Josh Hooper is executive director emeritus of the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium (PERC), of which Penn State is a member institution. Prior to joining PERC, Josh worked in marketing, broadcasting, filmmaking and theater, both behind the scenes and as a performer, including at WGAL-TV’s PM Magazine, which he hosted. He did graduate work as a Directing Fellow at the American Film Institute Conservatory. He has taught two other classes for OLLI: one about the Climate Crisis and another called Monogamy, Sex, and War. Although not a devotee of musicals, he is a rabid fan of Hamilton.