EcoTuesday Ambassadors

EcoTuesday Ambassadors are outgoing, well networked individuals in cities around the world that share the EcoTuesday vision of changing the way we do business. Please meet our wonderful Ambassadors below who produce the monthly events in the following cities:

  • Cleveland
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • Portland
  • San Francisco
  • Silicon Valley
  • South East Michigan and Detroit

Also, please make sure to read the EcoTuesday Local Blogs (written by the Ambassadors in your city) to learn more about upcoming events, in addition to current issues and trends that pertain to your geographic region.

Interested in learning more about what it takes for you and a friend to bring EcoTuesday to your city? Click here for an overview of the EcoTuesday Ambassador Program.

Ann Stovel

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Prior to joining the EcoNexus team, Ann sold commercial real estate and participated as a project manager in developing urban land and retrofitting buildings in California, Oregon and Washington. In my current role I've had the opportunity to connect with players in the clean technology fields and delve more deeply into how technology supports our efforts to build sustainable environments. In my spare time I enjoy exploring cities without a map (on foot and public transit!), cooking, hiking and studying for the LEED exam.

Primary EcoTuesday City: 
Portland

Anna Clark

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Anna Clark is president of EarthPeople, a consulting and communications firm that helps clients bolster their brands through profitable green strategies. A writer on topics from sustainability to creation care, Anna is a featured blogger for Greenbiz.com and SustainLane.com.  Her first full book, Green, American Style, is scheduled for release in April 2010. Anna is a member of the Greenbiz Intelligence Panel and sits on several boards.  Anna lives with her family in Dallas in one of the first residences in Texas to earn a platinum LEED-certified rating from the US Green Building Council. For the more on all things green, visit www.annamclark.com.

Primary EcoTuesday City: 
Dallas

Carol Guy

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Carol is a consultant with PRIZIM, Inc. Her work includes developing greenhouse gas inventories and management plans, conducting environmental compliance and management system audits, providing training on sustainable strategies, and conducting field research on a variety of wildlife species ranging from bats to sea turtles.

Originally from South Africa, she loves to travel and is always up for outdoor adventures. In her spare time, she plays squash with the UMN Squash Club and enjoys coaching the Squash Scholars kids. Carol lives in St. Paul with her husband, Seth, and their funny mutt, Mudge.

Primary EcoTuesday City: 
Minneapolis

Curt LaLonde

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Curt LaLonde is a Managing Partner at element-e, a full service marketing and training company.  He has been led award-winning marketing, training and communications programs for large, medium and small clients. Some of Curt's previous clients have included Consumers Energy, Alcoa, Saturn, Hewlett Packard, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Ford,The Home Depot, and Kia as well as several non-profits and NGO's.  In his role at element-e, he is committed to helping organizations and individuals meet their goals by establishing their position in emerging and changing industries and organizations. 

Primary EcoTuesday City: 
Southeast Michigan and Detroit
Other City (if not listed above): 
Ann Arbor

Ian Rhett

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I'm a partner in CivicActions. I serve as recruiter, on the management committee and as Strategy Group lead.

Primary EcoTuesday City: 
San Francisco

Jennifer R. Gooding

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Jennifer Gooding moved to Los Angeles in her early twenties to pursue her dream of working at a prominent animal welfare organization. After four years with the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Los Angeles (two spent running a pet adoption center, two in PR) she finished her degree at Pepperdine University in PR and Nonprofit Management. She loves attending other networking events centered around sustainability and community. She is an independent publicist with over ten years experience in PR and Corporate Communications. She also donates her time and skills for several animal welfare and environmental projects each year.

Primary EcoTuesday City: 
Los Angeles

Jeremy Eckhous

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Jeremy Eckhous joins element-e from Chrysler, LLC, where he was Internet Operations Manager on the Cross-Brand Web Team. His key responsibilities included development and management of the Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler and corporate websites, digital promotions, search technology and other assignments.

Eckhous has extensive experience in interactive & educational media development and production spanning more than 18 years in advanced technology and performance improvement consulting.  He has completed many brand development and marketing consulting engagements for major Fortune 50 clients.

Primary EcoTuesday City: 
Southeast Michigan and Detroit

Karen Eubank

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Karen is a professional writer and media consultant with an emphasis on sustainability.

She grew up a nomad. From Paris to Peshawar, Athens to Amsterdam she’s roamed the world. Travel created a global awareness and an early interest in the necessity of sustainability as a way of life.

Primary EcoTuesday City: 
Dallas

Kevin S. Pile

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Kevin Pile is a leading expert in green career pathways for America’s workforce. He is recognized as a green business leader with his recent Green Career Guide Publication. He has over 17 years of  “eco” interest, and this is evident when you hear the passion in his voice. Kevin’s entrepreneurial vision to promote sustainable development is catalyzed through the existing economic system to innovate competition with more appropriate, creative, & social business models. He enjoys meditating, family, friends, outdoor adventures, gardening, walking, traveling, chess, ping pong, social scenes, people, & more.

Primary EcoTuesday City: 
Portland

Kimberly Hist

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Kimberly is currently the Membership Director at The Club at Key Center and has organized hundreds of events ranging from intimate gatherings to groups of 350.  A native Clevelander, Kimberly studied Biology and Business Management at Trinity University and the University of Texas, San Antonio. Kimberly co-chairs the Green Committee, chairs the Ambassadors Council and the Networking Committee at The Club at Key Center. She also serves on the GO! Generation OPERA Committee, an affiliate of Opera Cleveland, and the Membership Committee of the Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club.   

Primary EcoTuesday City: 
Cleveland

Marina Bondarenko

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Marina has lived in Denver for 15 years and has enjoyed watching the city grow. Currently, Colorado is experiencing increased business activity with a focus on sustainability. Marina is excited to bring people together to learn and share ideas around sustainable business solutions and practices. Her interests include alternative energy solutions. Marina has a Finance degree from University of Colorado in Boulder.

Primary EcoTuesday City: 
Denver

Nikki Pava

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Nikki is the co-founder of EcoTuesday & the Ambassador in San Francisco. Nikki spent a year in Thailand, Dubai, & Berlin, interviewing the leaders of the largest businesses in those countries about their long-term company strategies & environmental programs. Very few of these leaders held the environment as important, nor did they take responsibility for their company's actions on the local people or the planet. These conversations affected her deeply. This, coupled with her upbringing in the beautiful Pacific Northwest & travels abroad, inspired her to pursue a career in sustainable business. Read more about Nikki here.

Primary EcoTuesday City: 
San Francisco

Nora Pittenger

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Minneapolis native Nora Pittenger works at Target Corporation in her hometown, where she returned after graduating from Marymount Manhattan College in 2007. She is now a Senior Business Analyst in Target Sourcing Services and was recently named to the Sustainable Textile Committee. Nora's passion is to blaze a green trail within the corporate world in addition to serving as EcoTuesday Minneapolis ambassador since November 2007. She loves world travel and has a special interest in fair trade practices. 

Primary EcoTuesday City: 
Minneapolis

Rich Anderson

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My name is Rich Anderson and I am the Founder and CEO of ClearView Water, a water purification company. We offer solutions to help you take care of your family, your health and your appliances. Our products provide safety, reliability and better quality for the water you drink and use. We are passionate about helping you live a healthy life. www.ClearViewWater.com Clean. Healthy. Pure.

Primary EcoTuesday City: 
Denver

Rohini Batra

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Rohini is an entrepreneur who joined the green business community by starting `Urban Hues’, specializing in earth-friendly, handcrafted designer linens. Rohini is very passionate about the environment & has adopted eco friendly sustainable practices to manufacture these products. Besides the deep interest to help the environment she is very motivated to support the artisans from India and to bring their masterful work alive in the international marketplace.

 

Prior to starting this venture, Rohini worked for 9 years with various companies as a product marketing & competitive strategy expert.

Primary EcoTuesday City: 
Silicon Valley

Sudhir Raghupathy

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Since graduating with an MBA from Case Western Reserve University, Sudhir has focused on organizational development and social enterprise consulting. He often leverages sustainable design to help uplift and empower stakeholders in under-served communities.  In his spare time Sudhir enjoys the cultural and natural delights Cleveland has to offer and serves as an active member of the Cleveland Bridge Builders, Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Steering Committee, Club at Key Center (Green Committee Co-Chair), and Entrepreneurs for Sustainability.

Primary EcoTuesday City: 
Cleveland