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Emory’s 7th Annual

GUEST DIRECTORY

Sponsored by: The Career Center Office of Sustainability Initiatives

Department of Environmental Sciences Emory Alumni Association &

Blue & Gold Make Green Emory Sustainable Campus Dining & Highland Bakery

Living Green: Sustainability in the 21st Century Living-Learning Community

Turner Environmental Law Clinic, Emory Law School Environmental Law Society

Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health

Thursday, November 20th

7-8:30 pm, Cox Hall Ballroom (*early student sign-in begins @ 6:45 pm)

1. GreenNetworkingNighthappensjustonceeachyearandbringsamultitudeof“green”professionalsandalumstoEmoryjusttomeetYOU-freshmenthroughseniors,gradstudents,andrecentalumsfromANYmajorordisciplinewantingtoexploreentrypointstoenvironmentalorsustainability-relatedjobs,internships,volunteerismandgapyearexperiences-letourguestshelpyougainabettervantagepointintofindingtheright“fit”foryourskillsandinterests.Youdon’tneedabackgroundinEnvironmentalSciencesorSustainabilitytofindopportunitiesthatcanbeobtainedbytakingforwardsteps!

2. This is NOTacareerfair,soguestswon’tbestandingbehindtables-they’llbeminglingwithyouandyourpeers.Noneedtobringaresume,either.This“mixer”formatisalotoffunandmakesmeetingpeoplelessintimidatingandmoreenjoyableforeveryone!Findspecificguestsaccordingtothesignpostsineachquadrantoftheballroom,accordingtothefirstletterofaguest’sLASTNAME.Havingtroublefindingsomeone?JustaskoneofourStafftohelpyou.

3. UsethisDIRECTORYasyourguidebeforearriving,andthroughouttheevening.Takingtimenowtoidentifypeopleyou’dliketotalktowillhelpyoutofeelmoreateasebeforeyoubeginmingling.Thechartonthenextpageidentifiesguestswhosharesimilarareasofcareerinterest.Nexttoeachcategoryarelastnamesofguestswitheitherprimaryorsecondaryexperienceinthatarea,basedoncurrentandpriorroles.Theirbiographicalsummariesarelistedalphabeticallybylastnameonthepagesthatfollow-readthemtodecideiftheyaresomeoneyou’dliketomeet.*NOTE:Alumniaredesignatedbythelast2digitsoftheyeartheygraduated,followedbydesignatedcollege:C-EmoryCollege;B-Business;N-Nursing;PH-PublicHealth;T-Theology;L-Law.

4. OurKeynoteSpeakerGwendolynKeyesFleming,ChiefofStaff,USEPA(‘93L)willdeliverabriefwelcome,thenit’stimetomingle.Don’tworry-ifyou’reshy,ourgreenalumsandprofessionalsarewell aware thatmanyofyouarenewtonetworking!Theyknowyoumaynotbesureofwhatyouwantinajoborcareer.Amazingly,theyjustwant you to say hello,enjoysomerefreshments,explorethroughconversation,andhopetolearnaboutyourinterests,too!

5. Networkingisnothingmorethanconversationbetweenpeoplegettingtoknowoneanother.Yourstrategy?Simple.Takeanactiveinterestinyourconversationpartner!Smile,offerafirmhandshake,andleadoffbysharingyournameandafewbitsofinformationyouthinkyourlistenermightliketoknowaboutyou(ie.yearinschool,academicbackground,andpotentialcareerinterests - keep it brief).Followbyindicatingsomethingabouttheirbackgroundthatinterestsyou,andyou’reoffandrunning!

6. Stillfeelingnervous?Trywatchingotherstoseehowtheyapproachconversation.Don’tstandinsinglefile...it’squiteokaytoapproachpeoplealreadytalking.Justformasemi-circlearoundtheguestandyou’llbenefitfromhearingotherstudents’questions.Thiscanfeelawkward,soherearethesteps:walkupatapolitedistance,makeeyecontactwiththosetalking,thenlistenandawaitaverbalORnonverbalcuetojoinin.Whensomeonemakeseyecontact,that’syouropportunitytopolitelybreakinandintroduceyourself.Besuretoreturntofavorwhenotherswanttojoininwithyou!

7. Notsurewhattotalkabout?Herearesomesamplequestionsyoumightaskaguest:Whatwereyou studying as an undergraduate?Howdidyougetinterestedinthissubjectmatterandspecificrole?Whattraitsandskillsarenecessarytodowell?Whattrainingoradvanceddegreesdidyoufindnecessary?Whatdoesyouraveragedayorweeklooklike?Whataspectsofyourjobdoyoufindmostrewarding-orchallenging?WhatarethebestwaysIcangainexperience?**Is thereacolleagueofyoursIcouldbenefitfrommeetingtogainadditionalperspectivesonyourwork/organization?

8. KeepanOPENMIND-someguestsmaynotbeonyour“hotlist”totalkto,butifyouspotaprofessionalwhoisstandingalone,sayhelloandletthemknowhowmuchyouappreciatetheirvisit.Youmightbesurprisedatnot-so-obviousconnectionsthetwoofcanmake.Manyofour“green”guestshaveworkedinmultiplerolesandsettings,andmostofthemwillknowsomeonewhosharesyourinterests,ifyouonlysharewhatthoseinterestsare!

9. Don’tspendallofyourtimetalkingtooneperson.Stretchyourcomfortzoneandaimtomeet3-5people.Keepconversationsbrief-apolitethankyou(orawaveandsmileiftheyaretalkingwithothers)isagoodwaytoexit.

10:Beforeleavingaconversation,it’scustomarytoaskaguestforabusinesscard.Thisstepisveryimportant,becauseitallowsyoutoreachoutaftertheevent-perhapstorequestaone-on-oneconversationinaless-crowdedsettingataslower pace. TIP: It’sgoodetiquettetosenda‘thankyou’afterthisevent,highlightingsomethingmemorableaboutyourconversation.Building relationships is NOT a “one and done” - they take follow up and initiative to work.

11.Ourorganizershavetriedtoattractadiversegroupofparticipants.Rarely,guestshavelast-minuteobligationsthatpreventthemfromcoming.Ifthere’ssomeoneyoumissed,visittheguestregistrationtable-we’lldoourbesttohelpconnectyou!

Tips for Making the Most ofEMORY’S 7th Annual

GREEN Networking Night Thursday, November 20, 2014

Guests by Career PathAdvocacy Alt; Asman; Barnett; Brown, A.; Brown, M.; Berney; Bond; Dills; Edelson; Gayer; Goldstein; Grant; Halicki; Harris; Howett; Jacobson; Maddux; Nkromo; Redden; Seville; Sturm; Weisinger (Keith & Kelly); Whitlow Ratcliffe

Agriculture/Sustainable Food Allen; Alt; Berney; Buso; Cook; Cumbie-Drake; Goldstein; Harris; Jacobson; Nkromo; Schram; Sela; Virji; York

Air/Water Quality Alt; Barnett; Buso; Conlon; Edelson; Gayer; Goldstein; Gooch; Hodgins; Howett; Jacobson; Keyes Fleming; Maddux; Pearce; Reamy; Roberts; Sattler; Sturm; Weisinger (Kelly); Whitlow Ratcliffe; Zern

Architecture Carney; Casamassima; Dills; Frazier; Goodman; Posner; York

Clean Energy/Solar Alt; Asman; Brown, A.; Burgener; Buso; Cumbie-Drake; Fitzpatrick; Gayer; Goldstein; Harris; Jacobson; Kowal; Mori; Posner; Reamy; Redden; Sadler; Shepard; Sturm; Weisinger (Kelly); Yewdall; Zern

Cleanup/Revitalization Alt; Arnold; Reamy; Gayer; Grant; Halicki; Harrop; Jacobson; Mook; Warren; Weisinger (Keith)

Communications/Media Alt; Bond; Brown, A.; Casamassima; Fyfe; Gayer; Jacobson; Maddux; Reamy; Seville; Shea; Sun; Vazquez; Weintraub; York

Community Building/ Allen; Arnold; Asman; Barnett; Berney; Black; Bond; Buso; Casamassima; Cook; Cumbie-Drake; Delea, M.; Dixon; Outreach Fyfe; Giles; Gooch; Halicki; Harris; Harrop; Reamy; Redden; Shea; Vazquez; Warren; Weisinger (Kelly); York

Compliance/Permitting Alt; Brown, M.; Gayer; Jacobson; Knight; Pearce; Sturm; Zern

Conservation/Wildlife Alt; Arnold; Asman; Edelson; Gayer; Goldstein; Grant; Halicki; Jacobson; Knight; Mori; Reamy; Sturm; Warren

Corporate Sustainability/ Alt; Barnett; Black; Bond; Brown, M.; Burgener; Buso; Carney; Casamassima; Cook; Dixon; Gayer; Hodgins; Social Responsibility Howett; Jacobson; Longhofer; Mitchell; Mook; Posner; Reamy; Sadler; Sattler; Schram; Sela; Shepard; Vazquez; Virji; Weisinger (Kelly); Whitlow Ratcliffe; York

Economic Development Burgener; Buso; Dixon; Giles; Harris; Longhofer; Mook; Redden; Warren

Engineering Burgener; Harris; Harrop; Keefe; Kowal; Pearce; Posner; Zern

Environmental Consulting Burgener; Dixon; Gooch; Grant; Harris; Hennessee; Knight; Posner; Redden; Seville; Shepard; Virji; Warren; Zern

Environmental Education Allen; Alt; Arnold; Asman; Black; Bond; Burgener; Casamassima; Cumbie-Drake; Delea, M.; Dills; Fyfe; Gayer; Goldstein; Gooch; Grant; Harris; Harrop; Jacobson; Mook; Posner; Reamy; Redden; Seville; Shepard; Warren

Environmental Law Benfield; Buso; Goldstein; Hennessee; Hodgins; Howett; Keyes Fleming; Longhofer; Sturm; Weisinger (Keith)

Event Planning/ Alt; Asman; Barnett; Black; Bond; Buso; Dixon; Gayer; Gooch; Grant; Halicki; Harrop; Jacobson; Maddux; Mook; Fundraising Reamy; Shea; Vazquez; Virji; Weintraub; Whitlow Ratcliffe

Facilities Management Brown, M.; Carney; Frazier; Keefe; Kowal; Shepard; Virji; York; Zern

Finance/Investment Burgener; Redden; Sadler

Government Alt; Barnett; Conlon; Delea, K.; Dills; Edelson; Gayer; Gooch; Harrop; Hunter; Jacobson; Keyes Fleming; Pearce; Roberts; Sattler; Warren; Weisinger (Keith); York

Green Building/LEED Alt; Arnold; Asman; Burgener; Buso; Carney; Casamassima; Cumbie-Drake; Dills; Frazier; Gayer; Goodman; Harris; Jacobson; Mitchell; Mook; Posner; Redden; Seville; Shea; Shepard; Sturm; Weintraub; York; Zern

International Delea, M.; Freeman; Longhofer; Sadler

Land Management Edelson; Giles; Halicki; Harrop; Sturm

Marketing Bond; Burgener; Buso; Reamy; Redden; Shea; Sun; Vazquez; Virji; Weintraub; York

Policy Alt; Asman; Barnett; Brown, A.; Brown, M.; Buso; Delea, K.; Dills; Fitzpatrick; Gayer; Giles; Goldstein; Halicki; Harris; Keyes Fleming; Jacobson; Knight; Longhofer; Maddux; Nkromo; Sattler; Sturm; Warren; Weisinger (Keith); Weisinger (Kelly); Yewdall; York

Public Health Berney; Conlon; Delea, K.; Delea, M.; Dills; Freeman; Gooch; Halicki; Harris; Harrop; Hodgins; Hunter; Keyes Fleming; Roberts; Warren; York

Research Alt; Asman; Brown, A.; Brown, M.; Casamassima; Conlon; Delea, K.; Delea, M.; Dills; Freeman; Gayer; Harris; Hodgins; Jacobson; Longhofer; Maddux; Sturm; Warren; Weintraub

Sales/Technology Brown, M.; Burgener; Redden; Weintraub

Social Enterprise Bond; Buso; Casamassima; Gooch; Harris; Longhofer; Redden; Sadler

Transportation Alt; Black; Burgener; Buso; Cumbie-Drake; Dills; Edelson; Gayer; Giles; Harris; Harrop; Jacobson; Posner; Shepard; Sturm; Weisinger (Kelly); York

Urban Planning Alt; Arnold; Burgener; Brown, M.; Buso; Cook; Cumbie-Drake; Dills; Edelson; Gayer; Giles; Goodman; Grant; Halicki; Harris; Harrop; Jacobson; Keeler; Posner; Shepard; Sturm; Warren; Weisinger (Kelly); Whitlow Ratcliffe; York

Waste/Recycling Alt; Arnold; Brown, M.; Burgener; Buso; Cook; Cumbie-Drake; Gayer; Goodman; Grant; Halicki; Harris; Jacobson; Keeler; Posner; Shepard; Sturm; Virji; Weisinger (Kelly); Whitlow Ratcliffe; York; Zern

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You’ll find each guest in the Ballroom according to the alphabetical SIGNPOSTS that correspond to the first letter of their LAST NAME.

Green Networking Night - Emory University - Thursday, November 20, 2014

Keynote Speaker: Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming (93L)servesasChiefofStafftotheAdministratoroftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA).Sheworksdirectly with the Administrator in overseeing policy and management priorities of the Agency, includingprotectingandconservingourair,waterandlandresources.Ms.FlemingwasappointedbyPresidentObamaasRegion4RegionalAdministratorof theEPA in September2010, thefirstAfrican-American tohold thisposition.Previously,sheservedasthefirstAfrican-AmericanandfirstwomanDeKalbCountyDistrictAttorneyandSolicitorGeneral,andwastheyoungesteverelectedasSolicitorGeneral.GwendolynisaNJnativeand

earnedabachelor’sdegreeinfinancefromDouglassCollegeandherlawdegreefromtheEmory’sSchoolofLaw.SheisaformermemberofEmory’sBoardofVisitors,chairoftheBlackLawStudentAdvisory,andservedonbothEmoryLawAlumniandAdvisoryBoards.SheispastPresidentoftheLawSchool’sAlumniAssociationandreceiveditsDistinguishedAlumniAwardin2007.

Sumayya Allen (13C)isacertifiedpermaculturedesigner,anurbanagriculturalist,andeducatorworkingtodesign,implementandsupportregenerativeagro-ecosystemsinmetro-Atlanta.HavingcompletedherB.S.inEnvironmentalSciencefromEmoryin2013,SumayyacurrentlyservesasCoordinatorforEmory’s Educational Gardens Project,activelyengagingstudentsintheprocessofgrowinghealthysoil,foodandcommunity.ShealsoworksasaPermacultureDesignerwithSustenanceDesignLLC,wheresheappliesecologicalprinciplesintheconsciousdesignoflandscapesonvariousscales–fromresidential,tofarms,toschools,tocityparks.SumayyahasworkedwithvariousproductionfarmsandnonprofitsinAtlanta,includingTrulyLivingWellCenterforNaturalUrbanAgriculture,GlobalGrowersNetwork,GaiaGardensandTheWyldeCenter.

Margie AltistheExecutiveDirectorofEnvironment America and the Environment America Research & Policy Center,wheresheoverseespolicyandstrategydevelopmentformajorcampaigns;membership,visibilityandfieldpower;and,recruitingandtrainingofstaffandactivists.UnderMargie’sdirection,theEnvironmentAmericafederationhasgrowntoinclude29state-basedgroups,nearly100professionalstaff,andmorethan1millionmembers,donors,activistsandalliesinall50states.Theorganizationhasbecomeoneoftheleading‘outsidegame’playersintheU.S.environmentalmovement.Previously,MargiesuccessfullydirectedMASSPIRG’sstatewidecampaigntoestablishthenation’sfirstToxicsUseReductionLawin1989.OvertheyearsshehasalsoservedasnationalfielddirectorforU.S.PIRG,ascampusorganizingdirectorforMASSPIRG,andascitizenoutreachdirectorforFloridaPIRG.MargieholdsaB.A.inHistoryfromYaleUniversityandcurrentlylivesinSomerville,MA.

Tina ArnoldisExecutiveDirectorofSustainable Lakewood,anonprofitworkingtorestorethequalityoflifefortheresidentslivinginNPU-Y(acollectionof11neighborhoodsinSoutheastAtlanta).Bytrade,TinaisalsoaprofessionalInteriorDesignerandGreenHomeRestorationSpecialist.“ItwasbecauseofmyneighborsthatIbecameastewardoftheenvironment,”Tinasays,“anditisformyneighborsthatIusemyskillsasafacilitator,ProjectManagementProfessional(PMP),andartisttohelprestoretheareatoavibrantandthrivingneighborhoodwherepeopleareabletoliveinharmonywiththeenvironment.”TinaisaLEED-GAandEarthCraftRenovationSpecialist–specialtiesthatallowhertohelphomeownersandbusinessownerstomakebetterdecisionsaboutsavingenergywhileusingnon-toxicmaterials,reusingexistingfurnishings,andfindingplacestosafelyrecycleusedbuildingmaterials.HelpingresidentstoincorporaterecyclingpracticesintoeverypartoftheirlivesisTina’schallengeandhergoal.

Jenni Asman is Georgia State University’sfirst sustainability coordinator.Originally fromGreenville, SC, JennidiscoveredherpassionforsustainabilityatFurmanUniversity,whereshehelpedcreatethesustainabilityprogram,campusmasterplan,andclimateactionplan.LatershebecameProgramDirectorattheConservationVotersofSouthCarolina,asubsetoftheNationalLeagueofConservationVoters,wheresheledthestate’sGreenSchoolsCaucus,consistingof45senatorsandhousemembersadvocatingformoreenergyefficientschools.Shealsohelpedprocureover$300kinenergysavingsforschoolsthroughgrantwritingandrebates.Jenni’spassionisbehaviormodificationandchangewhenitcomestotheenvironment,andshehasbeenpublishedintwomajorresearchjournals(Sustainability:JournalofRecordandInternationalJournalofSustainabilityinHigherEducation)forherworkincreatingacultureofconservationonuniversitycampuses.

Leah Barnett is theAdvocacyOutreachDirector at theGeorgia Conservancy,Georgia’soldest environmental nonprofit that

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strivestoprotectandconserveGeorgia’snaturalresourcesthroughadvocacy,engagementandcollaboration.AsAdvocacyOutreachDirector,herroleistorepresenttheGeorgiaConservancy,itsinterestsanditspositionsonissuesandspecificlegislationorpoliciesduringthelegislativesessionoftheGeorgiaGeneralAssemblyandbeforetheboardoftheGeorgiaDepartmentofNaturalResourcesandotherelectedofficials.ShealsoworkscloselywiththeSustainableGrowthTeamoftheConservancytopromoteandassistitsgoalsofsustainablecommunitydesignandconnectcommunityleaderstotheseideas.Finally,LeahisthestaffliaisontoGenerationGreen,theConservancy’sboardofyoungprofessionals.LeahisagraduateofFurmanUniversitywithaB.A. inSociology,andaconcentrationinEnvironmentalandUrbanStudies.

Stephanie Stuckey Benfield is Executive Director of GreenLaw, a public interest law firm dedicated to “giving Georgia’senvironmentitsdayincourt”byprovidingfreelegalrepresentationtoenvironmentalandcommunitygroupsincleanair,water,landuse,andenvironmentaljusticecases.Aftergraduatingfromlawschoolin1992,StephanieservedasapublicdefenderandthenwentintoprivatepracticebeforebeingelectedtotheGeorgiaGeneralAssemblyin1999.SheservedasaStateRepresentativefromtheDecaturareafor14years,duringwhichtimeshewasamemberoftheJudiciaryandNaturalResourcescommittees.In2011,theAtlantaBarAssociationrecognizedStephanieastheOutstandingLawyerinPublicService.SheservesonboardsfortheGreenChamberoftheSouth,EarthShareofGeorgia,andtheOlmstedLinearParksAssociationandisa2013graduateoftheInstituteforGeorgiaEnvironmentalLeadership.StephanieholdsaB.A.inFrenchandalawdegree,cumlaude,fromtheUniversityofGeorgia.

Sara Berney (10C)beganworkinJanuary2014asthefirst-everExecutiveDirectorofWholesome Wave Georgia.Sheispassionateabout increasing access to and affordability of nutritious foods and looks forward to building and strengthening local foodcommunitiesacrossGeorgia.From2013-2014,SaraworkedasaPublicHealthConsultantforDeloitteConsultingLLP,supportingclientsat theCDCandpublichealthnonprofits, includingtheFlourFortification Initiative.Priortothat,SaraservedasaPeaceCorpsVolunteerinPeruwhereshetrainedcommunityhealthpromotersandyouthhealtheducatorsinnutritioneducationandimplementedschoolgardenprogramsinfiveprimaryschools.SaragraduatedfromEmoryUniversityMagnaCumLaudewithaB.A.inAfricanStudiesandSociologyin2010.Asastudent,shewasawardedmultiplegrantstoworkasaHealthEducatorandconductpublichealthresearchinUganda.SarahasbeenaregularvolunteerintheAtlantafoodcommunitysincemovingtoAtlantain2006and is eager to pour her energy and passion into her new role at Wholesome Wave Georgia.

Dr. Michael Black is the Faculty Associate inGeorgia State University’s Sustainability Office where he teaches courses in SustainabilityandNeuroscience.Inthisrole,hehaswrittensuccessfulgrants,helpeddevelopabikeplanandnewsustainabilitycurricula for GSU campus, hosted a Sustainability Forum seminar series, and co-led a Faculty Sustainability in the Curriculumworkshop.GSUawardedMichaelaSparksAwardandthestudentnewspapernamedhimFacultyoftheYearforhissustainabilityeffortsoncampus.HecurrentlyservesasthefacultyadvisorforAtlantaHerpetologyClub,TreeCampusatGSU,andSustainableEnergyTribe(SET),thelargeststudentenvironmentalgrouponGSUcampus.SETwasrecentlyabletopassastudentsustainabilityfeeatGSUwiththehelpofDr.Black,otherenvironmentalorganizationsoncampus,andtheGSUstudentgovernment.Healsoservesas thefoundingboardmemberforOneMoreGeneration,dedicatedtoprotectingendangeredspecies.MichaelholdsadegreeinEcologyfromCornellUniversityandanM.S.andPHDinBiologyfromGSU.

Beth BondisthecuratorofgreenandsustainablebusinessnewsandthedrivingforcebehindSoutheast Green,atrustedonlineresourceforgreenandsustainabilitybusinessnews.AsaSoutherner,shewastiredofhearingabouteverything“green”happeningoutside her native regionwhich iswhat drove her to create thewebsite. Beth spent her formative years inMobile, AlabamaandlatergraduatedwithaB.A.inPoliticalSciencefromFloridaStateUniversitybeforeservinginBouza,NigerasaPeaceCorpsVolunteer.SheisactiveinherneighborhoodandservesonCommunityCouncilforDistrict3,DeKalbCounty.WhennotworkingtobetterhercommunitysheparticipatesinherchurchwheresheservesasCo-ChairfortheCreationCarecommittee.

Allie Brown isRenewableEnergyAssociatewith theSouthern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), promoting cleanenergy inAtlanta. She focuses on wind energy throughout the region through research, engagement with diverse stakeholders, policyadvocacy,andimplementationoflocalwindactivities.BeforejoiningSACE,sheservedontheexecutiveboardoftheSierraStudentCoalition:UGABeyondCoal,andwasastudentfellowforGeorgiaYouthforEnvironmentalSolutions.Alliewasalsoengagedincampussustainabilityresearchandin2012,receivedagrantfromUGA’sOfficeofSustainabilitytodesignandoverseestudent-basedresearchtorecommendactionsforreducingenergyconsumptionandincreasingrenewableenergyoncampusby2020.AlliereceivedaB.A.inAnthropologywithaminorinEcologyfromtheUniversityofGeorgiainMay2013.


Meredith Brown (10C, 11PH)isRecyclingandWasteDiversionManagerforCox Enterprises.Hercommitmenttosustainabilitystemsfromherpassionfortherelationshipbetweenhumanandenvironmentalhealth.Inhercurrentrole,sheisresponsibleforachieving the company’s goal of zerowaste to landfill through cost and serviceoptimizations, creative recycling solutions andemployeeengagement.Sinceworking inthehumanhealthresearchspace,Meredithhasalsoworkedinenvironmentalhealth,safetyandsustainabilitydepartmentsatDeltaAirLinesandHomeDepot.SheholdsaB.S.inEnvironmentalStudiesandaMasterofPublicHealthinEnvironmentalHealthfromEmoryUniversityandtheRollinsSchoolofPublicHealth.

Bernie BurgenerisaPhDEconomistbyeducationandaSustainabilityConsultantbyavocation.AmemberoftheGreen Chamber of the South,BernieleadstheChamber’sGreenhouse Accelerator,whichstrivestocreategreenjobsthroughthesupportofearly-stagegreenstartupsandsustainabilityinitiativeswithinexistingcompanies.Earlyinhiscareer,Berniehelpedfundandgrow(inbothfinancialandconsultingroles)businessesinSouthAmerica,workingforaprivateinvestmentcompanyoutofLima,Peru.Hethenworkedformorethan20yearswithawatertreatmentcompanyinAtlanta,leadingitsinternationalbusinessdevelopmentthroughstrategicplanning,identifying,negotiatingandexecutingacquisitions,andmanagingkeyrawmaterialcontracts.

Shelby BusoistheDirectorofSustainabilityforCentral Atlanta Progress/Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (CAP/ADID). Sheimplementssustainabilityinitiativeswithintheorganization’smainimpactareas–SustainableTransportation,BuildingEnergyEfficiency,WasteDiversion,Local/SustainableFoodSourcing,WaterConservation,andGreenSpace.Previously,ShelbyworkedforMidtownAlliancewheresheassistedinthecreationoftheMidtownEcoDistrictviaGreenprintMidtown.ShehasalsoworkedontheAtlantaBetterBuildingsChallenge,MidtownEcoDistrictLuminaries,andpublicspacerecyclingprograms.Additionally,ShelbyworkedforTheCleanAirCampaigninAtlantaandtheU.S.DistrictCourtinSanJuan,PuertoRico,afterreceivingherlawdegreeandMastersofEnvironmentalLawandPolicyfromVermontLawSchool.ShegraduatedfromWakeForestUniversitywithaB.A.inAnthropologyandminorsinEnvironmentalStudiesandSpanish.

Dan CarneyistheEnvironmentalProgramManagerattheFederal Reserve Bank of Atlanta,whereheisresponsibleforthestrategicdirectionandexecutionofthesustainabilityprogramfortheFederalReserve’sSixthDistrictthatencompassesthesoutheasternU.S.WorkingcollaborativelywiththeDistrict’sseniorleadership,DandevelopsandmanagestheBank’senvironmentalstrategicplanandassociatedprogramsandinitiatives.Hehasalong-standingcommitmenttoenvironmentalsustainabilityissues,includingsignificant experience in green business operations, building design, and construction. Dan is a registered architect and LEEDaccreditedprofessional.HeholdsaB.A.inHistoryfromBostonUniversity,aMasterofArchitecturefromTheOhioStateUniversity,andanMBAfromGeorgiaTech.

Bonnie Casamassima isan interiordesignprofessional focusedonevidence-baseddesignandsustainabilityconsulting,withaddedexpertiseinbiophilicdesignresearchandenvironmentalpsychologyconsulting.SheiscurrentlytheCommercialSustainabilityServicesProjectManageratSouthface Energy Institute.BeforecomingtoSouthface,BonniewastheSoutheastRegionalSeniorApplication Consultant for Steelcase, providing evidence-based design consultation forworkplace and educational clients. Shehasworked in architectural design firms focusing on healthcare andworkplace design and has taught undergraduate interiordesigncourses.Bonnieisextremelypassionateaboutthebuiltenvironment’sabilitytoimpactitsend-user.Shebelievethatdesignsolutionsshouldbebasedonresearchsupportedevidence,andshouldenhancetheoverallwell-beingofitsuserswhilecreatingastrongconnectionbetweenournaturalandbuiltenvironments.Hercollegethesisresearchwasbasedinenvironmentalpsychologyandthroughthis,shedevelopedaprescriptivesetofinteriordesignguidelinesusingrestorativedesignapplicationsasacatalystforimprovedcommunicationanddecreasedstressinthemulti-generationalworkplace.BonnieholdsaB.S.inInteriorDesignfromtheUniversityofTennesseeandanMFAinInteriorDesignfromSavannahCollegeofArtandDesigninAtlanta.

Kathryn Conlon (07PH) isa jointPostdoctoralResearchFellowwiththeNational Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Herresearchfocusesonidentifyingtemporalandspatialpatternsofvulnerabilitytoclimateextremes,likeheat,inurbanpopulations.Sheusestraininginepidemiology,exposurescience,landuseandplanning,andstatisticstomodelcurrentandfutureclimate-relatedexposuresthatarelinkedtoadversehealthoutcomes.HerrolewithintheCDC’sClimateandHealthProgramdrawsonherresearchexpertiseonpopulationsvulnerabletoclimatechangeimpactstoprovidetechnicalguidanceforCDCClimate-ReadyStatesandCitiesInitiativegrantees.ShecompletedherPhDinEnvironmentalHealthSciencesfromtheUniversityofMichiganSchoolofPublicHealthin2013andherMPHinEnvironmentalandOccupationalHealth from Rollins School at Emory in 2007. She is a member of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology,InternationalSocietyforExposureScience,theSocietyforEpidemiologicResearch,andtheAmericanPublicHealthAssociation.

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Christy Cook is SeniorManager of Field Support forSodexo North America’s Office of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility.Sheleadsallsustainability-traininginitiativesandisresponsibleforsustainabilityandsocialresponsibilitypracticesthroughoutSodexo’s9,000partnershipsinNorthAmerica.ShealsoleadsSodexo’sSEEDnetworkofsustainabilitysubject-matterexpertstoleverageSodexo’ssustainabilityperformanceasabusinessasset.Byengagingemployees,thisworkhelpsSodexoanditsclientstoreducegreenhousegasemissionsandenergyuse;conservewaterresources;minimizewaste;andpromotesustainableagriculture and community development.

Emily Cumbie-Drake (10C) isaSustainabilityProgramsCoordinatoratEmory’s Office of Sustainability Initiatives,whereherworkfocusesonstrategicstudentoutreachandengagementtosupporttheUniversity’ssustainabilitygoals.ShegraduatedsummacumlaudefromEmoryin2010withaB.A.inAnthropologyandaminorinGlobalHealth,Culture,&Society.Asastudent,Emilywasactivelyengaged in sustainabilityeffortsoncampus. She servedon theSustainableFoodCommittee,managed theGreenBeanCoffeeCart,andresearchedlocalorganicfarmersforherhonorsthesis.EmilyspenttheyearaftergraduationinSt.Andrews,Scotland,asaBobbyJonesScholar;duringthistime,sheworkedataneco-villageinGreece,volunteeredonorganicfarmsinNorway&Romania,andattendedSlowFood’sTerraMadreconferenceinItalyasaSlowFoodEmorydelegate.UponreturningtotheU.S.,EmilywasanEducationVolunteerwithHeiferInternationalattheHeiferRanchinArkansas.SheisactiveinAtlanta’ssustainabilitycommunityandisontheboardsofSlowFoodAtlantaandGenerationGreenoftheGeorgiaConservancy.

Kristin Delea (07PH)isanEpidemiologistwiththeEnvironmental Health Services Branch at the National Center of Environmental Health, CDC.Forthepastsixyears,shehasbeenatechnicalexpertleadingandsupportingsystemstheoryresearchtounderstandhowenvironmentalantecedents(rootcauses)areinfluencedandinteract,causingcontributingfactorstofoodandwaterborneillnesses.This isaccomplishedthroughcooperativeagreementswithstateand local foodandwaterregulatoryprograms(environmentalhealthoffices).Herteam’srecenteffortsincludeexploringhowrestaurantscookwithmicrowavesandarehandlingleafygreens,aswellastheseasonaluseofnon-communitywatersystems.Findingsofherteamareusedtoinfluencedatacollectedthroughthesurveillancesystemsheoversees.PriortocomingtoCDC,KristinworkedattheFloridaDepartmentofHealthinPalmBeachCountyasanEnvironmentalSpecialistintheCommunitySanitationandSolid,HazardousandBiomedicalWasteprograms.ShealsoservedasatechnicalenvironmentaleducationandcrossculturaltrainerforthePeaceCorpsintheRepublicofPanama,doingworkasanextensionagentinCommunityEnvironmentalEducationandAgroforestry,aswellassustainableorganicagriculture.KristinhasaB.S.inBiochemistryandanMPHinGlobalEnvironmentalHealthfromEmory’sRollinsSchoolofPublicHealth.

Maryann Delea (07PH)worksasaSeniorPublicHealthProgramAssociateintheDepartment of Environmental Health at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health.ShecurrentlymanagesaverificationofsanitationoutcomesinBangladesh,andanimpactevaluationofanenhanced,demand-sidesanitationandhygienepromotionmodelonbehaviorchangeandtrachomainAmhara,Ethiopia.Maryannhasmorethaneightyearsofexperienceininternationalpublichealthandisexperiencedindesigningandmanaginginternationalprogramsandresearchprojects;providingtechnicalguidancetoensureappropriateimplementationofvariousinfectiousdiseaseprogramsandWASHresearchstudies;developingandmanagingmonitoringandevaluationframeworks;and,conductingepidemiologicalinvestigationstoidentifyandinterruptenvironmentaldriversofinfectiousdiseasetransmission.Shehasdeveloped,evaluated,andimplementeddiseasesurveillanceandpreparednessactivitiesforvariousinfectiousdiseases,includingemerging, reemerging,andneglected tropicaldiseases in11 countries inAsia,Africa, andCentralAmerica.MaryannreceivedherMPHinGlobalEnvironmentalHealthfromEmory’sRollinsSchoolofPublicHealthin2007andaB.A.inPsychologywithminorsinMedicalAnthropologyandChemistryfromSouthernMethodistUniversityin2004.

Jimmy Dills (03C, 07PH)isaResearchAssociateIIattheGeorgia Health Policy Center (GHPC).There,heworkstoimprovepublichealthbyadvancingahealth-in-all-policiesperspectiveofdecisionmaking.Hisareasofexpertisearehealthimpactassessment(HIA)andhealthycommunitydesign,andhehasprovidedtraining,mentoring,andtechnicalassistanceonavarietyofHIAprojectsacrossthecountry.PriortoGHPC,JimmyfacilitatedintersectoralcollaborationatalocalhealthdepartmentinNashvilleandworkedasaResearchFellowattheCDCintheDivisionofNutrition,PhysicalActivityandObesity.JimmyisamemberoftheSocietyofPractitioners ofHealth ImpactAssessment (SOPHIA) SteeringCommitteeand serveson theBoardofDirectors for theAtlantaChapteroftheCongressfortheNewUrbanism.HeisalsoanInstructorinEnvironmentalHealthatEmory’sRollinsSchoolofPublicHealth,whereheteachesacourseonPublicHealthandtheBuiltEnvironment,offeredjointlywithGeorgiaTech’sSchoolofCityandRegionalPlanning.JimmyholdsanMPHinEnvironmentalandOccupationalHealthfromRollinsSchoolofPublicHealthandaB.S.inNeuroscience&BehavioralBiologyfromEmory,aswellasaMasterofUrbanPlanningfromtheUniversityofLouisville.

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Joseph DixonfoundedandnowfacilitatestheSustainability Leadership ForuminAtlanta,providingunique,privateforumsinwhichSustainabilityleadersinlocallybasedGlobalcompaniescancollaborateoncriticalsustainabilityimplementationchallenges,aidedbyaccess to top-notchspeakers.Forumparticipants inAtlanta,Chicago,Dallas, London,NewYork,andPhiladelphiacanbetterpositionthemselvestotakeinformed,decisiveactionanddesignviablechangeinitiativeswithintheirorganizations.JosephwaspreviouslytheExecutiveDirectoroftheSixSigmaLeadershipForuminAtlantaandisnowalsotheownerofOn-The-CourtCoaching.Heholdsabachelor’sinEconomicsfromDePauwUniversityandanMBAfromDartmouth’sTuckSchoolofBusiness.

Debra EdelsonisaSeniorProgramDirectorwithThe Trust for Public Land,directinginitiativesinGeorgiathatpromoteresourceconservationandpublicaccesstogreenspacesandoverseeinglandacquisitionforurbanparkprogramsandinitiativesalongtheChattahoocheeRiver.DebrahasavariedbackgroundandspentfouryearsdirectingtherealestateprogramforAtlanta’sHabitatforHumanity.Beforemovingherein2001,sheledthedevelopmentoftheNewYorkCityHighlineparkprojectinherrolerepresentingCSX–therailroadcompanywhichownedthedeterioratingviaduct.ShewasschooledinNYCtransportationandlandusepolicyfromhertwopreviouspositionsincitygovernment,wheresheadvisedNewYorkCityMayorRudolphGiulianionenvironmentalandtransportationpolicymattersandmanagedaportfolioofCitywaterfrontandtransportationprojects.ShecurrentlyservesontheBoardofDirectorsoftheSouthForkConservancyandtheSteeringCommitteeoftheGeorgiaEnvironmentalConference,amongothercommunity leadershiproles.Debra isaDean’sListGraduateofBarnardCollege,ColumbiaUniversityandholdsaMaster’sofUrbanPlanningfromNYU.

Brion FitzpatrickisDirectorofBusinessDevelopmentatInman Solar, Inc.,anNABCEP-certifiedphotovoltaicEPC,providingafull-service,turnkeyprocesstodevelop, install,operate,andmaintainsolarelectric installationsupto20MW.BasedinAtlanta,InmanSolar has completedover90Commercial andutility scaleprojects innine states and theVirgin Islands. Brionnotonlydevelopsprojectswithutilitycompanies,businessesandpublicentities,butalsoremainsattentivetoallU.S.solarinitiatives.Hehasextensiveexperienceintheprocurementofhard-to-capturesolarincentivesandbusinessdevelopmentinemergingsolarmarkets.Additionally,BrionservesastheChairmanoftheGeorgiaSolarEnergyAssociation(GSEA),servingonthePublicPolicyCommitteewherehehelpsleadtheorganization’sstrategyandprovidesindustryfeedbacktoassistinthecreationoflocalsolarprogramswithUtilityProvidersandthePublicServiceCommission.Heisavocalspeakerandadvocateforsolarandsustainability,andin2010,wasawardedGSEA’sSolarAdvocateaward.BorninDublin,Ireland,BrionmovedtoChicagoin1992whereheattendedColumbiaCollegeChicagoforMarketingCommunications(B.A.2001)beforemovingtoAtlantain2002.

Art FrazierisalicensedarchitectservingastheDirectoroftheSpelman College Division of Facilities.HeisCo-ChairofSustainableSpelman,servesasPresidentoftheGeorgiaAssociationofPhysicalPlantAdministrators(GAPPA),andisChairmanoftheboardofdirectorsoftheUniversityCommunityDevelopmentCorporation.Arthasbeenrecognizednationally forhisrole ingreeningSpelman’scampusandpromotingsustainability.PriorjobsincludedworkingatClement&Wynn,LLC;asCapitalProgramManagerforEmory’sDepartmentofFacilitiesManagement;asaProjectArchitectforAtlantafirmsLordAeckSargent&CooperCarry;and,inotherroleswithconstructionprojectmanagementandarchitecture.HehasaMaster’sinArchitecture,aswellasaB.A.inDesignoftheEnvironmentfromUniversityofPennsylvania.

Matthew Freeman (05PH) is Assistant Professor in Environmental Health at theRollins School of Public Health at EmoryUniversity,wherehefocusesonthehealthandeducationalimpactofcommunity-andschool-basedwater,sanitation,andhygiene(WASH)inthedevelopingworld.Heisinterestedinquantifyinghealthandeducationalimpactsofschool-WASH,driversofprogramsustainability,equityofaccesstoWASHimprovements,andknowledgediffusionthroughschoolchildren.Matt’sgroupfocusesoncomplementaryofWASHforthecontrolofneglectedtropicaldiseaseandimpactsonnutrition.TheyworkwithpartnerslikeCARE,WaterAid,FoodfortheHungry,CatholicReliefServices,SavetheChildren,UNICEFandtheGovernmentofKenya.In2000,MattreceivedhisB.A.inBiologyfromWesleyanUniversity,andin2005receivedhisMaster’sofPublicHealthinGlobalEnvironmentalHealthfromEmoryUniversity.In2011,hereceivedhisPhDattheUniversityofLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.

Erik Fyfe (06C)istheProctorCreekCoordinatorforPark Pride,wherehecurrentlysupportstheeffortsofcommunitymembers,organizations,andotherstakeholderstoimprovetheenvironmentandqualityoflifeforresidentsoftheProctorCreekWatershedinnorthwestAtlanta.Inhisrole,ErikhelpshighlightthestoryoftheCreek,drawattentiontoworkbeingdonebygroupsandindividualswithinthewatershed,andsupportstakeholdersbyidentifyingresourcesandforgingconnectionswithpotentialcollaborators.Priorexperiencewithcommunitymediation,environmentaleducation,anddocumentaryfilmmakinghasallowedEriktothriveinhiscurrentrole,whichhesaysis“hostedatParkPride,butdesignedtoberesponsivetoorganizationsandindividualsworkingand

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livingintheProctorCreekBasin.”A2006graduateofEmorywithaB.S.inEnvironmentalStudies,ErikwentontoearnaMastersinIndustrialEcologyandEnvironmentalConflictResolutionfromYaleUniversity.Additionally,Erikhasworkedasasustainabilityconsultant,helpedfoundanAtlanta-basedbiodieselprogram,andspentmuchoflastyearinGuatemalaworkingwithindigenousleaderstocritiquetheconstructionofaproposedhydroelectricproject.

Jennette Gayer coordinatespolicydevelopment,research,andlegislativeadvocacyforEnvironment Georgia.BasedinAtlanta,sheisfocusedonbringingcleanerair,waterandopenspacestothestate.ShealsoservesontheboardofCitizensforProgressiveTransit, a statewidegroupdedicated to increasingpublic transportation, and is amemberof theBeltline TaxAdvisoryDistrictAdvisoryCouncil.In2012,JennettewasappointedtotheJekyllIslandMasterPlanTaskforce.Previously,shedirectedfieldcampaignstobuildonemillionsolarroofstocapglobalwarmingforsisterorganizationEnvironmentCalifornia.ShealsoworkedasaConsumerAdvocatewithCALPIRG(PublicInterestResearchGroup),whereshesatontheCalifornia’sBureauofAutomotiveRepairandhelpedtofoundAngelenosforEquitableAccesstoTechnology,amediareformcommunitygroup.JennettegrewupinVAandgraduatedfromtheCollegeofWilliamandMarywithaBachelor’sinEnvironmentalScience.

Woody GilesisaCommunityPlannerwithTunnell Spangler Walsh (TSW),oneofAtlanta’stopplanninganddesignfirms.Woodyhelpstoengagetowns,neighborhoods,andcollegecampusestocreatemasterplansforasustainablefuture.Hisareasofexpertiseinclude community outreach, transportation, mapping, and community building. Woody previously worked in the PlanningDepartmentatAtlantaCityHall.HisrecenteffortsincludeneighborhoodplanningalongtheAtlantaBeltLine,aStrategicPlanfortheCityofDecatur,andworkwiththeaward-winningLivableCentersInitiative.Woodydoesnotownacarandisanavidpedestrian.AproudEnglishmajorand2003graduateofWakeForestUniversity,healsostudiedattheUniversityofGranada,Spain.In2007,hereceivedaMaster’sinCityandRegionalPlanningfromGeorgiaTech.HeisamemberoftheAmericanInstituteofCertifiedPlanners(AICP)andisaLEEDAccreditedProfessional.

ClinicalProfessorMindy GoldsteinisDirectoroftheTurner Environmental Law ClinicandInterimDirectoroftheEnvironmental and Natural Resources Law Program at Emory Law School,whereshealsoteachesclassesinenvironmentaladvocacy.Shehasrepresented clients in complex environmental litigation before judicial and administrative tribunals; in legislative and policymattersatthelocal,state,andfederallevels;and,inlanduseandrealestatetransactions.Herworkfocusesonmattersrelatedtosustainableenergyandclimatechange,landuseandconservation,sustainableagriculture,protectionofwaterresources,accesstoinformation,andprotectionofendangeredspecies.MindyhassuccessfullylitigatedcasesbeforetheD.C.CircuitCourtofAppealsandvariousdistrictcourtsandhastestifiedbeforeseveralfederalagencies.HerrepresentationshavebeencoveredextensivelybyoutletssuchasNationalPublicRadio,TheEconomist,andTheNewYorkTimes.ProfessorGoldsteingraduatedwithhonorsfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina-ChapelHill,earningaB.S.inBiologywithaminorinChemistry.ShereceivedherJDfromtheUniversityofMaryland,whereshegraduatedmagnacumlaudewithaconcentrationinEnvironmentalLaw.

Lieutenant James Gooch (11PH) isanEnvironmentalHealthOfficerintheOfficeofProgramDevelopmentfortheOfficeofthe Director at CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).Heevaluatesprogramperformancemetrics,developsnewprojects,andmanagesvariousprograms.Prior toCDC,Lt.GoochworkedasanEnvironmentalEmergencyResponderforEPARegion4,whereheprovidedfirst-responsecapabilities,trainingdevelopment,andsiteassessmentsupportatover20EPAdesignatedSuperfundSites.Previously,heworkedfor5yearsasanenvironmentalscientistwiththeCleanAirTaskForce,conductingexposureassessmentstoadjudicatetheimpactsofdieselemissionexposures.In2006,Lt.Goochfoundedanonprofittopromotesustainablelivingandprovideenvironmentaleducationtomorethan250,000patronsat15musicfestivalsnationwide.HereceivedhisBaccalaureateDegreeinEnvironmentalStudiesandSustainableDevelopmentfromRollinsCollegein2003andanMPHinGlobalEnvironmentalHealthfromEmory’sRollinsSchoolin2011.

Shannon GoodmanistheExecutiveDirectoroftheLifecycle Building Center (LBC).PriortohelpingformtheLBC,Shannonspent13yearsworkingasanarchitect,including5yearsatPerkins+Will,wherein2010,shecoordinatedalarge-scalesalvageeffortfromwhich62tonsofusedbuildingmaterialswerecapturedanddonatedto19differentAtlantaorganizations.ShannonisaRegisteredArchitect,aLEEDBD+CAccreditedProfessional,andacertifiedConstructionDocumentsTechnologist.SheholdsaBachelor’s inArchitecturefromTheOhioStateUniversityandaMaster’sofArchitecturefromGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology.

Crystal GrantcoordinateseffortstoengageyouthandemergingleaderstosupportthemissionandworkoftheNational Wildlife Federation (NWF).AsRegionalYouthCoordinator,Crystal isresponsibleforsupportingthe implementationofEarthTomorrow,

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NWF’smulti-cultural,youthenvironmentaleducationandleadershipprogrambasedinAtlanta.CrystalalsocoordinatesthedeliveryofcontentandlogisticsfortheEarthTomorrowannualSummerInstitute,whichprovidesstudentswithanopportunitytolearnmoreaboutenvironmentalissuesandengageinoutdooractivities.InadditiontoherworkwithEarthTomorrow,CrystalisworkingtopromotetheexpansionofEco-SchoolsUSAwithinschooldistrictsinthestateofGeorgia.Crystalhasexperiencesupportingyouthenvironmentaleffortssuchas:recyclingprograms,clean-upcommunityprojects,andtheinstallationofpollinatorgardens.PriortoherroleasRegionalYouthCoordinator,CrystalstartedworkwithNWFastheGlobalWarmingInternattheNationalAdvocacyCenter,inDC.ShealsoservedastheOilSpillResponseCoordinatorfortheEasternGulfCoastRegionuponreturningtoAtlanta,herhometown,whichisalsowheresheearnedherB.S.inEnvironmentalScienceatSpelmanCollege.

Michael HalickiisExecutiveDirectorofAtlanta’sPark Pride,anonprofitworkingtopromotemoreandbetterparksinAtlantaandDeKalbthroughprograms,leadershipandfunding.Michaelprovidesleadershipthroughmanagementofstaffandprograms,boardsupport,fundraising,publicrelations,andprogramdevelopment.HecomestoParkPridefromSouthface,anAtlanta-basednonprofitsupportinggreenbuildingandsustainabledesign.Hewastheorganization’sfirstChiefOperatingOfficer,leadingSouthface’sstrategicplanningeffortsandestablishingorganizationalpoliciesthatdirectlycontributedtoitsgrowth.Previously,MichaelheldseniorleadershiprolesforboththeCleanAirCampaignandtheGeorgiaConservancy,andworkedasaseniorconsultantatAhmann,apublicpolicycommunicationsfirm.MichaelearnedhisgraduatedegreeinnonprofitmanagementfromGeorgiaState’sAndrewYoungSchoolofPolicyStudies.HeisalsoagraduateoftheInstituteforGeorgiaEnvironmentalLeadershipandtheAtlantaRegionalCommission’sRegionalLeadershipInstitute.Additionally,heservesasViceChairoftheboardofdirectorsforEarthShareofGeorgia.

Garry A. Harrishascraftedauniquecareerpatharoundsustainability inbothprofessionalandcommunity-basedroles.Anengineerbytrade,heisthePresidentofHTS Enterprise Energy Solutions,aconsultingfirmprovidingdiverseenergyengineeringandpowergenerationtechnicalservicesincludingresearch,policyandeducationservices.There,hedrawsuponaneducationalbackgroundthatincludesaB.S.inNuclearEngineeringfromtheUniversityofVirginia,anM.S.inTechnologyManagement,anM.S.inQualityEngineering,andthePhDheiscurrentlyseekinginEnergyPolicyattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology.GarryalsoservesastheExecutiveDirectorforEmeraldCitiesMetroAtlantaandhashelpedtostartnearlysixenergyandenvironmentalorganizations,including theCleanPowerPlanCoalition, JustEnergyCircleandGAEnvironmental JusticeAlliance.Hisoutside involvement inorganizationssuchasLeadershipAtlanta,theInstituteforGeorgiaEnvironmentalLeadership,GeorgiaInterfaithPowerandLight,theRegionalLeadershipInstituteandasamemberofOmegaPsiPhiFraternityand100BlackMenofAtlantahaveallowedhimtobuildmanytieswithinthelocalcommunity.In2010,hefoundedandbecameExecutiveDirectoroftheCenter for Sustainable Communities–anonprofitcurrentlyenlistingthehelpofstudentsfromEmory’sRollinsSchoolofPublicHealth.ThispartnershipwasformedataformerGreenNetworkingNightandinvolvesastudent-ledassessmentwithcitizensofLithoniaaddressingneedspertainingtoworkforcedevelopment,builtenvironment(withaccesstohealthyfood)andpublichealth.Theirfindingswillhelpestablishasustainablecommunityresourcecentertoserveroughly60,000residentsofHenry,RockdaleandDekalbcounties!

Lee J. HarropistheProgramDirectorforAtlanta BeltLine, Inc. (ABI).LeecoordinateswithProjectManagersfromABI,theCityofAtlanta, andoutsidepartners toensure thatprojectsareproperly supportedandmoving forwardas scheduled. Lee’sworkin transitioningAtlantaBeltLine, Inc. fromplanning intodesignandconstructionearnedhim the2013Engineerof theYear inConstructionbytheGeorgiaSocietyofProfessionalEngineers.HestudiedatGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologyandtheUniversityofNewOrleansandholdsaB.S.inCivilandEnvironmentalEngineering,aswellasanMBAfromGeorgiaStateUniversity.

Zachary Hennessee (10C)isaSeniorResearchAnalystandEnvironmentalAnalystforToeorek Associates,whereheservesasaconsultantfortheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyprovidinglegalsupportforEPA’sSuperfundProgram.ZacharybeganworkingwithToeroekin2010,andhisworkincludesperformingenvironmentalandregulatoryanalyses;titleabstracting;corporateliabilityanalyses;statutoryinterpretations(ie.CERCLA,RCRA);and,historicalresearch.Zachary’scareerpathhasbeendrivenbyaconcernforenvironmentaljusticeissuesandaloveoftheoutdoors.Lastyear,hetooksixmonthsofftothru-hikethe2,185-mileAppalachianTrail.Hehaspreviousexperiencefocusingonsocialandenvironmentalissueswithavarietyofdomesticandinternationalnonprofits.ZacharyholdsaB.A.inEnvironmentalStudiesfromEmoryandplanstoattendlawschoolinFall2015.

Kate Hodgins (04C, 10PH)istheCenterCoordinatorfortheSoutheastern Center for Air Pollution and Epidemiology,a5-year,EPA-fundedcollaborationbetweentheRollinsSchoolofPublicHealthandGeorgiaTech(www.scape.gatech.edu).Centerresearchfocusesonairquality andhealth impactsof airpollutionexposure,withaparticularemphasisonairpollutionmixtures.Katepreviouslyworkedonsustainabilityandclimatechangeissuesforalocalnonprofit,SustainableAtlanta;asaninternatDeltaAir

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Lines;andintheClimateChangeWorkgroupattheCDC.Priortothat,sheworkedinenvironmentallawasaninternattheSouthernEnvironmentalLawCenterandasanassociateatMiller&MartininAtlanta.SheholdsaB.S.inBiologyandPoliticalScienceandanMPHfromEmoryUniversity,aswellasaJ.D.fromtheUniversityofGeorgia(2007).

Ciannat Howett (87C)becamethefirstDirectorofEmory’s Office of Sustainability InitiativesinSeptember2006andisalsoanAdjunctAssociateProfessorinEmory’sRollinsSchoolofPublicHealthandEnvironmentalStudiesDepartment.CiannatreceivedherB.A.in1987fromEmoryandJ.D.fromUniversityofVirginia.BeforejoiningEmory,shepracticedenvironmentallawforoverfifteenyearswithaprivatefirm,withtheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyinWashington,D.C.,andasDirectoroftheSouthernEnvironmentalLawCenter’sGeorgiaandAlabamaoffice.SheservesontheBoardoftheR.HowardDobbs,Jr.Foundation,OneHundredMiles, theAssociationfortheAdvancementofSustainability inHigherEducation,andchairs theBoardofSustainableAtlanta,inadditiontootheradvisoryboards.

Lieutenant Commander Candis M. Hunter (09PH)isanEnvironmentalEpidemiologistattheAgency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). She provides epidemiological support, oversight, and management of a research cooperativeagreement (AProspectiveCohort Study InvolvingEnvironmentalUraniumExposure in theNavajoNation), aswell as technicalconsultationforstate,local,andtribalhealthdepartments.SheisanEnvironmentalHealthOfficerintheU.S. Public Health Service and is amember of the CDC Environmental Justice InternalWorkgroup. Recently, she received the Registered EnvironmentalHealthSpecialist/RegisteredSanitarian(REHS/RS)certificationandisamemberofthe2013classfromtheInstituteforGeorgiaEnvironmentalLeadership(IGEL).In2008,shereceivedherMSPHinthejointEnvironmentalandOccupationalHealth/EpidemiologyprogramatEmory.Asastudent,shewasanEnvironmentalProtectionAgencySTAR(SciencetoAchieveResults)FellowandaNIOSHtraininggrantrecipient.ShereceivedherB.S.inChemistryfromSpelmanCollegeandwasawardedtheNASAWomenInScienceandEngineering(WISE)Scholarship.Herresearchinterestsandexpertiseincludeenvironmentalhealthdisparitiesinunderservedcommunities,occupationalepidemiology,emergencyresponsepreparednessandenvironmentalhealthimpactsofnanotechnology.Currently,Lt.CommanderHunterisanEnvironmentalHealthSciencesPhDstudentintheRollinsSchoolofPublicHealthatEmory.

Dan JacobsonistheDirectorofEnvironment California,responsibleforpolicydevelopment,research,andlegislativeadvocacy.BasedinSacramento,Danleadstheorganization’spolicyagendaandadvocatesbeforethestateLegislatureandCongress.Hehasbeenwiththeorganizationfor24years.In2012,DanwasnamedbySacramentoinsidersasoneofthemosteffectivelobbyistsintheCapitol.CapitolWeeklysaid,“LegislativeDirectorDanJacobsonandhiscrewatEnvironmentCaliforniaarepunchingabovetheirweight.”HehasappearedonTheO’ReillyFactorontheFoxNewsChannel,andhasbeenfeaturedinTheLosAngelesTimes,TheSanFranciscoChronicle,andTheSacramentoBee.HeholdsaB.A.fromFranklin&MarshallCollege.

Kevin KeefeisanElectricalEngineerwithEmory’s office of Facilities Management.AftergraduatingfromtheUniversityofDaytonin2005,KevinmovedtoAtlantatoworkataconsultingfirmintheArchitectural-Engineeringfield.FocusingonelectricaldesignintheHealthcareandBroadcast industriesforsixyears,hefoundmanyopportunitiestodesignenergy-efficientprojectswhichalsoenhancedthebuiltenvironment.AsLEEDprojectsbecamemorecommonplaceanddesignsmoredetailed,energymodelingfocusingonlightingandbuildinginfrastructurebecameareasofexpertisewhichproveduseful inproducingintegratedefficientresults.In2013,KevinwashiredbyEmoryinhiscurrentrole,workingwithnewconstructionandtheexistingbuiltenvironmenttobothensuremaintainabilityandefficientoperationsofthecampuselectricalinfrastructure.HehasinterfacedwithEngineeringServices,PlanningDesign&Construction,andtheOfficeofSustainabilitytoprovidebothatop-downandgrass-rootsapproachtoenergyefficiencyon-campus.

Deena KeelerisAssistantDirectorofEmory’s Office of Auxiliary Services,wheresheworkswiththeEmory Recycles program tosupportuniversitywasteminimizationgoalsthroughrecycling,composting,andsurpluspropertiesprograms.DeenabeganhercareerastheownerofaDecaturrestaurantandorganicfoodmarket,whilealsoservingonboardsfortheDecaturArtsAlliance,MartaResourceSteeringCommittee,andOakhurstCommunityGardenProject.ShecametoEmoryin2002tocontinueherworkwithsustainablefoodasDirectorofCateringandofRetailFoodServiceOperations,workingtowardEmory’sgoalof75%procurementoflocalandsustainablefoodby2015.AtEmoryRecycles,Deenahelpsworktoward65%overallwastediversion,95%foodandanimalbeddingdiversion,100%electronicwasterecycled,and95%constructionwasterecycledby2015.SheholdsaB.S.fromGeorgiaState’sCollegeofPublicandUrbanAffairsandaMaster’sinBusinessinSustainableResourceManagementatMarylhurstUniversityinPortland,OR.ShereceivedherLEEDGreenaccreditation in2011,currentlysitsontheAssociationofCollegeandUniversityHousingOfficersSustainabilityCommittee,andisaboardmemberoftheInitativeforAffordableHousingandAtlantaRecycles.

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Julie KnightisaNaturalResourcesSpecialistforEnvironmental Resources Management (ERM),theworld’sleadingsustainabilityconsultancy that addresseshealth, safety, social andenvironmental challenges. For thepast twoyears, shehasbeen involvedinprojects covering compliancewith theNational Environmental PolicyAct (NEPA),which can include:wetland investigations,permittingandmitigation;environmentalassessments;andthreatenedandendangeredspeciessurveysandhabitatassessments.Partofherorientationtotherolehasincludeda38-hourArmyCorpofEngineersWetlandDelineationTrainingProgram.JulieisalsoapartofateamofspecialiststhatmanagesanationwideavianprotectionandnestmanagementprogramdevelopedtoassistwithcompliancefortheMigratoryBirdTreatyAct(MBTA),theBaldandGoldenEagleProtectionAct(BGEPA),andvariousstateavianprotectionregulations.Julieenjoysbeingoutdoors–hiking,gardeningandbirdwatching.SheholdsaBachelorsofInterdisciplinaryStudiesinEnvironmentalSciencefromGeorgiaStateUniversity.Duringherstudies,shefocusedonnaturalsciences,rangingfromGeologytoEcology–ahighlightofwhichwasparticipatinginUGA’sCostaRicanEcologyprogram.

Joan KowalisSeniorDirectorofEnergyStrategy&Utilities-anewpositionatEmory’s Office of Facilities Management created tobetteralignthedesign,operationsandmaintenanceofallcampusutilitieswhileimprovingenergyandwateruseefficiency.Herdepartmentconsistsofaround80employeesinareasofEngineering,PlantOperations,HVACandUtilitySystemmaintenance.JoanfocusesonEnergyConservationefforts,constructionofanewwaterreclamationfacilitythatwilltreatwastewaterforre-useatthesteamplantandchillerplants,andbringingseveralrooftopsolarapplicationstothecampus.Previously,JoanwasEnergyManagerattheUniversityofMaryland,CollegeParkandtheEnergyAdvisorfortheUniversityofMarylandSystem.In2012,shewasnamedMarylandCleanEnergyCenter’s“CleanEnergyChampion”andin2008,wasappointedbyMaryland’sgovernortoserveontheStrategicEnergyInvestmentFundadvisoryboard.SheholdsadegreeinMechanicalEngineeringfromBucknellUniversity.

Wesley LonghoferisAssistantProfessorofOrganizationandManagementinEmory’s Goizueta Business School.Hisresearchandteachinginterestsincludeorganizationalsociology,institutionaltheory,nonprofitsandphilanthropy,corporatesocialresponsibility,international law, and the environment. He has published broadly on voluntary associations, environmental nonprofits, andenvironmentalpolicyreform,includingapaperheco-authoredtitled,“NationalandGlobalOriginsofEnvironmentalAssociation”thatappearedintheAmericanSociologicalReview.HiscurrentresearchincludesaNationalScienceFoundation-fundedprojectontheorganizationaldynamicsofclimatechange,aswellasanumberofotherpapersonenvironmentalprotection,foreignaid,andglobalcharitableactivity.WesreceivedhisPhDinSociologyfromtheUniversityofMinnesotain2011.

Marlaina MadduxistheCleanWaterCampaignOrganizerforEnvironment Georgia,astatewide,citizen-basedenvironmentaladvocacynonprofit.Rightnowshe is focusingonbolsteringsupport for theEPA’sproposedCleanWaterRule,afterwhichshewillshiftfocustotheLandandWaterConservationFundinGeorgia.Personalareasofinterestincludebiodiversityconservation,landandriverpreservation,issuesofclimatechange,andenvironmentaljustice.PreviouslyasastudentatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,sheinternedforEnvironmentNorthCarolinaandgraduatedwithadegreeinSociologyandEnvironmentalScience.

Jimmy Mitchell is Director of Sustainability with Skanska, a world-leading project development and construction group.Sustainabilityhasbeenacareerpassion:Jimmybecameoneofthestate’sfirstLEEDmanagers,createdtheAtlantaMissionurbangarden,andrecentlyco-foundedanewAtlantanonprofitofwhichheisnowBoardChair,calledtheLifecycleBuildingCenter(LBC).LBCisacollaborativeeffortbetweenAtlantastakeholderstoreduceconstructionsolidwastedisposal,promoteresourceefficiency,stimulateeconomicdevelopment,andempowercitizenstoimprovetheirbuiltenvironment.LBCoperatesaretailbuildingmaterialreusecenter,usingproceedstofundcommunityoutreachprogramsdesignedtoraisemarketdemandforgreenbuildinggoodsandservices.JimmyhasaCivilEngineeringdegreefromGeorgiaTech,whereheisanAlumniTrusteeandservesontheExternalAdvisoryBoardfortheCollegeofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineering.

David Mook isPresidentofCentergy Group,aconsultingfirmwithfocusonend-to-endmasterplanning,scheduledevelopment,andperformanceassurance.Hisclientsspanmultipleindustries:intherealmofbroadcastmedia,DavidhelpedCNNwiththerelocationofStudio7andwiththeworldwideroll-outofhighdefinitionacrossallbureaus.Currently,heisworkingwithConocoPhillipstohelptransformtheircorporateheadquarters,aftercompletingsimilarprojectsforCoca-ColaandInvesco.In2004,DavidfoundedtheannualGeorgiaEnvironmentalConference,dedicatedtoeducateenvironmentalleadersinGeorgiaandthroughouttheSoutheastonrelevantcontentspanningair,energy,landuse,building,climate,corporatesustainability,water,andwaste.Davidhelpedcreateaconferencescholarshipallowingundergradandgradstudentstofurtherpresenttheirresearchwhileengagingdirectlywithover600environmentalprofessionals(askhimaboutit!)DavidholdsaBachelor’sinEconomicsfromUGA,anMBAfromKellerGraduateSchoolofManagement,andisagraduateofthe2012InstituteforEnvironmentalLeadership.

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George Mori is Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of SolAmerica Energy, LLC, responsible for solar development,marketing and legalmatters for oneof the leading solar energy development and integrationfirms in the Southeast. Prior tolaunchingSolAmericawithseveralpartnersin2009,GeorgewasaseniorexecutivewithNovareGroupHoldings,LLC,arealestatefirmfocusedonlarge-scale,mixed-usedevelopmentacrosstheSoutheastandSunbeltregions.Previously,hemanagedbusinessdevelopmentandstrategyforEzGov,Inc.,asuccessfultechnologystart-upprovidinginternetsolutionstogovernmentcustomersacrosstheU.S.Inearlyroles,GeorgepracticedlawwithAtlantafirmAlston&BirdLLPandwasaconsultantwithAccenture.GeorgecurrentlyservesasChairmanoftheBoardofTrusteesoftheGeorgiaConservancy,isaDirectorwithMoriLuggage&Gifts,Inc.,andisamemberofLeadershipGeorgia.HeholdsaB.A.inPoliticalScienceandHistoryfromDukeUniversityandaJ.D.fromtheUniversityofGeorgia.

Kwabena NkromoisChairoftheGeorgia Food Policy Council (GFPC),representingvarioussectorsofGeorgia’sfoodsystemtaskedwithexaminingstate-levelfoodandnutritionconcerns.TheGFPCworkstoeducatecitizens,convenestakeholderstoprioritizefoodandnutritionactivitiesandpolicies,andrecommendenvironmental,policyorsystem-basedsolutionstopolicymakersandleadersin the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Launched in June 2010, the Council consists ofmembers from sectors including:Production;Consumption;Processing;Distribution;and,Waste,Recycling,andSustainability.Kwabena’sinvolvementinthelocalfoodmovementspansfromHoustontoAtlanta.HeisFounderandLeadPartnerofAtlantaFood&FarmLLC,asocialenterpriseconsultingfirmfocusingoncommunityfoodsystemplanningandurbanagricultureprojects;and,healsohelpedfoundtheAtlantaLocalFoodInitiative.KwabenastudiedPlant&SoilSciencesatTuskegeeUniversityandAgriculturalEconomicsatClemson.

Bert Pearce isanEnvironmentalEngineerwiththeGeorgia Environmental Protection Division,wherehehasspent thepast10 years in the Air Protection BranchdevelopingandimplementingplanstohelpGeorgiaachievenationalairqualitystandards(particulatematter,ozone,andregionalhaze)andwritingairqualityoperatingpermitsforGeorgiaindustrialfacilities.HisfocusisonEPA’sCleanPowerPlan,whichproposestomakesignificantcutsincarbondioxideemissionsfromfossil-firedpowerplants.Previously,heworkedforLucentTechnologies’Manufacturingdivisionfor6years,managingprogramsforfacilitiescompliancewithhazardouswaste,industrialwastewater,andstormwaterregulations.Healsodevelopedanenvironmentalmanagementsystemforthefacility,achievingISO14000certification.BertalsoworkedwithParsonsEngineeringSciencedoingenvironmentalconsultingfor6years,wherehewroteenvironmentalplansandproceduresformilitarybases–primarilystormwaterandpollutionprevention.HeholdsaBSinElectricalEngineeringfromClemsonUniversityandanMSinEnvironmentalEngineeringfromGeorgiaTech.

Asa Posner (06 OX, O8C)isaSeniorSustainabilityConsultantatSustainable Investment Group (SIG),afull-servicegreenbuilding,sustainability,andtechnicalservicesfirmwherehespecializesinLEEDconsultingfornewandexistingbuildings.Asaalsoteachesonlineandin-persontraining/examprepcoursesforstudentsandprofessionalsseekingtheirLEEDGAand/orAPcredentials.Hehas6.5yearsofsustainabilityandgreenbuildingconsultingexperienceandhasconsultedonover170LEEDprojects.Asa’sinterestinsustainabilityoriginatedatEmoryundertheguidanceofDr.StephenHenderson(Oxford)andDr.TonyMartin(Emory).Thestudyofhowurbanizationandthebuiltenvironmentimpactecosystemsandtheirinhabitantstrulyinterestdhim.Outsideofwork,Asaenjoystennis,playingacousticfingerstylebluesguitar,andfanaticallycheeringontheAtlantaBraves.HegraduatedfromOxfordCollegein2006andSummaCumLaudewithaB.A.inEnvironmentalStudiesandaminorinMusicfromEmoryin2008.

Madeline ReamyhasbeenExecutiveDirectorofEarthShare of Georgia,anonprofitthattaps intoemployeegivingprogramstohelp fundanetworkofmore than60environmentalorganizations in thestate.Madelinehasworkedwith theorganizationsince2006andcurrentlyservesontheboardofEarthShareNational.Shehasmorethan30yearsofnonprofitexperience (14intheenvironmentalsector),servingasbothDirectorofEducationandInterimExecutiveDirectoroftheChattahoocheeNatureCenterwheresheoversawastaffof20todevelopeducationalprogramsandhelpsecureavarietyofgrantsforfunding.AsformerEducationDirector for KeepNorth Fulton Beautiful,Madelineworked to establish community partnerships and to create andmanageanaward-winningurbanforestryeducationprogramfundedbytheGeorgiaForestryCommission.SheservedasVPontheboardofGA’sEnvironmentalEducationAllianceandwasPresidentoftheGAAssociationofMuseumsandGalleries.Madelineisa2004graduateofLeadershipSandySpringsanda2011graduateoftheInstituteforGeorgiaEnvironmentalLeadership.

Dana Clare ReddenistheCEOofSolar Concierge,whichshestartedin2012withthegoalofeducatingandmarketingtothenowcost-competitivesolarenergymarket.Afterseeingthelightwhilesellingsolar inSanDiego,Riverside,andOrangeCounty,California in 2009, she sought to bring solar to the Southeastwith a businessmodel thatwould empower the client throughknowledge,industryconnections,andmultiplefundingsources.DanaiscurrentlyontheBoardofDirectorsfortheGeorgiaSolar

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EnergyAssociation,servesasAdvocacyCommitteechairfortheAtlantachapteroftheU.S.GreenBuildingCouncil(USGBC),andisamemberofBuckheadRotary.GrowingupinRustBelt,USA,homeoftheMarcellusShale,Danaknowspersonallytheimportanceofrobustdomesticindustryandhasdedicatedhercareertoensuringsolarenergygetsitsdayinthesun.

Virginia Roberts (07PH)isanEpidemiologistintheWaterborne Disease Prevention Branch at the CDC.AspartoftheDomesticWater, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Epidemiology Team, she collaborates with state, territorial, and federal partners onwaterbornediseaseoutbreak surveillance, reporting,andpreventionactivities. Shemanages thewaterbornediseaseoutbreakreportingmoduleoftheNationalOutbreakReportingSystem(NORS)andcoordinatesaGreatLakesRestorationInitiativeprojecttoimprovewaterbornediseasepreventioncapacityinGreatLakesstates.VirginiaistheBranchrepresentativefortheEnvironmentalHealthSpecialistsNetwork (EHS-Net),a collaborative forumof local, state,and federalenvironmentalhealth specialistswhosemission is to improveenvironmentalhealthpractice.Shereceiveda jointMSPH inenvironmentalandoccupationalhealthandepidemiologyfromEmory’sRollinsSchoolofPublicHealthin2007.

B. Scott Sadler is Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Boardwalk Capital Management, an independent registeredinvestmentadvisorypracticefocusedonsustainableandsocialimpactinvestmentsforhighnetworthindividualsandfamilies,aswellasgreenretirementplansfororganizations.BoardwalkCapitalistheSoutheast’sonlywealthmanagerthatisalsoaCertifiedBCorporation, incorporating triplebottom lineprinciples intoboth clientaccountsand theirownpractices. In recentmonths,BoardwalkhasteamedwithCleanEnergyAdvisorstodevelopinvestmentvehiclesinSolarPV.ScottfoundedBoardwalkin2009asa27-yearveteranoftheinvestmentmanagementindustry,withpriorstintsatBankofAmericaCapitalManagement,GoldmanSachs–andatWachoviaAssetManagement,wherehelaunchedandmanagedthefirm’sfirstinternationalmutualfund.HeisagraduateoftheUniversityofVirginia,isaCharteredFinancialAnalyst,andisontheboardsoftheGreenChamberoftheSouthandtheTechnologyAssociationofGeorgia.HeisalsoontheadvisoryboardofWillSolutions,atechnologyfirmbasedinMontreal,Canadathataggregatesandmonetizescarboncreditsfromsmallemitters.

Polly SattleriscurrentlySeniorSustainabilityPlannerforHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport-oneoftheworld’sbusiestandmostefficientairports.Herworkincludesmanagingtheairport’sClimateActionPlantoreduceGHGby20%from2008numbers,developingaGreenInfrastructureprogramforallnewconstructiontoinfiltrate1%oftheairport’sstormwaterrunoff,implementingaGreenPurchasingPlanandidentifyingopportunitiesforalternativefueluseattheairport.Sheisalsoimplementingsustainabilityinitiativessuchasusingsheepformoving,arrangingcarbonoffsetsforfiretrainingprogramsandinvestigatingtheuseofbio-jetfuel.PreviouslyPollyfoundedanonprofitcalledGreenPlatetopromotetheuseofbio-degradabletake-outproductsandtoreducetheuseofdisposableplastic.SheiscommittedtosustainabilityandenvironmentaladvocacyandhasworkedwithSouthfaceEnergyInstitute,TheCleanAirCampaign,EarthShareofGeorgiaandGeorgiaConservationVoters.

Todd Schram isResidentDistrictManagerforSodexoandhasservedasGeneralManagerforEmoryDiningsinceSeptember2011,responsibleforresidentandretaildining,aswellascateringservicesonEmory’scampus.ToddhasanextensivebackgroundinCollegeandUniversity foodserviceandpartnerswithEmory’sDivisionofCampusLifeaswellas theOfficeofSustainabilitythroughthesupportandexecutionoftheDiningvision.Hehasastrongfocusonqualitycuisine,sustainabilityaswellasprovidingsolidleadershiptothecampus.PreviouslyToddwastheGeneralManagerfordiningservicesatGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology,whereheworkedfor11yearsoverseeingresidentdining,retailoutlets,catering,aswellastheathletictrainingtableandsuites.ToddholdsaB.A.fromNorthernIllinoisUniversity.

Ariella Sela (14C)isaSustainabilityAnalystatNovelis Inc.,theworld’slargestmanufacturerofrolledaluminumandthegloballeader inaluminumrecycling.Novelis’ initiative to source80%of itsaluminumfromrecycledsourcesby2020,onceachieved,will cut theembeddedcarbon in itsproducts inhalf,making sustainability central to itsbusiness. Inher role,Ariellaassists inboththeanalysisanddevelopmentofsustainabilityprojectsandprograms.Sheevaluatesdataandpreparesreportstosupportthecompany’ssustainabilityprogramsandcommunicationtocustomers,regulatorsandotherstakeholders.Priortothis,AriellainternedatTheCoca-ColaCompanywithinSupplierSustainability,workingonvariousprojectsrelatedtosustainablysourcingkeyagriculturalingredientsby2020.ShegraduatedfromEmoryin2014withaB.S.inEnvironmentalSciencewithaconcentrationinEnvironmentandSustainabilityManagement,minoringinSpanish.

Carl Seville,principal inSK Collaborative, LLC, isagreenbuilder,educator,andconsultantonsustainabilitytotheresidentialconstructionindustry.Duringhis25yearsasaremodelingcontractor,heledthedevelopmentofEarthcraftHouseRenovationat

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SouthfaceEnergyInstituteandsupervisedthepilothomesforthatprogram.Hisindustryawardsincludethe2008ExcellenceAwardfromResidentialDesignBuildMagazine,the2009EnergyValueHousingAward,the2005and2007GreenRemodelingAdvocateoftheYear,aswellasthe2004and2006NationalGreenBuildingAwards.CarlcertifiessingleandmultifamilybuildingsunderallmajorgreenbuildingprogramsandisanNAHBCertifiedTrainer,aHERSraterandholdstheLEEDAPHomesandGreenRaterdesignations.Hewasaco-authoroftheUSGBC/ASIDReGreenguidelines,GreenBuilding,PrinciplesandPracticesinResidentialConstructionthefirsttextbookonresidentialgreenbuilding,andtheLEEDforHomesVersion4referenceguide.Heisacontributingeditortogreenbuildingadvisor.comwherehewritestheGreenCurmudgeonblog,andwritesaregularcolumnforRemodelingMagazine.

Joey Shea (13C)istheCommunicationsandDevelopmentCoordinatoratSouthface.Joeybeganworkingthere8monthsagoinatemporaryfellowshipandwasrecentlypromotedtoapermanentstaffposition,helpingtomanagerelationshipswithindividual,corporate,andsponsordonorsandfostersbusinessdevelopmentthroughouttheorganization’steams.Healsoassistsinoverarchingcommunications strategy andmarketing campaigns for all programs, ensuring consistentbranddevelopment. Joeyhelpsbuildstrategicpartnerships throughout thecommunityandalsoassistswithmembermanagement,grantwritingand research,anddonations.HegraduatedfromEmoryin2013withaB.A.inInterdisciplinaryStudies.

Collin Shepard (14C)isaSustainabilityConsultantatSustainable Investment Group (SIG),afull-servicesustainabilityfirmwithofficesinAtlanta,Boulder,MinneapolisandNewYorkthatprovidethreecoreservicesin-house:GreenBuilding(LEED)Training,Consulting,andTechnicalServices.SIGserveslargeandsmallclientsacrosstheU.S.withastaffthatincludesArchitects,MechanicalEngineers,Contractors,RealEstateDevelopers,PropertyManagers,andLEEDConsultants/Reviewers.CollinspecializesinCorporateSustainabilityandLEEDprojectmanagement.Heaidsintheplanningandimplementationofprojectschedules;helpsgatherandevaluatedataforvariousgreenbuildingprojects;and,coordinateswithclientsandserviceprovidersto incorporatebestgreenpracticesandensurecomplianceforprojectcompletion.CollinalsoassistswithSIG’ssocialmediaandrelevantindustryblogposts.Heisa2014graduateofEmorywithaB.A.inMusicandEnvironmentalSciences.

Kasey Sturm has been anAssociatewithStack & Associates since 2004, bringingwith her a track record of environmentaladvocacy.Shehassuccessfullyrepresentedindividuals,communitygroups,homeownersassociations,businessesandnonprofitsinconnectionwithvariousenvironmentalandlandusemattersinstate,federalandadministrativecourtsandbeforeplanningcommissions,boardsofcommissionersandotherregulatorybodies.Herprimaryareasofpracticeincludestormwatermanagement,CleanWaterAct,CleanAirAct,toxictorts,wetlandslaw,landuseandzoningandotherenvironmentallitigation.Priortothis,sheworkedwiththeUpperChattahoocheeRiverkeeperandtheGeorgiaCenterforLawinthePublicInterest(nowGreenLaw),helpingtoprotectGeorgia’snatural resources.ShewasrecognizedasoneofGeorgia’sRisingStars in2008.Sturmreceivedher JDandMasterofStudiesinEnvironmentalLaw(MSEL)fromVermontLawSchoolin2000.SheholdsaB.A.inHistoryandSpanishfromNotre Dame.

Angela Sun (11B)istheDemandGenerationManageratUrjanet,theworld’sfirstproviderofautomatedBigEnergyDatathatenablesorganizationsacrossallindustriestomakesmarter,moreprofitable,andeco-friendlyenergydecisions.AngelagraduatedfromEmory’sGoizuetaBusinessSchoolin2011andhasbeenworkinginmarketingfortechstartupsinAtlantaeversince.ShehasexperienceinB2Bleadgeneration,onlinemarketingandadvertising,contentcreation,andcampaignmanagementandexecution.

Karla VazquezistheCommunicationsCoordinatorforTrees Atlanta.Atinygirlwithaspirationsasbigasthecityshecomesfrom,MexicoCity,KarlaattendedGeorgiaStateUniversitytoseekaBachelorsinMarketingwithacertificateinHospitality.Duringherlastsemester,shewasgiventheopportunitytopartakeaprojectwiththeRayC.AndersonFoundation.ThisprojectinspiredKarlatoexplore“green”careers,soshesoughtoutapositionassustainabilityinternatMeliáCaribeTropicalinPuntaCana,DominicanRepublic.Afterinterningabroad,shereturnedtoAtlantatocontinuemakingadifferenceinthecommunity;everywhereshewent,shesawtheTreesAtlantasignsandknewshewantedtobepartofanorganizationthatwasplantinglegacies.WhentheopportunityaroseforKarlatobecomeaMarketingintern,shetookit–andtheorganizationhashelpedhertogrowintohercurrentrole,aswellaspersonally.Talktoheraboutbecomingapartofourgrowingfamily!

Leila Virji (10C) is thenewSustainability Support Specialist atSodexo, assisting in sustainability initiativesacross regions toimplement,measure,andcontinuouslyimprovetheBetterTomorrowPlan.ThedaughterofaclimatologistandanEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyveteran,Leila isastrategic,multidisciplinarysustainabilityprofessionalwithapassion forgreening the food

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system.BeforecomingtoSodexo,shewasaSalesAssociateforEcoLogicSolutions,agreenchemistrycleaningandmaintenancestartup. Leilagother start indining servicesas theSustainabilityFoodSystemManageratYale,where she formeda regional,sustainable purchasing group of colleges and hospital dining services. Leila has previously consulted on sustainability projectsfor TheDannonCompanyandChipotle. Shehas successfullydevelopedgreenproducts, sustainablepurchasing criteria,wastereductionprograms,environmental impactanalyses,andgreenmarketingcampaigns. Shespenta summerconductingclimatechangeresearchinTanzania,herfather’snativehome,andnowhopestoreturntoclimbMountKilimanjarobeforethemountain’sicemeltsduetotheregion’slandusechange.SheholdsaB.S.inEnvironmentalStudiesfromEmoryandaMasterofEnvironmentalManagementfromtheYaleSchoolofForestryandEnvironmentalStudies.

Camilla Warren works in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Southeast Region Office in Atlanta as the Brownfields RevitalizationSupportProjectManager.With30yearsofexperiencemanagingenvironmentalassessmentandcleanupactivities,Camillahasstrengthsinfosteringlocalandfederalpartnershipstohelpcommunitybrownfieldsrevitalizationeffortssucceed.Shegathersmulti-jurisdictionalteamstosupporteconomicdevelopment, infrastructure,andenvironmentalprofessionalswhohelpcleanupbrownfieldsitesandcorridors.Recently,CamillajoinedtheExposomeProjectatEmory’sRollinsSchoolofPublicHealthasamemberoftheStakeholderAdvisoryGroup.CamillawasthelocalorganizerfortheMay2013NationalBrownfieldsConferenceinAtlantaandworkedspecificallytoinvolveEmoryandGeorgiaTechinordertointroduceresearchfindingsandscientificexpertise.SheholdsaB.S.inForestHydrologyfromtheUGA’sWarnellSchoolofNaturalResourcesandaMaster’sinEnvironmentalEngineeringfromClemsonUniversity.

Shira Weintraub (14C)istheMarketingProgramManagerforUrjanet,theworld’sfirstproviderofautomatedBigEnergyDatathatenablesorganizationsacrossallindustriestomakesmarter,moreprofitable,andeco-friendlyenergydecisions.Urjanetdelivershigh-qualityutilityinvoicedatainaformatthatiseasilyconsumedbyenterpriseapplications,suchasthoseforbillpaymentandenergymanagement.PriortoUrjanet,ShirainternedatParkPride,CommunityAssetsConsulting,andGreenBusinessNetworking.Sheispassionateaboutsustainabilityissues,particularlyinthecontextofcorporateenvironmentalimpacts.ShirarecentlyearnedtheLEEDGreenAssociatecredentialandisaU.S.GreenBuildingCouncilmember.ShegraduatedfromEmoryin2014withaB.S.inEnvironmentalSciencesandEconomics.

Keith WeisingerisanattorneywiththeU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, in the Superfund division (CERCLA)oftheOfficeofRegionalCounsel.HedraftsandnegotiatessettlementagreementsandenforcementdocumentsforSuperfundremovalandremedialactivities.KeithalsoassiststheDepartmentofJusticewithnegotiatingconsentorderswithpartiesresponsibleforenvironmentalcontamination.HeprovidesadviceandcounselforEPAsupportstaffregardingenforcementissuesandservesasRegion4’sdisasterattorney,providing legalcounseltoemergencycoordinators inresponsetohurricanes,fires,tornadoes,andothernaturaldisasterswhichmaycausethereleaseofhazardoussubstances.

Kelly O’Day Weisinger joinedEmoryin2012asSustainabilityProgramCoordinator,collaboratingwithEmory University and Healthcare leadershipinfulfillingEmory’sSustainabilityvision.Sheconductsstaffoutreachandengagementandworkswithallof Emory’s university and healthcare departments on projects includingwasteminimization, energy andwater use reduction,sustainableprocurement,climateaction,labandofficesustainability,andcurriculumandresearch.Previously,KellyspenttwoyearsworkingintransportationandsustainabilitywithMidtownAllianceinMidtown,Atlanta.SheacquiredaMasterinEnvironmentalLawandPolicyfromVermontLawSchoolin2009whileworkingfulltimeasAssistantDirectorofAdmissionsfortheLawSchool.ThoughshehaslivedinConnecticut,Colorado,andVermont,sheisanAtlantanativeandnowcallsDecaturhome.

Peggy Whitlow RatcliffeistheExecutiveDirectorLive Thrive Atlanta,anonprofitworkingtocreateacommunitythatcaresaboutahealthyandsustainableenvironment.AfterworkingwithAutomaticDataProcessingfor15yearsasaClientOperationsAnalysts/TrainingSpecialist,Peggy’spassionfortheenvironmentandrecognizingtheobviousneedinthecommunityforimprovedwaste disposal options led her to found Live Thrive Atlanta. Since organizing the City of Atlanta’s first Household HazardousWaste collection in 2010, Live Thrive has divertedmore than 450,000 pounds of hazardous and bulkywaste from ourwatersystemandthe local landfills.Peggy isanAtlantanativeandgraduatedfromGeorgiaStateUniversitywithaB.A. inEducation. Eli Yewdall is Senior Program Officer with the ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability-USA. He develops guidance andtrainingmaterialstohelplocalgovernmentstaffmeasure,track,andimplementactionstoreduceclimate-changinggreenhouse

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gasemissions,andtoadvanceenergyefficiencythroughimprovedbuildingenergycodes.Previously,Eliworkedfortwoyearsasafull-timevolunteerwithSt.Joseph’sHouseofHospitalityinRochester,NY,toprovidemealsandsheltertoandadvocateonbehalfofhomelessindividuals.ElihasproducededucationalmaterialsonclimatechangefortheEnvironmentalJusticeandClimateChangeInitiative,andparticipatedinwritingtheinternationalyouthdeclarationonclimatechangeinMontreal,Canadain2005.ElihasaMastersinEnergyandResourcesfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,andaB.S.inPhysicsfromGonzagaUniversity.

Liz YorkisChiefSustainabilityOfficerandActingAssociateDirectorforQualityandSustainabilityfortheCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Sheworksto increaseemployeeandagency involvement insustainablepracticeswhile instillingqualityimprovementmethodologyintoCDCoperations.SincecomingtotheCDCin1999,Lizhasservedasaconstructionprojectmanager,architect,anddesignreviewer.Previously,shewastheManagerofCapitalPlanningforBassHotelsandResorts,responsiblefortherenovationofcompanyownedandmanagedhotels.Shealsospent5yearsmanagingconstructionanddesignprojectsatRosserInternational.LizappreciatestheopportunitytoinfluencethepersonaldevelopmentandleadershipexperienceofstudentsthroughservingontheAdvisoryBoardtotheDeanoftheCollegeofArchitectureandasaregulardesignstudiojurorforarchitecturalandindustrialdesignprojects.SheisaregisteredarchitectwithbothaB.S.andaMaster’sinArchitecture,bothfromGeorgiaTech.

Brent ZernistheAssistantDirectorforOperationalComplianceinEmory’s Campus Services,wherehehasworkedsince2008.HeisaGeorgia-registeredcivilengineerandLEEDAccreditedProfessionalwhohasworkedinboththeprivateconsultingandhighereducationsectors.Inhiscurrentrole,hefocusesonEmory’sfacilitydesignandoperation,utilityassetmaintenance,environmentalcompliance,safetyandsustainabilityprojectimplementation.HemanagestheUniversity’sgreenbuildingprogram,whichinvolvescommunicatingsustainabilitydesignguidelines,organizingtheLEEDcharrettes,andoverseeingthecertificationprocessthroughtocompletion.Withextensiveexperienceinregulatoryissuesrelatedtoair,wasteandwater,BrentiscurrentlyleadingEmory’swaterreclamationprojectandtheinstallationoftworoof-topmountedsolararraysoncampus.BrenthasaBSinCivilandConstructionEngineering,magnacumlaudefromTempleUniversity.

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