The Society of Environmental Journalists includes some of the world’s finest journalists — enabling them to support each other in bolstering the media industry’s — and the public’s — understanding of some of the most complicated issues this planet faces. I’ve attended SEJ conferences in Texas, Montana, Florida, Wisconsin and Vermont. The information I gleaned in these meetings had a fundamental effect on my development as a journalist. Though my membership lapsed during my unemployment from journalism, I look forward to re-engaging with the launch of The Hoosier Citizen.