David Mizejewski
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David Mizejewski (born September 15, 1975{{Cite tweet |number=1305845007182692353 |user=Dmizejewski |title=Today is my 45th #birthday. I'll be honest this year the downward spiral of our reality—raging wildfires, pandemic, rejection of science, open racism, extinction crisis, aggressively willful ignorance—have me feeling hopeless. Please share animal pics & reasons I should have hope |date=2020-09-15 |author=David Mizejewski}}) is a naturalist, television personality and a spokesperson for the National Wildlife Federation.{{cite web|url=https://www.nwf.org/Home/About-Us/Our-Experts|title=Our Experts|website=National Wildlife Federation|accessdate=Jun 3, 2019}} He frequently appears as a wild life expert on talk shows such as Good Morning America, Conan,Today and The Wendy Williams Show.
Early life
David Mizejewski graduated from Emory University in 1997{{cite web|title=About: Work and Education|url=https://www.facebook.com/dc.mizejewski/about|website=Personal Facebook Page|accessdate=30 June 2014}} with a degree in Human and Natural Ecology.{{cite web|title=David Mizejewski's Bio|url=http://www.nwf.org/David-Mizejewski/Full-Bio.aspx|website=National Wildlife Federation|accessdate=30 June 2014}}
Career
Mizejewski 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. Mizejewski 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."{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}
Mizejewski is the host of the Nat Geo WILD series Pet Talk, in which 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, is a regular guest on NBC's Today Show,{{cite web|url=https://blog.nwf.org/2013/09/nwf-naturalist-teased-on-today-show/|title=NWF Naturalist Teased on Today Show|date=Sep 16, 2013|website=The National Wildlife Federation Blog|accessdate=Jun 3, 2019}} Conan,{{cite web|url=https://teamcoco.com/celebs/david-mizejewski|title=David Mizejewski @ Team Coco|website=teamcoco.com|accessdate=Jun 3, 2019}} 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.
File:4.29.18ElfquestPanelByLuigiNovi3.jpg panel discussion at the 2018 East Coast Comicon in New Jersey]]
Mizejewski is the author of Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife,{{cite book|title=National Wildlife Federation: Attracting Birds, Butterflies & other Backyard Wildlife: David Mizejewski, Glee Barre: 9781580111508: Amazon.com: Books |isbn=1580111505 |last1=Mizejewski |first1=David |year=2004 }} which won the 2005 Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Award for Gardening/Architecture.{{cite web|title=2005 Benjamin Franklin Award Winners and Finalists|url=http://www.ibpa-online.org/benefits/benjamin-franklin-awards/2005bfa/|website=Independent Book Publishers Association|accessdate=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228180459/http://www.ibpa-online.org/benefits/benjamin-franklin-awards/2005bfa/|archive-date=28 February 2015|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|title=Entries by David Mizejewski|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-mizejewski/|website=The Huffington Post|accessdate=30 June 2014}} Mizejewski also contributed an essay to the 2006 book Paws and Reflect: A Special Bond Between Man and Dog.{{cite book |last1=Plakcy |first1=Neil Steven |last2=Sakson |first2=Sharon R. |title=Paws and Reflect: A Special Bond Between Man and Dog |date=2006 |publisher=Neil Plakcy |isbn=978-1-4581-7417-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yy5hnQAACAAJ |quote=With contributions by Alistair McCartney, Andy Zeffer, Brian McCormick, Charles Busch, David Mizejewski, Donald Hardy, Edward Albee, G. Russell Overton}}
Mizejewski is the co-host of The Elfquest Show podcast.{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/theelfquestshow|title=The ElfQuest Show|website=SoundCloud|accessdate=Jun 3, 2019}}
Personal life
Mizejewski lives in Maplewood, New Jersey, with his husband Justin.{{cite web|title=#ENGAGED!!!|url=http://www.instagram24.com/dmizejewski|website=Personal Instagram|accessdate=30 June 2014}} Their wedding was held in a rustic barn in Poolesville, Maryland on 7 November 2015.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}
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- {{official website|http://www.nwf.org/David-Mizejewski.aspx}}
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- [http://www.emory.edu/EMORY_MAGAZINE/issues/2013/winter/register/mizejewski.html Profile in Emory Magazine]
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