Céline Cousteau is an environmental advocate and filmmaker
HUTCHINSON — The Ray and Stella Dillon Lecture Series at Hutchinson Community College will open its 2022 series with environmentalist and filmmaker Céline Cousteau on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.
Through the power of storytelling Cousteau uses her amazing voyages around the world to offer a thoughtful perspective on the connection of the environment, indigenous peoples, & populations around the world and how this knowledge is vital to the future of each of us on the planet.
As founder of CauseCentric Productions, Céline Cousteau is a documentary film director, producer, and presenter, creating cause-focused multimedia content. Extending her family legacy and her expertise, Céline co-founded The Céline Cousteau Film Fellowship, a nonprofit program whose mission is to empower young aspiring filmmakers, creatives, and activists to inspire change through filmmaking. Having worked on more than 20 documentaries worldwide, Céline offers a global perspective through an insider's intimate point of view.
Because of her versatility and background in art, she has collaborated with companies like Swarovski, London based fashion designer Deborah Milner, and New York jewelry designer Susan Foster to design jewelry based on the same messages of her environmental and humanitarian work. This was another opportunity to extend storytelling into another form in order to share the message of interconnectivity between humans and the natural world. Thanks to her position in the world of ocean conservation, Céline joined the World Economic Forum Council on Oceans for two terms. Currently, Céline is ambassador for the TreadRight Foundation, sits on the board of directors of the National Aquarium in Baltimore, and the advisory boards of The Himalayan Consensus and Marine Construction Technologies. With a degree in psychology and a masters in Intercultural Relations, she is fluent in three languages.
Cousteau is the first second-generation lecturer in the Series history; her father, Jean-Michael Cousteau, spoke on November 6, 1984.
Tickets to the lecture will be available beginning at 9:45 am the day of the lecture at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.
Cousteau will appear at a press conference for members of the media prior to the lecture. The press conference is scheduled at 9:45 a.m. in the Media Interview Room of the Hutchinson Sports Arena.
2022 is the 41st season for the Dillon Lecture Series on the HutchCC Campus. For more information on the Dillon Lecture Series, or to become a patron, call Robin Woodworth at 620-665-3505 or visit the college website at www.hutchcc.edu/dls.