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PA, 04/16/2010 to 04/18/2010: Click here to download full schedule
*Bryan R. Lentz
Rep. Bryan Lentz (D-161, Delaware) was first elected to the Pa. House of Representative in 2006 and has dedicated his life to public service. He is a fourth generation Army veteran and after graduating from Valley Forge Military Academy and College in 1984, Bryan received a full Army scholarship to attend Georgetown University.
He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry in 1986. After completing the Infantry Officers Basic Course (IOBC) and U.S. Army Ranger School, Bryan was assigned to the Second Battalion of the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC.
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Rep. Bryan Lentz (D-161, Delaware) was first elected to the Pa. House of Representative in 2006 and has dedicated his life to public service. He is a fourth generation Army veteran and after graduating from Valley Forge Military Academy and College in 1984, Bryan received a full Army scholarship to attend Georgetown University.
He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry in 1986. After completing the Infantry Officers Basic Course (IOBC) and U.S. Army Ranger School, Bryan was assigned to the Second Battalion of the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC.
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*Leilani Munter
Leilani Munter is a professional race car driver and environmental activist. She holds a bachelors degree in biology specializing in ecology, behavior and evolution from the University of California San Diego. Since 2007, Leilani has been adopting an acre of rainforest for every race she runs and is a long time vegetarian and eco activist. She is the first Ambassador of the National Wildlife Federation and is politically active in the legislative fight for the environment. She has made several visits to Capitol Hill to speak with members of Congress on behalf of clean energy and climate change legislation.
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Leilani Munter is a professional race car driver and environmental activist. She holds a bachelors degree in biology specializing in ecology, behavior and evolution from the University of California San Diego. Since 2007, Leilani has been adopting an acre of rainforest for every race she runs and is a long time vegetarian and eco activist. She is the first Ambassador of the National Wildlife Federation and is politically active in the legislative fight for the environment. She has made several visits to Capitol Hill to speak with members of Congress on behalf of clean energy and climate change legislation.
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Andrew Kleeman
Andrew Kleeman is currently a Vice President and the PA Region General Manager with Mercury Solar Systems. Prior to Mercury, Andrew was the founder and managing partner of Eos Energy Solutions, a leading PA solar integrator which was also a founding B-Corp company. With its sister company in California, Eos designed and installed over 100 solar systems, ranging in size up to 1/4 megawatt. In early 2010, Eos merged with Mercury Solar Systems, creating the most experienced full service solar company on the east coast.
Andrew is a passionate advocate of sustainability and re-urbanization, with a 25 year background in building sciences, energy, and investment real estate. He is a frequent public speaker on the necessity and value of solar power. Andrew has taught construction and commercial building systems classes at Temple University, and has served on the Boards of the Greater Philadelphia Board of Realtors and the PA Association of Accredited Building Inspectors. He currently serves of the Board of Directors of the Next American City.
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Andrew Kleeman is currently a Vice President and the PA Region General Manager with Mercury Solar Systems. Prior to Mercury, Andrew was the founder and managing partner of Eos Energy Solutions, a leading PA solar integrator which was also a founding B-Corp company. With its sister company in California, Eos designed and installed over 100 solar systems, ranging in size up to 1/4 megawatt. In early 2010, Eos merged with Mercury Solar Systems, creating the most experienced full service solar company on the east coast.
Andrew is a passionate advocate of sustainability and re-urbanization, with a 25 year background in building sciences, energy, and investment real estate. He is a frequent public speaker on the necessity and value of solar power. Andrew has taught construction and commercial building systems classes at Temple University, and has served on the Boards of the Greater Philadelphia Board of Realtors and the PA Association of Accredited Building Inspectors. He currently serves of the Board of Directors of the Next American City.
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Bradford Rand
Bradford Rand is the President/CEO of Go Green Expo LLC, Job Expo International, WWD Fashion Career Expo and RAND Luxury Inc. Bradford and his talented team have produced over 700 trade shows, job fairs and special events over the last 15 years spanning a multitude of industries. His philanthropic charity events include the Red Cross Benefit & City Harvest; an organization that feeds the hungry of New York. He, like many others were inspired by Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth and realize in his home city of Manhattan there was no event to showcase earth-friendly products & services. Thus, Go Green Expo was born and in April of 2008, the inaugural show featured 250+ exhibits, 50+ speakers, an eco-film festival and nearly 10,000 participants.
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Bradford Rand is the President/CEO of Go Green Expo LLC, Job Expo International, WWD Fashion Career Expo and RAND Luxury Inc. Bradford and his talented team have produced over 700 trade shows, job fairs and special events over the last 15 years spanning a multitude of industries. His philanthropic charity events include the Red Cross Benefit & City Harvest; an organization that feeds the hungry of New York. He, like many others were inspired by Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth and realize in his home city of Manhattan there was no event to showcase earth-friendly products & services. Thus, Go Green Expo was born and in April of 2008, the inaugural show featured 250+ exhibits, 50+ speakers, an eco-film festival and nearly 10,000 participants.
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Chason Hecht
Chason Hecht is an advocate and innovator of employee retention strategies. He is a popular speaker, the publisher of Employee Retention News, and the founder of Retensa, a firm dedicated to addressing the social and economic impact of employee turnover. Before founding Retensa, Mr. Hecht led IT strategy and integration projects for Keane, Inc., a global e-business consulting firm for the Fortune 500. Mr. Hecht helped leading companies in finance, technology, and entertainment in the US and Europe, delivering over $40 million in information systems. In 1997 he co-founded privatesource.com, a web-based retailer, and one of the first to provide a completely graphical user experience. There, he led Site Design, Architecture, and Business Development.
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Chason Hecht is an advocate and innovator of employee retention strategies. He is a popular speaker, the publisher of Employee Retention News, and the founder of Retensa, a firm dedicated to addressing the social and economic impact of employee turnover. Before founding Retensa, Mr. Hecht led IT strategy and integration projects for Keane, Inc., a global e-business consulting firm for the Fortune 500. Mr. Hecht helped leading companies in finance, technology, and entertainment in the US and Europe, delivering over $40 million in information systems. In 1997 he co-founded privatesource.com, a web-based retailer, and one of the first to provide a completely graphical user experience. There, he led Site Design, Architecture, and Business Development.
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Christine Knapp
As the Director of Outreach for PennFuture, Christine Knapp manages advocacy communications to activists and to coalition partners, and recruits volunteers to engage in campaigns. Knapp is also the coordinator for the Next Great City initiative, which is working to implement a common sense, cost effective policy agenda for Philadelphia. She also serves on the Mayor’s Sustainability Advisory Board to help implement Greenworks Philadelphia.
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As the Director of Outreach for PennFuture, Christine Knapp manages advocacy communications to activists and to coalition partners, and recruits volunteers to engage in campaigns. Knapp is also the coordinator for the Next Great City initiative, which is working to implement a common sense, cost effective policy agenda for Philadelphia. She also serves on the Mayor’s Sustainability Advisory Board to help implement Greenworks Philadelphia.
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Christopher Johnston
Christopher is the Head of Forwards Markets and Trading at SRECTrade.com. Founded by five Stanford GSB graduates, SRECTrade is the leading online marketplace for Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) matching buyers and sellers in a monthly auction and live forwards exchange. SRECTrade supports solar development by maximizing the value of SRECs and offering the tools to best sell or hedge SREC values.
Prior to SRECTrade, Christopher co-founded a solar finance company, offering residential customers solar panels with no upfront costs and guaranteed lower electrical costs. He has a deep understanding of common solar financing methods (Power Purchase Agreement, Solar Lease and Flip Structures), derivatives and secondary markets trading with a experience trading on the PHLX, CBOT and CME.
Christopher graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College and is a CFA candidate.
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Christopher is the Head of Forwards Markets and Trading at SRECTrade.com. Founded by five Stanford GSB graduates, SRECTrade is the leading online marketplace for Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) matching buyers and sellers in a monthly auction and live forwards exchange. SRECTrade supports solar development by maximizing the value of SRECs and offering the tools to best sell or hedge SREC values.
Prior to SRECTrade, Christopher co-founded a solar finance company, offering residential customers solar panels with no upfront costs and guaranteed lower electrical costs. He has a deep understanding of common solar financing methods (Power Purchase Agreement, Solar Lease and Flip Structures), derivatives and secondary markets trading with a experience trading on the PHLX, CBOT and CME.
Christopher graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College and is a CFA candidate.
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David Masur
David graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1994, and became an organizer with the Connecticut Public Interest Research Group. Between 1996-2002, David was the Director for PennPIRG, where he led environmental, consumer, and good government campaigns. In June of 2002, David became the Director of PennEnvironment.
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David graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1994, and became an organizer with the Connecticut Public Interest Research Group. Between 1996-2002, David was the Director for PennPIRG, where he led environmental, consumer, and good government campaigns. In June of 2002, David became the Director of PennEnvironment.
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Elinor R. Haider
Ms. Haider serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Chi Sage Systems, an early stage energy efficiency company with a sewage-based heat pump technology that reduces HVAC costs in large commercial buildings by up to 75%.
Prior to joining Chi Sage Systems, Ms. Haider worked for 15 years in the field of economic development, most recently serving Philadelphia’s Mayor Michael A. Nutter as the Chief of Staff for the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. Her expertise includes structuring complex public-private real estate transactions, for which she has raised over $100 million in new resources including grant, debt and securitization programs, and the City of Philadelphia’s first-time award of New Markets Tax Credits.
Ms. Haider holds a MBA in real estate finance from the Wharton School and a MA from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). She is currently one of 22 fellows of the Transatlantic Cities Network through the German Marshall Fund.
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Ms. Haider serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Chi Sage Systems, an early stage energy efficiency company with a sewage-based heat pump technology that reduces HVAC costs in large commercial buildings by up to 75%.
Prior to joining Chi Sage Systems, Ms. Haider worked for 15 years in the field of economic development, most recently serving Philadelphia’s Mayor Michael A. Nutter as the Chief of Staff for the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. Her expertise includes structuring complex public-private real estate transactions, for which she has raised over $100 million in new resources including grant, debt and securitization programs, and the City of Philadelphia’s first-time award of New Markets Tax Credits.
Ms. Haider holds a MBA in real estate finance from the Wharton School and a MA from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). She is currently one of 22 fellows of the Transatlantic Cities Network through the German Marshall Fund.
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Ida Cheinman
Ida Cheinman is Principal and Creative Director of Substance151, a brand design + strategy firm focused on building sustainable brands for companies with environmentally and socially responsible products, services and corporate values.
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Ida Cheinman is Principal and Creative Director of Substance151, a brand design + strategy firm focused on building sustainable brands for companies with environmentally and socially responsible products, services and corporate values.
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Jan Marie Rushforth
Jan Marie Rushforth is a Partner of Rushforth Solar LLC, which designs and installs commercial scale Solar Hot Water systems and High Efficiency Hot Water Heaters for buildings that use lots of hot water in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Rushforth Solar won a Green Power Pioneer award from Penn Future and a grant from TRF/ Sustainable Development Fund. Jan was a recent Haverford Township Commissioner, is Vice President of Darby Creek Valley Association and past President, and is on the Haverford Environmental Advisory Committee. Jan earned a Master’s Degree in Counseling Education and was in the first class of women at Rutgers.
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Jan Marie Rushforth is a Partner of Rushforth Solar LLC, which designs and installs commercial scale Solar Hot Water systems and High Efficiency Hot Water Heaters for buildings that use lots of hot water in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Rushforth Solar won a Green Power Pioneer award from Penn Future and a grant from TRF/ Sustainable Development Fund. Jan was a recent Haverford Township Commissioner, is Vice President of Darby Creek Valley Association and past President, and is on the Haverford Environmental Advisory Committee. Jan earned a Master’s Degree in Counseling Education and was in the first class of women at Rutgers.
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Jason Safford
Jason Safford is a driving force towards a carbon neutral world. He is dedicated to sustainable quality solutions that provide positive impact to the triple bottom line formula that guides the Green industry. Mr. Safford is a tireless advocate of environmental principles and stewardship of resources for the betterment of human / environment interaction. Since 2001, Jason has served as Chief Executive Officer for Safflyn Corporation - A green development company, whose mission is to create a carbon neutral world. Under Mr. Safford's leadership, Safflyn Corporation has become a recognized leader in the development of Carbon-Neutral properties, Green Technology Investment and most recently, Green Workforce Development. Currently, in partnership with New York City Human Resources Administration, Safflyn is creating a Green Collar Workforce for the unemployed and underemployed population, which Mr. Safford is proud to employ.
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Jason Safford is a driving force towards a carbon neutral world. He is dedicated to sustainable quality solutions that provide positive impact to the triple bottom line formula that guides the Green industry. Mr. Safford is a tireless advocate of environmental principles and stewardship of resources for the betterment of human / environment interaction. Since 2001, Jason has served as Chief Executive Officer for Safflyn Corporation - A green development company, whose mission is to create a carbon neutral world. Under Mr. Safford's leadership, Safflyn Corporation has become a recognized leader in the development of Carbon-Neutral properties, Green Technology Investment and most recently, Green Workforce Development. Currently, in partnership with New York City Human Resources Administration, Safflyn is creating a Green Collar Workforce for the unemployed and underemployed population, which Mr. Safford is proud to employ.
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Joe Hutsko
Green Gadgets For Dummies (greengadgetsfordummies.com) author Joe Hutsko worked at Apple from 1984 to 1988, and has been writing about technology products and subjects ever since. His articles about computers, gadgets, and high-tech entertainment have appeared in The New York Times, Fortune, Macworld, TV Guide and Newsweek. He is also the author of Macs All-in-One For Dummies 2nd Edition, and The Deal: A Novel of Silicon Valley. You can visit Joe’s website at JOEyGADGET.com, and you can follow Joe on Twitter at joehutsko.
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Green Gadgets For Dummies (greengadgetsfordummies.com) author Joe Hutsko worked at Apple from 1984 to 1988, and has been writing about technology products and subjects ever since. His articles about computers, gadgets, and high-tech entertainment have appeared in The New York Times, Fortune, Macworld, TV Guide and Newsweek. He is also the author of Macs All-in-One For Dummies 2nd Edition, and The Deal: A Novel of Silicon Valley. You can visit Joe’s website at JOEyGADGET.com, and you can follow Joe on Twitter at joehutsko.
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Johnny McDonald
Johnny McDonald is a Philadelphia native, Principal of Onion Flats LLC, Pennsylvania Licensed REALTOR with Cityspace Real Estate, Certified EcoBroker, Appointee to P.A.R.’s Presidential Advisory Committee on Climate Change, and 2009 recipient of Philadelphia Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Award.
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Johnny McDonald is a Philadelphia native, Principal of Onion Flats LLC, Pennsylvania Licensed REALTOR with Cityspace Real Estate, Certified EcoBroker, Appointee to P.A.R.’s Presidential Advisory Committee on Climate Change, and 2009 recipient of Philadelphia Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Award.
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Kevin Brophy
Mr. Kevin Brophy is a Founder and the CEO of Meidlinger Partners, LLC, a Philadelphia based private equity investment firm. The firm's first fund invests in lower / middle market - revenues between $1m and $30m - clean technology businesses that solve problems in water, wastewater, and at the nexus of water and energy.
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Mr. Kevin Brophy is a Founder and the CEO of Meidlinger Partners, LLC, a Philadelphia based private equity investment firm. The firm's first fund invests in lower / middle market - revenues between $1m and $30m - clean technology businesses that solve problems in water, wastewater, and at the nexus of water and energy.
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Kevin Daum
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Kevin Daum is a successful author, marketer, and Inc 500 entrepreneur. Kevin is considered the national expert in the custom home industry, hosting multiple magazine columns and authoring books including What the Banks Won’t Tell You (Grady Parsons) and Building Your Own Home For Dummies (Wiley). He is now addressing the broader Green for non-Green customer experience in his forthcoming book Green Home, Green Pockets: How to Pay For and Profit From 50 Green Home Projects with Eric Corey Freed (Taunton).
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: ROAR! is roaring up the charts!
Already ROAR! hit Amazons top 100 business books and it's just getting started! Come meet Go Green Expo speaker Author Kevin Daum and get a signed copy Thursday April 15th, 6PM at the Sofitel. Have some Happy Hour fun and learn how to make more with ROAR! Click here for details and to RSVP! http://bit.ly/roargge
Kevin Daum is a successful author, marketer, and Inc 500 entrepreneur. Kevin is considered the national expert in the custom home industry, hosting multiple magazine columns and authoring books including What the Banks Won’t Tell You (Grady Parsons) and Building Your Own Home For Dummies (Wiley). He is now addressing the broader Green for non-Green customer experience in his forthcoming book Green Home, Green Pockets: How to Pay For and Profit From 50 Green Home Projects with Eric Corey Freed (Taunton).
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Kira Costanza
Kira Costanza is the Director of External Relations at SunPower Builders, her family’s 38-year-old, solar and green design-build firm outside of Philadelphia. Kira manages PR, marketing and other communications work at SunPower, as well as business development. Kira is an engaged member of the local and regional solar communities, actively participating in policy advocacy as a Board Member of MSEIA, a member of the Governor’s Solar Working Group and an active participant in other stakeholder meetings and associations.
In addition to her work at SunPower Builders, Kira is the founder and Executive Director of SunPower Afrique, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working to connect Microfinance Institutions (MFI) and small businesses to solar PV systems in Togo, West Africa. This project stems from Kira’s work on the ground with an MFI in 2008 as a fellow for Kiva Microfunds.
Prior to her work in the solar industry, Kira worked with the Outreach team at the International Peace Institute (IPI,) a peace and security policy think-tank at the United Nations in New York, and supported research and advocacy to the UN as an intern with the International Crisis Group’s Africa Program.
Kira received her BA from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec with a concentration in Cultural Studies and Political Science, specializing in Developing Areas. Having lived, studied and worked in Quebec, France and West Africa, she speaks fluent French.
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Kira Costanza is the Director of External Relations at SunPower Builders, her family’s 38-year-old, solar and green design-build firm outside of Philadelphia. Kira manages PR, marketing and other communications work at SunPower, as well as business development. Kira is an engaged member of the local and regional solar communities, actively participating in policy advocacy as a Board Member of MSEIA, a member of the Governor’s Solar Working Group and an active participant in other stakeholder meetings and associations.
In addition to her work at SunPower Builders, Kira is the founder and Executive Director of SunPower Afrique, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working to connect Microfinance Institutions (MFI) and small businesses to solar PV systems in Togo, West Africa. This project stems from Kira’s work on the ground with an MFI in 2008 as a fellow for Kiva Microfunds.
Prior to her work in the solar industry, Kira worked with the Outreach team at the International Peace Institute (IPI,) a peace and security policy think-tank at the United Nations in New York, and supported research and advocacy to the UN as an intern with the International Crisis Group’s Africa Program.
Kira received her BA from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec with a concentration in Cultural Studies and Political Science, specializing in Developing Areas. Having lived, studied and worked in Quebec, France and West Africa, she speaks fluent French.
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Lauren Hierl
Lauren is the Arctic Refuge Campaign Director for the Alaska Wilderness League, where she manages all aspects of the campaign to secure the strongest possible protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Arctic Refuge, and numerous celebrations are planned across the country throughout 2010. Additionally, the League is working closely with officials in Congress and the Administration to try to protect the Refuge's unparalleled wilderness values.
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Lauren is the Arctic Refuge Campaign Director for the Alaska Wilderness League, where she manages all aspects of the campaign to secure the strongest possible protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Arctic Refuge, and numerous celebrations are planned across the country throughout 2010. Additionally, the League is working closely with officials in Congress and the Administration to try to protect the Refuge's unparalleled wilderness values.
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Laurie Actman
Leanne Kruger-Brankey
Leanne Krueger-Braneky is the Executive Director of the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia (SBN), a 530+ member business organization working to build a just, green, and thriving economy in the Greater Philadelphia region. SBN accomplishes this by educating and growing a broad base of local, independent businesses and educating policy makers and the public. For eight years, SBN has offered green technical assistance and support for local businesses in the Philadelphia region.
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Leanne Krueger-Braneky is the Executive Director of the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia (SBN), a 530+ member business organization working to build a just, green, and thriving economy in the Greater Philadelphia region. SBN accomplishes this by educating and growing a broad base of local, independent businesses and educating policy makers and the public. For eight years, SBN has offered green technical assistance and support for local businesses in the Philadelphia region.
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MJ Jolda
M.J. Jolda is Senior Vice President for Marcal Paper LLC, the nation’s leading manufacturer of household paper goods from 100 percent recycled paper. An industry pioneer, Marcal has used recycled paper to make paper towels, napkins, facial tissue and bath tissue since 1950. MJ is responsible for the Marketing and R&D efforts for the Marcal Small Steps brand.
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M.J. Jolda is Senior Vice President for Marcal Paper LLC, the nation’s leading manufacturer of household paper goods from 100 percent recycled paper. An industry pioneer, Marcal has used recycled paper to make paper towels, napkins, facial tissue and bath tissue since 1950. MJ is responsible for the Marketing and R&D efforts for the Marcal Small Steps brand.
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Natalia Olson-Urtecho
Natalia Olson-Urtecho is the founder and President/CEO of the Ecolibrium Group, a company dedicated to helping public and private entities become more profitable through environmentally friendly and socially responsible planning and strategies. She serves on the Wharton/UPENN Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership Faculty Advisory Committee, the Philadelphia's Urban Sustainability Forum Committee, the Delaware Valley Green Building Council Policy Committee, the Mayor's International Task Force and is one of the founding members of the Philadelphia Green Economy Task Force where she serves as the Co-Chair of the Policy Committee. She is also the representative for a new program of the U.S. DOE called US-India-China Integrated Cities for Energy and Environment.
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Natalia Olson-Urtecho is the founder and President/CEO of the Ecolibrium Group, a company dedicated to helping public and private entities become more profitable through environmentally friendly and socially responsible planning and strategies. She serves on the Wharton/UPENN Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership Faculty Advisory Committee, the Philadelphia's Urban Sustainability Forum Committee, the Delaware Valley Green Building Council Policy Committee, the Mayor's International Task Force and is one of the founding members of the Philadelphia Green Economy Task Force where she serves as the Co-Chair of the Policy Committee. She is also the representative for a new program of the U.S. DOE called US-India-China Integrated Cities for Energy and Environment.
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Oliver Perry
Founded in 1980, the E.E.V.C. is a grass-roots network of people from all walks of life interested in the potential of alternative powered vehicles. As the need for alternative energy grows, the so does the importance of exploring alternative energy resources. Maybe you've heard all about "going green" and want to see what you can do. Maybe you own a Prius and want to share your experience. The E.E.V.C. is the perfect forum to learn and share as we move forward into an age where vehicles don't depend on gas.
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Founded in 1980, the E.E.V.C. is a grass-roots network of people from all walks of life interested in the potential of alternative powered vehicles. As the need for alternative energy grows, the so does the importance of exploring alternative energy resources. Maybe you've heard all about "going green" and want to see what you can do. Maybe you own a Prius and want to share your experience. The E.E.V.C. is the perfect forum to learn and share as we move forward into an age where vehicles don't depend on gas.
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Paige Wolf
After working as a journalist, publicist, and communications manager, Paige Wolf founded Paige Wolf Media and Public Relations in 2002. With a roster of eco-friendly lifestyle clients, the firm offers a wide variety of tailored communications services.
As a green living expert, Paige has spoken on dozens of panels including Go Green Expo, and she writes about green living for publications including Phlare Magazine, PhillyFit, and Momspace. Paige has appeared on television representing her clients and an eco-friendly lifestyle on NBC's "10!, My PHL 17’s “Better Philly,” ” CN8's "Your Morning Show" and CN8’s "It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle.”
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After working as a journalist, publicist, and communications manager, Paige Wolf founded Paige Wolf Media and Public Relations in 2002. With a roster of eco-friendly lifestyle clients, the firm offers a wide variety of tailored communications services.
As a green living expert, Paige has spoken on dozens of panels including Go Green Expo, and she writes about green living for publications including Phlare Magazine, PhillyFit, and Momspace. Paige has appeared on television representing her clients and an eco-friendly lifestyle on NBC's "10!, My PHL 17’s “Better Philly,” ” CN8's "Your Morning Show" and CN8’s "It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle.”
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Randall Airst Esq. LLM
Randall Airst is a co-founder and Managing Director of AIRSTsm, together with Susan Airst JD. AIRST is a national firm which provides sustainable real estate, M & A and investment management services for owners, occupiers, and investors. On Main Street and Wall Street, the Airst teams have been helping businesses for over 20 years. Mr. Airst is recognized for expertise in green commercial real estate, law, M & A, as well as subsets of these areas, such as, sustainable business services, transactional work, zoning, property taxes, green leases, lease negotiation, environmental due diligence, brownfield revitalization and more. His green leasing activities have included multi-party negotiations and drafting of contractual provisions governing the allocation of costs and savings from energy and other building upgrades and retrofits. He is an investor, attorney, and M & A intermediary advisor. Mr. Airst’s executive management experience includes his role as General Counsel for Real Estate Development and Investment with the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Mr. Airst has also acted as an attorney for organizations such as the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) and Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft. He has also been a real estate investor, purchasing and revitalizing over one million square feet of commercial, retail and industrial properties.
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Randall Airst is a co-founder and Managing Director of AIRSTsm, together with Susan Airst JD. AIRST is a national firm which provides sustainable real estate, M & A and investment management services for owners, occupiers, and investors. On Main Street and Wall Street, the Airst teams have been helping businesses for over 20 years. Mr. Airst is recognized for expertise in green commercial real estate, law, M & A, as well as subsets of these areas, such as, sustainable business services, transactional work, zoning, property taxes, green leases, lease negotiation, environmental due diligence, brownfield revitalization and more. His green leasing activities have included multi-party negotiations and drafting of contractual provisions governing the allocation of costs and savings from energy and other building upgrades and retrofits. He is an investor, attorney, and M & A intermediary advisor. Mr. Airst’s executive management experience includes his role as General Counsel for Real Estate Development and Investment with the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Mr. Airst has also acted as an attorney for organizations such as the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) and Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft. He has also been a real estate investor, purchasing and revitalizing over one million square feet of commercial, retail and industrial properties.
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Scott Brown
Scott Brown joined Astrum Solar in January 2010 and serves as Regional Director for Astrum Solar’s new Eastern Pennsylvania office. Prior to Astrum Solar, Brown worked in the air emissions control industry where he introduced novel technology for improving the measurement of pollutants in stack gases. Brown also served as the Global Director of Marketing and Investor Relations for Measurement Specialties, a NASDAQ-traded sensor technology company. Earlier in his career, Brown was an entrepreneur in the publishing and professional services sectors. He earned a B.A. magna cum laude from Yale.
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Scott Brown joined Astrum Solar in January 2010 and serves as Regional Director for Astrum Solar’s new Eastern Pennsylvania office. Prior to Astrum Solar, Brown worked in the air emissions control industry where he introduced novel technology for improving the measurement of pollutants in stack gases. Brown also served as the Global Director of Marketing and Investor Relations for Measurement Specialties, a NASDAQ-traded sensor technology company. Earlier in his career, Brown was an entrepreneur in the publishing and professional services sectors. He earned a B.A. magna cum laude from Yale.
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Stefanie Iris Weiss
Stefanie Iris Weiss, MA, is the author of Eco-Sex: Go Green Between the Sheets and Make Your Love Life Sustainable (Ten Speed Press/Random House, April 2010). The Eco-Sex mission is to inspire people to make smarter choices about their sex lives and their relationships to the planet. A journalist and author who has written extensively about relationships, dating and sexual health, Stefanie is also a lifelong activist, committed to green, sustainable and progressive causes. She has been a vegetarian for twenty years and keeps her carbon footprint small in New York City.
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Stefanie Iris Weiss, MA, is the author of Eco-Sex: Go Green Between the Sheets and Make Your Love Life Sustainable (Ten Speed Press/Random House, April 2010). The Eco-Sex mission is to inspire people to make smarter choices about their sex lives and their relationships to the planet. A journalist and author who has written extensively about relationships, dating and sexual health, Stefanie is also a lifelong activist, committed to green, sustainable and progressive causes. She has been a vegetarian for twenty years and keeps her carbon footprint small in New York City.
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Susan Airst
Susan Airst J.D. (born Susan L. Stann) is the president of Airst Companies which includes the brands: The Green Real Estate Institutesm, Susan Airst Green Living and online store with books, products and educational materials, Sustainable Realty Solutionssm, and American Land Recyclingsm. Susan’s inspirational motto is “live your green dreamssm” She is committed to green business and real estate coaching, building green jobs and other opportunities for women and men. A portion of the profits generated by Susan’s businesses are given to Green Hopesm ministries which she founded, with the mission of helping women and children become financially secure, safe and healthier in Rwanda and Haiti, as well as in the United States.
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Susan Airst J.D. (born Susan L. Stann) is the president of Airst Companies which includes the brands: The Green Real Estate Institutesm, Susan Airst Green Living and online store with books, products and educational materials, Sustainable Realty Solutionssm, and American Land Recyclingsm. Susan’s inspirational motto is “live your green dreamssm” She is committed to green business and real estate coaching, building green jobs and other opportunities for women and men. A portion of the profits generated by Susan’s businesses are given to Green Hopesm ministries which she founded, with the mission of helping women and children become financially secure, safe and healthier in Rwanda and Haiti, as well as in the United States.
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Timothy B. Cassidy
Timothy B. Cassidy and his Company, Senior Consulting, LLC, t/a www.green-businessplans.com provides business development services including preparation of business plans and funding access for viable sustainable business ventures. From energy conservation to construction to sustainable services or products, Tim's team can create business plans that resonate with investors, and has access to hundreds of capital sources as well. The Company has an extensive track record in renewable energy, including many companies is each of solar, bio fuel and wind, the latter where it holds a stake in two wind farm ventures. Mr. Cassidy is also President of Sustainable Options, Inc., where he has assembled a team of experts in the field to develop bio mass and fuel opportunities.
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Timothy B. Cassidy and his Company, Senior Consulting, LLC, t/a www.green-businessplans.com provides business development services including preparation of business plans and funding access for viable sustainable business ventures. From energy conservation to construction to sustainable services or products, Tim's team can create business plans that resonate with investors, and has access to hundreds of capital sources as well. The Company has an extensive track record in renewable energy, including many companies is each of solar, bio fuel and wind, the latter where it holds a stake in two wind farm ventures. Mr. Cassidy is also President of Sustainable Options, Inc., where he has assembled a team of experts in the field to develop bio mass and fuel opportunities.
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