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Trista Patterson
USFS Pacific North West Research Station, Ecological Economist
Sitka, Alaska
In her role as Ecological Economist with the US Forest Service, Trista has been a key player in mainstreaming the concept of ecosystem services in [...]
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Terrie Lind
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (PPMM), Associate Vice President of Teen Programs
Sacramento, California
Terrie acts as an “internal consultant” to maintain the quality of education programs for PPMM and address system and service provision issues. She also oversees [...]
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Steven Smith
Two Friends Farm, Sole Proprietor
Marshalltown, Iowa
For twelve years the Iowa Network for Community Agriculture (INCA) has been fostering connections between farmers and community members who are growing sustainable local food [...]
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Shanna Ratner
Yellow Wood Associates, Principal
St. Albans, Vermont
Shanna is a researcher and trainer, with 20 years experience specializing in rural community economic development. Through Yellow Wood Associates, she works with federal, state, [...]
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Sally McGee
The Nature Conservancy in Connecticut, Northeast Marine Program Director
Mystic, Connecticut
Sally has in-depth knowledge and expertise in East Coast oceans, fisheries and marine policy. Currently, she is the Northeast Marine Program Director for The Nature [...]
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Rachel Bagby
Choral Earth and Singing Farm, Vocal Artist, Activist, Founder
Charlottesville, Virginia
Rachel’s work as a vocal artist and composer has earned her acclaim from audiences and critics worldwide. As a member of Bobby McFerrin’s a cappella [...]
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Michelle Erickson
Erickson Strategies, Principal
New York City, New York
Michelle is a thought leader working at the intersection of sustainability, technology, and innovation. She speaks regularly at industry conferences and is frequently interviewed by [...]
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Michelle Miller
Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems - University of Wisconsin – Madison, Associate Director
Madison, Wisconsin
Through the sustainable agriculture research center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, Michelle works with over 50 researchers, representatives from 13 state agricultural organizations, and [...]
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Lena Hansen
Rocky Mountain Institute, Principal, Electricity Practice
Boulder, Colorado
Lena is a Principal with Rocky Mountain Institute’s electricity practice, where she specializes in energy and carbon strategy as well as design innovation for electric [...]
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Kristi Kimball
Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, Executive Director
Fairfax, California
After 8 years with the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation as Program Officer, Kristi is now the Executive Director at the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation. In [...]
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Karin Jakubowski
Clean Air-Cool Planet, Coordinator, Northeast Science Center Collaboration
Northford, Connecticut
Clean Air-Cool Planet is dedicated to finding and promoting solutions to climate change. As coordinator of the Northeast Science Center Collaborative, Karin works with more [...]
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Julia Novy-Hildesley
Independent, Entrepreneur
Portland, Oregon
Julia’s past and current work is unified by the theme of forging multi-stakeholder partnerships to test new models and extend proven approaches to unleashing innovation [...]
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Josephine Brennan
Sustainable Value Creation Ltd., Founding Director
East Twickenham, United Kingdom
Josephine is a Sustainable Business Consultant and Executive Coach with 15 years senior level experience across renewable energy, cleantech project and sector development, top tier [...]
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Jed Davis
Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Director of Sustainability
Montpelier, Vermont
Jed has been involved in dairy agriculture and cooperatives his whole life. Raised on a seven-generation family dairy farm in Central Massachusetts, he has spent [...]
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Evelyn Arce
International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP), Executive Director
Mill Valley, California
For almost 10 years, Evelyn has been working for International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP), where she currently serves as its Executive Director. IFIP is [...]
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Ellen Wolfe
Resero Consulting, Vice President
Granite Bay, California
Ellen is a Vice President of Resero and focuses on electric utility restructuring activities. She works with electrical system operators, policy makers, regulators and market [...]
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Elizabeth Luc Clowes
The Food Project, Former Director of Replication
Boston, Massachusetts
The Food Project (TFP) brings youth and adults together from city and suburb, to grow and distribute healthy food using sustainable agriculture practices. TFP’s community [...]
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Elizabeth Soderstrom
American Rivers, Senior Director of Conservation
Nevada City, California
Elizabeth joined American Rivers in 2008, and works in the California Office on headwater restoration, acquiring water rights for instream flows, and incorporating Native American [...]
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Elaine Kohrman
USDA Forest Service, Branch Chief Presentations
Washington, DC
Elaine is a part of a USDA Forest Service team engaged in revising forest plans for the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests in northeast [...]
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Dana Lanza
Confluence Philanthropy, CEO
Pound Ridge, New York
Dana launched Confluence Philanthropy in August of 2009 after serving as the Executive Director of the Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA). While at EGA, Dana provided [...]
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Cynthia Pansing
Changing Tastes Consultants, Principal
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Cynthia is a principal with Changing Tastes, a consulting firm based in the Washington DC metro area. The firm provides strategic planning, facilitation, research, organizational change [...]
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Christine Negra
EcoAgricultural Partners, Director of Research
New York City, New York
Dr. Christine Negra is an experienced scientist with a strong and dynamic track record of linking science with policy in the areas of climate change, [...]
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Brooke Simler Smith
Communication Partnership for Science and the Sea (COMPASS), Executive Director
Corvallis, Oregon
At COMPASS (Communication Partnership for Science and the Sea), Brooke has helped build a non-traditional bridging organization that connects ocean scientists and science to the media, [...]
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Ashley Lanfer
Independent Consultancy, Consultant
Boston, Massachusetts
Ashley is raising three young children and consulting with nonprofits in the Boston area. For the past seven years, she was a Portfolio Manager for [...]
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Andrea Athanas
African Wildlife Foundation, Senior Program Design Officer for Eastern Africa Region
Arusha, Tanzania
Andrea is Senior Program Design Officer for Eastern Africa region of AWF (Africa Wildlife Foundation). Prior to joining AWF Andrea was the Senior Program Officer [...]
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Alexandra Bauermeister
Social and Environmental Change Consultant, Facilitator and Yoga/Meditation Teacher
Montpelier, Vermont and Boston, Massachusetts
Alex is a Social and Environmental Change Consultant working with leaders, activists, communities, organizations and coalitions in support of people and the planet. Working at [...]
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Abigail Corso
CNT Energy, Senior Energy Efficiency Consultant
Chicago, Illinois
Abby is Senior Energy Efficiency Consultant at CNT Energy, a leading think-tank focused on urban sustainability, defined as “…the more effective use of existing resources and [...]
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Susanne Moser
Susanne Moser Research and Consulting, Director and Principal Researcher
Santa Cruz, California
Susi is an action researcher whose work focuses on the societal impacts of, and responses to, climate change, and on how to communicate global warming [...]
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Jennifer Sokolove
Compton Foundation, Program Director
Redwood City, California
Jen manages Compton’s grantmaking programs in environment, peace, and reproductive health, and represents the Foundation in the nonprofit and philanthropic communities, as well as serving [...]
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Kathy Tibbits
Cherokee Nation, Strategy Group
Stilwell, Oklahoma
Kathy has worked as a planner, organizer, and policy analyst for ten years with Cherokee Nation, with a focus on sovereignty and sustainable self-governance. Today she [...]
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Jerry Nagel
Meadowlark Institute, Co-Founder
Lake Park, Minnesota
Jerry believes strongly that participatory leadership and dialogue processes create communities and organizations where people are treated with respect and where there is an opportunity [...]
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Mark Spalding
The Ocean Foundation, President
Washington, DC
As President, Mark brings his extensive experience with the legal and policy aspects of ocean conservation to The Ocean Foundations’ grantmaking strategy and evaluation process. [...]
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Dayna Baumeister
Biomimicry 3.8, Keystone and Co-Founder
Helena, Montana
With a background in biology and applied natural history, and a passion for sharing the wonders of nature with others, Dayna has worked in the [...]
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Jennifer Fletcher
Trust for Public Land, Program Director
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jenna leads the open space/greenways collaborative, “Embrace Open Space,” that brings together local officials, staff, soil and watershed district leaders, non-profits, agency staff and environmental [...]
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Natalie Starr
DSM Environmental Services, Inc., Principal
Windsor, Vermont
Natalie has nearly twenty five years of experience in solid waste management, recycling and resource recovery, and energy consulting including twenty years with DSM Environmental [...]
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Karabi Acharya
Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, Change Leader
Arlington, Virginia
Karabi has worked in the field of international health and development for over 15 years throughout Asia and Africa. Trained as a public health anthropologist, [...]
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Tse-Sung Wu
Genentech, Program Manager, Environment, Health and Safety Department
San Francisco, California
Tse-Sung has a longstanding interest in helping corporations reduce their ecological footprint by improving decision making and promoting innovation to minimize or eliminate environmental impact. [...]
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Anna Jones-Crabtree
US Forest Service, RegionalOperations Coordinator, Rocky Mountain and Northern Regions
Helena, Montana
As the Forest Service’s first Sustainable Operations Coordinator, Anna provides both regional and national leadership for the Rocky Mountain and Northern Regions. She works to [...]
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Christina Page
Yahoo! Inc., Global Director, Energy and Sustainability Strategy
San Francisco, California
Chris is responsible for overseeing Yahoo!’s climate program, efficiency and clean tech initiatives, and providing technical support to the company’s all-volunteer Green Team, an employee [...]
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Virginia Farley
Conservation Study Institute, National Park Service (NPS), Director of Leadership Programs
Woodstock, Vermont
Virginia has worked in the conservation field for over 25 years. She served as a Regional Director for the Vermont Land Trust and currently serves [...]
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Sarah Khan
The Tasting Cultures Foundation, Inc., Founder and Director
New York City, New York
The Tasting Cultures Foundation, Inc. develops diverse educational programming about the intersection of food and culture. A main focus of TCF is “The Arts of [...]
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John Mlade
Perkins and Will Architects, National Market Sector Research Manager
Atlanta, Georgia
John is a green building and sustainability researcher at Perkins and Will, the third largest architecture firm in the country. Hired as part of Perkins [...]
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Matt Roman
Visteon Corporation, Environmental Health and Safety Affairs Manager
Beverly Hills, Michigan
Matt’s role is to design and implement the corporate environmental strategy for both products and manufacturing processes at Visteon, an automotive manufacturing company. In this [...]
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Lorie Loeb
TellEmotion, Inc, Co-Founder and President; Dartmouth College, Professor, Director of Digital Arts
Hartland, Vermont
Lorie builds technology tools to help affect change. She gets giddy about the innovation and creativity that happens at the overlap of science, art, visualization [...]
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Justin Maxson
Mountain Association for Community Economic Development, President
Berea, Kentucky
Justin has been engaged in social change work in Kentucky and across the country for over 15 years. He is currently President of the Mountain [...]
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Nicole Betancourt
Parent Earth, Founder, CEO
New York City, New York
Nicole has been working in media production and nonprofit management for fifteen years. Her work focuses on using media and story telling to shift consciousness, [...]
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Michael Dupee
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility
Moretown, Vermont
Mike serves as the Vice President for Corporate Social Responsibility at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. He leads the company’s overall Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts, [...]
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John Fisk
Henry A. Wallace Center, Winrock International, Director
Arlington, Virginia
John Fisk, PhD, is the Director of the Wallace Center at Winrock International. The Henry A. Wallace Center works across the nation to increase the sustainability [...]
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William Young
US Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel
Cambridge, Massachusetts
An accomplished strategist and leader, William is a Lieutenant Colonel with 20 years of service in the United States Air Force. He is working to [...]
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Mary Roscoe
Children in Nature Collaborative, Coordinator
Mountain View, California
Mary coordinates the Children in Nature Collaborative in the San Francisco Bay Area, one of over ninety regional movements and a national movement to reconnect [...]
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Laura Freeman
Mt. Folly Farm, Farmer and Entrepreneur
Winchester, Kentucky and Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
Laura is involved daily with Mt. Folly Farm in Kentucky. On her 150 acres, her goal is to sequester carbon in the soil, moving away [...]
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Jennifer Mayer
Federal Highway Administration's Office of Innovative Program Delivery, Senior Project Advisor
San Francisco, California
Jennifer has more than seventeen years of experience in transportation and other infrastructure finance. Currently, she conducts policy research and education on funding and financing [...]
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Agnieszka Rawa
Environmental Resources Management, Inc., Former Senior Project Manager and Sustainable Development Specialist
Washington, DC
Agnieszka is an environmental consultant with over 14 years of experience working for private companies and public organizations evaluating and mitigating factors affecting social and [...]
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Lynn Stoddard
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Environmental Analyst, Climate Change and Energy Team
Hartford, Connecticut
Lynn has developed and implemented numerous environmental sustainability programs in her work at the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Her work has focused [...]
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Tim Brown
Wabashco, LLC, President
Chicago, Illinois
Tim is the President of Wabashco, LLC a green investment project development firm located in Chicago, Illinois, and Principal of Forest Hill Energy, LLC. He [...]
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Dominic Stucker
Sustainability Leaders Network, Programs Manager
Kentfield, California
Dominic is a convener, collaborator, and researcher who brings together diverse action teams to address pressing sustainability challenges. He is facile with group processes and [...]
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Angela Park
Diversity Matters: changing the culture of change, Founder and Executive Director
Hartland, Vermont
Angela is a writer, independent consultant, and founder/executive director of Diversity Matters. Much of her work focuses on the integration of social, environmental, and economic [...]
