Terry Spahr aka George Wilson Spahr (born February 17, 1966) is an American businessman,[2][3] filmmaker,[4][5][6] environmental activist[7] and politician.[8] He is the executive director of Earth Overshoot,[9] a non-profit dedicated to sustainability is an American politician. He is the member-elect for the Grafton 12th district of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[10][11]
Terry Spahr | |
|---|---|
| Member-elect of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Grafton 12th district | |
| Assumed office December 4, 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
Early Life and Education
Spahr was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 17, 1966. He graduated from The Haverford School and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a bachelor's degree in American History in 1988. At Penn he played squash in and achieved All American[12][13] recognition in the sport. He returned to Penn and earned a master's degree in Public Administration from the Fels Institute of Government in 1996.
Career
In 1988 Spahr started in the financial services field selling insurance and investment products through Northwestern Mutual Life and Baird Securities earning his series 6 and 63 securities licenses and achieving CLU and CHFC designations.
Subsequently, Spahr acquired his Virginia Real Estate sales license in 1996 and joined Long & Foster Real Estate as a salesperson. In 2001 he was appointed to open and managed the company's first real estate office in Pennsylvania, and in 2011 he was promoted to regional vice president. Spahr was responsible for the growth and success of over twenty Long and Foster offices and 1000 agents throughout New Jersey, Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He was a member of the board of directors of Long and Foster Companies.
In 2016 he left the real estate industry to write and produce 8 Billion Angels,[14][15] an award-winning environmental and human health documentary, that premiered globally April 2021. In 2018 Spahr established Earth Overshoot, a 501c3 non profit focused on education and advocacy for a sustainable world, and acts as the organization's Executive Director. An expert in sustainability, he lectures,[16] does media interviews[17], and appearances,[18][19][20] writes blogs,[21] articles and op-eds[22] in addition to numerous activist campaigns surrounding humanity's impact on the planet and people.
In 2024 Spahr ran for the New Hampshire State Legislature in the Grafton County 12th district as a Democrat. He was successfully elected and will be serving in the 2025 New Hampshire legislative session.
Personal Life
Spahr is divorced and has three adult sons, Callaway, Jackson and Griffin. He lives with his partner Sara Perine in Hanover NH.
References
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- ^ Bouchat-Friedman, Danielle. "Long & Foster® Real Estate opens along Limestone Road". The News Journal. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ dbergen. "NJ Realty Merges With Long & Foster". OCNJ Daily. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Is Our Planet Too Crowded?". The Pennsylvania Gazette. 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ admin (2021-04-19). "8 BILLION ANGELS – Executive Producer Terry Spahr | Film School Radio hosted by Mike Kaspar". Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Spotlight on Terry Spahr, Producer of '8 Billion Angels'". One Earth Film Festival. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "The Revelator - Terry Spahr". The Revelator. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "'A unified team': Democratic state legislators win no-contest primary for State House". ‘A unified team’: Democratic state legislators win no-contest primary for State House - The Dartmouth. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Tackling the Population Taboo: Creating a Sustainable Future for Children | Sustainable GW | The George Washington University". Sustainable GW. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "'A unified team': Democratic state legislators win no-contest primary for State House". ‘A unified team’: Democratic state legislators win no-contest primary for State House - The Dartmouth. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Terry Spahr". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "1987-1988 Men's All-Ivy League Team | College Squash Association". 1988-06-20. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Men's Squash Award Winners". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. 2005-08-09. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "8 Billion Angels: A Film and Conversation Confronting the Impact of Unsustainable Growth | Johns Hopkins Events". events.jhu.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ Rubin, Rebecca (2021-03-11). "Controversial Overpopulation Documentary '8 Billion Angels' Sells to Abramorama (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "8 Billion Angels: A Film and Conversation Confronting the Impact of Unsustainable Growth | Johns Hopkins Events". events.jhu.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ Yan, Wudan. "For many reporters covering climate, population remains the elephant in the room". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ Halaris, A. E.; Belendiuk, K. T.; Freedman, D. X. (1975-10-15). "Antidepressant drugs affect dopamine uptake". Biochemical Pharmacology. 24 (20): 1896–1897. doi:10.1016/0006-2952(75)90412-8. ISSN 0006-2952. PMID 19.
- ^ The Boston Globe (2021-08-04). GlobeDocs Presents: '8 Billion Angels'. Retrieved 2024-11-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ "'8 Billion Angels' World Premiere for Earth Day". Sustainable Population Australia. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Earth Overshoot | Blog | How Do We Achieve Real Sustainability?". www.earthovershoot.org. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ Spahr, Terry (2021-04-22). "It's time to talk about Earth's unsustainable population growth | Opinion". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
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