Arley Owens is the Founder and President of Earth Team Green and Founder of Earth Team Green StoryWorld Media LLC, a groundbreaking eco-edutainment company dedicated to inspiring the next generation of environmental leaders through the power of storytelling. A Vietnam combat veteran, environmental educator, award-winning communications professional, author, and visionary creator, Owens has devoted his life to transforming environmental education into unforgettable experiences that entertain, educate, and inspire.
Drawing upon decades of leadership in conservation, recycling, sustainability, and public engagement, Owens has created an expanding universe of eco-thriller comic books, children's stories, educational curricula, keynote presentations, and multimedia productions that connect audiences of all ages to the importance of protecting our planet. Through Earth Team Green and Earth Team Green StoryWorld Media LLC, he is building a dynamic story-driven movement where compelling characters, real-life heroes, and meaningful adventures encourage young people to become environmental stewards and community leaders.
Guided by the belief that today's youth possess the imagination and determination to change the world, Arley Owens continues to prove that stories can do more than entertain—they can inspire action, transform lives, and create a lasting legacy of conservation for generations to come.
His message is clear: the greatest superheroes are not found in comic books—they are the young people who choose to protect the Earth, one action at a time.
Arley Owens, a dedicated environmental leader is President and Founder of Earth Team Green and former Executive Director for the Ohio Recycling Coalition and past member of the National Recycling Coalition’s Board of Directors and served as the Chair of the National Recycling Coalition’s Diversity Equity Inclusion Council. Arley’s pathway to environmental leadership includes his tenure with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources where he, along with a stellar staff, created and implemented the national award winning Recycle, Ohio! Program for the State of Ohio, Luckey The Lady Bug and Plant Pride Not Litter Ohio's first statewide liter prevention program initiative. In 2014 Arley along with nine other Ohio based businesses to include Honda of America, Rumpke Recycling Inc. were recognized by the Association of Ohio Recyclers as one of the individuals who had made a major impact on Ohio’s Recycling Industry. Arley earned an MBA in Marketing from the University of Phoenix, a BA in Communications from THE Ohio State University and successfully completed the Solid Waste Authority of North America’s course work and is a Certified Residential Recycling Manager. Arley is also the Founder and President of the critically acclaimed; Earth Team Green Eco-Thriller Comic Book Franchise www.earthteamgreen.org. Arley’s next best-selling Eco-Thriller Comic Book is titled “The Sky Princess-Crusader For Climate Change and Zero Waste Wonder. On July 27, 2022 the Ohio Department of Natural Resouces awarded Arley with prestiguos Cardinal for his contributin towards saving Ohio's natural resources. Arley is a Viet Nam Veteran and served proudly in South Viet Nam as a member of the United States Air Force’s Tactical Air Command’s Elite 823rd Combat Security Police and was awarded two Bronze Stars for combat missions involving the defense of the United States Air Force’s eleven Air Bases.
