑ "2005 Benjamin Franklin Award Winners and Finalists". Independent Book Publishers Association. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Entries by David Mizejewski". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Look Inside: Table of Contents". Paws and Reflect: A Special Bond Between Man and Dog. amazon.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  10. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/theelfquestshow
  11. ↑ "About: Work and Education". Personal Facebook Page. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "David Mizejewski's Bio". National Wildlife Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  13. ↑ Simon, Hali. "David Mizejewski: Biography". IMDB. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "#ENGAGED!!!". Personal Instagram. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

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