Brian "Fox" Ellis is a storyteller, author, and naturalist and has worked with The Field Museum, The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, and countless smaller county museums to provide docent and teacher training, develop curriculum, and present public programs. He is the Artistic Director of Prairie Folklore Theatre, a unique theatre company that celebrates ecology and history through original musical. Brian is also the author of eight books including, Learning From the Land: Teaching Ecology Through Stories and Activities (Libraries Unlimited, 1997) and a new children's picture book, The Web at Dragonfly Pond (Dawn Publications, 2006).

Brian is also a member of the IHC Road Scholars Speakers Bureau.