Nikki Pava - Founder

Nikki Pava In June of 2008, Nikki earned an MBA at the Presidio School of Management in San Francisco - one of the world's leading educational institutions focusing on sustainable management. Recently, she has worked in a strategic capacity with Williams-Sonoma on a project to decrease waste in their stores, for Burning Man LLC on its five-year sustainability plan, and as a marketing consultant with Morrison and Foerster, one of the country's largest law firms, helping it establish its Cleantech Practice.

Prior to founding EcoTuesday, Nikki traveled the world interviewing CEO's and managing directors of some of the world's largest companies, discussing long-term economic strategy, environmental impact and social responsibility endeavors. Nikki's previous work includes The American Film Institute, InterActive Corp, The Japan Times Newspaper, and Wells Fargo. She also co-created a local non-profit organization and is heavily involved in many community-based social networks.

Nikki's passion is to create awareness so people can make healthier choices in their business and own lives. She earned a bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Oregon.

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.

 

Michael Stearns - Business Operations

Michael is a recent MBA graduate from Georgetown University and is dedicated to the education and implementation of sustainable business practices.  His focus is on brand and product management with a diverse background in management consulting and operations management.  Michael has worked for Booz Allen Hamilton and has focused his work on the implementation and execution of strategic projects.  Prior to business school, Michael spent several years in San Diego working in the golf industry.  He also spent time in Colorado as an IT analyst before following his passion and moving to California.

Michael is dedicated to helping EcoTuesday become a leader in sustainable business and helping spread the word that sustainable business is good business.  In addition to his MBA, Michael received his B.S. in Business from Colorado State University.

 

 

Clarice Veloso - Partnership Manager

Clarice joins the EcoTuesday team with a background in cause-related marketing and fund development.  As principal of Clarice Veloso Consulting, she develops and implements targeted communication strategies designed to promote the image and identity of her non-profit and green business clients.  She is passionate about being able to help her clients tell they stories effectively.  Clarice would like to continue working with organizations and businesses that are looking to create awareness around the steps they take to make their work more sustainable. 

As the Partnership Manager for EcoTuesday, Clarice works with local, regional and national sponsors to promote their businesses and connect them with the green industry’s movers and shakers. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Asia and the Pacific, and her Masters in Public Administration degree from San Francisco State University. Clarice lives in San Francisco with her husband Silvio and cat Romeo.

EcoTuesday Board of Directors

 

Nikki Pava - Founder/EcoTuesday

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Monica Lee

Monica is a former venture capitalist and Internet startup veteran with broad experience in all aspects of early stage financing (primarily IT), product marketing and business development for a variety of Internet-related companies. Direct business development & marketing experience with VC-backed startups including Match.com, CityAuction (both acquired by Ticketmaster) and Loomia (investors include Telefonica and NBC). At Loomia, a behavioral targeting and personal recommendations platform, her role included closing deals with the Top 1000 internet retailers, and the Top 1000 media publishers.

Monica's background also includes three years of negotiating US-Japan licensing deals spanning industrial technologies, consumer goods & medical products.  Additionally, Monica has advised  action sports ventures and produced fundraising events for environmental organizations.

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.