Bob Dolgan, Founder
Prior to starting Turnstone Strategies, Bob spent 17 years in communications and marketing with Advance Illinois, Greater Chicago Food Depository and Anixter Center. His career started in journalism with the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Kenyon College and a Master of Business Administration in Marketing Management from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
Bob's created two documentary films about Chicago Piping Plovers Monty and Rose that have been accepted to multiple film festivals and broadcast several times on public television. His film, "The Magic Stump," was released in September 2022. Bob received the Excellence in Environmental Reporting Award (Broadcast) from Chicago Audubon Society in 2022. His latest film, "Fluddles," was released in 2023.
FLUDDLES chronicles the wildlife of agricultural wetlands of Illinois. Sometimes simply described as “big puddles,” fluddles appear in the spring and fall and provide habitat and forage for a diversity of waterfowl and shorebird species. FLUDDLES takes viewers on a journey to these secret, oft-fleeting wildernesses in a time when Illinois has lost 90% of its original wetlands. FLUDDLES features those who enjoy the beauty of wetlands while showcasing the movement under way to construct more wetlands, which provide critical habitat, reduce flooding and erosion, and help to ensure healthier waterways.