Our 2012 Speakers Across The Country
Cleveland
January
Todd Alexander/co-founder/Tunnel Vision Hoops
Michael Walton/co-founder/Tunnel Vision Hoops
Carlton Jackson/co-founder/Tunnel Vision Hoops
March
Paul Myers/social entrepreneur/Ecoponics Group, LLC
April
Paul Prevosnik/President/GS Solutions Ohio
June
Loretta Koeth/National Marketing Director/Tower Garden
July
Kathleen Stefancin/Creator of Veggie & My Plate Bingo for Kids and author of several food related children's books/Smart Picks, Inc.
Sandie Sajner/Co-creator of Healthy Eating and Living Expo/Healthy Eating and Living Expo
October
Jim Deming/Minister for Environmental Justice/United Church of Christ
Dallas
January
Chris Dahlander/Owner/ Snappy Salads
March
Bruce Bagelman/Founder/Green Spot
San Francisco
March
Carolyn Parrs/co-founder/Mind Over Markets
April
Casson Trenor/Senior Markets Campaigner/Greenpeace & Tataki
May
Alex Leshnick/Director of Operations/OriginOil
June
Lakshmi (Meera) Ramanathan/Global Sustainability Manager/Adobe Systems
July
Linda Brown/Co-founder and Executive Vice President/SCS Global Services (Scientific Certification Systems)
September
Heather Kernahan/Enphase Energy
November
Steve McDougal/President/3Degrees
Silicon Valley
February
Elena Christopoulos/Interim President, and member of the Board of Directors/Green Chamber of Commerce
March
Mike Balma/Performance Committee Program Manager/SolarTech
April
Beth Greer/Columnist and Host; former President and Co-Owner of The Learning Annex
May
Christine Hertzog/consultant, author, and a professional explainer/Smart Grid Library
June
Alrie Middlebrook/President and Founder/Middlebrook Gardens
July
Beth Terry/Authors and Spokespeople for sustainable living/MyPlasticFreeLife.com
September
Fahmida Ahmed/Director of Stanford University's Office of Sustainability and the campus program Sustainable Stanford/Sustainable Stanford
October
Lisa Ann Pinkerton/President of Technica Communications and Founder/Women In Cleantech & Sustainability
Dawn Danby/Senior Designer/Autodesk
Mikhail Davis/Manager of Strategic Sustainability/InterfaceFLOR
Pam Marcus/Founder/Lifefactory
Our 2011 Speakers Across The Country
Cleveland
February
Vel Scott/Vel's Purple Oasis
Vicky Trotter/The Green Space
Veronica Walton/Executive Director/NEO Restoration Alliance
March
Lia Lockert/Moderator/Civic Commons
April
Damien Forshe/Social Entrepreneur/Rid-All Partnership
June
Vicky Poole/Director and Facilities Developer/The Gardens Under Glass
September
Jason Smith/Beyond Pesticides Ohio
October
Timothy Madden/President and Owner/Biodynamicz
Monica Cowan/Hy-Hopes for Hunger
November
Tom Bullock/Member of Council/Pew Environment Group
Dallas
January
Joan Meeks/Board of Director/U.S. Green Building Counsel
April
Tom Earnshaw/Member of the Board/Mosaic
May
Dave Pennington /Forefront Guru/Aquaponics
June
Jeff Kiec, LEED-AP/Manager/Geavista Group
July
Chris Mundell AIA, CSI, CDT, and LEED AP BD+C/Sustainable Design Coordinator/HKS
August
Mitchell Fine/Member/EcoTuesday
September
Kai/Gardens for Texas
October
Leslie McKay/Owner/Green Pet
November
Heather Rinaldi/Owner/Texas Worm Ranch
Denver
July
Glenn Wilson/Dean of Students/Ecotech Institute
September
Kevin Yoshida/President and Owner/Braun+Yoshida Architects, P.C.
October
James Shaffer/President/Streetscapes, Inc.
Portland
February
Pandora Patterson/Business Management and Marketing/Sustainable Business Portland
Minneapolis
February
Scott Tracy/Senior Project Manager/Tetra Tech
March
Ryan and Tina North/Owners/Moss Envy
May
John Hink/Co-owner /Solution Blue, Inc.
San Francisco
January
Dr. Larry Weiss/Co-Founder and CTO/CleanWell
February
Jeff Marcous and Alexia Marcous/Father and Daughter Founders/Dharma Merchant Services
March
Erica Priggen/Executive Producer/Free Range Studios
April
Dan Geiger /Executive Director/US Green Building Council (USGBC)
May
Jeff Mendelsohn/Founder/New Leaf Paper
June
Danny Kennedy/Founder/Sungevity
July
Sue Amar/Sustainability Officer/salesforce.com
October
Erin Ross/Author and Workshop Facilitator/FourYears.Go
November
Peter Perrault/Green Giant/NetApp
Silicon Valley
January
Paul Kotta/Green Tea Owner/Mellow Monk Japanese
February
David Edwards/Owner/Earth Bound Homes
April
Eric Corey Freed/Founding Principal/organicARCHITECT
June
Laura Stec/Chef, Educator and Speaker/Innovative Cuisine
August
James F. Cook/Director of Business Development/First Solar
October
Matt Wynkoop/Marketing Manager/World Centric
November
Ariane Erickson/Awards Program Director/Acterra
Our 2010 Speakers Across The Country
Cleveland
April
Chris Clark/Eco-innovator, Entrepreneur/Sunflower Solutions
May
Aaron Lemieux/Eco-innovator, Entrepreneur/Tremont Electric
June
Stefani Spear/Executive Director/EcoWatch
July
Pat Conway/Co-Owner/Great Lakes Brewing Company
August
Dr. Michael Schoop/President/Cuyahoga Community College
September
Nancy King Smith/Founder, Coordinator/Bioneers
October
Dr. Mona Amodeo/Founder, President/IDGroup
November
Donita Anderson/Executive Director/North Union Farmers Market
Dallas
April
Robert Garett/Regional Sales Manager/Standard Renewable Energy
May
Allan Hoffmann/Owner, Property Manager/Allan Hoffman Company
June
Rick Sameron/President/The Salmeron Financial Network
July
BJ Ellis/Community Connector, Freelance Writer, Event Planner
August
Shirlene Sitton/Recycling Manager at City of Denton Solid Waste Department/North Texas Corporate Recycling Association
September
Dr. Lawrence D. Cottle/Wellness Practitioner, Chiropractor/Family Whole Health Center
October
Dr. Lawrence D. Cottle/Wellness Practitioner, Chiropractor/Family Whole Health Center
November
Sandy Doss/Vice President of Academic Offerings/Holbrook Travel
Denver
April
Gosia Kung/Owner/KUNGarchitecture
May
Libby and Brad Birky/Owners/SAME Cafe
June
Denise Stepto/Marketing Director/Greenprint Denver
July
Demetri Coupounas/President, Founder/GoLite
August
Karen Worminghaus/Director/eGo CarShare
Detroit
April
Jim Newman/Managing Partner/Newman Consulting Group
May
Dan Carmody/Executive Director/Detroit Eastern Market
Los Angeles
January
Jen Boulden/Founder/Ideal Bite
February
Dorit/Founder/Green Lifestyle Film Festival
March
Spencer Campbell/Senior Development Associate/NRDC
April
Dan Thomsen/Founder/The Building Doctors
July
Ken Spector/Vice President - Marketing and Media/Living Eco
August
Juan Matute/Director/UCLA Program on Local Government Climate Action Policies
Portland
January
Richard Brenne/Screenwriter
February
Kevin Pile/Co-Founder, CEO/Eco Train Media Group
March
Dave Anderson/Owner/Canvas Dreams
June
Senator Bruce Starr/Oregon State
July
Naomi Cole/LEED AP/Portland Sustainability Institute
August
Senator Bruce Starr/Oregon State
Minneapolis
May
Tim Nolan/MNPCA's Sustainable Industrial Development
June
Jina Penn-Tracy/Financial Advisor/Raeheart Financial
July
Jake Quarstad/Outreach Manager/Nice Ride MN
September
Paul Helgeson/Sustainability Manager/Gold'n Plump Poultry
October
Bill Shadid/Marketing & Social Media Co-Chair/Cleantech Open
San Francisco
February
Joel Makower/Founder/Greener World Media
March
Pamela Gordon/President, Founder/Technology Forecasters, Inc.
April
John Knox/Executive Director/Earth Island Institute
May
Erika Mackie/Executive Director, Co-Founder/GRID Alternatives
June
Paul Paz y Miño and Cyndie Berg/Amazon Watch
July
Paul Fox/Principal/CalCEF Angel Fund
August
Joslin Van Arsdale/Owner/EcoCitizen
Alice Wu/Partner/Feral Childe
September
Jurriaan Kamp/Founder/ Ode Magazine
October
John Shegerian/Chairman, CEO/Electronic Recyclers International
Silicon Valley
April
Megan Fluke/Grassroots Organizer for Building Climate Friendly Communities Campaign/Sierra Club
May
Bridget Bradley/Owner/Reclaim
June
Don Eagleston/President, CEO/Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce
July
Don Eagleston/President, CEO/Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce
September
Pamela Gordon/Founder, President/Technology Forecasters, Inc.
November
Scott Cooney/Principal/GreenBusinessOwner.com
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