Ian Wilker

About me

Industry	Internet
Occupation	web strategist \| project manager \| communications consultant
Location	Asheville, NC, United States
Introduction	I'm a communications and IT consultant; I specialize in helping nonprofits leverage participatory media and emerging web technologies to connect with their natural constituencies. Prior to hanging out a shingle in Asheville, North Carolina, I worked in New York as a book editor, travel writer, website producer, and most recently as website managing editor for the Natural Resources Defense Council. I continue to do a lot of work for NRDC, managing online-community initiatives and serving as OnEarth Magazine's new-media editor, among other things.
Interests	social software, participatory media, cluetrain, online communities, nonprofit advocacy, citizen journalism, the book industry, amateur naturalism, birding.