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Amanda Johnson
Amanda Johnson is the Project Manager for Public Communications for the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council (PWSRCAC) in Anchorage, Alaska. She was the videographer on some of the 2013/2014 interviews conducted for the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Project Jukebox. Amanda was born in Tennessee, moved to Oregon in 2001, and on to Alaska in 2004. She attended college at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, earning a BFA in Studio Art in 1997.
As Videographer
| Interview Title | Archive #: Oral History | Project | Abstract | Date of Interview |
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| Joe Banta, Part 1 | 2013-26-16_PT.1 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill | Joe Banta was interviewed on December 19, 2013 by Alicia Zorzetto at the offices of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council in Anchorage, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. In this first part of a two part interview, Joe talks about wildlife response work he performed after the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, the founding of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council, and the changes in the ecosystem of Prince William Sound after the oil spill. | Dec 19, 2013 |
| Joe Banta, Part 2 | 2013-26-16_PT.2 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill | This is a continuation of the interview with Joe Banta on December 19, 2013 by Alicia Zorzetto at the offices of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council in Anchorage, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. In this second part of a two part interview, Joe talks about Stan Stephens and the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council's work on the science of the spill. | Dec 19, 2013 |
| Rick Steiner, Part 1 | 2013-26-15_PT.1 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill | Rick Steiner was interviewed on December 18, 2013 by Alicia Zorzetto at the offices of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council in Anchorage, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. In this first part of a two part interview, Rick recalls his experience meeting with oil industry representatives after the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. He also talks about new safeguards that have been created since the spill, such as the Ship Escort Response Vessel System (SERVS) and the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council. | Dec 18, 2013 |
| Patience Faulkner, Part 1 | 2013-26-17_PT.1 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill |
Patience Faulkner was interviewed on February 7, 2014 by Alicia Zorzetto at the offices of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council in Anchorage, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. In this first part of a three part interview, Patience talks about getting involved with the response to the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Cordova, Alaska, working for VECO Corporation, helping to get Cordovans hired as cleanup workers, and VECO's relationship with the impacted Native communities. |
Feb 7, 2014 |
| Patience Faulkner, Part 2 | 2013-26-17_PT.2 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill |
This is a continuation of the interview with Patience Faulkner on February 7, 2014 by Alicia Zorzetto at the offices of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council in Anchorage, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. In this second part of a three part interview, Patience talks about frustrations of beach cleanup workers during the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, the emotional and financial impacts of the spill on families and communities, and sharing her experiences in Cordova, Alaska with people affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. |
Feb 7, 2014 |
| Patience Faulkner, Part 3 | 2013-26-17_PT.3 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill |
This is a continuation of the interview with Patience Faulkner on February 7, 2014 by Alicia Zorzetto at the offices of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council in Anchorage, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. In this third part of a three part interview, Patience talks about activities of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council, the need for similar advisory councils in the area impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the importance of financing, independence and representation of the councils. |
Feb 7, 2014 |
| Rick Steiner, Part 2 | 2013-26-15_PT.2 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill |
This is a continuation of the interview with Rick Steiner on December 18, 2013 by Alicia Zorzetto at the offices of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council in Anchorage, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. In this second part of a two part interview, Rick talks about the human and environmental impacts of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill and the ineffective cleanup effort. He also talks about the need for regional citizens' advisory councils around the world, the impacts from our world's dependency on oil, and the personal and political changes that should be made. |
Dec 18, 2013 |
| Bob Linville, Part 1 | 2013-26-14_PT.1 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill |
Bob Linville was interviewed on December 17, 2013 by Alicia Zorzetto at the public library in Seward, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. In this first part of a four part interview, Bob talks about living at Driftwood Bay and in Seward, Alaska, setting up his setnet fishing operation, the effect of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill on commercial fishing in Prince William Sound, and fishermen working for the oil industry on the cleanup. |
Dec 17, 2013 |
| Bob Linville, Part 2 | 2013-26-14_PT.2 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill |
This is a continuation of the interview with Bob Linville on December 17, 2013 by Alicia Zorzetto at the public library in Seward, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. In this second part of a four part interview, Bob talks about working on the cleanup of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, especially with the oiled bird rescue in Resurrection Bay. He also discusses his assessment of the cleanup and the bioremdiation. This interview has been edited. |
Dec 17, 2013 |
| Bob Linville, Part 3 | 2013-26-14_PT.3 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill |
This is a continuation of the interview with Bob Linville on December 17, 2013 by Alicia Zorzetto at the public library in Seward, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. In this third part of a four part interview, Bob talks about the health problems he developed as a result of exposure to oil and dispersants while working on the cleanup of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. He talks about the details of his medical conditon, as well as his battle with insurance companies to cover the costs of his treatment. |
Dec 17, 2013 |
| Bob Linville, Part 4 | 2013-26-14_PT.4 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill |
This is a continuation of the interview with Bob Linville on December 17, 2013 by Alicia Zorzetto at the public library in Seward, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. In this fourth part of a four part interview, Bob talks about the health problems that he developed as a result of working on the cleanup of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, as well as the importance of the oil industry having good oil spill response plans and there being public oversight of their operations. This interview has been edited. |
Dec 17, 2013 |
| Jonathan Wills, Part 1 | 2013-26-06_PT.1 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill |
Jonathan Wills was interviewed on October 21, 2013 by Alicia Zorzetto at the offices of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council in Anchorage, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. Scott Sterling also participated in this interview. In this first part of a three part interview, Jonathan talks about coming to Cordova during the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill as a journalist and becoming an activist. He and Scott also talk about the impact the spill had on the community of Cordova, and efforts made to prevent future spills by improving safety, oil tankers, and the oil industry. He also talks about the founding of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council and what it has accomplished.
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Oct 21, 2013 |
| Jonathan Wills, Part 2 | 2013-26-06_PT.2 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill |
This is a continuation of the interview with Jonathan Wills on October 21, 2013 by Alicia Zorzetto at the offices of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council in Anchorage, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. Scott Sterling also participated in the interview. In this second part of a three part interview, Jonathan and Scott talk about prevention of oil spills, the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council as a model, and the relationship between the oil industry, government, and private citizens. Jonathan also presents Norway as a success story of how that country has handled the oil industry and oil wealth. |
Oct 21, 2013 |
| Jonathan Wills, Part 3 | 2013-26-06_PT.3 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill |
This is a continuation of the interview with Jonathan Wills on October 21, 2013 by Alicia Zorzetto at the offices of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council in Anchorage, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. Scott Sterling also participated in the interview. In this third part of a three part interview, Jonathan and Scott talk about the future of Alaska's oil-based economy and the Alaska Permanent Fund, creating a sustainable future, involving the younger generation, and advise for how to handle a future oil spill and avoid activist burnout. |
Oct 21, 2013 |