Nikki Pava - Founder
With a diverse range of talents and skills, Nikki brings leadership, strategic vision, and management experience to mission-driven organizations. She is deeply passionate about providing services that support conscious and mission-driven companies reach their sustainability goals. In 2007, Nikki co-founded EcoTuesday to facilitate vital connections and change in the business community. Today, EcoTuesday is thriving in 6 cities across the country. The monthly event brings together hundreds of sustainability professionals and has made a positive impact on business in several local communities.
Nikki has an MBA in Sustainable Business from the Presidio School of Management and has worked in a strategic capacity with Fortune 500 companies, small- and medium-sized businesses, and non-profits to develop strategic plans and coordinate teams to reach specific and measurable goals. Additionally, Nikki has substantial experience in business consulting, sustainability, marketing, project management, facilitation, writing, sales, corporate social responsibility and public relations.
Clients have included: DynaMedia SF – polished and refined their long-term growth strategy; Techology Forecasters/Blue Coat Systems – created and developed internal and external communications on its sustainability initiatives (such as its ISO 14001 certification); Greenopolis – focused on the execution of a unique online “event” with recycling experts; Williams-Sonoma – in a strategic capacity on a project to decrease waste in their stores; Burning Man LLC – led the development of a five-year sustainability plan; and Morrison & Foerster – as a marketing consultant helping it establish its new Cleantech Practice.
Prior to founding EcoTuesday, Nikki traveled the world interviewing CEOs and managing directors of some of the world’s largest companies, discussing long-term economic strategy, environmental impact and social responsibility endeavors.
Nikki’s goal is to create awareness so people can make healthier choices in their business and own lives. She has an eye for seeing wasteful practices and is happy to share what she sees with others.
Maura Fallon-McKnight - Business Development Manager
Maura is a conservation-minded businesswoman who was raised in California. She is a creative and innovative leader with a diverse background spanning the public, private, for-profit and non-profit sectors. As a wildlife biologist for 7 years, she gained experience managing complex wildlife restoration projects in politically-charged environments. She also has extensive experience as an individual entrepreneur, a technology salesperson and a PR consultant.
Maura is very close to completing her M.S. in Wildlife Biology. Having recently moved back to San Francisco, she is currently focusing her energy on helping individuals, start-up companies and organizations turn passion and vision into sustainable businesses and lifestyles by working independently as a business development coach and consultant.
EcoTuesday Board of Directors
Nikki Pava - Founder/EcoTuesday
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Aaron S. Pava
Aaron is an Internet Strategist committed to social empowerment through innovative and pioneering technologies. In 2004, Aaron co-founded CivicActions, a professional services firm which provides Free and Open Source Web technology to non-profit, political and social-change organizations. CivicActions clients include the most notable organizations involved in human rights, social justice and transpersonal growth such as Amnesty International, ACLU, Center for Reproductive Rights, Architecture for Humanity, and EcoTuesday.
For over 15 years, Aaron has been coaching and facilitating workshops in transformation - creating extraordinary opportunities for men and women to deepen relationships, accomplish personal goals, and realize their authentic passions. Aaron currently leads workshops for the Arete Center for Excellence, one of the most pioneering workshops in the field of personal growth. In 2002 he helped establish The Men's Circle, which supports men in discovering and living their life purpose. Aaron has presented at numerous conferences and workshops speaking on the subjects of social activism, personal transformation and living authenticity.
Ian Rhett (representing CivicActions)
It’s all about forward motion for Ian Rhett. As self-styled talent manager and resource advocate at CivicActions, his role is two-fold: find the best people and put them in the right place at the right time. He honed his skills at Razorfish L.A., where he grew the cutting-edge web developer from thirteen to eighty employees within a year. A desire for ethical abundance brought him to CivicActions, where he is now a partner.
Being ahead of the curve has long fascinated Ian, especially as it relates to viral trajectories on the Internet. As a cause-driven musician, he is keen to understand how his music plays online. In an utterly grass-roots venture, he launched GenerateKindness.org to see how many like-named stickers he could get into circulation. The fact that he has nearly 100,000 yet-to-be-filled sticker requests speaks volumes on the Internet’s ability to focus human attention and compel people to take action.
