Ms. Elaine Walker
Elaine Walker is the founder and visionary of the electronic pro-space band called ZIA. She received her undergraduate degree in Music Synthesis Production from Berklee College of Music in Boston, and her Masters in Music Technology from New York University in 2001. Elaine has been heavily involved in pro-space and transhuman organizations for several years. She served as President of the Boston Chapter of the National Space Society for most of the late 90's. Elaine re-founded the New York City chapter of NSS in early 2000. She served as President of the NYC Chapter until moving to Phoenix in late 2003. Elaine also served on the Board of Directors of NSS, the Space Frontier Foundation, and the NY Transhuman Association for the last two years. Since 1998 Elaine has been the Region 8 Chapters Organizer for NSS and is currently the US Groups Team Leader for the Extropy Institute, a transhumanist organization. She is also the Mars Projects Coordinator for the Space Frontier Foundation. (see www.mars-frontier.org). Elaine has participated in the NASA Haughton-Mars Project on Devon Island, in Canada's high Arctic, for the last two years. She served as a photo journalist, observing as scientists and graduate students further the science and technology of Mars exploration. You can read Elaine's journal on www.marsonearth.org/reports. Elaine's music group, ZIA, had their final show in New York City in late2003 before she moved to the Southwest where she has added martial arts training to her activities. ZIA will soon be producing more electronic mayhem in the future!