EcoTuesday Enthusiasts:
Please join us for a very special EcoTuesday event in October. For the first time, EcoTuesday will employ an interactive panel format -- with opportunities for you to interact with each of our four distiguished panel Speakers in addition to the usual great networking!
WHEN:
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. (Due to the interactive
panel format, EcoTuesday will be kicking of one-half hour earlier than
the normal 6:00 p.m. time slot.)
WHERE:
Shields Pizza
25101 Telegraph Rd. (North of 10 Mile Rd.), Southfield
Ph: 248-356-2720
OVERVIEW:
Comprising four of Southeast Michigan’s most prominent leaders, drawn
from academia, business, labor, and government, this unique event will
feature a roundtable approach, with professionally facilitated
interaction between participants and speakers. Incisive commentary
and thoughtful debate will be encouraged. Compiled input and
recommendations will be summarized and discussed by each of our
invited leaders, and a summary of the event will be forwarded to
participants and press, and socialized to a diverse audience.
GUEST PANEL SPEAKERS:
Thomas Anderson – Senior Director for Automation Alley
Rick Bowers –Attorney for the President, Kenneth V. Cockrel, Jr.
Detroit City Council Green Initiatives
Dana Sevakis – Michigan Coordinator for the Apollo Alliance
Rebekah Warren – State Representative for the Michigan 53rd district,
and Chairperson of the Great Lakes and Environment Committee
MORE INFORMATION:
Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, Michigan House of Representatives
State Representative Rebekah Warren represents the 53rd district,
which is made up of almost the entire city of Ann Arbor and includes
the University of Michigan. She is currently serving in her second
term in the Legislature, and acts as Chair of the Great Lakes and
Environment Committee, and a member of the Judiciary Committee, Tax
Policy Committee, Oversight and Investigations Committee, and the
Government Operations Committee.
Rick Bowers, Esq.,, Attorney for President Ken Cockrel , Detroit City
Council
Rick has worked as a staff member and attorney for the Detroit City
Council President, Kenneth V. Cockrel, Jr., and was formerly Director
of Mayor Cockrel’s Office of Energy and Sustainability. Currently he
is the point person for the Council President Cockrel’s Green Task
Force. Despite some obstacles to be overcome along the way, the most
exciting prospect for Rick Bowers is that he knows- this is only the
beginning for a better Detroit and a better nation, which is now
embracing sustainability principles.
Tom Anderson. Thomas E. Anderson, PhD, MBA
Tom is currently Senior Director and Director for Entrepreneurship,
Automation Alley, a membership consortium for technology focused
companies. As Director for Entrepreneurship he leads the business
accelerator for small companies and educational programs for
entrepreneurs, and manages a $6M seed investment fund. His
experience base includes 4 years of independent strategic consulting,
plus over 20 years experience leading technical research teams at
General Motors Research and Development Center, from fundamental
biomedical research to technology development. He has a PhD in
Neuroscience from University of Michigan and an MBA from Michigan
State.
Dana Sevakis, Michigan State Coordinator Apollo Alliance.
Dana serves as the Michigan Coordinator for the Apollo Alliance, and
is active in environmental policy development and legislation
advocacy. After graduating in 2000 with a B.A. degree in
environmental studies, Dana joined the Chicago Recycling Coalition to
improve the city’s “Blue Bag” recycling program. She also worked for
Chicago Jobs with Justice, a labor-community coalition engaged in
strengthening worker’s rights. In 2004, Dana, a Michigan native,
returned to the Detroit area as a member of the political and
communications staff for SEIU Local 3, a Midwest regional “Justice for
Janitors” local.
Panel Speakers include (from left to right): Tom Anderson, Rebekah
Warren, Dana Sevakis and Rick Bowers (not shown)
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Announcements
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ECOTUESDAY IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
Due to the holidays, EcoTuesday meetings in November and December will
be held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (rather than the 4th).
Therefore the events will occur on November 17th and December 15th.
More program details will be forthcoming.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY EPPRENTICE™ EXPERIENCE
On October 15, 2009, the Environment & Energy Epprentice Experience™
will be at Next Energy, Detroit, and presented by Paragon Leadership
International. The event develops leadership skills through real-time
coaching as participants work with non-profits WARM Training Center,
Michigan Municipal League, Michigan Wind Institute and Global Wind
Systems. Team projects will be around Energy Efficiency, Environmental
Sustainability, Energy Economy and Alternative Energy.
Judges for the Environment & Energy Epprentice™ are Steve Armstrong,
Sr. VP/General Manager, Kelly Services; Nancy Bacon, Sr. VP, Energy
Conversion Devices/Uni-Solar; Gilbert Borman, Executive Director,
Michigan Wind Institute; Kate Brass, Sr. Exec, GE Energy; Mark
Brucki, Executive Director, Economic Development and Government
Relations, LTU; Bob Chapman, Executive Director, WARM Training; Liesl
Clark, Deputy Director, Michigan DELEG; Nick Flores, Capital Access
Program Manager, Green For All; Joyce Hayes-Giles, Sr. Vice President,
Customer Service, DTE Energy; Sam Hogg, Market Analyst, Next Energy;
Sue Jeffers, Associate General Counsel, Michigan Municipal League;
Curt Lalonde and Jeremy Eckhous, Principals of element-e and
EcoTuesday Ambassadors; Chris Long, CEO, Global Wind Systems; James L.
Newman, CEM, LEED® AP, ASHRAE OPMP, Owner, Newman Consulting Group;
Mary Templeton, VP Sales, Wind Energy Consulting and Contracting,
Inc.; Filza Walters, Facilities Director WSU and LTU professor,
ASHREA; Dawn White Ph.D, President, Accio Energy.
Andrew Humphrey, Detroit WDIV Channel 4, will be Master of Ceremonies
for the award presentation.
Participation starts at $111. For information call 877.264.6200 or
register online at www.paragon-lead.com.
