Chris Carberry is the Executive Director of The Mars Society. Prior to taking on that position Chris was actively involved in the space exploration advocacy community as a volunteer, serving on the Steering Committees for the Mars Society (where he served as chairman) and the Space Exploration Alliance (SEA) as well as having served the Board of Directors for the National Space Society. For several years, he served as the national political director for the Mars Society, for which he has organized congressional outreach efforts around the country; he has spoken to most major presidential candidate during the last several elections. He co-authored space language in the 2000 Republican National Platform, has co-authored Congressional testimony, and has met with high level officials at the White House, NASA and Congress. He was chairman of such congressional lobbying events as the 2007 Space Budget Blitz, the 2007 Moon-Mars Blitz, the 2006 Space Blitz, and the Great 2006 Mars Blitz. Chris has been quoted in numerous newspapers and magazines, including USA Today, The Boston Herald, The Hartford Courant, The New Scientist, Metro (of London) and stories have been written about him in several publications including the Wired News (picked up by ABC NEWS), Salem News and the Eagle-Tribune. He has provided commentary on various television stations including CNN International, and has appeared as a guest The Space Show and on the Paul Sullivan Show on WBZ radio in Boston. He is also the author of numerous articles and Op Ed pieces concerning space policy and politics appearing in such publications Space News, The Space Review, and The Boston Herald. Chris is the author of a mystery/science fiction novel called Celestial Pursuits: in the hub of the universe which was published in 2006. He is currently working on several writing projects, including another science fiction novel as well as a non-fiction book concerning art theft. In addition, Chris has recently signed a movie option contract for his novel, Celestial Pursuits, with a Los Angeles production company. Chris Carberry has a Bachelor’s degree in political science and a Master’s degree in history and archival methods. For several years Chris worked as an archivist at the Massachusetts Historical Society, where he processed the papers of United States Senator Leverett Saltonstall, as well as numerous other collections. While in this position, he compiled The Guide to Modern Political Papers in Massachusetts and helped to put together numerous displays. Chris transitioned into the role of Operations Manager at the Historical Society, where he is responsible for the protection of numerous art works and the greatest collection of early American documents outside of the Library of Congress. Chris has a heavy background in historical research, having worked as research assistant for several authors, including British biographer Sarah Bradford (America’s Queen) and former New York Times Magazine editor Ed Klein (The Kennedy Curse). In 2007, Chris was contracted to archive a large collection of political correspondence and documents and to write a biography on Boston businessman John W Humphrey.