Fifth Anniversary Speaker Series

FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

SPEAKER SERIES

2 | Earth Day Texas 2015 Speaker Series

IN 2015, EARTH DAY TEXAS WAS BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE!

For Earth Day Texas, 2015 was a year of firsts. We expanded to three days and celebrated the first Friday Eco-Conference,

where distinguished businessmen and women from across the country gathered to discuss the practical application of sustainability in each of their organizations. We programmed five stages with over 100 unique speakers and covered every topic from land stewardship and new urbanism to wind energy and do-it-yourself composting. And we proudly boasted record exhibitor turnout, with

prominent environmental groups forging new alliances with green corporations and academic institutions.

This year, EDTx had more bright minds on-site educating the Texas public than ever before. So this is a brag book, of sorts.

We are so humbled by the accomplishments of the EDTx speakers and panelists that we had to share them. Our hope is that these individuals will inspire your own environmental pursuits. Whether it’s home gardening or saving species from extinction, every contribution matters in the movement toward a sustainable society.

Thank you to all of our distinguished speakers, panelists, and moderators. This book is just one way that your contributions at EDTx live far beyond three days at Fair Park to influence change 365 days out of the year.

If reading this book makes you eager to get involved with EDTx, we wouldn’t blame you. Shoot us an email at [email protected] and learn more about how you can be a part of the world’s largest green exhibition.

This year, EDTx had more bright minds on-site educating the Texas public than ever before.

FRIDAYNew Urbanism Roundtable Lunch Speakers............................................................................ 2

Meetings and Speakers...................................................................................................................... 3

•.ULI,.AIA,.and.USGBC................................................................................................................... 3

•.Greater.Dallas.Planning.Council.............................................................................................. 7

•.SVP.Dallas........................................................................................................................................ 8

•.Future.500...................................................................................................................................... 9

Green Speaker Series.......................................................................................................................24

•.Stage.East......................................................................................................................................24

•.Stage.West....................................................................................................................................25

SATURDAYGreen Speaker Series....................................................................................................................... 27

•.Stage.East.Speakers.................................................................................................................. 27

•.Stage.West.Speakers.................................................................................................................31

•.EDTx.Academy.Stage.Speakers............................................................................................34

•.EDTx.Scholastics.Stage.Speakers.........................................................................................36

•.Common.Ground.Stage.Speakers........................................................................................38

•.Science.on.a.Sphere................................................................................................................. 40

•.Citizen.Science.Workshop........................................................................................................41

Saturday Night Banquet Panel.....................................................................................................42

SUNDAYGreen Speaker Series.......................................................................................................................43

•.Stage.East.Speakers..................................................................................................................43

•.Stage.West.Speakers................................................................................................................48

•.EDTx.Academy.Stage.Speakers............................................................................................49

•.EDTx.Scholastics.Stage.Speakers........................................................................................ 50

•.Common.Ground.Stage.Speakers........................................................................................52

•.EDTx.Explorer.Stage.Speakers..............................................................................................54

•.Science.on.a.Sphere..................................................................................................................55

•.Citizen.Science.Workshop.......................................................................................................55

2015 SPEAKERS .(Alphabetical)..................................................................................56

SPEAKERS AND BIOS ORGANIZED BY DAY, LOCATION, AND TIME

Earth.Day.Texas.2015.Speaker.Series 1

CONTENTS

2 Earth.Day.Texas.2015.Speaker.Series

WICK ALLISONWick.Allison.is.chairman.and.publisher.of.D Magazine,.which.he.founded.in.1974.and.returned.to.in.1995..Before.he.built.D Magazine.into.a.company.with.$30.million.in.revenues,.Allison.worked.in.the.White.House.and.served.in.the.U.S..Army..He.also.founded.Art & Antiques,.the.largest.circulated.art.and.antiques.magazine.in.the.world,.and.served.as.publisher.of.William.F..Buckley’s.National Review..When.it.comes.to.new.urbanism,.Allison.is.an.outspoken.advocate.for.creating.urban.vibrancy.by.reducing.the.number.of.major.highways.cutting.through.downtown.Dallas..

MICHAEL SORRELLMichael.Sorrell.is.president.of.Paul.Quinn.College..A.Chicago.native,.Sorrell.worked.for.numerous.Dallas.law.firms.after.earning.his.law.degree.from.Duke.University..He.also.worked.as.a.special.assistant.in.the.executive.office.of.the.president.during.the.Clinton.administration..Under.Sorrell,.Paul.Quinn.College.founded.the.“WE.Over.Me.Farm”.on.the.college’s.former.football.field..The.farm.is.part.of.Sorrell’s.larger.goal.of.creating.a.“new.urban.college.model”.and.addressing.what.he.sees.as.a.food.desert.in.the.region.around.Paul.Quinn.College.

GARY THOMASGary.Thomas.is.president.and.executive.director.of.Dallas.Area.Rapid.Transit.(DART)..In.this.position,.he.is.responsible.for.a.13-city.transit.system.covering.a.700-square-mile.service.

area.with.bus,.light.rail,.commuter.rail,.and.paratransit.services..Under.his.leadership,.DART.has.doubled.its.light-rail.system.—.twice.—.to.become.the.nation’s.longest.at.85.miles..The.agency.has.also.been.recognized.for.its.bus.fleet.and.customer-facing.communication.technology.service..

JACK MATTHEWSJack.Matthews.has.been.president.of.Matthews.Group.Ltd..since.1985..Matthews.joined.the.company.in.1982.while.completing.his.MBA.at.the.University.of.Western.Ontario,.and.in.1988.he.founded.Matthews.Southwest.to.provide.an.American.presence.in.the.development.business..Throughout.his.career,.Matthews.has.continued.to.develop.innovative,.high-quality.commercial,.industrial.and.residential.projects.in.Canada,.the.United.States,.and.Mexico.

ROBERT ABTAHI Robert.Abtahi.is.a.Dallas-based.lawyer.and.columnist.for.D Magazine’s.“Street.Smart”.blog...Abtahi’s.private.law.firm.practices.administrative.and.business.litigation.law.on.a.wide.range.of.issues,.including.environmental.issues.and.compliance..He.is.a.Dallas.City.Planning.Commissioner.and.has.also.advocated.for.southern.Dallas.and.Dallas.urbanism.as.a.volunteer.contributor.to.The Dallas Morning News’.“Community.Voices”.column..

New Urbanism Roundtable LunchMusic Hall at Fair Park, M Dining Terrace

11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

FRIDAY


ULI – Morning ProgrammingUrban.Land.Institute.(ULI).hosted.its.Fourth.Annual.meeting.at.the.Earth.Day.Texas.Friday.Eco-Conference..ULI.is.a.nonprofit.research.and.education.organization.that.facilitates.an.open.exchange.of.ideas,.information,.and.experience.among.industry.leaders.and.policymakers.dedicated.to.creating.better.places..ULI.has.over.35,000.members.worldwide,.representing.the.entire.spectrum.of.land.use.and.real.estate.development.disciplines.working.in.private.enterprise.and.public.service..

Keynote Speaker

TODD SPINKSTodd.Spinks,.is.director.of.Sustainability.at.the.University.of.North.Texas..He.oversees.all.sustainability.at.the.university.in.areas.of.research,.operations,.outreach,.and.teaching.students..

Industrial/Office Development Council: “South Dallas Industrial Market”

JOHN WALSHJohn.Walsh.III.is.CEO,.founder,.and.president.of.TIG,.a.real.estate.holding.company.established.to.advise,.manage,.operate,.lease,.and.develop.real.estate.investments.for.institutions,.individuals,.corporations,.and.companies..

ROBBY RIEKERobby.Rieke.is.director.in.Holliday.Fenoglio.Fowler’s.Dallas.office,.with.over.12.years’.experience.in.commercial.real.estate.finance..

CHARLES MYERSCharles.Myers.is.CEO.of.MYCON.General.Contractors..He.concentrates.on.delivering.quality.construction.services,.emphasizing.full.service.and.leading-edge.technologies.while.maximizing.value.and.schedule.for.his.clients..

JONATHAN STITESJonathan.Stites.is.senior.vice.president.of.Seefried.Industrial.Properties..During.his.17-year.real.estate.career,.Stites.has.been.involved.in.the.development,.leasing,.and.sales.of.nearly.8.million.square.feet.of.space.approaching.$360.million.in.value..

JOHN HENDRICKSJohn.Hendricks.is.an.associate.member.of.the.CBRE.Industrial.Leasing.group,.where.he.specializes.in.project.leasing.assignments.throughout.Dallas..

Urban Land Institute, American Institute of Architects, and U.S. Green Building Council MeetingHall of State and Tower Building

7:30 AM to 5:00 PM


Urban Development/Mixed-Use Council: “Tools for Building a Healthier Texas”

SARA HAMMERSCHMIDTSara.Hammerschmidt.is.senior.associate.for.content.at.the.Urban.Land.Institute,.supports.the.Building.Healthy.Places.Initiative,.and.has.done.extensive.work.on.issues.that.lie.at.the.intersection.of.health.and.the.built.environment..

BETSY DEL MONTEBetsy.del.Monte.is.founding.principal.of.Transform.Global,.an.organization.formed.to.engage.communities.through.collaboration,.advocacy,.and.education.while.protecting.the.environment..

BARRY HANDBarry.Hand.is.a.leader.in.the.Gensler.Lifestyle.2.Studio.in.Dallas,.a.studio.calibrated.to.improve.the.world.via.the.office’s.mixed-use,.hospitality,.and.sports.projects..He.also.serves.as.a.Mixed-Use.Practice.Area.leader.within.the.firm..

Community Development Council: “Lessons Learned from the Resort Industry”

LARRY CORSONLarry.Corson.is.co-president.of.Wilbow.Corporation,.a.leading.developer.of.residential.communities.in.the.Dallas–Fort.Worth.Metroplex..

CHRISTOPHER KELSEYChristopher.Kelsey.is.president.of.Long.Cove.and.has.more.than.15.years.of.experience.overseeing.

complex.development.projects..He.is.a.specialist.in.creating.luxury,.second-home.communities..

Urban Revitalization Council: “Fair Park and Beyond: What Makes (and Keeps) an Authentic Place?”

MARSHA GETTO-AIKENSMarsha.Getto-Aikens.is.an.associate.at.Gensler.and.has.over.two.decades.of.senior.management.experience.in.strategic.planning,.real.estate,.store.development,.rollout.planning.and.execution,.and.asset.management.for.national.and.international.brands..

DANIEL HUERTADaniel.Huerta.is.executive.general.manager.of.Fair.Park.and.Community.Services.Division.for.the.Dallas.Park.and.Recreation.Department..His.responsibilities.include.oversight.and.management.of.Fair.Park.and.the.Cotton..Bowl.Stadium..

DAVID FARRELLDavid.Farrell.is.owner.of.recently.established.Farrell.Architects,.a.design.and.consulting.firm.for.the.real.estate.community..Farrell.brings.over.35.years.of.experience.in.retail,.office,.multifamily,.and.mixed-use.projects..

MOLLIE MOSSMANMollie.Mossman.is.director.of.real.estate.at.the.Brinkmann.Companies,.responsible.for.approximately.2.million.square.feet.of.office.and.industrial.real.estate.in.four.states..She.is.also.the.portfolio.manager.for.the.Brinkmann.family.real.estate.holdings..

Multifamily Council: “Dealing with Density in the Suburbs”

DREW KILEDrew.Kile.is.vice.president.of.Institutional.Property.Advisors..Prior.to.his.current.position,.he.spent.six.years.with.Marcus.&.Millichap.where.he.facilitated.the.closing.of.more.than.75.office.and.retail.transactions.valued.at.more.than.$160.million..

KENNETH FAMBROKenneth.Fambro.is.vice.president.of.development.at.Integrated.Real.Estate.Group..Fambro.oversees.all.aspects.of.the.development.process,.from.


new.business.development.and.acquisitions.to.project.feasibility..

DAVID DUNSONDavid.Dunson.is.executive.vice.president.with.SWBC.Real.Estate..He.is.responsible.for.transaction.sourcing.and.evaluation,.with.a.particular.focus.on.multifamily.development.and.acquisitions..

MATT BRENDELMatt.Brendel.is.development.partner.for.JPI,.responsible.for.acquisition,.development,.and.asset.management.activities,.principally.in.North.Texas.and.Colorado..

Commercial Retail Council: “Nebraska Furniture Mart … How the Deal Got Done”

DAVID WATSONDavid.Watson.is.managing.principal.of.Direct.Development..Since.its.inception.in.1997,.Direct.Development.has.been.an.active.participant.in.the.commercial.retail.real.estate.business.in.the.southwest..

KEITH PARISKeith.Paris.is.founder.and.president.of.Paris.Projects,.Ltd.,.a.company.that.now.spans.the.southwestern,.south.central,.and.southeastern.United.States..Paris.has.been.in.the.construction.and.real.estate.development.business.for.over.25.years..

KERI SAMFORDKeri.Samford.is.director.of.economic.development.at.City.of.The.Colony..To.the.role.she.brings.more.than.20.years.of.industry.experience.with.recognized.results.in.recruiting,.expanding,.and.retaining.businesses..

Transit-Oriented Development Council: “The Challenging Neighborhoods: Dallas’ Public-Private Partnership Models”

TIMOTHY GLASSTimothy.Glass.is.research.and.information.manager.for.the.City.of.Dallas.Office.of.Economic.Development..In.this.role,.Glass.leads.the.research.and.planning.efforts.required.to.successfully.conduct.economic.development.policy.and.practice.in.a.large,.maturing.urban.center.

HEATHER LEPESKAHeather.Lepeska.is.senior.coordinator.in.the.Office.of.Economic.Development.for.the.City.of.Dallas..In.her.current.role,.she.works.on.federal.programs.and.initiatives,.including.the.HUD.Challenge.Grant,.the.New.Markets.Tax.Credit.Program,.the.EB-5.program,.as.well.as.the.inland.port.project..

AIA and USGBC – Afternoon ProgrammingThe.American.Institute.of.Architects.(AIA).has.been.the.leading.professional.membership.association.for.licensed.architects,.emerging.professionals,.and.allied.partners.since.1857..With.nearly.300.state.and.local.chapters,.the.AIA.serves.as.the.voice.of.the.architecture.profession.and.resource.for.members.in.service.to.society..AIA.sponsors.hundreds.of.continuing.education.experiences.each.year,.sets.the.industry.standard.in.contract.documents,.conducts.market.research,.and.serves.as.an.advocate.of.architecture.as.a.profession..

The.U.S..Green.Building.Council.(USGBC).is.made.up.of.tens.of.thousands.of.member.organizations,.


chapters,.students,.and.community.volunteers.who.are.moving.the.building.industry.forward.in.a.way.that.has.never.been.seen.before..USGBC.and.its.community.are.changing.the.way.buildings.and.communities.are.designed,.built,.and.operated.through.advocacy,.administering.certifications.such.as.LEED,.and.educational.opportunities..Both.the.national.and.local.Texas.chapters.of.USGBC.participated.in.Earth.Day.Texas..

Lunch Address

BILL WALSHBill.Walsh.is.founder.and.executive.director.of.the.Healthy.Building.Network..HBN.was.founded.in.2000.to.reduce.the.use.of.hazardous.chemicals.in.building.products.as.a.means.of.improving.human.health.and.the.environment..

2030 District Panel

BRIDGETT NEELYBridgett.Neely.is.founder.and.president.at.Firefly.Energy.Consulting,.an.advisory.services.provider.for.the.clean.energy.sector..She.has.more.than.15.years.of.experience.in.the.energy.sector.advising.on.strategic,.economic,.and.policy.issues.related.to.energy.efficiency,.renewable.energy,.and.smart.grid..

ZAIDA BASORAZaida.Basora.is.assistant.director.of.Facilities.Architecture.and.Engineering.for.the.City.of.Dallas.Public.Works.Department..

PATRICK JONESPatrick.Jones.is.a.principal.at.Treanor.Architects,.a.design.firm.that.provides.services.in.architecture,.planning,.interior.design,.historic.preservation,.and.graphic.design..

BILL MOEBIUSBill.Moebius.is.senior.vice.president.and.regional.director.at.Peloton.Commercial.Real.Estate,.a.Texas-based.real.estate.services.firm.focused.on.providing.exceptional.services.to.owners.and.users.of.commercial.real.estate..

DAVID A. SCHMIDTDavid.A..Schmidt.works.at.SCHMIDT.&.STACY.Consulting.Engineers,.Inc.,.a.firm.that.designs.high-performance,.low-maintenance.building.support.systems...

Future Cities Panel

BRETT FIDLERBrett.Fidler.is.director.of.energy.and.enterprise.development.for.the.City.of.Tulsa..He.was.

previously.the.director.of.sustainability.for.the.city.before.moving.into.his.current.role..

THERESA O’DONNELL Theresa.O’Donnell.is.chief.planning.officer.for.the.City.of.Dallas..Her.responsibilities.include.housing.and.

community.services,.planning.and.neighborhood.vitality,.and.overseeing.the.Office.of.Fair.Housing..

JEFF HEBERT Jeff.Hebert.is.chief.resilience.officer.for.the.City.of.New.Orleans..He.is.responsible.for.

the.further.development.of.the.city’s.cross-cutting.resilience.efforts.and.serves.as.the.executive.director.of.the.New.Orleans.Redevelopment.Authority..

NICOLE FERRINI Nicole.Ferrini.is.chief.resilience.officer.for.the.City.of.El.Paso.and.most.recently.spearheaded.


the.GRO.El.Paso.Initiative.focused.on.building.grassroots.resilience.on.a.regional.scale.with.emphasis.on.issues.ranging.from.climate.instability,.resource.conservation,.and.crisis.management.to.urban.development.and.social.justice..Ferrini.is.a.founding.member.of.the.USGBC.Chihuahuan.Desert.Chapter,.founding.board.member.of.Eco.El.Paso,.and.member.of.the.Congress.for.New.Urbanism..

Greater Dallas Planning Council Meeting at Earth Day TexasHall of State

9:00 AM to 4:30 PM

T he.Greater.Dallas.Planning.Council.(GDPC).is.the.oldest.Dallas-area.civic.organization.that.focuses.on.issues.shaping.regional.

growth..The.members.of.the.GDPC.address.various.issues.from.a.broad.range.of.community.and.professional.perspectives..Urban.design.issues,.economic.development,.transportation,.water.issues,.energy,.and.education.remain.a.core.focus.of.the.organization..

Urban Design: Benefits of Walkability, Bikeability, Density, and TOD

JOHN LETTELLEIRJohn.Lettelleir.is.director.of.development.services.for.the.City.of.Frisco..Lettelleir.and.the.planning.division.are.responsible.for.administering.the.standards.of.the.Zoning.and.Subdivision.Ordinances..

MARK BOWERSMark.Bowers.is.an.urban.design.and.planning.practice.builder.at.Kimley-Horn.and.Associates,.one.of.the.premier.design.consulting.firms.in.the.United.States..

Water: The Business Case for Green Stormwater and Infrastructure

MIKE BASTIANMike.Bastian.is.vice.president.at.CH2M.Hill,.a.construction.firm.that.excels.in.a.wide.range.of.services,.from.design-build.to.project.management.to.construction.management.and.consulting..

R.J. TAYLORR.J..Taylor.is.conservation.director.at.Connemara.Conservancy,.a.foundation.dedicated.to.conservation.and.environmental.education.in.North.Texas..

SUSAN ALVAREZSusan.Alvarez.is.acting.interim.director.for.Trinity.Watershed.Management.for.the.City.of.Dallas.and.interim.assistant.director.for.the.Floodplain.and.Drainage.Management.Division.

PAT ACKERPat.Acker.is.vice.president.for.Halff.Associates,.Inc.,.a.company.that.offers.professional.services.ranging.from.environmental.assessment.to.architecture.and.interior.design...

Transportation: Values of Complete Streets and Mobility Alternatives

MARK GOODE IIIMark.Goode.specializes.in.traffic.engineering.and.complete.streets.design.at.Kimley-Horn.and.Associates..Goode.has.30-plus.years’.experience.as.project.engineer,.project.manager,.and.principal-in-charge.of.hundreds.of.traffic.engineering,.transportation.planning,.parking.feasibility,.and.functional.parking.design.projects..

RIK ADAMSKI Rik.Adamski.is.a.partner.at.ASH+LIME.Strategies,.an.economic.development.consulting.firm.focused.on.incremental.improvements.at.the.


neighborhood.level.to.enhance.the.social.fabric.and.generate.stable.economic.growth.in.communities..

Energy: ONCOR’s Texas Trails Program Hike and Bike Trail Guidelines

CHARLES ELKCharles.Elk.is.vice.president.of.customer.operations.for.Oncor,.a.regulated.electric.transmission.and.distribution.service.provider.that.serves.10.million.customers.across.Texas..Each.day,.Oncor.helps.Texans.meet.the.challenge.of.rethinking.energy.use.for.greater.efficiency,.cost.savings,.and.positive.environmental.impact.

JENNIFER SALAZARJennifer.Salazar.is.manager,.corporate.affairs.for.Oncor..As.a.corporate.citizen,.Oncor.values.relationships.with.community.and.nonprofit.organizations.like.MyFi.Dallas.–.The.Mayor’s.Youth.Fitness.Initiative;.Klyde.Warren.Park;.American.Heart.Association.–.My Heart. My Life..Platform.Sponsor.of.the.2012.Dallas.Heart.Walk;.and.the.United.Way.

JILL ALVAREZJill.Alvarez.is.transmission.engineering.manager.at.Oncor,.operator.of.the.largest.distribution.and.transmission.system.in.Texas,.made.up.of.approximately.119,000.miles.of.lines.and.more.than.3.million.meters.across.the.state..

KRIS BROWNKris.Brown.is.a.founder.of.la.terra.studio,.a.Dallas-based.landscape.architecture.firm.that.provides.cutting-edge.solutions.and.assistance.with.park.planning,.trail.planning,.site.planning,.and.land.development...

Social Venture Partners Dallas Social Innovation Speaker Series: The Economics of Our Environment11:30 AM to 1 PMWomen’s Museum at Fair park

S ocial.Venture.Partners.(SVP).Dallas.is.the.North.Texas.chapter.of.an.international.organization.that.cultivates.effective.

philanthropists,.strengthens.nonprofits,.and.invests.in.innovative.solutions,.building.powerful.relationships.to.tackle.the.community’s.social.challenges..SVP.does.this.by.connecting.and.engaging.individuals,.helping.them.make.the.greatest.impact.with.their.philanthropic.giving;.funding.and.strengthening.nonprofits,.helping.them.take.their.vital.work.for.kids.and.the.environment.to.the.next.level;.and.advancing.social.innovation.in.North.Texas.so.those.working.for.social.change.can.adopt.new.organizational.and.impact.models..

RON GONENRon.Gonen.is.the.former.New.York.City.recycling.czar.and.among.the.United.Nations.Champions.of.the.Earth..He.is.also.co-founder.and.CEO.of.the.Closed.Loop.Fund,.a.company.formed.to.provide.municipalities.zero-interest.loans.and.private.firms.engaged.in.public-private.partnerships.access.to.capital.at.below-market.rates.to.spur.investment.in.municipal.recycling.programs..


F uture.500.is.a.nonprofit.organization.that.

aligns.the.power.of.the.private.sector.with.the.purpose.of.its.most.critical.stakeholders.through.genuine.stakeholder.engagement..Since.its.inception,.Future.500.has.fostered.the.capacity.for.corporations.and.NGOs.to.engage.one.another.in.unique.and.meaningful.ways..

LINDSEY ALLENLindsey.Allen.is.executive.director.of.Rainforest.Action.Network.(RAN)..A.veteran.environmental.and.social.justice.activist,.Allen.has.spent.her.career.preventing.commodity.expansion.into.globally.critical.forest.areas..In.her.previous.role.as.director.of.RAN’s.Forest.Program,.Allen.led.the.organization’s.Rainforest.Agribusiness.and.Rainforest-Free.Paper.campaigns.in.their.fight.to.stop.palm.oil.and.pulp.and.paper.expansion.into.southeast.Asian.rainforests..Before.joining.RAN.in.2010,.Allen.targeted.destructive.cattle.sector.expansion.into.the.Amazon.rainforest.and.pulp.and.paper.expansion.in.the.boreal.forest.of.North.America.with.Greenpeace..

KYLE ASHKyle.Ash.is.legislative.director.for.Greenpeace.USA.and.is.responsible.for.domestic.and.international.climate.change.policy.analysis.and.campaign.strategy..Prior.to.joining.Greenpeace,.Ash.served.as.government.affairs.manager.for.the.Physicians.Committee.for.Responsible.Medicine.(PCRM),.where.he.was.a.legislative.advocate.on.issues.ranging.from.public.health.and.animal.welfare.to.medical.research.and.education..Before.that,.Ash.served.as.assistant.lobbyist.and.strategist.for.the.European.Environmental.Bureau..

BOB AXLEY Bob.Axley.is.president.of.Glenhurst.Investments.and.the.current.vice.chair.of.the.Jubilee.Housing.task.force..

TINA BEATTIETina.Beattie.is.chairwoman.at.ConservAmerica,.a.nonprofit.whose.mission.is.to.educate.the.public.and.elected.officials.on.conservative.approaches.to.today’s.environmental,.energy,.and.conservation.challenges..Beattie.is.also.the.vice.president.of.Top.Line.Restaurants,.Inc..and.is.a.member.of.the.leadership.circle.for.the.Moms.Clean.Air.Force..

JON BENNETTJon.Bennett.is.vice.president.of.business.development.at.SDL.Citadel,.a.Dallas-based.renewable.energy.company.that.owns,.sells,.and.operates.patented.technology.that.converts.nonhazardous.postindustrial.materials.and.biomass.into.energy..Bennett.provides.leadership.in.the.creation.of.long-term.value.through.customer.acquisitions.and.retention,.market.expansion,.and.brand.awareness..Prior.to.joining.SDL,.he.enjoyed.a.29-year.career.in.the.Texas.electric.utility.industry.with.Energy.Future.Holdings,.TXU.Energy,.and.

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Oncor.Electric.Delivery.with.roles.in.engineering,.operations,.risk.management,.and.external.affairs..

DAVID BOOKBINDER David.Bookbinder.is.co-founder.of.Element.VI.Consulting.and.former.chief.climate.counsel.to.the.Sierra.Club..Element.VI.combines.its.expertise.on.carbon.policy,.international.trade.issues,.and.world.energy.markets.to.shape.global.climate.policy..Bookbinder.began.practicing.law.at.Paul,.Weiss,.Rifkind,.Wharton.&.Garrison.where,.for.many.years,.he.handled.securities,.mergers.and.acquisitions,.product.liability,.white-collar.crime,.intellectual.property,.and.more..Dealing.with.congress.and.federal.agencies,.Bookbinder.helped.lead.efforts.on.both.global.warming.legislation.and.Clean.Air.Act.greenhouse.gas.regulation,.and.he.has.testified.in.front.of.House.and.Senate.committees.and.has.advised.states.as.to.their.greenhouse.gas.regulatory.authority..Since.leaving.the.Sierra.Club.in.2010,.he.has.represented.natural.gas.interests.in.a.variety.of.federal.regulatory.matters,.including.several.challenges.to.EPA.rules..

GARRETT BOONEGarrett.Boone.serves.as.the.chairman.emeritus.of.The.Container.Store,.the.company.he.co-founded.in.1978..In.2006,.he.co-founded.Texas.Business.for.Clean.Air.and.has.been.a.director.at.Principal.Solar.since.2014..Boone.is.active.on.the.boards.of.directors.of.the.YMCA.of.Metropolitan.Dallas,.Woodall.Rogers.Park.Foundation,.Trinity.Trust.Foundation,.Trinity.Commons.Foundation,.

Boone.Family.Foundation,.and.TreeHouse,.Inc..He.serves.as.a.member.of.the.advisory.board.of.Satori.Capital,.Texas.Women.Ventures.Fund,.Dallas.Women’s.Foundation,.and.Teach.for.America.and.served.as.director.of.the.national.council.of.the.YMCA..An.advocate.for.public.education,.he.serves.on.the.Dallas.ISD.Star.Commission.to.share.business.best.practices..In.2007,.Boone.was.first.runner-up.for.Texan.of.the.Year.awarded.by.The Dallas Morning News..He.was.inducted.into.the.Retailing.Hall.of.Fame.in.2006.

RICKY BRADLEYRicky.Bradley.is.information.technology.director.and.lead.developer.for.the.Citizens’.Climate.Lobby.(CCL),.a.nonprofit,.nonpartisan,.grassroots.advocacy.organization.focused.on.national.policies.to.address.climate.change..Bradley’s.role.includes.the.design,.build,.and.implementation.of.new.web.pages.as.well.as.maintenance.of.the.existing.web.portfolio..Prior.to.joining.CCL,.Bradley.served.as.director.of.quality.assurance.and.communications.for.the.world’s.third-largest.bank..

PETER BRYNPeter.Bryn.has.led.the.Houston.Chapter.of.the.Citizens.Climate.Lobby.for.over.two.years.and.worked.as.Texas.state.coordinator.for.about.half.that.time..His.main.focus.has.been.assisting.Texas.chapters.to.work.more.closely.together.and.starting.chapters.in.strategically.important.areas..Bryn.has.spent.eight.years.working.for.ExxonMobil,.and.his.current.position.is.global.marine.energy.

projects.manager..

JON CAMPBELLJon.Campbell.is.executive.vice.president.of.government.and.community.relations.for.Wells.Fargo.&.Company..A.35-year.veteran.of.the.company,.his.previous.role.as.director.of.the.Social.Responsibility.Group.expanded.in.2012.to.include.government.relations.and.CRA.risk.management..Before.that,.he.was.regional.president.of.the.Great.Lakes,.overseeing.Wells.Fargo’s.retail.and.business.banking.operations.in.Minnesota,.North.Dakota,.South.Dakota,.Wisconsin,.Illinois,.Ohio,.


Michigan,.and.Indiana..He.has.held.management.positions.in.the.areas.of.mergers.and.acquisitions,.credit,.and.community.banking..He.currently.serves.as.chair.of.the.Minnesota.Chamber.of.Commerce,.chair.of.the.Minnesota.Orchestral.Association,.treasurer.of.the.National.Urban.League.Board.of.Trustees,.and.on.the.boards.of.the.University.of.Minnesota.Foundation,.University.of.Minnesota.Carlson.School.Board.of.Overseers,.and.United.WayU.S..National.Board.of.Trustees.

JEREMY CARLJeremy.Carl.is.director.of.research.at.the.Shultz-Stephenson.Task.Force.on.Energy.Policy.and.research.fellow.at.the.Hoover.Institute..His.work.focuses.on.energy.security,.climate.policy,.and.global.fossil.fuel.markets,.and.he.writes.extensively.on.U.S.-India.relations.and.Indian.politics..Before.joining.the.Hoover.Institute,.Carl.was.a.research.fellow.at.the.Program.on.Energy.and.Sustainable.Development.at.the.Freeman.Spogli.Institute.for.International.Studies.at.Stanford.University..Prior.to.this.position,.he.was.a.research.fellow.in.resource.and.development.economics.at.the.Energy.and.Resources.Institute,.India’s.leading.energy.and.environmental.policy.organization..

APRIL CROWApril.Crow.is.global.director.of.environment.and.sustainability.for.The.Coca-Cola.Company..She.is.a.sustainability.expert.providing.leadership.for.the.environmental.platform.of.one.of.the.world’s.most.recognized.brands..She.has.nearly.20.years.of.corporate.and.business.unit.experience.throughout.the.value.chain,.from.manufacturing.to.customer.and.external.stakeholder.management.including.scientific.and.regulatory.affairs,.quality,.

environmental.affairs,.and.sustainability..

VINCE DIBIANCAAs.a.senior.partner.at.Praemia.Group,.Vince.DiBianca.is.an.executive.coach.and.personal.advisor.to.CEOs,.boards.of.directors,.and.senior.executives.committed.to.achieving.

unprecedented.results..His.clients.include.the.leaders.of.global.organizations.like.Allstate,.General.Motors,.Hughes.Aircraft,.Men’s.Warehouse,.Novartis,.Reebok,.Sears,.Whole.Foods,.and.the.United.Nations..He.has.also.worked.with.professional.and.college.sports.coaches..Earlier.in.his.career,.DiBianca.served.as.retailing.industry.partner.of.Touche.Ross.(now.Deloitte.&.Touche),.operated.a.financial.services.company,.built.a.sizeable.management.consulting.firm,.and.was.a.senior.executive.at.Computer.Science.Corporation..

PATRICK DOHERTYPatrick.Doherty.is.a.senior.fellow.in.the.International.Security.Program.at.the.New.America.Foundation,.dedicated.to.the.renewal.of.American.politics,.prosperity,.and.purpose.in.the.digital.age.through.big.ideas,.technological.innovation,.next.generation.politics,.and.creative.engagement.with.broad.audiences..


MARK DUBOISMark.Dubois.is.co-founder.of.Friends.of.the.River.and.the.International.Rivers.Network,.an.organization.that.works.to.ensure.clean.water.supplies,.revitalize.fish.and.wildlife.habitat,.improve.recreation,.and.leave.a.legacy.of.healthy.rivers..Dubois.was.international.coordinator.for.Earth.Day.in.1990.and.2000,.events.that.involved.200.million.people.from.184.countries..He.coordinated.10.consecutive.lobbying.efforts.at.World.Bank/IMF.annual.meetings,.and.he.founded.WorldWise,.a.grassroots.campaign.for.international.development.bank.reform..

MARIA DUNN Maria.Dunn.is.policy.manager.at.Phillips.66,.an.American.multinational.energy.company..Before.moving.into.policy,.she.practiced.law.for.many.years.with.the.company’s.predecessors,.ConocoPhillips.and.Phillips.Petroleum.Company..She.has.worked.in.policy.and.emerging.issues.for.17.years..

RICHARD EIDLINRichard.Eidlin.is.co-founder.and.vice.president.of.policy.and.campaigns.for.the.American.Sustainable.Business.Council,.a.nonprofit.organization.that.offers.programs.that.educate.and.inform.the.public.and.policymakers.on.the.benefits.of.a.more.sustainable.economy..He.has.worked.25.years.on.sustainable.business.and.policy.issues.in.the.public.and.private.sector..Over.the.course.of.his.career,.Eidlin.has.consulted.to.the.United.Nations.Environment.Programme,.worked.in.the.U.S..solar.energy.industry,.served.as.business.outreach.director.for.the.Apollo.Alliance,.co-directed.the.Colorado.Cleantech.Industries.Association.for.the.Obama.campaign,.was.an.adjunct.faculty.member.with.the.Boston.College.Center.for.Corporate.Citizenship,.and.a.board.member.of.New.Hampshire.Business.for.Social.Responsibility..He.currently.teaches.environmental.policy.at.the.University.of.Denver,.serves.on.the.board.of.Rocky.Mountain.Employee.Ownership.Center,.and.directs.the.Greater.Good.Academy..

DAVID FOSTERDavid.Foster.is.the.Texas.state.director.for.Clean.Water.Action.(CWA),.a.one.million–member.organization.of.diverse.people.and.groups.joined.together.to.protect.the.environment,.health,.economic.well-being,.and.community.quality.of.life..Foster.started.working.for.CWA.in.1995.and.became.its.Texas.program.director.in.2004,.coordinating.the.organization’s.public.outreach.to.numerous.Texas.communities,.elected.officials,.and.regulatory.agencies..He.also.served.as.executive.director.of.Trans.Texas.Alliance,.a.statewide.transportation.reform.group,.from.2001.to.2003,.successfully.implementing.a.TXDOT.pedestrian.safety.grant..

BENNETT FREEMANUntil.recently,.Bennett.Freeman.served.as.senior.vice.president.for.social.research.and.policy.at.the.Calvert.Group,.the.global.leader.in.responsible.investing,.leading.social,.environmental,.and.governance.research,.analysis,.policy,.and.advocacy.work..He.served.in.three.positions.as.a.Clinton.presidential.appointee.in.the.U.S..Department.of.State,.including.as.deputy.assistant.secretary.for.democracy,.human.rights,.and.labor..Freeman.began.his.career.in.responsible.investing.at.GE,.working.with.Jack.Welch.on.the.senior.executive.team.on.a.range.of.corporate.responsibility.and.public.policy.issues..

MICHAEL GERRARDMichael.Gerrard.is.the.Andrew.Sabin.Professor.of.Professional.Practice.at.Columbia.Law.School,.


where.he.teaches.courses.on.environmental.law,.climate.change.law,.and.energy.regulation..He.serves.as.the.director.of.the.Sabin.Center.for.Climate.Change.Law.and.is.associate.chair.of.the.faculty.at.the.Earth.Institute.at.Columbia.University..A.world-renowned.expert,.Gerrard.has.practiced.environmental.law.in.New.York.City.since.1979.and.was.formerly.the.managing.partner.of.the.110-lawyer.New.York.office.of.Arnold.&.Porter,.LLP..He.has.written.or.edited.seven.books.in.the.field.of.environmental.law.in.the.United.States,.two.of.which.were.named.Best.Law.Book.of.the.Year.by.the.American.Association.of.Publishers.–.Environmental.Law.Practice.Guide..Gerrard.has.an.almost.unique.ability.to.bridge.the.public.interest.and.corporate.worlds,.garnering.respect.from.both.developers.and.environmental.community..

SARA GILBERTSONSara.Gilbertson.is.director.of.business.and.industry.for.the.World.Wildlife.Fund,.where.she.leads.a.team.that.collaborates.with.key.global.corporate.players.that.harvest,.produce,.process,.or.trade.in.natural.resources.and.use.or.impact.energy.and.water.resources.in.their.supply.chains..Gilbertson’s.specialties.include.full-circle.communication,.financial.reporting,.contracts,.and.connecting.corporate.engagement.programs.to.strategy,.budgets,.and.growth.objectives,.managing.competing.priorities.under.tight.deadlines,.business.development,.and.sponsorship.marketing..

JAMES GLAVEJames.Glave.is.director.of.communications.at.Clean.Energy.Canada.at.Tides.Canada,.an.organization.that.works.to.accelerate.Canada’s.transition.to.a.clean.and.renewable.energy.system..Glave’s.responsibilities.include.publications,.traditional.and.social.media.outreach,.strategy,.and.more..He.was.the.lead.author.on.“Towards.a.New.Energy.Accord:.How.and.Why.a.Canadian.Energy.Strategy.Can.Accelerate.the.Nation’s.Transition.to.

a.Low-Carbon.Economy.”.Glave’s.20-year.media.career.in.Canada.and.the.United.States.included.staff.editor.positions.at.Wired.magazine’s.news.service.and.Outside.magazine..He.is.also.the.author.of.the.critically.acclaimed.2008.comic.memoir.Almost Green: How I Saved 1/6th of a Billionth of the Planet.

BARRY GRADENBarry.Graden.is.director.of.SFI.Forest.Partners.Program.for.the.Sustainable.Forestry.Initiative..SFI.is.an.independent.nonprofit.organization.responsible.for.maintaining,.overseeing,.and.improving.the.internationally.recognized.Sustainable.Forestry.Initiative.program..Before.joining.SFI,.Graden.accumulated.over.three.decades.of.experience.working.in.the.forest.products.industry..He.is.an.Eagle.Scout,.a.Certified.Forester.with.the.Society.of.American.Foresters,.and.a.licensed.Forester.in.the.state.of.South.Carolina..

NATHANEAL GREENENathaneal.Greene.is.director.of.renewable.energy.policy.at.the.Natural.Resources.Defense.Council.(NRDC)..The.NRDC.uses.law,.science,.and.the.support.of.its.1.4.million.members.and.online.activists.to.protect.the.planet’s.wildlife.and.wild.places.and.ensure.a.safe.and.healthy.environment.for.all.living.things..Greene’s.expertise.is.in.

renewable.energy,.its.research.and.development,.and.the.economic.challenges.that.must.be.overcome.so.that.scientific.solutions.can.be.deployed.quickly.and.with.the.greatest.environmental.benefits..

PAUL GRISSPaul.Griss.is.president.of.Boldon.Group.

Incorporated,.an.organization.that.works.with.business,.NGO,.academic,.and.government.partners.to.develop.expert.forums.that.convene.thought.leaders.and.practitioners.to.provide.clear,.science-based,.and.innovative.policy.options.on.a.wide.range.of.issues..Griss.has.worked.at.a.senior.level.on.conservation.and.environmental.protection.issues.in.Canada.for.over.25.years.and.spent.11.years.in.senior.management.with.two.major.nongovernmental.organizations.before.


setting.out.on.his.own..He.is.the.author.of.the.best-selling.The Daily Planet: A Hands-on Guide to a Greener Environment.and.is.a.recipient.of.the.Alberta.Centennial.Medal.for.contributions.to.the.province..

STEVE HANTLERSteve.Hantler.is.director.of.policy.initiatives.for.the.Marcus.Family.Office..In.this.role,.he.advises.Bernie.Marcus,.Home.Depot.co-founder,.in.the.areas.of.public.policy,.free.enterprise.and.entrepreneurship,.national.security,.higher.education,.and.liability.reform..Previously,.Hantler.had.a.27-year.career.with.Chrysler.Corporation,.where.he.held.positions.as.assistant.general.counsel,.manufacturing.group.counsel,.and.senior.trial.attorney..Prior.to.joining.Chrysler,.Hantler.was.engaged.in.private.law.practice..He.is.senior.fellow.at.the.Pacific.Research.Institute.and.a.member.of.the.Legal.Policy.Advisory.Board.of.the.Washington.Legal.Foundation..

TOM HARBISON Tom.Harbison.is.housing.chair.for.Jubilee.Park..The.Jubilee.Project.is.dedicated.to.rebuilding.one.of.the.poorest.and.most.dangerous.neighborhoods.in.Dallas..

RANDY HAYES Randy.Hayes.is.executive.director.of.Foundation.Earth,.a.think.tank.that.goes.beyond.research.to.put.ideas.into.action.in.order.to.make.an.earth-centered.economy.a.reality..Hayes.is.also.founder.of.the.Rainforest.Action.Network.and.

consultant.at.the.World.Future.Council,.a.global.forum.comprising.50.respected.individuals.from.around.the.world.championing.the.rights.of.future.generations.and.working.to.ensure.humanity.acts.now.for.a.sustainable.future...

CHARLIE HEMMELINECharlie.Hemmeline.is.executive.director.of.the.Texas.Solar.Power.Association.(TSPA),.an.organization.dedicated.to.advancing.the.development.of.solar.electric.power.generation.in.Texas..Before.joining.TSPA,.Hemmeline.spent.more.than.eight.years.with.the.U.S..Department.of.Energy.in.Washington,.D.C.,.leading.innovative.programs.for.solar.and.energy.efficiency..Serving.originally.under.President.George.W..Bush.and.later.President.Barak.Obama,.Hemmeline.led.wide-ranging.efforts.to.break.down.the.barriers.to.mainstream.solar.and.reduce.the.soft.costs.of.implementation..

HARRIET HENTGESHarriet.Hentges.is.president.of.Hentges.Associates,.an.advisory.firm.on.sustainability.and.corporate.responsibility,.and.associate.partner.at.The.Rock.Group..She.was.a.principal.in.Hentges.Kahn.&.Strauss,.LLC,.a.consulting.practice.for.food.producers,.manufacturers,.and.grocery.retailers.aimed.at.fostering.a.more.sustainable.food.system..She.has.held.key.positions.at.three.major.corporate.retailers,.Sears.Roebuck,.Wal-Mart,.and.Ahold.USA,.and.served.as.COO.of.the.U.S..Institute.of.Peace.and.the.U.S..League.of.Women.Voters..


WALT HUMANNWalt.Humann.is.a.prominent.Dallas.businessman.and.public.servant.formerly.of.the.Hunt.Oil.Company..He.is.chiefly.recognized.as.the.creator.of.the.Dallas.Area.Rapid.Transit.(DART).system;.for.his.help,.vision,.and.skillful.diplomacy.in.desegregating.Dallas-area.schools;.and.his.service.on.the.Jubilee.Housing.Task.Force..In.1970,.Humann.was.selected.as.one.of.the.“Ten.Outstanding.Young.Men.of.America,”.primarily.for.chairing.the.committee.to.create.the.U.S..Postal.Service.while.serving.as.a.White.House.Fellow..In.the.1970s.and.’80s,.he.helped.to.mediate.the.dispute.of.Love.Field.between.the.mayors.of.Dallas.and.Fort.Worth,.and.in.the.late.1990s.he.chaired.the.Jubilee.Project.helping.revitalize.a.62-block.inner-city.Dallas.neighborhood..

MARION HUNT Marion.Hunt.is.trustee.and.program.officer.for.the.Roy.A..Hunt.Foundation..Her.mission.is.to.address.the.root.causes.of.problems,.environmental.problems.in.particular..

STEPHANIE HUNTStephanie.Hunt.co-founded.the.Hunt.Institute.for.Engineering.and.Humanity.at.Southern.Methodist.University.with.her.husband.in.2009..The.organization’s.mission.is.to.bring.technology-driven.solutions.to.improve.the.lives.of.those.in.extreme.poverty.and.develop.a.new.generation.of.engineers.who.will.apply.their.talents.to.the.challenges.facing.the.global.poor..She.began.

her.career.at.Sotheby’s,.then.joined.the.energy.research.group.of.the.investment.bank.Wasserstein.Perella.&.Company,.where.she.worked.until.1997..Hunt.currently.serves.on.the.boards.of.USA.for.UNHCR,.Human.Rights.Initiative.of.North.Texas,.and.The.da.Vinci.School..She.is.a.passionate.supporter.of.documentary.filmmaking..

GLENN HUROWITZGlenn.Hurowitz.is.managing.director.of.Climate.Advisers,.a.Certified.B.Corporation.and.mission-driven.policy.and.politics.shop.working.to.deliver.a.strong.low-carbon.economy..His.work.focuses.on.achieving.large-scale.global.emissions.reductions.at.low.cost.and.is.an.internationally.recognized.leader.in.transforming.agricultural.supply.chains.to.protect.the.world’s.tropical.rainforests..As.part.of.his.work.with.Climate.Advisers,.Hurowitz.co-founded.and.helps.lead.Chain.Reaction.Research,.which.provides.in-depth.sustainability.risk.analysis.to.major.financial.institutions..He.has.served.as.director.of.the.Tropical.Forest.and.Climate.Coalition,.an.alliance.of.Fortune.500.companies.and.conservation.organizations..Hurowitz.is.also.executive.director.of.Climate.Advisers’.campaigns.affiliate,.Catapult,.and.senior.fellow.at.the.Center.for.International.Policy..

BRYAN JACOB Bryan.Jacob.is.owner.of.Climate.Coach.International..As.such,.he.is.a.seasoned.“climate.coach”.prepared.to.help.organizations.understand.their.climate-related.risks.and.opportunities.to.

design.and.implement.practical.and.cost-effective.mitigation.and.adaptation.strategies..He.is.also.a.veteran.of.the.annual.U.N..climate.conferences.to.help.shape.a.progressive.voice.of.business..

AARON JAMESAaron.James.is.vice.president.of.development.and.membership.for.the.Georgia.Aquarium..In.this.role,.he.is.responsible.for.enhancing.the.aquarium’s.mission.through.strategic.planning.of.its.fundraising.and.general.member.cultivation.efforts..James.has.over.15.years.of.experience.


in.the.development.and.academic.fields,.having.worked.as.director.of.development.for.the.Mount.Vernon.Presbyterian.School.in.Atlanta.and.in.fundraising,.admissions,.and.teaching.at.Casady.School.in.Oklahoma.City;.Louisville.Collegiate.in.Louisville,.Kentucky;.and.Park.Tudor.in.Indianapolis...

KIM JEFFERYKim.Jeffery.is.retired.chairman.and.CEO.of.Nestlé.Waters.North.America,.the.leading.bottled.water.company.in.North.America..For.20.years,.he.served.as.president.and.CEO.of.the.company,.and.for.nearly.36.years.he.was.on.the.vanguard.of.the.rapidly.growing.bottled.water.industry...Throughout.his.tenure,.he.made.environmental.stewardship.a.top.priority..Jeffery.is.on.the.board.of.Future.500,.Keep.America.Beautiful,.Connecticut.Council.for.Education.Reform,.and.Boys.and.Girls.Club.of.Greenwich,.Connecticut.

STEPHEN JORDANStephen.Jordan.is.a.co-founder.and.senior.partner.of.IO.Sustainability,.a.consulting.firm.that.specializes.in.corporate.responsibility.and.sustainability.strategy,.diversity.and.inclusion.strategy,.business.development,.coalitions.and.dialogues,.and.stakeholder.relationship.management..In.2000,.he.founded.and.served.for.12.years.as.executive.director.of.the.Business.Civic.Leadership.Center,.a.nonprofit.affiliate.of.the.U.S..Chamber.of.Commerce.focused.on.corporate.social.responsibility.and.public-private.partnerships..He.is.author,.co-author,.or.editor.of.numerous.publications.on.corporate.responsibility,.business.ethics,.and.global.development,.including.“One.Step.Forward,.Two.Steps.Back:.A.Brief.History.of.Corporate.Citizenship.and.Corporate.Social.Responsibility.”.

MARIE JORDAN Marie.Jordan.is.senior.vice.president.of.National.Grid,.where.she.works.to.ensure.there.is.a.reliable.

infrastructure.in.place.to.deliver.the.electricity.and.gas.at.a.reasonable.cost.for.customers..She.studied.electrical.engineering.at.the.University.of.California.in.Sacramento.and.is.one.of.the.few.women.executives.in.the.male-dominated.utility.industry..Jordan.has.taken.an.active.role.

in.mentoring.a.new.generation.of.engineers,.specifically.women,.and.volunteering.with.the.American.Red.Cross..

BHUSHAN JOSHIBhushan.Joshi.is.senior.manager.of.sustainability.at.JC.Penney,.supporting.the.development.and.implementation.of.a.corporate.sustainability.strategy..He.brings.10.cumulative.years.of.experience.in.environmental.sustainability,.energy.management,.and.consulting..Prior.

to.joining.JCPenney,.Joshi.worked.at.Weir.SPM,.a.company.that.manufactures.flow-control.equipment.and.other.heavy-duty.products.for.the.oil.and.gas.industry;.Westinghouse.Electric,.which.provides.technology,.plant.design,.and.equipment.for.the.commercial.nuclear.electric.power.industry;.FedEx.Ground;.and.Novar/

Honeywell.International,.a.diversified.company.with.aerospace,.controls,.and.security.solutions..

LARRY KOPALDAfter.beginning.his.career.at.Ogilvy.&.Mather.in.New.York,.Larry.Kopald.rose.through.the.ranks.at.global.agencies.such.as.Leo.Burnett,.DDB,.and.Foote,.Cone.&.Belding,.where.he.spent.his.last.stint.as.executive.creative.director.and.ran.nearly.$500.million.in.annual.advertising..Becoming.one.of.four.partners.in.THINK.New.Ideas,.an.agency.created.to.combine.global.marketing.capabilities.with.bleeding-edge.technology,.Kopald.helped.grow.the.agency.to.700.employees.in.the.U.S..and.Europe.within.five.years.before.it.was.acquired..A.sampling.of.clients.includes.McDonalds,.American.Express,.Honda,.Mazda,.Universal.Studios,.Coke,.Pepsi,.and.Oracle..


Kopald.also.has.a.strong.commitment.to.working.for.organizations.that.bring.positive.impact.to.the.world,.including.extensive.work.in.the.environment,.early.childhood.education,.health.care,.and.international.labor.and.human.rights..As.the.head.of.Hollywood’s.Earth.Communications.Office,.he.created.films.seen.by.over.a.billion.people.a.year..His.work.has.been.celebrated.in.such.varied.and.distinct.places.as.the.Harvard Business Review, Esquire, and Advertising Age.and.he.has.been.nominated.for.Emmy®.and.Grammy®.awards.in.addition.to.winning.hundreds.of.advertising.awards..

JOHN LOVENBURGJohn.Lovenburg.is.vice.president.of.environment.at.BNSF.Railway.Company,.a.national.railway.shipping.company.that.operates.in.28.states.and.three.Canadian.provinces.with.an.operating.revenue.around.$23.billion..Lovenburg’s.responsibilities.in.this.role.include.remediation,.hazardous.materials,.sustainability,.environmental.litigation,.compliance,.environmental.permitting.support,.agency.engagement,.environmental.engineering,.and.environmental.policy..Before.assuming.his.current.role,.he.held.a.number.of.positions.at.CH2M.Hill,.most.recently.as.vice.president.and.global.director.for.site.remediation.and.revitalization.in.the.Environmental.Services.Business.Group..

MARY MacDONALDMary.MacDonald.is.managing.director.of.EarthShare.New.York.and.senior.vice.president.of.national.business.development.at.EarthShare,.a.national.nonprofit.federation.with.25.years.of.experience.in.connecting.people.and.workplaces.with.effective.ways.to.support.critical.environmental.causes..MacDonald.has.over.20.years.of.experience.in.nonprofit.marketing.and.development,.with.a.focus.on.employee.engagement.in.CSR.over.the.past.several.years..Before.she.joined.EarthShare.over.10.years.ago,.she.directed.her.own.consulting.firm.that.

specialized.in.event.planning.management.and.fundraising.and.was.a.director.of.special.projects.for.the.Natural.Resources.Defense.Council..

RICK MARRINERRick.Marriner.is.a.shareholder.representative.for.Shell.Oil.and.Project.Meadowlark,.a.scientific.initiative.by.Shell.in.collaboration.with.Arizona.State.University.focused.on.soil.carbon.capture.and.storage..Soil.carbon.capture.is.a.natural.technology.solution.to.store.atmospheric.CO2..Marriner.has.held.a.number.of.positions.with.Shell.Oil.through.the.years,.starting.as.a.marine.charterer..

MICHAEL MARX Michael.Marx.is.executive.director.of.Corporate.Ethics.International.and.Business.Ethics.Network..He.has.designed.and.directed.campaigns.for.organizations.like.the.Rainforest.Action.Network,.Greenpeace,.American.Lands.Alliance,.NRDC,.and.Sierra.Club..In.his.current.position,.Marx.oversaw.the.coordination.of.the.Big.Box.Collaborative,.a.coalition.effort.to.change.the.environmental.practices.of.Wal-Mart..He.later.coordinated.the.International.Tar.Sands.Campaign.in.Canada,.the.U.S.,.and.Europe..

LIZ MAWLiz.Maw.is.CEO.of.Net.Impact,.a.leading.nonprofit.that.empowers.the.next.generation.to.use.their.careers.to.drive.transformational.change.in.the.workplace.and.the.world..During.her.tenure,.Net.


Impact.has.tripled.its.chapter.network.to.more.than.300.formed.partnerships.with.over.50.global.corporations.and.developed.multiple.new.programs.that.engage.students.and.professionals.in.sustainability..Prior.to.joining.Net.Impact,.Maw’s.professional.experience.included.strategic.consulting.to.nonprofits.with.the.Bridgespan.Group,.as.well.as.fundraising.and.direct.marketing.for.nonprofit.organizations.in.New.York.City.and.Washington,.D.C.

ANDREAS MERKLAndreas.Merkl.is.CEO.of.Ocean.Conservancy,.an.organization.dedicated.to.the.development.of.new.solutions.for.a.changing.ocean..Prior.to.taking.the.helm,.he.served.as.a.principal.at.California.Environmental.Associates,.a.San.Francisco–based.think.tank.and.consultancy.that.works.on.the.management.of.the.natural.resource.commons,.ranging.from.fisheries.and.freshwater.to.forests,.air,.and.biodiversity..Earlier.in.his.career,.Merkl.was.a.founding.member.of.McKinsey.&.Company’s.Environmental.Practice.and.served.as.vice.president.and.co-founder.of.CH2M.Hill’s.Strategic.Consulting.Group,.a.leading.provider.of.environmental.management.consulting.services.worldwide..

TIM MOHINTim.Mohin.is.director.of.corporate.responsibility.at.Advanced.Micro.Devices.(AMD),.an.American.semiconductor.company.that.develops.computer.processors.and.related.technologies.for.business.

and.consumer.markets..Prior.to.joining.AMD,.he.advised.executives.at.Fortune.500.companies.as.the.lead.sustainability.consultant.for.EORM,.initiated.and.led.Apple’s.supplier.responsibility.program,.and.spent.12.years.with.Intel.Corporation..Mohin.is.author.of.Changing Business from the Inside Out: A Treehugger’s Guide to Working in Corporations..

MARK MURPHYMark.Murphy.is.global.head.of.corporate.responsibility.and.sustainability.for.Cargill,.an.American.privately.held,.multinational.corporation.that.focuses.in.trading,.purchasing,.and.distributing.grain.and.other.agricultural.commodities..In.his.role,.he.leads.and.develops.enterprise-level.strategy.for.corporate.responsibility.and.sustainability..He.also.advises.and.deploys.processes.to.identify.emerging.business.risks.and.opportunities.and.helps.Cargill.businesses.manage.complex.environmental,.social,.and.economic.challenges.faced.in.markets,.supply.chains,.and.communities.where.Cargill.operates..

JOSIAH NEELEYJosiah.Neeley.is.senior.fellow.and.Texas.director.of.the.R.Street.Institute,.a.nonprofit,.nonpartisan,.public.policy.research.organization.whose.mission.is.to.engage.in.policy.research.and.outreach.to.promote.free.markets.and.limited,.effective.government..Neeley.was.previously.a.policy.analyst.for.the.Center.for.Tenth.Amendment.Studies.and.the.Armstrong.Center.for.Energy.&.

the.Environment.at.the.Texas.Public.Policy.Foundation..Before.that,.Neeley.was.an.associate.specializing.in.constitutional.litigation.with.the.firm.of.Bopp,.Coleson.&.Bostrom.in.Terra.Haute,.Indiana..He.also.clerked.for.U.S..District.Judge.Roger.Vinson.in.Pensacola,.Florida..

LUIS NEVESLuis.Neves.is.chairman.of.the.Global.e-Sustainability.Initiative.(GeSI).and.climate.change.and.sustainability.officer,.executive.vice.resident.at.Deutsche.Telekom.Group..With.over.30.years.of.experience.in.the.national.and.international.


telecommunications.and.information.society.fields,.he.has.played.a.fundamental.role.in.promoting.the.role.of.information.and.communications.technology.in.relation.to.climate.change..He.currently.holds.positions.and.participates.in.a.range.of.international.projects.and.initiatives.including.GeSI,.United.Nations.Global.Compact.Group,.and.Steering.Committee.of.the.United.Nations.Caring.for.Climate.Initiative.

TODD PAGLIA Todd.Paglia.is.executive.director.of.ForestEthics,.an.organization.that.uses.campaigns,.education,.and.partnerships.to.protect.endangered.forests,.wildlife,.and.human.well-being..In.his.role,.Paglia.can.be.credited.with.transforming.the.paper.policies.of.multibillion-dollar.Fortune.500.companies,.including.Staples,.Office.Depot,.Williams-Sonoma,.Dell,.Victoria’s.Secret,.and.more..Before.joining.ForestEthics,.he.was.an.attorney.for.Ralph.Nader.focusing.on.consumer.protection.issues.such.as.environmental.purchasing.by.governmental.agencies.to.spur.alternative.markets,.enforcement.of.antitrust.laws,.corporate.welfare.issues,.and.corporate.accountability..

DAVE RAPAPORTDave.Rapaport.is.vice.president.of.earth.and.community.care.for.Aveda,.a.skin.care,.cosmetics,.perfume,.and.hair.care.company.known.for.its.natural.branding.and.beauty.solutions..He.is.a.senior.sustainability.thought.leader.with.30.years.of.high-ranking.experience.working.with.prominent.nonprofit.organizations.and.pioneering.values-led.businesses..He.also.has.extensive.public.policy.experience.at.local,.state,.national,.and.international.levels.and.has.expertise.in.multiple.issues.and.fields,.including.corporate.social.responsibility,.supply.chain.sustainability,.pollution.prevention,.toxic.chemicals.policy,.solid.waste.management,.hygiene.and.sanitation,.renewable.energy,.and.sustainable.development..

MATT RENNERMatt.Renner.is.executive.director.for.the.World.Business.Academy.(WBA),.a.nonprofit.business.think.tank,.action.incubator,.and.network.of.

business.and.thought.leaders..WBA’s.mission.is.to.inspire.business.to.assume.responsibility.for.the.whole.of.society..Renner.joined.the.organization.because.of.his.deep.concern.for.global.warming.and.his.commitment.to.helping.business.lead.in.finding.solutions..Prior.to.WBA,.Renner.worked.to.launch.KRXA,.the.first.commercial.progressive.talk.radio.station.in.the.Monterey.Bay.area.in.California,.was.an.editor.and.White.House.

correspondent.for.Truthout.org,.and.served.as.director.of.development.and.communications.at.Truthout..

MARK REYNOLDSMark.Reynolds.is.executive.director.of.the.Citizens’.Climate.Lobby,.an.international.grassroots.environmental.group.that.trains.and.supports.volunteers.to.build.relationships.with.their.members.of.Congress.

in.order.to.influence.climate.policy..Reynolds.has.been.a.driving.force.of.the.organization,.causing.it.to.double.in.size.for.five.consecutive.years..Previously,.he.served.as.an.executive.director.for.a.publicly.traded.company,.founded.and.built.multiple.startups,.and.was.a.productivity.and.effectiveness.consultant.for.U.S..and.Canadian.companies..

RICK RIDGEWAY Rick.Ridgeway.is.vice.president.of.environmental.affairs.at.Patagonia,.a.company.that.focuses.on.high-end.outdoor.clothing..Here.he.oversees.vanguard.environmental.and.sustainability.initiatives.including.Freedom.to.Roam,.Common.Threads,.and.the.Footprint.Chronicles..He.also.co-founded.the.Sustainable.Apparel.Coalition..In.addition.to.business,.Ridgeway.is.recognized.as.a.mountaineer.and.adventurer..He.has.produced.and.directed.several.documentary.films.and.written.dozens.of.magazine.articles.and.six.books...


STEVE ROCHLINSteve.Rochlin.is.senior.fellow.of.the.Business.Civic.Leadership.Center.(BCLC).of.the.U.S..Chamber.of.Commerce.with.over.17.years.of.experience.in.sustainability..Prior.to.joining.BCLC,.he.served.as.the.director.of.global.advisory.services.and.member.of.the.board.of.directors.for.AccountAbility.and.as.the.director.of.research.and.development.for.the.Boston.College.Center.for.Corporate.Citizenship..He.is.co-author.of.two.books:.Beyond Good Company: Next Generation Corporate Citizenship and Untapped: Creating Value in Underserved Markets..

GAYLE SCHUELLERGayle.Schueller.is.senior.vice.president.of.sustainability.at.3M,.a.consumer.products.company.valued.at.around.$30.billion.in.sales..In.her.role,.Schueller.is.responsible.for.the.company’s.integrated.strategy.to.deliver.customer.solutions.to.meet.their.sustainability.challenges.and.operate.in.a.way.that.advances.stewardship,.social.responsibility,.and.economic.success.for.all.stakeholders..Her.career.spans.a.broad.range.of.businesses,.from.electronics.to.health.care.to.consumer.industries..Schueller.has.led.technical.and.business.teams.from.around.the.world.including.Europe,.Asia,.Latin.America,.and.North.America..

STEVEN SCHUETHSteven.Schueth.is.president.of.First.Affirmative.Financial.Network,.a.firm.that.helps.investors.do.more.by.combining.innovative.financial.management.with.investment.strategies.that.consider.the.environmental,.social,.and.governance.aspects.of.potential.investments..Prior.to.taking.on.this.role,.he.served.as.director.of.the.Social.Investment.Forum.and.as.chair.and.president.of.the.organization.from.1993.to.2002..He.currently.serves.as.a.director.of.the.Denver-based.nonprofit.Alliance.for.a.Sustainable.Colorado.and.received.the.social.investment.industry’s.SRI.Service.Award.in.1998..

JOHN SCHULZJohn.Schulz.is.sustainability.operations.director.at.AT&T,.focused.on.embedding.sustainability.into.AT&T’s.operations,.products,.and.services.while.positioning.information.and.

communications.technology.as.an.important.sustainability.solution..He.focuses.on.integrating.sustainability.into.operational.resource.use.—.energy,.greenhouse.gas.emissions,.and.water.—.and.the.services.and.products.that.AT&T.brings.to.market..Schulz.has.held.a.wide.range.of.positions.at.AT&T,.including.time.spent.with.the.sustainability,.external.affairs,.energy,.corporate.real.estate,.and.IT.organizations...

CHARLIE SHEERINCharlie.Sheerin.is.senior.director.of.strategic.philanthropy.at.the.World.Wildlife.Fund.(WWF),.one.of.the.world’s.leading.conservation.organizations..WWF.works.in.100.countries.and.is.supported.by.1.2.million.members..Before.assuming.his.current.position,.he.worked.as.director.of.communications.and.resource.development.for.the.Aga.Khan.Foundation.USA,.acting.vice.president.of.development.for.WWF,.and.development.director.for.The.Nature.Conservancy..


YALMAZ SIDDIQUIYalmaz.Siddiqui.is.senior.director.of.environmental.and.supplier.diversity.strategy.for.Office.Depot..He.is.responsible.for.setting.strategic.direction.and.integrating.a.wide.range.of.environmental.programs.into.the.global.organization..Prior.to.joining.Office.Depot,.Siddiqui.served.as.senior.consultant.in.customer.relations.management.at.IBM.Business.Consulting.Services.and.authored.the.first.global.study.on.environmental.purchasing.of.wood.and.paper.products..Before.IBM,.he.was.a.management.consultant.at.PricewaterhouseCoopers,.where.he.focused.on.the.forest,.paper,.and.packaging.industries..

JAN SIEVING Jan.Sieving.is.vice.president.of.public.affairs.—.North.America.for.Repsol,.an.energy.company.whose.portfolio.includes.oil,.natural.gas,.chemicals,.and.new.energy..Before.assuming.her.current.role,.Sieving.was.vice.president.of.marketing.and.communications.for.CB&I,.director.of.communications.and.public.affairs.for.Occidental.Petroleum.Corporation,.field.representative.for.California.state.Sen..Ken.Maddy,.and.assistant.director.of.press.relations.for.California.Gov..Pete.Wilson..

ROB SISSONRob.Sisson.is.executive.director.of.ConservAmerica,.the.national.grassroots.organization.that.advocates.for.conservation.to.become.a.bipartisan.political.priority.and.works.to.educate.public.and.elected.officials.on.conservative.approaches.to.today’s.most.pressing.environmental.challenges..Before.joining.ConservAmerica,.Sisson.spent.22.years.in.commercial.banking.and.served.two.terms.as.the.mayor.of.the.City.of.Sturgis,.Michigan..During.his.tenure,.he.helped.lead.the.city.to.national.recognition.for.energy.and.environmental.conservation.programs..

ROLF SKARRolf.Skar.is.forest.campaign.director.for.Greenpeace.and.has.worked.on.market-based.campaigns.to.protect.forests.around.the.world,.from.Indonesia.to.Canada..Prior.to.joining.Greenpeace,.he.was.campaign.director.for.the.Siskiyou.Project.in.Portland,.Oregon,.where.he.directed.outreach,.media,.and.political.work.to.permanently.protect.the.1.2-million.acre.Siskiyou.Wild.Rivers.region..Previously,.Skar.took.charge.of.programs.for.the.Portland-based.Northwest.

Earth.Institute,.encouraging.individuals.to.make.sustainable.choices.in.their.everyday.lives..

KEN STRASSNER Ken.Strassner.is.a.Future.500.senior.fellow.at.the.Center.for.International.Policy..He.served.as.vice.president.of.global.environment,.safety,.regulatory,.and.scientific.affairs.at.Kimberly-Clark.and.earlier.as.vice.president.of.environment.and.energy.at.the.company..In.these.roles,.Strassner.formulated.corporate.policies.and.directed.technical.staff.across.these.functions,.as.well.as.managed.the.development.of.Kimberly-Clark’s.Corporate.and.Business.Unite.sustainability.plans.and.relationships.with.outside.stakeholders.interested.in.the.corporation’s.sustainability.performance..Prior.to.joining.Kimberly-Clark.Corporation.in.1976,.Strassner.served.as.an.officer.in.the.U.S..Navy,.practiced.law.with.a.firm.in.Washington,.D.C.,.and.served.as.executive.assistant.to.the.assistant.secretary.of.labor.for.Occupational.Safety.and.Health..His.legal.specialties.include.U.S..and.international.environmental.and.energy.law,.product.safety.matters,.and.occupational.safety.and.health.requirements..

ARLENE STROMArlene.Strom.is.vice.president.of.sustainability.and.communications.at.Suncor.Energy.and.serves.as.vice.chair.of.Suncor.Energy.Foundation..In.these.roles,.she.is.accountable.for.sustainability.strategy.for.the.corporation,.including.community.investment.and.climate.change.strategy.as.well.as.communications,.stakeholder,.and.aboriginal.relations.and.issues.management..Strom.is.also.responsible.for.Suncor’s.sustainability.and.outreach.strategy,.climate.change.strategy,.environmental.excellence.support,.and.management.of.the.Suncor.Energy.Foundation..Prior.to.joining.Suncor,.Strom.worked.for.six.years.at.Burnet.Duckworth.&.Palmer.as.a.securities.lawyer.and.taught.securities.law.as.a.sessional.at.the.University.of.Calgary.Faculty.of.Law.for.three.years..During.the.first.part.of.her.career,.Strom.held.various.positions.in.sales.and.marketing.in.the.consumer.packaged.goods.industry..

JERRY TAYLORJerry.Taylor.is.vice.president.of.the.Niskanen.Center,.a.libertarian.nonprofit.think.tank.that.works.to.change.public.policy.through.direct.engagement.in.the.policymaking.process..Prior.to.founding.the.center.in.2014,.Taylor.spent.23.years.at.the.Cato.Institute,.where.he.served.as.


the.director.of.natural.resource.studies,.assistant.editor.of.Regulation.magazine,.senior.fellow,.and.then.vice.president..Before.that,.he.was.the.staff.director.for.the.energy.and.environment.task.force.at.the.American.Legislative.Exchange.Council.(ALEC)..

JIM THOMASJim.Thomas.is.vice.president.of.sustainability,.safety,.environment,.risk,.ethics,.and.compliance.for.Petco.Animal.Supplies,.responsible.for.developing.and.leading.the.company’s.long-range.sustainability.strategies.and.collaborating.closely.with.the.executive.board.and.leadership.team..Prior.to.joining.Petco,.he.was.vice.president,.director.of.corporate.social.responsibility.for.JCPenney.for.five.years,.and.vice.president,.organizational.compliance.for.the.Gerber.Products.Division.with.Novartis.for.20.years..Thomas.is.chairman.of.the.Corporate.Environmental,.Health,.Safety.&.Sustainability.Management.Roundtable,.an.industry.group.comprising.many.of.the.leading.U.S..companies,.and.vice.chairman.of.the.Retail.Sustainability.Initiative.of.the.Retail.Industry.Leaders.Association..He.is.past.chairman.of.the.Global.Environmental.Management.Initiative.and.was.on.the.steering.committee.for.the.UN.Global.Compact.–.US.Network.

PETE TRELENBERGPete.Trelenberg.is.manager.of.environmental.policy.and.planning.at.ExxonMobil,.one.of.the.most.successful.oil.and.gas.corporations.in.

the.marketplace..In.his.position,.Trelenberg.advises.senior.management.and.the.board.on.climate.change,.greenhouse.gas.management,.sustainability,.and.regulatory.reform.activities.for.ExxonMobil..Trelenberg.first.joined.Exxon.in.1980.as.a.project.engineer.and.has.worked.his.way.up.in.the.company.to.his.current.position..Most.recently,.he.served.as.the.head.of.planning.and.business.development.for.ExxonMobil.Chemical.Company.in.Houston..

JIM WALKERJim.Walker.is.co-founder.of.The.Climate.Group.(TCG),.where.he.is.director.of.international.programs.and.strategy..He.has.worked.on.sustainability.strategy.and.policy.since.1997,.serving.as.TCG.chief.operating.officer.for.seven.years..He.is.also.a.representative.of.the.Climate.Mobilization.Fund,.overseeing.grant-making.to.the.We.Mean.Business.Coalition.and.Here.and.Now.Campaign..Walker.helped.to.establish.the.HSBC.Climate.Partnership.on.climate.and.cities.and.TCG’s.programs.on.off-grid.energy,.electric.vehicles,.and.LED.lighting..Walker.has.been.involved.on.projects.from.the.Netherlands.to.China..

PAUL WALKERPaul.Walker.is.on.the.board.of.directors.for.ConservAmerica.and.president.of.Insight.Consulting,.an.organization.that.provides.professional.consulting.services.for.the.business.community..He.is.a.frequent.presenter.at.

energy.and.water.forums.throughout.the.United.States.and.is.chairman.of.Arizonans.for.Responsible.Water.Policy,.a.trade.group.comprising.large.water.companies.advocating.for.long-term.water.policy.changes..

ERIC WASHBURNEric.Washburn.is.principal.at.Bracewell.&.Giuliani,.an.international.law.firm.that.provides.guidance.on.business,.law,.finance,.litigation,.government.relations,.and.regulatory.policy..He.provides.federal.legislative.and.regulatory.advice.to.industry.and.


nonprofit.clients.on.a.broad.range.of.policy.matters.including.natural.resources,.environmental,.and.energy.issues..Washburn.joined.Bracewell.in.2014.after.10.years.working.in.senior.positions.at.two.government.relations.firms.where.he.advised.clients.on.natural.resources.and.energy.issues..During.this.time,.he.also.became.the.founding.executive.director.of.the.Theodore.Roosevelt.Conservation.Partnership,.a.coalition.of.dozens.of.leading.hunting.and.fishing.organizations..

SABRINA WATKINSSabrina.Watkins.is.the.head.of.sustainable.development.at.ConocoPhillips,.with.global.responsibility.for.corporate.policies,.positions,.and.implementation.strategies.related.to.sustainable.development..She.began.her.career.in.upstream.production.and.drilling.engineering.in.the.deepwater.Gulf.of.Mexico.in.New.Orleans..During.her.34.years.in.the.industry,.Watkins.has.held.senior.management.roles.in.asset.development,.production,.procurement,.drilling,.health,.safety,.and.environment..Since.2001,.she.has.led.work.on.early-stage.innovation.and.emerging.technologies.and.directed.global.upstream.technology.strategy..She.managed.global.corporate.environmental.technology.and.carbon.capture.and.storage.policy.from.2006.to.2008.and.assumed.her.current.role.in.2009..

JEFF WEIGELJeff.Weigel.is.Texas.director.of.strategic.initiatives.for.The.Nature.Conservancy,.a.nonprofit.organization.dedicated.to.conserving.the.lands.and.waters.on.which.all.life.depends.through.scientific.research,.partnerships,.collaboration,.and.advocacy..He.first.joined.The.Nature.Conservancy.in.1979.as.a.seasonal.field.biologist.for.the.Minnesota.chapter..In.1988,.he.joined.the.Texas.chapter.as.the.director.of.stewardship,.and.in.the.ensuing.years.has.held.a.number.of.key.positions.developing.conservation.projects,.raising.funds,.and.building.conservation.programs.across.Texas..In.his.current.role.he.works.on.fundraising,.board.development,.and.government.relations..

ARTHUR WEISSMANArthur.Weissman.is.president.and.CEO.of.Green.Seal,.a.nonprofit.certification.organization.that.gives.consumers.a.standard.with.which.to.evaluate.the.sustainability.of.the.products.and.services.they.purchase..He.has.over.30.years.of.experience.in.environmental.programs,.policy,.standards,.and.enforcement..He.has.spent.over.half.that.time.at.Green.Seal,.which.he.has.led.for.the.past.15.years..Weissman.has.also.served.as.founding.chair.of.the.Global.Ecolabeling.Network.and.international.convener.for.ISO.standards..Prior.to.joining.Green.Seal,.Weissman.was.responsible.for.developing.national.policy.and.guidance.for.the.Superfund.

program.at.the.Environmental.Protection.Agency..He.also.served.as.a.congressional.science.fellow.and.worked.for.The.Nature.Conservancy.in.Connecticut..

LAURA WHITINGLaura.Whiting.is.senior.counsel.for.Occidental.Chemical.Corporation,.a.leading.North.American.manufacturer.of.PVC.resins,.chlorine,.and.caustic.soda..She.has.worked.in.this.capacity.for.the.past.10.years,.focusing.on.environmental.

and.process.safety.compliance,.enforcement.defense,.regulatory.development.and.permitting,.product.stewardship,.sustainability,.and.corporate.transactions..Whiting.is.a.member.of.the.board.of.directors.for.Dixon.Water.Foundation.and.Texas.state.trustee.for.The.Nature.Conservancy..

ANDREA STRIMLING YODSAMPAAndrea.Strimling.Yodsampa.is.the.co-founder.and.CEO.of.DEPLOY/US,.a.social.venture.dedicated.to.building.a.prosperous,.sustainable.energy.future.through.strategic.engagement.in.both.markets.and.policy..She.is.a.social.entrepreneur.and.social.scientist.with.25.years.of.experience.in.government,.civil.society,.and.academia,.including.work.in.the.U.S.,.Asia,.Africa,.Central.and.South.America,.and.Eastern.Europe..Yodsampa.served.for.over.a.decade.as.a.commissioner.with.the.Federal.Mediation.and.Conciliation.Service,.is.co-founder.and.former.chair.of.the.board.of.the.Alliance.for.Peacebuilding,.and.served.on.the.U.S..delegation.to.the.Stockholm.Forum.on.Truth,.Justice,.and.Reconciliation.in.2002..


Business and the Environment Forum

BILL HAMMONDBill.Hammond.is.CEO.of.the.Texas.Association.of.Business.(TAB),.a.business.and.chamber.organization.that.he.has.led.since.April.1998..Before.joining.TAB,.Hammond.served.for.three.years.as.employer.representative.on.the.three-member.Texas.Workforce.Commission.(TWC),.was.appointed.chairman.of.the.commission.by.then.Governor.George.W..Bush,.and.served.four.terms.in.the.Texas.House.of.Representatives..Before.his.service.in.state.government,.Hammond.owned.and.was.president.of.the.Dallas.Tent.and.Awning.Company..He.has.spent.his.career.working.aggressively.to.ensure.a.strong.pro-business.tax.and.regulatory.climate.in.Texas.

BILL WHITEBill.White.is.former.mayor.of.Houston.and.current.senior.advisor.at.Lazard..He.completed.his.undergraduate.degree.in.economics.at.Harvard.University.and.law.degree.at.the.University.of.Texas.at.Austin..White.worked.at.and.then.became.a.partner.of.the.Houston.firm.Susman.Godfrey.before.he.joined.the.Clinton.administration.as.deputy.secretary.of.energy..During.his.service.as.the.mayor.of.Houston,.White.championed.environmental.causes,.emphasizing.cleaning.up.the.city’s.air.and.protecting.public.health.

State of the State Panel

CLAY JENKINSDallas.County.Judge.Clay.Jenkins.has.served.the.Dallas.area.since.January.2011..In.this.role,.he.is.responsible.for.overseeing.the.county’s.truancy.courts,.which.hear.cases.from.partnering.school.

districts.and.enforce.truancy.court.orders.as.directed..Jenkins.graduated.from.Baylor.University.School.of.Law.and.is.a.partner.at.Jenkins.&.Jenkins,.a.firm.that.practices.plaintiff.personal.injury.and.commercial.litigation..

SID MILLERTexas.Agriculture.Commissioner.Sid.Miller.oversees.state.programs.aimed.at.promoting.the.agricultural.economy.and.encouraging.healthy.living.in.Texas..He.served.as.chairman.of.the.Texas.House.Agriculture.and.Livestock.Committee,.is.a.former.vocational.agriculture.teacher,.and.is.a.world.champion.cowboy.with.nine.world.titles...A.true.rural.Texan,.Miller.is.a.lifetime.member.of.the.Houston.Livestock.Show.and.Rodeo.and.a.former.Farm.Bureau.director..

VICTOR VANDERGRIFFVictor.Vandergriff.is.a.member.of.the.Texas.Transportation.Commission,.an.organization.that.oversees.the.statewide.activities.of.the.Texas.Department.of.Transportation,.and.was.appointed.commissioner.by.Governor.Rick.Perry.in.2013..He.is.an.attorney.and.private.businessman.specializing.in.business.development.and.legislative.issues..Vandergriff.completed.his.undergraduate.degree.at.the.University.of.Southern.California.and.law.degree.at.Southern.Methodist.University..

Green Speaker SeriesStage East


“The Nature of Business” Speech

JOSEPH QUINLANJoseph.Quinlan.is.managing.director.and.chief.market.strategist.for.U.S..Trust,.Bank.of.America.Private.Wealth.Management..In.this.role,.he.provides.economic.and.market.insights.and.executes.the.firm’s.overall.investment.strategy..Quinlan.previously.served.as.a.senior.global.economist.and.strategist.for.Morgan.Stanley.and.started.his.career.at.Merrill.Lynch..Outside.the.bank,.he.lectures.on.finance.and.global.economics.at.New.York.University,.has.written.11.books,.and.is.a.fellow.at.some.of.the.world’s.most.prestigious.universities..Quinlan.is.one.of.the.world’s.leading.thinkers.on.the.human.and.business.implications.of.energy.and.water.resources.

Green Speaker SeriesStage West

Global Solar Leaders

TONY SEBATony.Seba.is.a.lecturer.in.entrepreneurship,.disruption,.and.clean.energy.at.Stanford.University,.a.serial.Silicon.Valley.entrepreneur,.and.author.of.three.books.on.clean.and.renewable.energies.

LUCHIANO GUIDO Luchiano.Guido.works.at.SolarFUTURE.today.Latin.America,.a.worldwide.television.platform.and.multi-industry.solar.awareness.campaign.for.the.solar.PV.industry..

RAYMOND HERNANDEZ JR. Raymond.Hernandez.Jr..is.a.film.and.television.producer.who.has.extensive.experience.in.the.entertainment.industry..He.is.currently.developing.various.television.projects.and.three.independent.feature.films..

TOMASZ SLUSARZTomasz.Slusarz.is.the.CEO.of.Solar.PV.TV.and.a.member.of.SolarFUTURE.today.Foundation,.Charity.Galas,.and.the.Honorary.Visionary.Board.and.the.Solar.Advocates.Group...Solar.PV.TV.is.a.worldwide.television.platform.for.solar.PV.business.and.technology.


Wind

JEFF CLARK Jeff.Clark.is.executive.director.of.the.Wind.Coalition,.a.wind.energy.industry.trade.association.created.to.promote.the.development.of.wind.as.a.resource.in.the.south.central.United.States..Prior.to.assuming.this.leadership.position,.he.was.vice.president.of.governmental.affairs.at.the.Technology.Association.of.America.and.before.that.led.the.Texas.office.of.the.National.Federation.of.Independent.Business..He.served.as.principal.at.Public.Strategies.and.was.a.member.of.the.advance.staff.during.the.campaigns.of.President.George.W..Bush..

JOHN SPICER John.Spicer.is.president.of.Breeze.Energy,.a.Texas-based.wind.energy.company.that.provides.consumers.with.affordable.renewable.energy..He.has.a.degree.in.mechanical.engineering.and.an.MBA.from.Texas.A&M..After.graduating,.Spicer.worked.for.a.major.traditional.energy.corporation,.where.he.first.began.purchasing.wind.energy.and.realized.the.potential.of.the.energy.source..

WALTER HORNADAYWalter.Hornaday.is.president.and.CEO.of.Cielo.Wind.Power,.a.privately.held.wind.power.project.development.company.based.in.Austin,.Texas..He.earned.a.degree.in.engineering.at.the.University.of.Texas.at.Austin,.then.started.a.company.in.1991.that.rebuilt.and.repaired.small.wind.turbines.for.farmers.and.small.businesses.in.rural.Texas..He.built.on.these.successes.when.he.established.Cielo.in.1998.and.has.been.growing.the.company.ever.since..

Grid

DON CLEVENGER Don.Clevenger.is.senior.vice.president.of.strategic.planning.of.Oncor.Electric.Delivery,.a.regulated.electric.business.that.operates.the.largest.distribution.and.transmission.system.in.Texas,.delivering.power.to.more.than.3.million.meters.across.the.state..He.graduated.with.a.law.degree.from.Southern.Methodist.University.and.represented.TXU.for.the.firm.Hunton.&.Williams.for.years.before.joining.the.company.in.2004..He.starting.as.senior.counsel.of.business.services.at.Oncor.and.steadily.worked.up.the.ranks.to.his.current.position....

PAUL WATTLESPaul.Wattles.is.senior.analyst.for.market.design.and.development.for.the.Electric.Reliability.Council.of.Texas..ERCOT,.as.it.is.better.known,.operates.the.electric.grid.and.manages.the.deregulated.market.for.about.75.percent.of.the.state.of.Texas..Wattles.has.over.14.years.of.electric.industry.experience.with.an.emphasis.on.wholesale.markets,.advanced.metering,.demand.response,.and.regulatory.and.governmental.affairs..

AUDREY FOGARTY Audrey.Fogarty.is.vice.president.of.product.management.for.Younicos,.an.international.company.that.specializes.in.intelligent.energy.storage.and.grid.solutions..In.her.role,.she.ensures.that.best-fit.energy.storage.solutions.are.deployed.for.grid.operators,.power.generators,.and.energy.end.users..Prior.to.entering.the.storage.industry.in.2011,.Fogarty.spent.10.years.working.in.renewable.energy.markets.in.Europe.and.the.U.S.,.serving.as.vice.president.of.energy.dispatch.at.E.ON.Climate.&.Renewables.North.America.and.trading.development.manager.at.the.Irish.renewable.energy.utility,.Airtricity.


Integrity and Earth: Honoring our Roots While Enhancing Progress

KARENNA GOREEldest.daughter.of.environmental.advocate.and.former.Vice.President.Al.Gore,.Karenna.Gore.is.director.of.the.Center.for.Earth.Ethics.at.Union.Theological.Seminary..She.received.a.bachelor’s.degree.from.Harvard.University,.master’s.degree.in.social.ethics.from.Union.Theological.Seminary,.and.law.degree.from.Columbia.Law.School..Gore.previously.worked.as.a.lawyer.and.director.of.community.affairs.for.the.Association.to.Benefit.Children..She.is.author.of.Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America.and.lives.in.New.York.City..

Conservation Votes Count

GENE KARPINSKIGene.Karpinski.is.president.of.the.League.of.Conservation.Voters.(LCV),.an.organization.that.works.to.turn.environmental.values.into.national,.state,.and.local.priorities..He.joined.the.organization.in.2006.after.serving.for.more.than.a.dozen.years.as.a.member.of.the.board.of.directors.

and.political.committee..Before.then,.Karpinski.worked.for.21.years.as.the.executive.director.of.the.U.S..Public.Interest.Research.Group,.where.he.led.many.national.environmental.issue.campaigns..Under.his.leadership,.LCV’s.electoral.budget.has.more.than.tripled,.and.the.organization.has.assumed.a.leading.role.in.the.efforts.to.pass.clean.energy.and.climate.policies..

DAVID WEINBERGDavid.Weinberg.is.executive.director.of.the.Texas.League.of.Conservation.Voters.(TLVC),.an.organization.that.works.to.preserve.and.enhance.the.quality.of.life.of.Texans.by.making.conservation.a.top.priority.with.Texas.elected.officials,.political.candidates,.and.voters..During.his.tenure,.he.has.significantly.expanded.fundraising,.membership,.and.program.work..Prior.to.TLCV,.Weinberg.worked.in.environmental.advocacy.and.state.politics.in.New.York.at.Consumers.Union.and.the.New.York.Public.Interest.Research.Group..

SUSYBELLE GOSSLEESusybelle.Gosslee.is.president.of.the.Dallas.League.of.Women.Voters,.an.organization.in.Dallas.County.that.encourages.informed.and.active.participation.in.government,.influencing.public.policy.through.education.and.advocacy..Gosslee.co-chaired.a.League.of.Women.Voters.of.the.United.States.project.on.Homeland.Security.and.Civil.Liberties.in.2005.and.has.been.a.representative.at.the.United.Nations.Commission.on.the.Status.of.Women.in.2006.and.2008..She.is.also.the.founder.of.Our.Friends.Place,.a.residential.program.for.teen.girls.who.have.been.sexually.or.physically.abused..


SATURDAY


National Parks Centennial KickoffPresented by the National Parks Conservation Association

SUZANNE DIXONSuzanne.Dixon.is.Texas.regional.director.for.the.National.Parks.Conservation.Association,.an.organization.that.advocates.for.the.national.parks.and.the.National.Park.Service.by.educating.decision.makers.and.the.public.about.the.importance.of.parks..

BRIAN SHELLUMBrian.Shellum.is.a.historian.with.a.focus.on.African-American.military,.military.attaché,.and.military.intelligence.history..He.is.the.author.of.Black Officer in a Buffalo Solider Regiment.and.has.written.several.books.on.Charles.Young.and.the.Buffalo.Soldiers.of.the.U.S..frontier..Prior.to.his.historical.pursuits,.Shellum.served.in.the.U.S..Army.until.1994,.worked.as.government.historian.at.the.Defense.Intelligence.Agency,.and.as.senior.intelligence.officer.with.the.Department.of.Defense..

ALAN SPEARSAlan.Spears.is.a.historian.for.the.National.Parks.Conservation.Association.(NPCA),.an.organization.that.advocates.for.national.parks.and.the.National.Park.Service.by.educating.decision.makers.and.the.public.about.the.importance.of.parks..He.began.his.career.with.NPCA.as.an.intern.from.Howard.University.and.has.led.campaigns.to.establish.parks.of.historical.significance.across.the.Eastern.seaboard..

Conservation Has No Party

DAVID YARNOLDDavid.Yarnold.is.president.and.CEO.of.the.National.Audubon.Society,.a.conservation.organization.that.connects.nearly.4.million.people.using.science.and.education..During.his.tenure,.he.led.a.turnaround.


that.has.expanded.the.Audubon’s.effectiveness.while.building.on.the.organization’s.strong.conservation.legacy..Previously,.Yarnold.worked.at.the.Environmental.Defense.Fund,.helping.expand.partnerships.with.corporations.in.order.to.increase.revenue,.and.was.a.former.Pulitzer.Prize–winning.editor.at.the.San Jose Mercury News..

ROB SISSONRob.Sisson.is.executive.director.of.ConservAmerica,.the.national.grassroots.organization.that.advocates.for.conservation.to.become.a.bipartisan.political.priority.and.works.to.educate.public.and.elected.officials.on.conservative.approaches.to.today’s.most.pressing.environmental.challenges..Before.joining.ConservAmerica,.Sisson.spent.22.years.in.commercial.banking.and.served.two.terms.as.the.mayor.of.the.City.of.Sturgis,.Michigan..During.his.tenure,.he.helped.lead.the.city.to.national.recognition.for.energy.and.environmental.conservation.programs..

Bats!

CULLEN GEISELMANCullen.Geiselman,.is.vice.chair.of.Bat.Conservation.International.(BCI).board.of.directors..BCI.is.an.organization.dedicated.to.protecting.the.world’s.1,300-plus.species.of.bats.and.their.habitats,.and.as.vice.chair.Geiselman.involves.zoos,.parks,.schools,.and.

other.conservation.organizations.in.educational.efforts.to.generate.enthusiasm.for.and.action.around.bat.conservation..She.has.a.bachelor’s.degree..in.environmental.science.and.policy.from.Duke.University.and.doctorate.in.ecology.and.evolutionary.biology.from.Columbia.University..

DIANNE ODEGARDDianne.Odegard.is.a.Texas-permitted.bat.rehabilitator..She.works.with.Bat.Conservation.International.(BCI).as.education.and.public.outreach.manager.and.public.information.liaison.with.specialties.in.education,.artificial.roosts,.bats.in.buildings,.and.bats.and.public.health..In.pursuit.of.BCI’s.vision.to.protect.bats.and.their.habitats,.during.the.next.five.years.the.organization.will.work.worldwide.with.public.and.private.partners.to.respond.rapidly.and.effectively.to.bat.conservation.crises,.preventing.the.extinction.of.threatened.bats.and.the.extirpation.of.globally.significant.populations.of.bats.

A Strong Economy and a Clean Environment

DAN PATRICKDan.Patrick.is.Texas.lieutenant.governor..Previously.he.served.seven.years.in.the.Texas.State.Senate,.where.he.chaired.the.Senate.Education.Committee.and.is.known.as.a.strong.fiscal.and.social.conservative..When.he’s.not.talking.politics,.Patrick.hosts.a.daily.afternoon.talk.show.on.Houston.radio..


Oceans

LOUIE PSIHOYOSLouie.Psihoyos.is.executive.director.of.the.Oceanic.Preservation.Society.(OPS),.a.nonprofit.organization.that.creates.film,.photography,.and.media.to.inspire.people.to.save.the.oceans..Psihoyos.is.widely.regarded.as.one.of.the.world’s.most.prominent.still.photographers.and.has.circled.the.globe.dozens.of.times.for.National Geographic, Fortune, Smithsonian, Discover,.and.many.more.prominent.publications..His.first.documentary.film,.The Cove,.won.an.Academy.Award.for.Best.Documentary.Feature.in.2009..At.Earth.Day.Texas,.Psihoyos.showed.his.second.film,.Racing Extinction,.which.has.already.been.received.with.critical.acclaim..

SHELLEY DU PUYShelley.Du.Puy.is.education.and.outreach.coordinator.for.the.National.Oceanic.and.Atmospheric.Administration.(NOAA).Flower.Garden.Banks.National.Marine.Sanctuary.team..In.her.role,.she.is.responsible.for.coordinating.all.education,.outreach,.public.and.media.relations,.and.nonresearch.volunteer.activities..Du.Pay.holds.a.bachelor’s.degree.in.marine.science.from.Texas.A&M.University.at.Galveston.and.has.over.30.years.of.experience.with.NOAA.in.areas.ranging.from.fisheries.data.collection.to.wetlands.conservation.to.environmental.education..

JORDAN MACHAJordan.Macha.is.gulf.policy.analyst.for.the.Gulf.Restoration.Network.(GRN),.an.organization.committed.to.uniting.and.empowering.people.to.protect.and.restore.the.natural.resources.of.the.Gulf.Region.of.the.southern.United.States..She.is.responsible.for.identifying.GRN’s.restoration.priorities.for.the.Gulf.region.and.advancing.those.priorities.in.federal,.state,.and.local.decision-making.venues..Before.joining.GRN,.Macha.worked.with.the.Sierra.Club.and.received.her.undergraduate.degree.from.the.University.of.the.South.in.Sewanee,.Tennessee..

Fracking

RYAN SITTONTexas.Railroad.Commissioner.Ryan.Sitton.is.an.energy.expert,.native.Texan,.and.the.man.who.will.oversee.energy.policy.in.Texas.for.the.next.six.years..Before.being.elected.railroad.commissioner,.Sitton.and.his.wife,.Jennifer,.founded.PinnacleAIS,.an.engineering.and.technology.company.focused.on.reliability.and.integrity.programs.for.the.oil,.gas,.and.petrochemical.industries...

ADAM BRIGGLEAdam.Briggle.is.assistant.professor.at.the.University.of.North.Texas.with.a.doctorate.in.environmental.studies.from.the.University.of.Colorado..He.is.a.board.member.of.the.advocacy.group.Frack.Free.Denton.and.has.authored.and.co-authored.several.books..Over.the.past.few.years,.he.has.worked.as.a.field.philosopher.working.with.a.diverse.range.of.stakeholders.around.the.issue.of.natural.gas.drilling.and.hydraulic.fracturing.within.the.city.limits.of.Denton,.Texas..


Texas Trees Foundation Partnership Award to ONCOR

JANETTE MONEARJanette.Monear.is.president.and.CEO.of.the.Texas.Trees.Foundation..Oncor.supports.Texas.Trees.Foundation.in.its.initiatives.to.provide.education,.trees,.and.other.support.to.create.more.livable.communities.in.North.Texas.and.make.better.land.stewards.through.a.variety.of.programs,.projects,.and.partnerships..Monear.brings.25.years.of.previous.experience.in.urban.forestry.to.her.role.at.the.Texas.Trees.Foundation..

Plano Solar Advocates

LARRY HOWETogether.with.other.Live.Green.in.Plano.volunteers,.Howe.co-founded.Plano.Solar.Advocates.in.2012,.a.grassroots.volunteer.group.of.citizens.whose.mission.is.to.increase.awareness.and.expand.the.use.of.solar.energy.for.electricity.generation.in.Plano.

Earth911

JEFF CHENEYJeff.Cheney.is.president.of.Earth911,.a.consumer.and.client-facing.organization.that.provides.corporations.with.sustainability.and.lifestyle.and.media.solutions.for.everyday.individuals..Prior.to.this.role,.he.was.a.member.of.the.board.of.directors.of.Quest.Resource.Holding.Corporation.and.served.as.broker.associate.at.Keller.Williams.Realty..He.is.also.owner.and.operator.of.the.online.community.forum.frisco-online.com.and.Northstar.Property.Management...



Municipal Sustainability

NICOLE FERRININicole.Ferrini.is.chief.resilience.officer.for.the.city.of.El.Paso.and.most.recently.spearheaded.the.GRO.El.Paso.Initiative.focused.on.building.grassroots.resilience.on.a.regional.scale.with.emphasis.on.issues.ranging.from.climate.instability,.resource.conservation,.and.crisis.management.to.urban.development.and.social.justice..Ferrini.is.a.founding.member.of.the.USGBC.Chihuahuan.Desert.Chapter,.founding.board.member.of.Eco.El.Paso,.and.member.of.the.Congress.for.New.Urbanism..

LISA LINAs.the.sustainability.manager.for.the.City.of.Houston,.Lisa.Lin.oversees.and.assists.with.Houston’s.varied.environmental.programs,.including.the.Houston.Green.Office.Challenge,.Department.of.Energy’s.Better.Buildings.Challenge,.the.city’s.bike.share.program,.climate.action.planning,.and.more.

MURRAY MYERSMurray.Myers.works.on.the.Zero.Waste.Plan.for.the.City.of.Dallas.and.focuses.on.marketing,.organics,.e-cycling,.and.commercial.recycling.

Speech

KEN PAXTONKen.Paxton.is.the.recently.elected.Texas.attorney.general..As.a.state.senator,.he.was.consistently.recognized.as.a.conservative,.stalwart.leader.with.a.deep.passion.and.respect.for.the.U.S..Constitution..Paxton.served.in.the.Texas.House.of.Representatives.for.10.years.prior.to.being.elected.to.the.State.Senate.in.2012..

Captain Planet Foundation

LAURA TURNER SEYDELLaura.Turner.Seydel.is.an.international.environmental.advocate,.eco-living.expert,.and.chair.of.Captain.Planet.Foundation,.an.organization.that.promotes.hands-on.environmental.education.projects.worldwide..She.is.also.a.director.of.and.works.with.the.Environmental.Working.Group.to.limit.the.toxic.chemicals.in.food,.air,.water,.and.consumer.products..In.2004,.she.co-founded.Mothers.and.Others.for.Clean.Air.and.is.currently.the.chair.of.the.board..In.1994,.she.and.her.husband.co-founded.Chattahoochee.Riverkeeper..

Save the Honeybees

MARGIE ALTMargie.Alt.is.executive.director.of.Environment.America.and.Environment.America.Research.&.Policy.Center,.a.federation.of.state-based,.citizen-


funded.environmental.advocacy.organizations..She.oversees.all.aspects.of.the.organization,.including.policy.and.strategy.development.for.major.campaigns;.building.the.organization’s.membership,.visibility,.and.field.power;.and.recruiting.and.training.staff.and.activists..Prior.to.the.launch.of.Environment.America,.Alt.spent.25.years.helping.to.build.U.S..PIRG.and.the.state.Public.Interest.Research.Groups,.where.she.oversaw.efforts.that.led.to.environmental.reforms.in.over.20.states..

LUKE METZGERLuke.Metzger.is.the.founder.and.director.of.Environment.Texas,.the.Texas.affiliate.of.Environment.America.and.a.statewide,.citizen-funded.advocate.for.clean.air,.clean.water,.and.open.spaces..Prior.to.this.position,.Metzger.worked.as.a.consumer.advocate.for.TexPIRG,.the.Texas.field.organizer.for.U.S..PIRG,.and.a.campus.organizer.for.CALPIRG..He.has.been.named.one.of.the.Top.Lobbyists.for.Causes.by.Capitol Inside,.received.the.President’s.Award.from.the.Texas.Recreation.and.Park.Society.for.his.work.to.protect.Texas.parks,.and.was.chosen.for.the.inaugural.class.of.Next.Generation.Fellows.by.the.Robert.S..Strauss.Center.for.International.Security.and.Law.at.the.University.of.Texas.at.Austin..

Parks and Trees

CELIA BARSHOPCelia.Barshop.is.senior.park.manager.for.Fair.Park.and.Community.Services.at.the.City.of.Dallas..Fair.Park.is.a.recreational.and.educational.park.located.in.southeast.Dallas.and.is.registered.as.a.National.Historic.Landmark..

MATT GRUBISICHMatt.Grubisich.is.operations.director.and.urban.forester.for.the.Texas.Trees.Foundation,.a.nonprofit.organization.that.works.to.preserve,.beautify,.and.expand.parks.and.other.public.natural.green.spaces.in.the.North.Central.Texas.area..

Water InfrastructureJANICE BEZANSONAs.executive.director.of.the.Texas.Conservation.Alliance,.Janice.Bezanson.heads.up.the.program.to.educate.Texans.about.the.benefits.of.municipal.water.recycling..She.has.30.years.of.experience.protecting.rivers,.forests,.and.water.resources..Her.efforts.have.led.to.public.protection.of.more.than.100,000.acres..Texas.Conservation.Alliance.is.a.dynamic.group.of.individuals.and.organizations.protecting.Texas’.rivers,.forests,.coastlines,.wildlife,.and.other.natural.habitats..

ALAN MURPHYAlan.Murphy.is.president.of.water.process.and.technologies.at.STW.Resources.Holding.Corp,.an.integrated.provider.of.oilfield.services.and.water.management.including.consulting,.water.reclamation,.and.remediation..He.joined.STW.from.the.engineering.firm.Bob.Johnson.&.Associates.and.has.over.20.years.of.extensive.experience.in.the.water.and.wastewater.industries.in.the.state.of.Texas..

BREWSTER McCRACKENBrewster.McCracken.is.president.and.CEO.of.Pecan.Street.Inc.,.a.smart.grid.research.and.commercialization.consortium.headquartered.at.The.University.of.Texas.at.Austin..McCracken.served.two.terms.on.the.Austin.City.Council.and.spent.nearly.a.decade.practicing.commercial.litigation.with.two.large.international.law.firms..


Military and the Environment

JOE KNOTTJoe.Knott.is.a.retired.lieutenant.colonel.who.now.runs.the.Compatible.Lands.Foundation,.a.nationwide.nonprofit.organization.that.specializes.in.creating.compatible.land.use.buffers,.particularly.around.military.installations.

DARLA GRIFFITHDarla.Griffith.is.environmental.management.system.and.pollution.prevention..coordinator.for.the.Department.of.Army.Directorate.of.Public.Works,.Environmental.Management.Branch,.Environmental.Division.at.Fort.Hood.

JASON TACKETTJason.Tackett.is.project.manager.and.planner.for.the.Regional.Planning.and.Environmental.Center.in.the.Fort.Worth.District.of.the.U.S..Army.Corps.of.Engineers..

AFRICA WELCH-CASTLEAfrica.Welch-Castle.is.a.mechanical.engineer.for.the.Department.of.Army.Directorate.of.Public.Works,.Energy.Management.Branch,.Environmental.Division.at.Fort.Hood.

Climate

BRUCE McCARLBruce.McCarl.is.a.regents’.professor.and.distinguished.professor.of.agricultural.economics.at.Texas.A&M.University..His.recent.research.efforts.have.largely.involved.political.analysis.of.climate.change,.climate.change.mitigation,.El.Niño/Southern.Oscillation.(ENSO).analysis,.and.the.Edwards.Aquifer..McCarl.was.a.member.of.the.Intergovernmental.Panel.on.Climate.Change.group.that.won.a.Nobel.Peace.Prize.in.2007.for.groundbreaking.research.on.risk.analysis,.climate.change,.agricultural.and.forestry.policies,.and.more.

John Bunker Sands Wetland Center

JOHN DeFILLIPOJohn.DeFillipo.is.director.of.the.John.Bunker.Sands.Wetland.Center.and.an.engaging.naturalist.with.over.18.years.of.experience.blending.ecological.concepts.with.business.insights..The.Wetland.Center.is.the.focal.point.of.a.one-of-a-kind.manmade.wetland.that.recycles.millions.of.gallons.of.water.each.day.to.supplement.the.municipal.water.supply.for.1.7.million.people.living.in.North.Texas.

Green Speaker Series EDTx Academy Stage


Backyard Chickens: How to Keep Healthy, Happy Hens

CAMERON MOLBERGCameron.Molberg.is.owner.of.Austin-based.Coyote.Creek.Farm..His.vision.is.to.revitalize.rural,.middle-class.family.farms.by.teaching.families.efficient.and.effective.farming.practices..Farm.goals.include.long-term.sustainability,.slow.growth,.support.for.local.agricultural.communities,.and.limiting.the.farm’s.carbon.footprint...

What’s New on Campus

BHIMU PATILBhimu.Patil.is.director.of.the.Vegetable.and.Fruit.Improvement.Center.at.the.Department.of.Horticultural.Sciences.at.Texas.A&M.University..His.research.emphasizes.foods.for.health.and.the.pre-.and.post-harvest.effects.on.bioactive.compounds.in.citrus,.pepper,.onion,.melons,.and.pomegranate..Patil.received.his.doctorate.in.horticulture.from.Texas.A&M.University.in.1994.

VIRENDER SHARMAVirender.Sharma.is.interim.department.head.and.professor.of.environmental.and.occupational.health.at.Texas.A&M.Health.Science.Center..His.research.includes.processes.to.deactivate.viruses,.bacteria,.and.toxins.in.water.and.air.and.remove.emerging.contaminants.such.as.antibiotics,.estrogens,.and.toxic.metals.in.water..He.received.his.doctorate.in.marine.and.atmospheric.chemistry.at.Rosenstiel.School.of.Marine.and.Atmospheric.Science,.University.of.Miami.

Soles4Souls

BUDDY TEASTERBuddy.Teaster.is.CEO.of.Soles4Souls,.a.global.nonprofit.dedicated.to.fighting.the.devastating.impact.and.perpetuation.of.poverty.by.collecting.used.shoes.and.clothes.and.distributing.them.to.people.in.need..He.was.previously.president.and.chief.operating.officer.of.Executive.Business.Services..Before.that,.he.served.as.chief.network.officer.for.Young.Presidents’.Organization..

Digital Tree Canopy Survey

STEVE HOUSERSteve.Houser.is.owner.and.president.of.Arborilogical.Services.and.a.certified.arborist.with.the.International.Society.of.Arboriculture..He.is.a.Master.Gardener.with.Texas.Agriculture.Extension.Service.and.Master.Naturalist.with.a.group.that.includes.Texas.Forest.Service,.Texas.Parks.and.Wildlife,.Society.for.Ecological.Restoration,.The.Native.Conservancy,.and.others..

Rural Land Stewardship

BILL FOXWilliam.E..“Bill”.Fox.is.assistant.professor.with.Texas.A&M.AgriLife.Research.at.the.Blackland.Research.&.Extension.Center.in.Temple,.Texas,.and.serves.as.adjunct.faculty.with.the.Ecosystem.Science.&.Management.Department.at.Texas.A&M..He.has.a.bachelor’s.degree.in.range.science.from.Texas.A&M.University,.a.master’s.degree.in.animal.and.range.science.from.New.Mexico.State.University,.and.a.doctorate.in.rangeland.ecology.and.management.from.Texas.A&M.University..


Forests

MISTY BOWIEMisty.Bowie.is.a.consultant.for.Project.Learning.Tree.and.Teachers.Conservation.Institute.coordinator.for.the.Texas.Forestry.Association,.an.organization.that.promotes.an.economic,.social,.and.political.climate.that.will.advance.forestry.in.Texas.through.education,.political.action,.and.public.relations..

ROCCO SARACINARocco.Saracina.is.a.research.coordinator.for.the.Sustainable.Forestry.Initiative.(SFI)..He.supports.the.organization.in.conservation.and.university.relations.efforts.through.targeted.research.and.outreach.and.administers.SFI’s.Conservation.and.Community.Partnership.Grant.Program..Saracina.joined.SFI.after.graduating.from.Humboldt.State.University.with.an.environmental.science.degree.concentrated.in.ecological.restoration..

JOHN BOYETTEJohn.Boyette.is.district.forester.III.for.the.Texas.A&M.Forest.Service.in.the.division.of.Forest.Resource.Development.and.Sustainable.Forestry..Texas.A&M.Forest.Service.is.a.state.agency.that.

helps.property.owners.maintain.land.and.natural.resources.to.ensure.forestlands.remain.productive.and.healthy.for.the.environment.and.future.generations.of.Texans..

How to Incorporate Underrepresented Minority Students in the STEM Classroom

TONY SCALLIONTony.Scallion.works.with.executive.leadership.and.staff.to.design.and/or.enhance.cohesive.and.comprehensive.STEM.programs.from.the.ground.up..He.provides.support.to.executive.leadership.and.staff.in.the.areas.of.planning,.management,.program.execution,.and.communications...

Ozone Theater

TIFANI PUST Tifani.Pust.is.educational.programs.director.of.Air.Alliance.Houston.and.artistic.director.for.Ozone.Theater,.free.air.pollution.and.health.

Green Speaker SeriesEDTx Scholastics Stage Presented by Breeze Energy


education.programs.for.elementary.and.middle.school.students..Using.drama-based.education.tools,.students.learn.about.ozone,.clean.air,.and.health.in.a.fun.and.engaging.format..The.program.that.has.engaged.over.14,000.students.in.800.classrooms.across.five.counties..Pust.studied.theater.at.Arizona.State.University.and.is.also.director.of.Upstage.Arts.Youth.Theater.in.Clear.Lake,.Texas.

Edible Landscape

STEVE SMITHAfter.leaving.the.U.S..Army,.Steve.Smith.co-founded.a.community.garden.in.Dallas.with.fellow.combat.veteran.James.Jeffers..Operating.since.2012,.Eat.the.Yard.is.an.urban.farming.operation.dedicated.to.sustainable.methods.and.entirely.organic.practices..They.sell.produce.to.restaurants.and.grocers.and.then.compost.the.corresponding.wastes.from.those.businesses,.bringing.the.system.full.circle..

ORLANDO GARCIAOrlando.Garcia.is.a.retired.combat.veteran.who.served.in.the.U.S..Army.for.over.23.years..Since.his.retirement,.he.has.been.working.full.time.with.Farmers.Assisting.Returning.Military.(F.A.R.M.),.where.he.helps.aid.fellow.veterans.in.their.transition.into.civilian.life.using.farm.therapy,.recreational.therapy,.and.peer-to-peer..counseling..

Real School Gardens

SCOTT FIELLEScott.Fielle.is.regional.director.for.REAL.School.Gardens,.an.organization.that.works.with.communities.and.schools.to.create.learning.gardens..These.gardens.are.powerful.resources.for.improving.students’.academic.success.while.fostering.connections.with.the.natural.world...

Re-Tire

BERNETTA YOUNGBernetta.Young.works.for.the.City.of.Dallas.Code.Compliance.involved.with.the.city’s.new.initiative.called.Keep.Dallas.Clean,.a.public.awareness.campaign.designed.to.help.stop.illegal.dumping.of.tires.in.the.Trinity.River.Corridor.

The Climate Denial Train – Why It’s So Strong

MICHAEL SLATTERY Professor.Michael.Slattery.is.an.internationally.trained.geographer.and.environmental.scientist..He.is.director.of.the.Institute.for.Environmental.Studies.at.Texas.Christian.University.and.lead.scientist.on.the.TCU-Oxford-Nextera.Wind.Research.Initiative.at.TCU..He.has.written.more.than.70.scientific.articles,.published.a.book.on.environmental.issues,.and.testified.before.Congress..In.2007,.he.was.awarded.the.Dean’s.Research.and.Creative.Activity.Award.at.TCU..Slattery’s.research.expertise.is.on.human.impact.on.the.environment,.especially.river.systems,.and.he.teaches.courses.on.the.environment,.soils,.hydrology,.and.climate..

Planning and Development of the STEM Environment in the Classroom

TONY SCALLIONTony.Scallion.works.with.executive.leadership.and.staff.to.design.and/or.enhance.cohesive.and.comprehensive.STEM.programs.from.the.ground.up..He.provides.support.to.executive.leadership.and.staff.in.the.areas.of.planning,.management,.program.execution,.and.communications..


Food and Community: Creating Change Together

SUSIE MARSHALLSusie.Marshall.is.executive.director.of.GROW.North.Texas,.a.nonprofit.organization.that.connects.North.Texans.to.food,.farms,.and.communities.in.order.to.build.a.sustainable.and.secure.regional.food.system..

Local Sourcing and Clean Food

CHEF JOHN FRANKEAs.corporate.chef.at.Front.Burner.Restaurants,.Franke.has.led.the.menu.development.for.restaurants.like.Twin.Peaks,.Ojos.Locos.Sports.Cantina,.The.Ranch.at.Las.Colinas,.Whiskey.Cake,.Red.Dog.Right,.and.the.new.Velvet.Taco..He.centers.each.menu.on.fresh.ingredients,.locally.sourced.products,.and.in-house.from-scratch.recipes.

CHEF PATRICK STARKDallas.chef.Patrick.Stark.focuses.on.preparing.food.that.is.clean,.GMO.free,.as.organic.as.possible,.seasonal,.grass.fed,.even.gluten.free..He.also.founded.the.Mohawk.Militia,.an.organization.dedicated.to.creating.awareness.about.the.dangers.of.genetically.modified.

foods..He.has.teamed.up.with.the.North.Texas.Food.Bank.to.provide.fresh.food.to.the.inner.city.

CHEF MARK WOOTTONChef.Mark.Wootton’s.Garden.Café.is.said.to.embody.the.farm-to-table.movement..True.to.its.name,.the.East.Dallas.establishment.has.a.beautiful.patio.and.garden..Everything.grown.outside.the.kitchen.ends.up.in.a.Garden.Café.recipe,.with.a.full.5.percent.of.the.vegetables.and.herbs.used.by.the.popular.restaurant.sourced.straight.from.the.backyard...

CHEF GRAHAM DODDSAward-winning.executive.chef.of.Hibiscus,.Graham.Dodd.is.known.for.his.passion.for.locally.sourced.ingredients.and.farm-to-table.style.of.cooking..He.is.also.an.enthusiastic.beekeeper,.maintaining.several.hives.in.Dallas.and.Waxahachie.and.integrating.the.locally.produced.honey.into.his.cuisine..For.Graham,.local.food.is.both.a.professional.and.personal.passion..

Co-ops and non-GMOs: From Growth to Distribution to Table

GARY STEPHENSGary.Stephens.co-owns.Green.Grocer,.a.grocery.store.and.juice.bar,.with.his.wife,.Cassie..They.operate.two.locations,.one.in.Chicago.and.other.on.Lower.Greenville.Avenue.in.Dallas..

Green Speaker SeriesCommon Ground Stage


MEGAN NEUBAUER COUCHMegan.Neubauer.Couch.is.director.of.Pure.Land.Organic,.a.28-acre.farm.in.McKinney,.Texas,.that.she.operates.with.her.father,.Jack.Neubauer..The.goal.of.this.father-daughter.team.is.to.provide.a.wide.variety.of.high-quality.organic.produce.to.the.Dallas.area.via.farmers.markets,.fine.restaurants,.caterers,.grocers,.and.private.chefs.

STEVEN BAILEYSteven.Bailey.is.the.owner.of.Urban.Acres.farm.store,.which.is.a.local.and.organic.grocery.store.in.Oak.Cliff.and.food.cooperative.system.across.Dallas.County..With.distribution.locations.in.Irving,.Addison,.Park.Cities,.Uptown,.and.White.Rock,.it.sells.the.best.and.freshest.Texas.produce,.with.a.beehive.colony.on.the.roof.and.a.wealth.of.local.farms.represented.on.the.shelves.

Aquaponics: Out of the Water and Into the Classroom

GAY BINGHAMA.cattle.rancher.and.educator.at.Seagoville.High.School,.Gay.Bingham.passionately.teaches.her.students.about.aquaponics,.sustainable.agriculture,.and.environmental.stewardship..Her.family.has.produced.natural.grass-fed.beef.on.pastures.free.of.inorganic.pesticides.and.fertilizers.since.1998,.and.she.completed.her.first.aquaponics.lab.and.tilapia.nursery.in.2011..

Grow 35-40 Organic Plants in a 2-Square-Foot Garden

SHAWNA CORONADOShawna.Coronado.is.an.author,.columnist,.blogger,.photographer,.and.spokesperson.dedicated.to.speaking.internationally.on.living.a.green.lifestyle,.organic.gardening,.and.culinary.arts..She.is.an.on-camera.spokesperson.and.social.media.personality.with.over.292,000-plus.followers.on.her.various.platforms..Coronado’s.

ultimate.goal.through.all.of.her.work.is.to.better.the.world.through.community.involvement.and.simple.green.living.

Simple Backyard Composting: You Can Do It!

MELANIE O’NEILLMelanie.O’Neill.has.been.playing.in.the.dirt.for.years,.so.she.decided.to.earn.her.Master.Composter.designation.through.the.City.of.Irving’s.program..Now.she.teaches.others.how.to.get.started.composting.in.their.backyards..

Backyard Medicines

JOHN WOLFJohn.Wolf.is.a.farmer.and.forager.at.Wolfsong.Farm,.where.clean,.seasonal.food.and.medicinal.tea.is.grown.and.wild-crafted.without.the.use.of.pesticides.or.artificial.fertilizers.

Food Recovery Challenge

STEPHEN STURDIVANTStephen.Sturdivant.is.an.environmental.engineer.with.the.U.S..Environmental.Protection.Agency.(EPA).Region.6..He.works.on.the.EPA’s.Food.Recovery.Challenge,.a.voluntary.program.that.provides.free.technical.assistance.to.businesses.to.help.them.reach.their.food.recovery.goals..


BETH RUSSELLBeth.Russell.is.chief.of.the.exploratory.visualization.and.outreach.section.in.the.Earth.Systems.Research.Laboratory.and.the.operations.manager.for.the.National.Oceanic.and.Atmospheric.Administration’s.(NOAA).Science.on.a.Sphere.in.Boulder,.Colorado..She.has.been.part.of.the.Science.On.a.Sphere.(SOS).team.since.2006.when.she.interned.as.a.NOAA.Hollings.Scholar..After.finishing.her.meteorology.degree.at.Penn.State.University,.Russell.joined.the.SOS.team.full.time.in.2007..She.has.written.the.original.users.guide,.created.the.online.data.catalog,.and.taught.training.sessions.at.over.50.SOS.installations.around.the.world..She.also.travels.with.the.SOS.temporary.exhibit.and.has.given.presentations.at.a.variety.of.locations,.including.the.United.Nations.COP15.Climate.Conference,.American.Geophysical.Union.Fall.Meeting,.American.Meteorological.Society.Annual.Meeting,.SuperComputing.Conference,.and.American.Association.for.the.Advancement.of.Science.Annual.Meeting..

LARRY FLOURNOYLarry.Flournoy.works.as.a.consultant.for.Earth.Day.Texas,.haying.recently.retired.from.Texas.A&M.University.after.20.years..From.2000.to.2015,.he.served.as.associate.director.of.the.Academy.for.Advanced.Telecommunications.and.Learning.Technology,.which.is.charged.by.the.Board.of.Regents.with.developing.consortia.and.collaborative.opportunities.for.Texas.A&M.and.the.people.of.Texas.in.areas.of.distance.learning,.telemedicine,.advanced.telecommunications,.and.supercomputing..

Science on a SphereCentennial Hall


RON BLAKERon.Blake.has.had.the.benefit.of.a.wide.range.of.life.experiences.that.includes.formal.training.as.well.as.a.knack.for.being.in.the.right.place.at.the.right.time..He.was.physically.present.at.the.historic.events.of.the.first.Apple.II.rollout.in.1977.and.decades.later.at.the.Bay.Area.Maker.Faire.in.San.Francisco.in.2012.and.2013..Immediately.recognizing.a.familiar.energy,.sense.of.excitement,.and.opportunity,.he.enthusiastically.joined.the.Maker.Movement..By.2014,.he.founded.a.startup.called.Merrymaker.Labs.and.became.the.Greymaker..When.asked,.“What.does.the.Greymaker.make?”.His.reply:.“The.Greymaker.makes.makers..Have.you.been.made?”

CHARLIE LINDAHL Charlie.Lindahl.is.a.lifelong.geek/nerd.—.and.proud.of.it..He.has.an.insatiable.curiosity.about.All.Things.Tech.and.is.

currently.employed.as.dedicated.IT.support.for.campus.operations.at.Texas.A&M.Health.Science.Center..He.is.a.passionate.and.active.member.of.the.Maker.Movement.and.a.member.of.Transition.Houston,.an.organization.dedicated.to.sustainable.and.resilient.practices.in.a.post-peak-oil.world..His.projects.include.working.with.microcontrollers.with.environmental.sensors,.the.Raspberry.Pi.platform.relating.to.environmental.monitoring,.and.building.a.do-it-yourself.spherical.imaging.system.

WALTER JOHNSTONWalter.Johnston.teaches.in.the.Naveen.Jindal.School.of.Management.at.the.University.of.Texas.at.Dallas..Previously.he.has.worked.at.Abbott.Laboratories,.DSC,.Nortel,.UT.Southwestern.Medical.Center,.and.the.RLX.startup..Johnson.received.a.doctorate.in.statistics.from.the.University.of.Texas.at.Austin..

Citizen Science with Makerspaces WorkshopHall of State Auditorium


TIM MOHINTim.Mohin.is.director.of.corporate.responsibility.at.Advanced.Micro.Devices.(AMD),.an.American.semiconductor.company.that.develops.computer.processors.and.related.technologies.for.business.and.consumer.markets..Prior.to.joining.AMD,.he.advised.executives.at.Fortune.500.companies.as.the.lead.sustainability.consultant.for.EORM,.led.Apple’s.supplier.responsibility.program,.and.spent.12.years.with.Intel.Corporation..Mohin.is.author.of.Changing.Business.from.the.Inside Out: A Treehugger’s Guide to Working in Corporations..

RICK RIDGEWAYRick.Ridgeway.is.vice.president.of.environmental.affairs.at.Patagonia,.a.company.that.focuses.on.high-end.outdoor.clothing..Here.he.oversees.vanguard.environmental.and.sustainability.initiatives.including.Freedom.to.Roam,.Common.Threads,.and.the.Footprint.Chronicles..He.also.co-founded.the.Sustainable.Apparel.Coalition..In.addition.to.business,.Ridgeway.is.recognized.as.a.mountaineer.and.adventurer..He.has.produced.and.directed.several.documentary.films.and.written.dozens.of.magazine.articles.and.six.books...

ROLF SKARRolf.Skar.is.the.forest.campaign.director.for.Greenpeace.and.has.worked.on.market-based.campaigns.to.protect.forests.around.the.world,.from.Indonesia.to.Canada..Prior.to.joining.Greenpeace,.he.was.campaign.director.for.the.Siskiyou.Project.in.Portland,.Oregon,.where.he.directed.outreach,.media,.and.political.work.to.permanently.protect.the.1.2-million.acre.Siskiyou.Wild.Rivers.region..Previously,.Skar.took.charge.of.programs.for.the.Portland-based.Northwest.Earth.Institute,.encouraging.individuals.to.make.sustainable.choices.in.their.everyday.lives..

BENNETT FREEMANUntil.recently,.Bennett.Freeman.served.as.senior.vice.president.for.social.research.and.policy.at.the.Calvert.Group,.the.global.leader.in.responsible.investing,.leading.social,.environmental,.and.governance.research,.analysis,.policy.and.advocacy.work..He.served.in.three.positions.as.a.Clinton.presidential.appointee.in.the.U.S..Department.of.State,.including.as.deputy.assistant.secretary.for.semocracy,.human.rights.and.labor..Freeman.began.his.career.in.responsible.investing.at.GE,.working.with.Jack.Welch.on.the.senior.executive.team.on.a.range.of.corporate.responsibility.and.public.policy.issues..

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Tiny Houses

B.A. NORRGARDB.A..Norrgard.is.a.tiny.house.advocate.and.enthusiast.who.spoke.about.her.sustainable.lifestyle.and.dream.for.urban.tiny.house.communities..Norrgard.lives.by.example.as.she.passionately.advocates.living.a.large.life.in.a.small.space.

Land Stewardship

WILL ROGERSWill.Rogers.is.president.and.CEO.of.the.Trust.for.Public.Land..He.has.been.with.the.organization.since.1991,.first.as.the.director.of.California,.Hawaii,.and.Nevada.operations.and.as.CEO.beginning.in.1998..Prior.to.joining.the.Trust.for.Public.Land,.Rogers.managed.urban.projects.for.a.Chicago-based.real.estate.company,.managing.both.new.construction.and.

the.rehabilitation.of.vacant.industrial.buildings.for.commercial,.office,.and.residential.use..Before.that,.he.worked.as.a.commercial.beekeeper,.founding.and.managing.a.commercial.honey.production.company.in.Colombia..

ROBERT GREGORYRobert.Gregory.is.CEO.of.Compatible.Lands.Foundation,.a.nationwide.nonprofit.organization.that.specializes.in.creating.compatible.land.use.buffers,.particularly.around.military.installations.

DAVID JAMESColorado.rancher.David.James.runs.his.property.with.holistic.management,.grass-based.cattle.ranching,.and.the.New.Ranch.movement.in.order.to.produce.local,.pure.food.for.the.Four.Corners.while.preserving.topsoil,.clean.water,.and.open.space.


SUNDAY


MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEYMichael.Martin.Murphey.is.known.as.one.of.the.best.American.songwriters.for.iconic.hits.such.as.“Wildfire,”.“Carolina.in.the.Pines,”.“Geronimo’s.Cadillac,”.and.more..He.has.topped.the.pop,.country,.bluegrass,.and.western.music.charts.while.earning.six.gold.albums.and.multiple.Grammy®.award.nominations..Murphey.is.also.an.outspoken.advocate.of.responsible.ranching.practices.as.a.way.to.conserve.and.manage.natural.spaces.in.the.American.West..His.nonprofit,.the.Murphey.Western.Institute,.is.dedicated.to.exactly.this.cause..

LARRY BUTLERLarry.Butler.is.the.host.of.Out.On.The.Land,.a.weekly,.half-hour.television.series.that.includes.video.segments.from.a.variety.of.farms,.ranches,.and.other.lands..His.land.management.and.conservation.experience.began.with.32.years.serving.the.USDA.Natural.Resources.Conservation.Service..Since.retiring.from.the.USDA,.Butler.has.been.and.continues.to.be.a.private.land.management.and.wildlife.habitat.management.consultant..

Energy

FRANK RUKAVINAFrank.Rukavina.is.director.of.sustainability.at.National.Renewable.Energy.Laboratory.(NREL),.a.government.agency.that.develops.clean.energy.and.energy-efficiency.technologies.and.practices..He.is.responsible.for.NREL’s.advancement.of.corporate.environmental,.social,.and.economically.responsible.decision.making..Before.this.position,.he.served.as.director.of.environment,.health,.safety,.and.quality,.building.on.the.experience.he.gained.as.environment,.health,.safety,.and.quality.manager.for.Rocky.Flats.Closure.Site.Services.and.health.and.safety.manager.for.Kaiser-Hill.at.


the.Department.of.Energy’s.Rocky.Flats.Closure.Project..

JOHN HALLJohn.Hall.is.Texas.state.director.and.director.of.clean.energy.for.the.Environmental.Defense.Fund..He.is.specifically.working.to.implement.a.comprehensive.plan.that.will.increase.the.use.of.Texas’.abundant.clean.energy.resources,.including.wind,.solar,.energy.efficiency,.and.demand.response..He.previously.served.as.executive.director.for.the.Texas.Environmental.Research.Consortium.in.Houston,.chairman.at.the.Texas.Water.Commission.and.the.Texas.Natural.Resource.Conservation.Commission,.project.manager.and.facilitator.at.the.Port.of.Houston.Authority,.and.deputy.commissioner.at.the.Texas.General.Land.Office..

BREWSTER McCRACKENBrewster.McCracken.is.president.and.CEO.of.Pecan.Street.Inc.,.a.smart.grid.research.and.commercialization.consortium.headquartered.at.The.University.of.Texas.at.Austin..McCracken.served.two.terms.on.the.Austin.City.Council.and.spent.nearly.a.decade.practicing.commercial.litigation.with.two.large.international.law.firms..

ALVAND SALEHIAlvand.Salehi.is.a.management.analyst.and.presidential.management.fellow.at.the.Advanced.Research.Projects.Agency-Energy.(ARPA-E),.a.government.group.that.advances.high-potential,.high-impact.energy.technologies.that.are.too.early.for.private-sector.investment..In.this.role,.he.provides.support.to.the.deputy.director.for.operations.and.office.of.the.chief.counsel..Prior.to.joining.ARPA-E,.Salehi.was.general.counsel.to.the.technology.company.Bolt.Analytics..Early.in.his.career.he.work.as.an.attorney.and.was.a.television.news.producer.and.reporter.in.Los.Angeles..

Climate Change

SAM COLEMANSam.Coleman.is.deputy.regional.administrator.for.Region.6.of.the.Environmental.Protection.Agency.(EPA),.which.regulates.environmental.laws.and.standards.in.Arkansas,.Louisiana,.New.Mexico,.Oklahoma,.and.Texas..In.August.2005,.he.served.as.EPA’s.senior.federal.official.in.New.Orleans.to.guide.the.response.to.Hurricane.Katrina,.and.his.efforts.were.recognized.with.the.Meritorious.Presidential.Rank.Award.in.2009..His.other.positions.at.the.EPA.include.superfund.director,.director.of.the.compliance.assurance.and.enforcement.division.in.Region.6,.and.deputy.director.of.the.office.of.site.remediation.enforcement.at.EPA.headquarters.in.Washington,.D.C..Before.starting.at.the.EPA,.Coleman.held.several.positions.with.the.U.S..Army.Corps.of.Engineers..

JOEL WALKERJoel.Walker.is.Johnson.Space.Center’s.sustainability.officer.and.director.of.center.operations..He.is.responsible.for.all.facilities,.utilities,.security,.logistics,.and.environmental.planning.and.operations.for.the.250-building.campus.in.support.of.the.nation’s.human.spaceflight.program,.currently.operating.the.International.Space.Station.and.planning.for.a.future.asteroid.mission.and.eventually.landing.humans.on.Mars.


JOE KNOTTRetired.Lt..Col..Joe.Knott’s.last.assignment.in.the.military.was.the.sustainability.and.energy.program.manager.at.the.National.Guard.bureau,.where.he.was.responsible.for.sustainability.planning.in.all.U.S.states.and.territories..His.previous.assignments.included.managing.the.Army’s.Compatible.Use.Buffer.Program.and.its.premier.land.conservation.and.partnership.program,.which.under.his.leadership.conserved.over.70,000.acres.across.the.U.S..for.permanent.protection.of.habitat.and.green.space..Knott.retired.from.the.military.in.2012,.having.served.over.33.years.in.uniform,.including.working.for.the.Office.of.the.Secretary.of.Defense.supporting.the.Readiness.and.Environmental.Protection.Integration.(REPI).program..He.is.now.director.of.military.partnerships.for.the.Compatible.Lands.Foundation...

TERI EASTBURNTeri.Eastburn.works.in.the.Office.of.Education.and.Outreach.at.the.University.Corporation.for.Atmospheric.Research.(UCAR),.an.organization.that.strives.to.advance.the.understanding.of.weather.and.climate.in.order.to.benefit.society..She.serves.as.manager.for.digital.learning.and.leads.a.new.UCAR.effort,.UCARConnect,.as.part.of.her.role.in.the.UCAR.Center.for.Science.Education..For.over.a.decade,.Eastburn.managed.UCAR’s.School.and.Public.Programs,.where.she.communicated.climate.change.messages.to.over.15,000.people.attending.tours.and.programs.annually..She.has.led.workshops.on.climate.change.for.Texas.educators.and.has.led,.organized,.and.been.part.of.numerous.other.efforts.on.climate.change.at.NCAR.and.NOAA.as.a.regional.lead.for.their.Climate.Stewards.program..

Bikes and Hikes

BUD MELTON Bud.Melton.is.vice.president.of.Bowman-Melton.Associates,.an.organization.that.helps.to.create.bicycle-.and.walking-safe.communities.and.development.projects..He.is.

a.bicycle.and.pedestrian.mobility.specialist.with.more.than.50.years’.experience.working.with.the.public.in.numerous.industry.and.organizational.roles,.including.as.a.business.owner.and.manager,.educator,.researcher,.employee.transportation.coordinator,.facilitator,.and.presenter..Melton.is.also.a.member.of.the.American.Planning.Association.and.serves.on.several.boards.including.the.Greater.Dallas.Planning.Council,.Texas.Trees.Foundation,.and.Texas.Trails.Network..He.is.a.key.organizer.of.the.Texas.Trails.and.Active.Transportation.Conferences.around.the.state...

SHELLY WHITEShelly.White.is.executive.director.of.the.Trinity.Strand.Trail,.an.urban.trail.that.will.run.through.the.Dallas.Design.District.and.bring.new.utility.to.that.urban.space..Before.starting.her.work.with.this.nonprofit.organization,.she.was.race.director.for.the.Dallas.Jingle.Bell.Run..controller/administrator.at.Bailey.Crowe.&.Kugler,.operations.manager.at.Green.Valley.Technology,.and.marketing.consultant.at.Stonebridge.Technologies..

ASHLEY HAIREAshely.Haire.is.bicycle.coordinator.for.the.City.of.Dallas,.charged.with.helping.Dallas.become.a.bike-friendly.city..she.previously.worked.as.project.manager.with.the.Texas.Department.of.Transportation.and.senior.research.associate.in.the.Department.of.Civil.and.Environmental.Engineering.at.Portland.State.University..


New Urbanism

ROBBIE GOODRobbie.Good.is.the.founder.of.the.Trinity.Park.Collaborative,.an.open.club.that.seeks.to.be.a.gathering.ground.for.those.who.support.the.development.of.a.park.in.the.Trinity.River.floodplain..He.is.a.graphic.designer.who.founded.the.organization.in.the.hopes.of.bringing.existing.Trinity.groups.together.to.fight.the.proposed.Trinity.toll.road.and.promote.the.construction.of.a.park.instead.

SCOTT GRIGGSScott.Griggs.is.Dallas.city.council.person.for.District.1,.partner.in.the.law.firm.of.Griggs.Bergen,.and.trusted.civic.leader.in.the.Oak.Cliff.area..He.has.a.degree.in.chemistry.from.Texas.A&M.University.and.law.degree.from.The.University.of.Texas.at.Austin..

ANGELA HUNTAngela.Hunt.is.former.Dallas.city.council.person.and.the.youngest.woman.to.ever.have.served.as.council.member..She.is.known.as.an.independent.leader.focused.on.improving.the.lives.of.everyday.citizens.and.ensuring.fiscal.responsibility..After.her.service.on.the.city.council,.Hunt.returned.to.private.law.practice,.joining.the.firm.of.Farrow-Gillespie.&.Heath.as.a.commercial.litigation.partner..

PATRICK KENNEDYPatrick.Kennedy.is.a.Dallas-based.urban.planner.and.designer..Among.his.many.projects,.he.currently.works.at.Space.Between.Design.Studio.and.A.New.Dallas..Kennedy.believes.in.choice,.opportunity,.transportation.and.in.using.market.forces.to.deliver.great.places..


Texas A&M AgriLife Urban Water Team Series

DANIEL CUNNINGHAMDaniel.Cunningham.is.program.coordinator.for.the.Urban.Water.Program.at.the.Texas.A&M.AgriLife.Research.and.Extension.Center.at.Dallas,.a.gateway.to.science,.researchers,.and.extension.educators.across.the.United.States..He.has.bachelor’s.and.master’s.degrees.in.horticulture,.along.with.a.minor.in.natural.resource.management,.from.Texas.Tech.University..His.research.focused.on.community.development.and.implementation.of.integrated.sustainable.food.production.systems.in.arid.areas..

PATRICK DICKINSONPatrick.Dickinson.is.program.coordinator.for.the.Urban.Water.Program.at.the.Texas.A&M.AgriLife.Research.and.Extension.Center.at.Dallas,.which.strives.to.recognize.needs.and.opportunities,.transfer.finished.technologies.and.information,.and.achieve.outcomes.that.are.recognized.and.valued.by.the.Dallas–Fort.Worth.region.and.urban.citizens..He.has.a.bachelor’s.degree.in.horticulture.from.Tarleton.State.University,.is.an.International.Society.of.Arboriculture.(ISA).Certified.Arborist,.and.has.extensive.experience.in.the.Texas.horticulture.industry..

Green Seal

LINDA CHIPPERFIELDLinda.Chipperfield.is.vice.president.of.marketing.and.outreach.at.Green.Seal,.a.nonprofit.organization.that.uses.science-based.programs.to.empower.consumers,.purchasers,.and.companies.to.create.a.more.sustainable.world..Prior.to.joining.Green.Seal,.she.served.as.creative.director.and.team.leader.at.Noble.&.Associates,.a.national.communications.agency.focused.on.marketing.to.manufacturers.and.consumers..She.also.co-founded.Southwest.Missouri.Citizens.for.Clean.Energy.and.served.on.the.executive.committee.for.the.Missouri.Sierra.Club.and.regional.conservation.committee.for.the.Sierra.Club..

Texas Trees Foundation Celebrates the Planting of the 200,000th Tree in Partnership with TXU Energy

JANETTE MONEARTXU.Energy.has.sponsored.the.TXU.Energy.Urban.Tree.Farm.and.Education.Center.since.2002..With.their.valuable.support,.this.project.is.the.nation’s.largest-known.urban.tree.farm..Monear.brings.25.years.of.previous.experience.in.urban.forestry.to.her.role.at.the.Texas.Trees.Foundation..



DFW Airport Eco-Friendly Practices

RYAN SPICERRyan.Spicer.is.enterprise.sustainability.programs.manager.at.Dallas/Fort.Worth.International.Airport,.which.fully.embraces.sustainability.as.a.way.to.protect.the.environment,.support.their.neighbors,.and.develop.their.business..Prior.to.this.position,.he.was.an.environmental.operations.Aanalyst.at.the.airport.and.served.as.environmental.scientist.at.Metco.Environmental..

DFW Airport Eco-Friendly Practices

KRIS RUSSELLKris.Russell.is.senior.environmental.analyst.at.Dallas/Fort.Worth.International.Airport,.an.organization.committed.to.its.involvement.in.North.Texas.communities.with.the.goal.to.enhance.its.visibility.in.the.surrounding.areas.and.increase.public.awareness.of.its.value.to.North.Texas..Russell.has.been.with.the.airport.for.14.years..Previously.he.was.an.environmental.investigator.for.the.Texas.Commission.on.Environmental.Quality.and.intern.environmental.scientist.for.the.Environmental.Protection.Agency...

NASA and NREL

JOEL WALKERJoel.Walker.is.Johnson.Space.Center’s.sustainability.officer.and.director.of.center.operations..He.is.responsible.for.all.facilities,.utilities,.security,.logistics,.and.environmental.planning.and.operations.for.the.250-building.campus.in.support.of.the.nation’s.human.spaceflight.program,.currently.operating.the.International.Space.Station.and.planning.for.

a.future.asteroid.mission.and.eventually.landing.humans.on.Mars..

JERRY ROLANDSJerry.Rolands.is.a.sustainable.energy.engineer.for.PAE.Applied.Technologies.at.the.Johnson.Space.Center..He.supports.center.operations.on.all.matters.pertaining.to.energy,.sustainability,.and.renewable.energy.and.assists.with.compliance.of.all.federally.mandated.requirements.in.these.fields..He.has.over.22.years.of.experience.in.the.energy.management.field.in.the.military,.federal,.and.electric.utility.level..

FRANK RUKAVINAFrank.Rukavina.is.director.of.sustainability.at.National.Renewable.Energy.Laboratory.(NREL),.a.government.agency.that.develops.clean.energy.and.energy-efficiency.technologies.and.practices..He.is.responsible.for.NREL’s.advancement.of.corporate.environmental,.social,.and.economically.responsible.decision.making..Before.this.position,.he.served.as.director.of.environment,.health,.safety,.and.quality,.building.on.the.experience.he.gained.as.environment,.health,.safety,.and.quality.manager.for.Rocky.Flats.Closure.Site.Services.and.health.and.safety.manager.for.Kaiser-Hill.at.the.Department.of.Energy’s.Rocky.Flats.Closure.Project..

Green Speaker SeriesEDTx Academy Stage


MICHAEL SHEPPYMichael.Sheppy.is.an.energy.engineer.at.the.Department.of.Energy’s.National.Renewable.Energy.Laboratory.(NREL),.responsible.for.tracking.the.energy.efficiency.of.NREL’s.portfolio.of.buildings..Prior.to.assuming.this.position,.he.was.a.mechanical.engineer.for.NREL.and.a.graduate.student.researcher.in.the.Department.of.Mechanical.Engineering.at.the.University.of.California,.Berkeley..

Paper for Water

THE ADAMS SISTERSOver.two.years.ago,.sisters.Isabelle.(age.11).and.Katherine.(age.8).Adams.learned.that.girls.their.age.in.third-world.countries.often.did.not.get.to.go.to.school.because.they.were.instead.hauling.water.all.day,.and.that.a.child.died.every.15.seconds.from.unclean.water..In.response,.they.started.a.project.making.origami.Christmas.ornaments.and.exchanging.them.for.donations.to.raise.money.for.water.wells...

Indian Marker Trees

STEVE HOUSERSteve.Houser.is.owner.and.president.of.Arborilogical.Services.and.a.certified.arborist.with.the.International.Society.of.Arboriculture..He.is.a.Master.Gardener.with.Texas.Agriculture.Extension.Service.and.Master.Naturalist.with.a.group.that.includes.Texas.Forest.Service,.Texas.Parks.and.Wildlife,.Society.for.Ecological.Restoration,.The.Native.Conservancy,.and.others..

Green Speaker SeriesEDTx Scholastics StagePresented by Breeze Energy

The Solar Car Challenge

LEHMAN MARKSDr..Lehman.Marks.is.the.president.of.the.Solar.Car.Foundation,.which.runs.the.Solar.Car.Challenge,.a.program.designed.to.motivate.students.in.science,.engineering,.and.alternative.energy..Marks.has.had.a.long.and.impressive.career.in.education,.working.as.assistant.to.the.chancellor.at.Dallas.County.Community.College.District.before.serving.as.the.head.of.science.at.The.Winston.School.for.24.years..Marks.now.works.full.time.for.the.Solar.Car.Challenge...

Planting and Maintaining Your Trees

TYLER WRIGHTTyler.Wright.is.an.urban.and.community.forester.for.the.Texas.Trees.Foundation,.where.he.manages.research.and.technology,.education.and.outreach,.nursery.management.and.volunteer.coordination,.and.technical.assistance.for.urban.forestry.consulting..Prior.to.joining.the.foundation,.he.worked.as.a.plant.health.care.technician.with.Bartlett.Tree.Experts.and.as.a.municipal.inventory.arborist.for.the.Davey.Resource.Group...


Geothermal

MARIA RICHARDSMaria.Richards.is.an.authority.on.geothermal.energy.—.the.use.of.the.Earth’s.natural.heat.to.generate.electrical.power..SMU’s.geothermal.laboratory.is.a.renowned.national.resource.for.the.development.of.clean,.green.energy..She.co-directed.sophisticated.mapping.of.North.American.geothermal.resources.that.makes.it.clear.that.vast.geothermal.resources.reachable.through.current.technology.could.replace.and.multiply.the.levels.of.energy.currently.produced.in.the.United.States,.mostly.by.coal-fired.power.plants.

Educational Aquaponics Systems

JESSE HULLJesse.Hull.works.as.farm.director.and.engineer.for.Get.Healthy.Dallas,.a.nonprofit.organization.that.implements.long-term.educational.and.economic.programs.in.neighborhoods.weakened.by.chronic.disinvestment..He.brings.more.than.20.years.of.experience.in.crop.production,.farming,.and.educational.systems.to.the.role.and.has.consulted.on.commercial.and.educational.scale.projects.across.the.U.S..and.internationally...

American Rainwater Catchment Association

DOTTY WOODSONDotty.Woodson.is.a.water.resource.specialist.for.Texas.A&M.Research.and.Extension.Center.at.Dallas..Her.program.areas.are.landscape.water.conservation.through.design,.plant.selection,.and.irrigation.efficiency.and.other.water-conserving.practices,.rainwater.harvesting,.rain.gardens,.and.drip.irrigation..She.is.also.a.program.specialist.for.the.American.Rainwater.Catchment.Systems.Association,.which.aims.to.promote.sustainable.rainwater.harvesting.practices.to.help.solve.potable,.nonpotable,.stormwater,.and.energy.challenges.throughout.the.world.

The Science of Earth Science

ZHONG LUZhong.Lu.is.a.Shuler-Foscue.professor.of.earth.sciences.at.Southern.Methodist.University.and.worked.a.physical.scientist.with.Cascades.Volcano.Observatory,.U.S..Geological.Survey.from.2006.to.2013..With.a.specialty.in.remote-sensing.and.InSAR.processing.and.applications,.Lu.has.done.groundbreaking.research.in.the.field.of.geophysics.with.the.application.of.remote-sensing.techniques.to.study.volcanoes,.landslides,.underground.nuclear.explosion.monitoring,.glacier.dynamics,.and.much.more..He.earned.his.doctorate.in.geophysics.from.the.University.of.Alaska.

There is No Planet B: Inspiring Students to Change the World

RICHARD KINCAIDRichard.Kincaid.is.Texas.program.manager.for.EcoRise.Youth.Innovations,.a.school-based.program.designed.to.empower.youth.to.tackle.real-world.challenges.in.their.schools.and.communities.by.teaching.environmental.literacy,.social.innovation,.and.hands-on.design.skills..He.comes.from.an.extensive.background.in.education.and.has.directed.high.school.programs.across.Texas.for.the.better.part.of.10.years..

STUART PIMMStuart.Pimm.is.Doris.Duke.professor.of.conservation.ecology.at.the.Duke.Nicholas.School.of.the.Environment.at.Duke.University..He.is.a.world.leader.in.the.study.of.present-day.extinctions.and.what.can.be.done.to.prevent.them..His.research.covers.the.reasons.why.species.become.extinct,.how.fast.they.do.so,.the.global.patterns.of.habitat.loss.and.species.extinction,.and.the.management.consequences.of.his.research..Pimm.received.his.bachelor’s.degree.from.Oxford.University.and.doctorate.from.New.Mexico.State.University.


Composting in Your Backyard

FRAN WITTEAs.the.environmental.programs.coordinator.for.the.City.of.Irving,.Fran.Witte.develops.and.implements.programs.to.promote.environmental.sustainability.among.Irving’s.residents,.businesses,.and.visitors..She.has.been.employed.by.the.city.for.almost.23.years.and.has.been.instrumental.in.developing.and.implementing.programs.to.promote.environmental.sustainability.in.Irving..

ANDREW MILLERA.recent.University.of.North.Texas.graduate,.Andrew.Miller.started.a.small.sustainability.and.technology.startup.called.Compost.Denton.in.2014..The.business.works.with.nonprofits,.urban.farms,.and.community.residents.to.help.build.a.sustainable.waste.management.infrastructure.to.make.Denton.an.even.more.sustainable.and.environmentally.thoughtful.city.

HEATHER RINALDI Owner.of.Texas.Worm.Ranch,.Heather.Rinaldi.is.a.vermicomposting.expert..While.it.might.not.sound.glamorous,.worms.form.the.crux.between.reducing.food.waste.and.creating.a.more.organic.food.system..Rinaldi.grew.up.on.a.farm.in.northern.Oklahoma,.where.raising.worms.was.(and.still.is).a.full-cycle.process..

Blossom to Table: Bees in the City

SUSAN POLLARDSusan.Pollard.and.her.husband,.Brandon,.started.the.Texas.Honeybee.Guild.as.part.of.a.personal.mission.to.raise.environmental.awareness.and.advocate.for.bees..The.guild.teaches.others.about.beekeeping.and.the.role.bees.play.in.environmental.stability..Currently,.the.Pollards.have.more.than.50.bee.colonies.spread.across.North.Texas..

Green Speaker SeriesCommon Ground Stage


What’s Food Got to Do With it?

LORI DE LA CRUZAt.Mountainview.College,.Lori.De.La.Cruz.is.the.sustainability.coordinator.and.manages.the.sustainability.and.solid.waste.management.programs.as.they.relate.to.education..She.controls.everything.from.the.campus.climate.action.plan.to.STARS.reporting.to.the.community.garden..

School of Fish: Getting Started with Aquaponics

ADAM COHENAdam.Cohen.founded.Green.Phoenix.Farms.to.give.back.to.the.community.and.the.Earth.through.a.commitment.to.sustainability,.natural.food,.and.healthy.eating..He.has.developed.scalable.aquaponics.systems.that.grow.food.and.aquatic.animals.in.a.simple,.eatable.ecosystem.

JESSE HULLJesse.Hull.works.as.farm.director.and.engineer.for.Get.Healthy.Dallas,.a.nonprofit.organization.that.implements.long-term.educational.and.economic.programs.in.neighborhoods.weakened.by.chronic.disinvestment..He.brings.more.than.20.years.of.experience.in.crop.production,.farming,.and.educational.systems.to.the.role.and.has.consulted.on.commercial.and.educational.scale.projects.across.the.U.S..and.internationally...

CHARLES PLUMMERCharles.Plummer.is.director.of.organic.gardening.and.culinary.arts.at.Dallas.Youth.Village,.which.houses.teenage.boys.who.have.been.convicted.of.nonviolent.offenses..Through.farming.and.food.programs.on.his.1-acre.farm,.Plummer.is.able.to.train.these.young.men.in.usable.skills.while.imparting.valuable.life.lessons..Plummer.began.his.career.as.a.chef.and.worked.in.top.restaurants.and.hotels.in.the.Dallas.area.before.enrolling.in.a.commercial.urban.agriculture.program.in.Milwaukee..

The FarmGirls Radio ShowDONELLE AND MARILYN SIMMONSDonelle.Simmons.and.her.mother,.Marilyn,.are.garden.coaches,.educators,.managers,.and.more..They.run.the.FarmGirls.Radio.Show.as.part.of.their.business,.Garden.Inspirations..The.mission.of.Garden.Inspirations.is.to.educate,.empower,.and.encourage.budding.gardeners.through.the.Green.Garden.Club,.managing.community.gardens,.designing.and.installing.organic.landscapes,.


teaching.a.variety.of.garden.educational.workshops.and.seminars,.and,.of.course,.hosting.their.radio.show..

CHAD HOUSERFamed.Dallas.chef.Chad.Houser.is.executive.director.of.Café.Momentum,.a.nonprofit.restaurant.that.recently.opened.a.brick-and-mortar.location.in.downtown.Dallas..Café.Momentum.is.a.training.program.that.gives.young.men.who.have.spent.time.in.juvenile.facilities.real-world.culinary.and.hospitality.experience..In.order.to.devote.his.full.attention.to.this.role,.Houser.sold.his.partnership.in.Parigi.Restaurant.in.2012.—.after.17.years.working.as.chef..His.efforts.recently.earned.him.the.honor.of.being.named.one.of.the.country’s.2015.Ten.Outstanding.Young.Americans.by.the.United.States.Junior.Chamber..

Sustainable Farming Practices

PAUL MAGEDSONPaul.Magedson.is.owner.and.founder.of.Good.Earth.Farm,.a.Dallas-area.farm.that.grows.vegetables,.pasture-raised.poultry,.and.grass-fed.lamb.using.sustainable.techniques..Magedson.started.his.farm.in.1984.and.was.one.of.the.first.in.Texas.to.be.certified.organic..He.now.sells.his.produce.at.various.local.farmers.markets.and.from.his.own.farm.store..

Dallas Farmers Market: Cultivating a Healthier Lifestyle

AMANDA VANHOOZIERAmanda.Vanhoozier.is.the.director.of.market.operations.at.the.Dallas.Farmers.Market..She.champions.schools.and.community.gardens,.local.farmers,.and.farmers.markets.by.anchoring.community.around.food.and.place.with.a.face..From.green.initiatives.to.a.local.food.hub,.the.newly.renovated.shed.is.cultivating.a.healthier.and.more.sustainable.lifestyle.for.all.of.North.Texas..

Green Speakers SeriesEDTx Explorer Stage

LYNDA STOKESLynda.Stokes.is.mayor.of.Reno,.Texas,.a.small.town.that.has.been.rocked.by.more.than.30.earthquakes.since.November.2014..She.has.been.recognized.as.an.environmentalist.after.urging.the.Texas.Railroad.Commission.to.shut.down.two.disposal.wells.in.the.Reno.area..She.is.also.the.first.woman.to.serve.as.the.town’s.mayor.

DAVID MARQUISDavid.Marquis.is.a.local.Dallas.actor,.playwright,.and.activist.best.known.for.his.I Am a Teacher.trilogy.of.plays..He.consults.with.the.Texas.Conservation.Alliance.on.water.issues..

JARIUS PULCZINSKIJarius.Pulczinski.is.a.student.at.Texas.A&M.Health.Science.Center.studying.for.a.Masters.of.Public.Health..

NATALIE NAGYNatalie.Nagy.is.a.student.at.Texas.A&M.Health.Science.Center.studying.for.a.Masters.of.Public.Health..


Science on a SphereCentennial Hall

BETH RUSSELLBeth.Russell.is.chief.of.the.exploratory.visualization.and.outreach.section.in.the.Earth.Systems.Research.Laboratory.and.the.operations.manager.for.the.National.Oceanic.and.Atmospheric.Administration’s.(NOAA).Science.on.a.Sphere.in.Boulder,.Colorado..She.has.been.part.of.the.Science.On.a.Sphere.(SOS).team.since.2006.when.she.interned.as.a.NOAA.Hollings.Scholar..After.finishing.her.meteorology.degree.at.Penn.State.University,.Russell.joined.the.SOS.team.full.time.in.2007..She.has.written.the.original.users.guide,.created.the.online.data.catalog,.and.taught.training.sessions.at.over.50.SOS.installations.around.the.world..She.also.travels.with.the.SOS.temporary.exhibit.and.has.given.presentations.at.a.variety.of.locations,.including.the.United.Nations.COP15.Climate.Conference,.American.Geophysical.Union.Fall.Meeting,.American.Meteorological.Society.Annual.Meeting,.SuperComputing.Conference,.and.American.Association.for.the.Advancement.of.Science.Annual.Meeting..

LARRY FLOURNOYLarry.Flournoy.works.as.a.consultant.for.Earth.Day.Texas,.haying.recently.retired.from.Texas.A&M.University.after.20.years..From.2000.to.2015,.he.served.as.associate.director.of.the.Academy.for.Advanced.Telecommunications.and.Learning.Technology,.which.is.charged.by.the.Board.of.Regents.with.developing.consortia.and.collaborative.opportunities.for.Texas.A&M.and.the.people.of.Texas.in.areas.of.distance.learning,.telemedicine,.advanced.telecommunications,.and.supercomputing..

Citizen Science with Makerspaces WorkshopHall of State Auditorium

RON BLAKERon.Blake.has.had.the.benefit.of.a.wide.range.of.life.experiences.that.includes.formal.training.as.well.as.a.knack.for.being.in.the.right.place.at.the.right.time..He.was.physically.present.at.the.historic.events.of.the.first.Apple.II.rollout.in.1977.and.decades.later.at.the.Bay.Area.Maker.Faire.in.San.Francisco.in.2012.and.2013..Immediately.recognizing.a.familiar.energy,.sense.of.excitement,.and.opportunity,.he.enthusiastically.joined.the.Maker.Movement..By.2014,.he.founded.a.startup.called.Merrymaker.Labs.and.became.the.Greymaker..When.asked,.“What.does.the.Greymaker.make?”.His.reply:.“The.Greymaker.makes.makers..Have.you.been.made?”

CHARLIE LINDAHL Charlie.Lindahl.is.a.lifelong.geek/nerd.—.and.proud.of.it..He.has.an.insatiable.curiosity.about.All.Things.Tech.and.is.currently.employed.as.dedicated.IT.support.for.campus.operations.at.Texas.A&M.Health.Science.Center..He.is.a.passionate.and.active.member.of.the.Maker.Movement.and.a.member.of.Transition.Houston,.an.organization.dedicated.to.sustainable.and.resilient.practices.in.a.post-peak-oil.world..His.projects.include.working.with.microcontrollers.with.environmental.sensors,.the.Raspberry.Pi.platform.relating.to.environmental.monitoring,.and.building.a.do-it-yourself.spherical.imaging.system.

WALTER JOHNSTONWalter.Johnston.teaches.in.the.Naveen.Jindal.School.of.Management.at.the.University.of.Texas.at.Dallas..Previously.he.has.worked.at.Abbott.Laboratories,.DSC,.Nortel,.UT.Southwestern.Medical.Center,.and.the.RLX.startup..Johnson.received.a.doctorate.in.statistics.from.the.University.of.Texas.at.Austin..


FIRST NAME LAST NAME TITLE ORGANIZATION LOCATION

Robert Abtahi Lawyer Private.practice New.Urbanism.Roundtable

Pat Acker Vice.President Halff.Associates,.Inc. Greater.Dallas.Planning.Council.Meeting

Katherine Adams Co-founder Paper.for.Water Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Academy.Stage

Isabella Adams Co-founder Paper.for.Water Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Academy.Stage

Rik Adamski Partner ASH.+.LIME Greater.Dallas.Planning.Council.Meeting

Lindsey Allen Executive.Director Rainforest.Action.Network Future.500.Roundtable

Wick Allison Chairman.and.Publisher D.Magazine New.Urbanism.Roundtable

Marie Alt Executive.Director Environment.America Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Susan Alvarez Acting.Interim.Director Trinity.Watershed.Management.for.the.City.of.Dallas

Greater.Dallas.Planning.Council.Meeting

Jill Alvarez Transmission.Engineering.Manager

ONCOR.Electric.Delivery Greater.Dallas.Planning.Council.Meeting

Kyle Ash Legislative.Director Greenpeace.USA Future.500.Roundtable

Bob. Axley Vice.Chair Jubilee.Housing.Task.Force

Future.500.Roundtable

Steven Bailey Founder Urban.Acres Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Celia Barshop Senior.Park.Manager Fair.Park.&.Community.Services

Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Zaida. Basora Assistant.Director Facilities.Architecture.and.Engineering.for.the.City.of.Dallas.Public.Works.Department

ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Mike Bastian Vice.President CH2M.Hill Greater.Dallas.Planning.Council.Meeting

Tina Beattie Chairwoman ConservAmerica Future.500.Roundtable

Jon Bennet Vice.President.of.Business.Development

SDL.Citadel,.LLC Future.500.Roundtable

Janice Bezanson Executive.Director Texas.Conservation.Association


Gay Bingham Educational.Professional Seagoville.High.School Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Ron Blake Founder Greymaker Citizen.Science.Workshop

David Bookbinder Co-founder Element.VI Future.500.Roundtable

Garrett Boone Chariman.emeritus.and.co-founder

The.Container.Store Future.500.Roundtable

Mark Bowers Urban.Design.and.Planning.Practice.Builder

Kimley-Horn.and.Associates


Misty Bowie Consultant,.Project.Learning.Tree.and.TCI.Coordinator

Texas.Forestry.Association Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Scholastics.Stage

John. Boyette District.Forester Texas.A&M.Forest.Resource.Development.and.Sustainable.Forestry

Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Scholastics.Stage

Ricky Bradley Texas.Regional.Director Citizens.Climate.Lobby Future.500.Roundtable

Matt. Brendel Development.Partner JPI ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

2015 SPEAKERS .(Alphabetical)



Adam Briggle Professor.and.founding.member

UNT.and.Frack.Free.Denton

Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

Kris Brown Founder la.terra.studio Greater.Dallas.Planning.Council.Meeting

Peter Bryn Volunteer.&.Houston.group.leader,.Texas.State.Coordinator

Citizens.Climate.Lobby Future.500.Roundtable

John Campbell Executive.Vice.President Wells.Fargo Future.500.Roundtable

Jeremy Carl Director.of.Research Shultz-Stephenson.Task.Force.on.Energy.Policy


Mark Carter Last.Biome Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Scholastics.Stage

Jeff Cheney President Earth.911 Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Linda Chipperfield President.of.Marketing.and.Outreach

Green.Seal Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Jeff Clark Executive.Director Wind.Coalition Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Don Clevenger Senior.Vice.President.of.Strategic.Planning

ONCOR.Electric.Delivery Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Adam Cohen Founder Green.Phoenix.Farms Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Sam Coleman Deputy.Regional.Administrator

Environmental.Protection.Agency


Chip Comins CEO AREI Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Shawna Coronado Author Self Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Larry Corson Co-President Wilbow.Corporation ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

April Crow Global.Director.of.Environment.and.Sustainability

The.Coca-Cola.Company Future.500.Roundtable

Daniel. Cunningham Urban.Water.Team Texas.A&M.Agrilife. Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Lori De.La.Cruz Sustainability.Coordinator

Mountainview.College Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

John DeFilipo Director John.Bunker.Sands.Wetland.Center

Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Academy.Stage

Betsy del.Monte Founding.Principal Transform.Global ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Vince DiBianca Senior.Partner Praemia.Group Future.500.Roundtable

Patrick Dickinson Urban.Water.Team Texas.A&M.Agrilife. Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Suzanne Dixon Texas.Regional.Director National.Parks.Conservation.Association


Graham Dodds Chef Hibiscus Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Patrick Doherty Senior.Fellow New.America.Foundation Future.500.Roundtable

Shelley Du.Puy Education.and.Outreach.Coordinator

NOAA.Flower.Garden.Banks.Marine.Sanctuary


Mark Dubois Co-founder International.Rivers.Network


Maria Dunn Policy.Manager Phillips.66 Future.500.Roundtable

David Dunson Executive.Vice.President SWBC.Real.Estate ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Teri Eastburn Office.of.Education.and.Outreach

UCAR Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

Richard Eidlin Co-founder.and.Vice.President

American.Sustainable.Business.Council


Charles Elk Director.of.Customer.Operations

ONCOR.Electric.Delivery. Greater.Dallas.Planning.Council.Meeting



Kenneth Fambro Vice.President.of.Development

Integrated.Real.Estate.Group


David Farrell Owner Farrell.Architects ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Nicole Ferrini Chief.Resilience.Officer City.of.El.Paso Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West.&.ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Brett Fidler Director.of.Energy.and.Enterprise.Development

City.of.Tulsa ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Scott Fielle Regional.Director,.North.Texas

REAL.School.Gardens Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Scholastics.Stage

Larry Flournoy Consultant Earth.Day.Texas Science.on.a.Sphere.display

Audrey Fogarty Vice.President.of.Product.Management

Younicos Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

David Foster Texas.State.Director Clean.Water.Action Future.500.Roundtable

Bill Fox Professor Texas.A&M Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Academy.Stage

John Franke Chef Frontburner.Restaurants Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Bennett Freeman Senior.Vice.President.of.Research.and.Policy.

Calvert.Investments Future.500.Roundtable

Cullen Geiselman Board.of.Directors Bat.Conservation.Internatioanl


Michael Gerrard Andrew.Sabin.Professor.of.Environmental.Practice

Columbia.Law.School Future.500.Roundtable

Marsha Getto-Aikens Associate Gensler ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Sara Gilbertson Director.of.Business.and.Industry

World.Wildlife.Fund Future.500.Roundtable

Timothy Glass Research.and.Information.Manager

City.of.Dallas.Office.of.Economic.Development


James Glave Director.of.Communications.

Clean.Energy.Canada Future.500.Roundtable

Ron. Gonen Co-founder.and.CEO Closed.Loop.Fund;.former.NYC.Recycling.Czar

SVP.Dallas.Social.Innovation.Speaker.Series

Mark Goode.III Traffic.Engineer.and.Principal

Kimley-Horn.and.Associates


Karenna Gore Director.of.Earth.Ethics. Union.Theological.Seminary


Susybelle Goslee President Dallas.League.of.Women.Voters


Barry Graden Director.of.SFI.Forest.Partners

Sustainable.Forestry.Initiative


Nathaneal. Greene Director.of.Renewable.Energy.Policy

Natural.Resoures.Defense.Council.(NRDC)


Robert Gregory CEO Compatible.Lands.Foundation


Darla Griffith Environmental.Management.Systems

Fort.Hood Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Academy.Stage

Scott Griggs Councilperson City.of.Dalas Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

Paul Griss President. Boldon.Group Future.500.Roundtable

Matt Grubisich Urban.Forester Texas.Trees.Foundation Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Luciano Guido SolarFUTURE.today,.Latin.America


Ashley Haire Bike.Coordinator City.of.Dallas Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

John Hall Texas.State.Director.&.Director.of.Clean.Energy

Environmental.Defense.Fund




Sara Senior.Associate.for.Content

Urban.Land.Institute,.Building.Healthy.Places.Initiative


Bill Hammond CEO Texas.Association.of.Business


Barry Hand Leader Gensler.Lifestyle.2.Studio ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Steve Hantler Director.of.Policy.Initiatives

Marcus.Family.Office Future.500.Roundtable

Tom Harbison Chair.of.anti-crime.task.force

Jubilee.Project Future.500.Roundtable

Randy Hayes Executive.Director Foundation.Earth Future.500.Roundtable

Jeff Hebert Chief.Resilience.Officer City.of.New.Orleans ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Charlie. Hemmeline Executive.Director Texas.Solar.Power.Association


John Hendricks Associate.Member CBRE.Industrial.Leasing.Group


Harriet Hentges President Hentges.Consulting Future.500.Roundtable

Raymond. Hernandez,.Jr. Film.&.TV.Producer self Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Arturo Herrero CSO.&.Head.of.Emerging.Markets

JinkoSolar Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Walter Hornaday President.and.CEO Cielo.Wind Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Steve Houser Urban.Forester Arborilogical.Services Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Academy.Stage

Chad Houser Chef Café.Momentum Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Larry Howe Co-founder Plano.Solar.Advocates Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Daniel Huerta Executive.General.Manager

Fair.Park.and.Community.Services.Division.for.Dallas.Parks.&.Recreation.Department


Jesse Hull Farm.Director.and.Engineer

Get.Healthy.Dallas Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Scholastics.Stage

Walt Humann Retired. Hunt.Oil.Company,.DART,.Jubilee.Housing.Task.Force


Marion Hunt Trustee.and.Program.Officer

Hunt.Family.Foundation Future.500.Roundtable

Stephanie. Hunt Co-founder Hunt.Institute.for.Engineering.and.Humanities.at.SMU


Angela Hunt Former.councilperson City.of.Dallas Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

Glenn Hurowitz Managing.Director Climate.Advisors. Future.500.Roundtable

Bryan Jacob Owner Climate.Coach.International


Aaron James Vice.President.of.Development.and.Membership

Georgia.Aquarium Future.500.Roundtable

David. James self Colorado.Rancher Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

James Jeffers Co-founder Eat.the.Yard Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Scholastics.Stage

Kim Jeffery Retired.Chairman.and.CEO

Nestlé.Water.North.America


Clay Jenkins Dallas.County.Judge Dallas.County Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

Walter Johnston Professor Naveen.Jindal.School.of.Management,.UT.Dallas

Citizen.Science.Workshop



Patrick Jones Principal Treanor.Architects. ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Stephen Jordan Co-founder.and.Senior.Partner

IO.Sustainability Future.500.Roundtable

Marie Jordan Senior.Vice.President. National.Grid Future.500.Roundtable

Bhushan. Joshi Senior.Manager.of.Sustainability

JC.Penney Future.500.Roundtable

Gene Karpinski President League.of.Conservation.Voters


Christopher Kelsey President Long.Cove ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Patrick Kennedy Space.Between.Design.Studio;.A.New.Dallas

Urban.Planner Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

Drew Kile Vice.President Institutional.Property.Advisors


Richard Kincaid Texas.Program.Manager Eco-Rise.Youth.Innovations.Dallas


Joe Knott Lt..Col..Ret. Compatible.Lands.Foundation

Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East.&.EDTx.Academy

Larry Kopald Co-founder.and.Managing.Director

Kopald.Stranger Future.500.Roundtable

Kevin Lefebvre EMS.&.Sustainability City.of.Dallas Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Heather Lepeska Senior.Coordinator Office.of.Economic.Development.for.the.City.of.Dallas


John Lettellier Director.of.Development.Services

City.of.Frisco Greater.Dallas.Planning.Council.Meeting

Alex Levran Solar.Industry.Segment.Initiative


Lisa Lin Sustainability.Manger City.of.Houston Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Charlie Lindahl Dedicated.IT.Support.for.Campus.Operations

Texas.A&M’s.Health.Science.Center

Citizen.Science.Workshop

John Lovenberg Vice.President.of.Environment

BNSF.Railway.Company Future.500.Roundtable

Zhong. Lu Professor Southern.Methodist.University


Mary MacDonald Senior.Vice.President EarthShare Future.500.Roundtable

Jordan Macha Gulf.Policy.Analyst Gulf.Restoration.Network Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

Paul Magedson Owner Good.Earth.Organic.Farm Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

David Marquis Actor,.Playwright,.Activist

Texas.Conservation.Alliance

Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Explorer.Stage

Rick Marriner Shareholder.Representative

Shell.Oil Future.500.Roundtable

Rick Marriner Shareholder.Representative

Project.Meadowlark;.Shell.Oil


Susie Marshall Executive.Director GROW.North.Texas Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Michael Marx Executive.Director Corporate.Ethics.International.and.Business.Ethics.Network


Jack Matthews President Matthews.Group.Ltd.. New.Urbanism.Roundtable

Liz Maw CEO Net.Impact Future.500.Roundtable

Bruce McCarl Professor,.Nobel.Laureate

Texas.A&M Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Academy.Stage



Brewster McCracken CEO Pecan.Street.Institute Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East;..Stage.West

Bud Melton Vice.President Bowman.Melton.Planners Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

Andreas Merkl CEO Ocean.Conservancy Future.500.Roundtable

Luke Metzger Director Environment.Texas. Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Sid Miller Texas.Agriculture.Commissioner

State.of.Texas Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

Andrew Miller Co-founder Community.Compost Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Bill Moebius Senior.Vice.President.and.Regional.Director

Peloton.Commercial.Real.Estate


Tim Mohin Director.of.Corporate.Responsibility

Advanced.Micro.Devices,.Inc..(AMD)


Cameron Molberg Owner Coyote.Creek.Farm Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Academy.Stage

Janette Monear President.and.CEO Texas.Trees.Foundation Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Mollie Mossman Director.of.Real.Estate Brinkman.Companies ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Mark Murphey Global.Head.of.Corporate.Responsibility.and.Sustainability

Cargill,.Inc.. Future.500.Roundtable

Alan Murphy President.of.Water.Process.&.Technologies

STW.Water.Resources Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Charles Myers CEO MYCON.General.Contractors


Murray. Myers Sanitation.Services City.of.Dallas Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Natalie Nagy Student Texas.A&M.Health.Science.Center


Josiah Neeley Texas.Director R.Street.Institute Future.500.Roundtable

Bridgett. Neely Founder.and.President Firefly.Energy.Consulting ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Megan Neubauer Co-owner Pure.Land.Organic Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Luis. Neves Group.Sustainability.and.Climate.Change.Officer

Deutsche.Telekom.AG Future.500.Roundtable

Beth.Ann Norrgard Advocate Tiny.House.Movement Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

Theresa O’Donnell Chief.Planning.Officer City.of.Dallas ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Melanie O’Neill Master.Composter Compost.Dallas Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Dianne Odegard Director.Outreach.and.Education

Bat.Conservation.International


Todd Paglia Executive.Director ForestEthics Future.500.Roundtable

Keith Paris Founder.and.President Paris.Projects,.Ltd.. ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Bhimo. Patil Professor Texas.A&M Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Academy.Stage

Ken Paxton Texas.Attorney.General State.of.Texas Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Stuart Pimm Doris.Duke.Professor.of.Conservation.Ecology.at.the.Duke.Nicholas.School.of.the.Environment

Duke.University Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Scholastics.Stage

Charles Plummer Director Garden.of.Eden.Community.Outreach

Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Susan Pollard Co-founder Texas.Honeybee.Guild Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Louie Psihoyos Executive.Director Oceanic.Preservation.Society




Jarius Pulczinski Student Texas.A&M.Health.Science.Center


Tiffani Pust Ozone.Theater Air.Alliance.Houston Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Scholastics.Stage

Joseph.P.. Quinlan Managing.Director.and.Chief.Market.Strategist

U.S..Trust,.Bank.of.America.Private.Wealth.Management


Dave Rapaport Vice.President.of.Earth.and.Community.Care

Aveda Future.500.Roundtable

Matt Renner Executive.Director World.Business.Academy Future.500.Roundtable

Mark. Reynolds Executive.Director Citizens.Climate.Lobby Future.500.Roundtable

Rick Ridgeway Vice.President.of.Environmental.Affairs

Patagonia Future.500.Roundtable

Robby Rieke Director,.Dallas.Office Holliday.Fenoglio.Fowler ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Heather Rinaldi Co-owner Texas.Worm.Ranch Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Steve Rochlin Co-founder.and.Senior.Partner

IO.Sustainability Future.500.Roundtable

Will Rogers President.and.CEO Trust.for.Public.Land Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

Jerry Rolands National.Aeronautics.and.Space.Administration.(NASA)


Frank Rukavina Director.of.Sustainability National.Renewable.Energies.Laboratory.(NREL)


Kris Russell Senior.Environmental.Operations.Analyst

DFW.Airport.Eco-Friendly.Practices


Beth Russell Chief.of.the.Exploratory.Visualization.and.Outreach

Earth.Systems.Research.Laboratory.(NOAA)

Science.on.a.Sphere.display

Jennifer Salazar Area.Manger.in.Business.Operations

ONCOR.Electric.Delivery Greater.Dallas.Planning.Council.Meeting

Alvand Salehi Presidental.Management.Fellow

ARPA-E Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

Keri Samford Director.of.Economic.Development

City.of.the.Colony ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Rocco Saracina Sustainability.and.Natural.Resource.Professional

Sustainable.Forestry.Initiative


Tony Scallion Assistant.Principal,.DISD STEM.Administrator Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Scholastics.Stage

David.A.. Schmidt President SCHMIDT.&.STACY.Consulting.Engineers,.Inc.


Gayle Schueller Senior.Vice.President.of.Sustainability

3M Future.500.Roundtable

Steven Schueth President First.Affirmative.Financial.Network


John Schulz Sustainability.Operations.Director

AT&T Future.500.Roundtable

Tony Seba Entrepreneur Silicon.Valley Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Laura.Turner Seydel Chair Captain.Planet.Foundation Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Verlinder Sharma Professor Texas.A&M Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Academy.Stage

Charlie Sheerin Senior.Director.of.Strategic.Philanthropy

World.Wildlife.Fund Future.500.Roundtable



Brian Shellum Author “Black.Officer.in.a.Buffalo.Soldier.Regiment”


Michael Sheppy Energy.Engineer National.Renewable.Energies.Laboratory.(NREL)


Yalmaz Siddiqui Senior.Director.of.Environmental.and.Supplier.Diversity

Office.Depot Future.500.Roundtable

Jan Sieving Vice.President.of.Public.Affairs.-.North.America

Repsol Future.500.Roundtable

Donelle Simmons Host FarmGirls.Radio Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Rob. Sisson Executive.director ConservAmerica Future.500.Roundtable;.Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

Ryan Sitton Texas.Railroad.Commissioner


Rolf Skar Forest.Campaign.Director

Greenpeace Future.500.Roundtable

Michael Slattery Director.of.the.Institute.for.Environmental.Studies

Texas.Christian.University Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Scholastics.Stage

Steve Smith Co-founder Eat.the.Yard Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Scholastics.Stage

Michael Sorrell President Paul.Quinn.College New.Urbanism.Roundtable

Alan. Spears Historian National.Parks.Conservation.Association


John Spicer President Breeze.Energy Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.West

Ryan Spicer Energy.Sustainability.and.Project.Manager

DFW.International.Airport Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Academy.Stage

Todd Spinks Director.of.Sustainability University.of.North.Texas ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Patrick Stark Chef 940.Kitchen Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Gary Stephens Co-owner Green.Grocer.Dallas Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Jonathan Stites Senior.Vice.President Seefried.Industrial.Properties


Lynda Stokes Mayor Reno,.Texas Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Explorer.Stage

Ken Strassner Senior.Fellow.at.the.Center.for.International.Policy

Future.500 Future.500.Roundtable

Andrea Strimling.Yodsampa

Co-founder.and.CEO DEPLOY/US Future.500.Roundtable

Arlene Strom Vice.President.of.Sustainability.and.Communications.

Suncor.Energy Future.500.Roundtable

Stephen Sturdivant Food.Recovery.Challenge

EPA.Region.6 Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Jason Tackett Engineer U.S..Army.Corps.of.Engineers


R.J. Taylor Conservation.Director Connemara.Conservancy Greater.Dallas.Planning.Council.Meeting

Jerry. Taylor Vice.President Niskanen.Center Future.500.Roundtable

Richard Teague Professor Texas.A&M Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Academy.Stage

Buddy Teaster CEO Soles4Souls Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Academy.Stage



Gary Thomas President.and.Executive.Director

Dallas.Area.Rapid.Transit.(DART)

New.Urbanism.Roundtable

Jim Thomas Vice.President.of.Sustainability,.Safety,.Environment,.Risk,.Ethics,.and.Compliance

Petco.Animal.Supplies Future.500.Roundtable

Pete Trelenberg Manger.of.Environmental.Planning.and.Policy

ExxonMobil Future.500.Roundtable

Victor Vandergriff Texas.Transportation.Commissioner


Amanda Vanhoozier Director.of.Market.Operations

Dallas.Farmers.Market Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Jim Walker Co-founder The.Climate.Group Future.500.Roundtable

Paul Walker Board.of.Directors;.President

ConservAmerica;.Insight.Consulting,.LLC


Joel Walker Director.of.Center.Operations

National.Aeronautics.and.Space.Administration.(NASA)


John Walsh CEO,.Founder,.and.President

TIG ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Bill Walsh Founder.and.Executive.Director

Healthy.Building.Network ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Eric Washburn Principal Bracewell.&.Giuliani,.LLP Future.500.Roundtable

Sabrina Watkins Head.of.Sustainable.Development

ConocoPhillips Future.500.Roundtable

David Watson Managing.Principal Direct.Development ULI/AIA/USGBC.Meeting

Jeff Weigel Director.of.Strategic.Initiatives

The.Nature.Conservancy Future.500.Roundtable

David Weinberg Exeuctive.Director Texas.League.of.Conservation.Voters


Arthur Weisman President.and.CEO. Green.Seal Future.500.Roundtable

Africa Welch-Castle Mechanical.Engineer Fort.Hood Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Academy.Stage

Bill White Former.Mayor City.of.Houston Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

Shelly White Executive.Director Trinity.Strand.Trail Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

Laura Whiting Senior.Counsel Occidental.Chemical.Corporation


Fran Witte Environmental.Programs.Coordinator.

Office.of.Environmental.Stewardship/Public.Works.Team,.City.of.Irving

Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

John Wolf Farmer.and.Forager Wolfsong.Farm Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Dotty Woodson Exension.Program.Specialist.-.Water.Resources

American.Rainwater.Catchment.Association


Mark Wootton Chef Garden.Café Green.Speaker.Series:.Common.Ground.Stage

Tyler Wright Urban.Forester Texas.Trees.Foundation Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Scholastics.Stage

David Yarnold President.and.CEO National.Audubon.Society Green.Speaker.Series:.Stage.East

Bernetta Young Code.Compliance.Manager

City.of.Dallas Green.Speaker.Series:.EDTx.Scholastics.Stage

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