Environment Arizona Staff

Bret Fanshaw works to directly advocate for environmental protections at the local, state and federal level in Arizona. Since 2009 he has worked to develop and implement numerous campaigns, including restoring the Clean Water Act, passing comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation, stopping plastic pollution in the Pacific, keeping Arizona’s state parks open and public and protecting the Grand Canyon from uranium mining.

Over two summers, Mr. Fanshaw directed record-breaking citizen outreach campaigns which engaged thousands of citizens on critical environmental issues. He is the 2010 recipient of the Stone and Holt Weeks Recruiting Award from Environment America for his recruitment at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Mr. Fanshaw holds a BA in International Studies and a certificate in Environmental Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At UW, he was also nominated for a national Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award for “Best Male Collegiate Arrangement” with his group, Fundamentally Sound.

In his free time, Bret enjoys hiking in Sedona and the Superstition Mountains, as well as singing with Choral Union at Arizona State University.