Beth Doane
Beth Anne Doane (born July 20, 1983) is an American fashion designer, consultant, author, writer, activist and speaker on environmentalism.
Early life
Beth grew up on a small farm in Whitehouse, Ohio. She attended Eastern Michigan University from 2001 to 2004 with a major in Communication/Theatre Arts and a minor in writing and graduated magna cum laude.
At eight years old, she convinced her class at school to donate their lunch money to save tropical rainforests and has since built on that mission to create global environmental change.
Design career
Andira International
At age 22, after living in London, Madrid and the Piemonte region of Italy, Beth created Andira International as a fashion import and distribution company, launching exclusive European brands such as Demano across the U.S. market. She debuted Demano at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Los Angeles in 2008.
Rain Tees
In 2007 she created the 100% organic apparel line, Rain Tees, which is the first and only brand to feature children's artwork and raise funding to send them to school in critically endangered tropical ecosystems. Rain Tees launched in the Fall 2008 fashion weeks and has also been featured in prominent media including People, Glamour, The Huffington Post and Seventeen. Beth was also featured as a "Hero" in the December 2010 EDition of Hemispheres Magazine for her environmental achievements through the brand.
Celebrity fans and contributors to the brand include actresses Rosario Dawson, Jenna Dewan, and Amanda Peet, Latin pop star Debi Nova, supermodel Kate Dillon, and multi-award winning documentary filmmaker Simon Tatum.
Author
Beth is the author of a children’s book entitled From the Jungle, about environmental awareness, illustrated by acclaimed artist and award winning graphic designer, Mel Lim. The book is set to launch in 2011 and won an American Graphic Design Award (GDUSA) for 2010. It is the first in a series of books about how children in diverse ecosystems around the globe are experiencing climate change.
Beth is also Features Editor and a guest editor for the high end Los Angeles based virtual magazine, CocoEco.
In 2010 she was asked to blog for Kiehl's dedicated global following on her journey through the Amazon for the launch of their new naturally based skin-care product, Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate.
Speaker and Consultant
Beth speaks nationally about her preservation and reforestation work in the Amazon and on the largest environmental court case in history occurring in Ecuador.
She was a featured speaker at the inaugural Leaders Causing Leaders leadership conference held in Long Beach, California in November 2010.
She is a consultant for corporations and designers who want products, services or events that are as eco-conscious as possible and has worked with global brands such as Papaya and Kayu Design.
Awards
In 2009 Beth received the Toledo area 20 Under 40 Leadership Award and in late 2009 was asked to help create and co-founded the charity gala Ferdinand's Ball, hosted by TV personality Maria Menounos to save retired racehorses from slaughter.
In early 2011, Beth was photographed for the book 100 Making a Difference by celebrity photographer John Russo alongside other influential people, such as Steven Spielburg, Michelle Obama, Al Gore and John Travolta.