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Jessica L. Black is the Director of the Center for Indigenous Health, Culture & the Environment (CIHCE), an Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Studies, and the Chair of the Science Department at Heritage University. Jessica earned a B.A. in Geology from Wellesley College, a B.S. in Geography from the University of St Andrews, a M.S. in Quaternary Studies from the University of Maine, and a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from the University of Colorado. In her professional career, Jessica has focused her efforts towards the overall goal of supporting diverse undergraduate students in STEM to completion of their degrees so they can transition to graduate programs and the STEM workforce, ultimately diversifying the professoriate and strengthening rural and tribal communities with skilled indigenous candidates. Jessica continues to work with her colleagues at Heritage University to infuse the B.S. Environmental Science and B.A. Environmental Studies degree programs with culturally responsive curricula, respectfully intertwining Traditional Ecological Knowledge, intergenerational learning, and experiential learning methodologies. ▾

Kelsey Juliana is from Eugene, Oregon. She has engaged in climate activism since age 10. When she was 15 she co-filed a lawsuit, with the support of nonprofit Our Children's Trust, against the Oregon State Governor, asking for a climate emissions reduction plan and to protect the atmosphere under the public trust doctrine. By 16, Kelsey was a trainer and organizer for the Sierra Student Coalition's organizing camp. At age 18 Kelsey participated in the Great March for Climate Action, marching 1,600 miles from Nebraska to Washington, D.C. urging climate action from world leaders. In 2015, at 19, she submitted a Constitutional Climate Change lawsuit alongside 20 other youth against the United States Government. She has represented #youthvgov work of Our Children's Trust at film festivals, classrooms, rallies, conferences, and throughout the US and internationally. Her background also includes work with iMatter, 350.org, Greenpeace, and Earth Guardians, and she was recently recognized as an addition to the collection of American's Who Tell The Truth. Kelsey is an undergraduate student at the University of Oregon in Eugene and aspires to be a teacher.

Terrence R. (Terry) McDonald is the entrepreneurial-minded executive director of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Inc. (SVdP) who has been recognized locally, regionally and nationally for innovations not just in reuse and recycling enterprises, but also for the programs that serve the disenfranchised in Oregon. Terry's passion is creating avenues out of poverty through a unique kind of reclamation: finding new uses for consumers' "useless" discards, creating new strategies and community coalitions to deal with old problems, and giving low-income and homeless people a chance to reclaim their dignity through employment and self-sufficiency. His agency operates multiple social enterprises including mattress recycling facilities, a fashion upcycling workshop, used bookstores, retail thrift stores, a used car lot, an appliance repair and recycling operation and reverse logistics contracting that aids retailers dealing with returns, and warehouse damaged materials. ▾

Brendan Adamczyk is a community organizer with a passion for environmental justice and a senior at the University of Oregon, majoring in Environmental Studies with minors in Geography and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. He is the chair of the Student Sustainability Network, a support group for student leaders in organizations that support human equity, environmental vitality, and economic well-being at the University of Oregon. He is also co-director of the Climate Justice League, a student organization that seeks to empower students to organize their communities and be leaders in the climate justice movement through direct-action and educational campaigns. In his spare time, Brendan likes to read as much as he can!

Rachel is the Community Outreach Coordinator for the Western Oregon University Food Pantry. In this role she works with the Pantry's community partners to make sure the Pantry shelves are stocked with food for WOU students, staff, and faculty and the local community. Rachel is a fourth-year student pursuing an Interdisciplinary Studies degree, and she hopes to work in early childhood education advocacy or family resources after she graduates this spring.

Bobby Butler is the Program Manager and Instructor for the Sustainable Agriculture Program at the most diverse college in Washington State, Highline College. Bobby develops curricula for the program, teaches courses, conducts outreach, and manages the program's 1-year certificate and 2-year degrees. For the past four years, he has leveraged college resources and community interest to work with the local municipality in identifying and securing farmland access through publicly owned lands. In this time, the program has been able to successfully lease and manage an 11-acre and a 2-acre property through the City of Des Moines. The program uses these properties to provide farm incubator space for students in the program and for underserved populations in the community.

Kaden is in his final year at PCC and is majoring in Criminology, planning to transfer to PSU. He is serving the PCC community as the inaugural Director of Eco Social Justice for the Sylvania campus. In his first year at PCC, Kaden served as a Student Organizer for the Sylvania campus. Kaden grew up hiking, fishing, camping, bird watching and spent some years as a Boy Scout. His appreciation for the great outdoors began in childhood and continued through his work with ASPCC Sylvania, where he focused on sustainability as a Student Organizer. Between work and school, Kaden still makes time for outdoor recreation, art and weight training.

Lisette is the Bilingual Advocate Outreach Coordinator for Western Oregon University's Abby's House, Center for Equity and Gender Justice, where she provides direct services to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking. In her role, she also supervises the WOU Food Pantry and provides services to students who are experiencing food insecurity. Lisette graduated from Western Oregon University with a B.A in Psychology and is currently pursuing a Masters in Organizational Leadership.

Stephan is the Assistant Director of Sustainable Practices at Cascadia College in Bothell Washington, and was previously the Aquaculture Education Specialist for the Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center (PACRC) at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, a Biological Technician for two national parks, and a permaculture Water Harvesting Technician in Tucson, Arizona. He has a B.S. in Environmental Science: Land and Water from the University of Arizona with a minor in Chemistry, and a M.S. in Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science with a focus in sustainable aquaculture from the University of Hawaii at Hilo. His work and focus is on developing sustainable efforts for students on campus, and building connections between higher education and community organizations for a more sustainable and equitable world.

Lauren is a senior environmental science major at Willamette University, and the Engagement Coordinator for Students for Sustainability (Sfs). In this position, Lauren coordinates sustainability programming that engages the student body. She organizes zero waste, climate action, and other sustainability events with the support of the Sfs team. Lauren hopes to pursue a career in sustainability management and engagement.

Michele Crim has worked in the environmental field for over 20 years. Her professional expertise in the areas of climate action, pollution prevention, environmental management systems and resource conservation led to her current position as the Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. Michele is responsible for leading the work of innovative and talented teams focused on climate action, sustainable development, energy efficiency, renewable energy, emerging mobility, sustainability engagement with both businesses and the community, climate resilience and adaptation, as well as recycling, composting and waste collection. Michele works to advance the integration of equity into all aspects of the city's sustainability and climate work to help ensure all Portlanders have access to the opportunities necessary to satisfy their essential needs, advance their well-being and achieve their full potential. Michele has a Master of Science in Environmental Science from Washington State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geology and Technology, and a minor in Space Studies, from the University of North Dakota.

Catalina M. de Onís is an Assistant Professor in Willamette University's Department of Civic Communication and Media in Salem, Oregon. In collaboration with an interdisciplinary group of undergraduates, she organizes La Chispa, an environmental justice coalition on campus and also is a contributing member of Coqui Solar, a grassroots group in Puerto Rico committed to energy and climate justice.

Omar El Akkad has reported from Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and numerous other locations around the world. He is the recipient of a National Newspaper Award for Investigative Journalism and the Goff Penny Award for young journalists. His work has appeared in The Guardian, Le Monde, Guernica, and many other newspapers and magazines. His debut novel, American War, is an international bestseller and has been translated into thirteen languages. It won the Pacific Northwest Booksellers' Award, the Oregon Book Award for fiction, the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize and has been nominated for more than ten other awards.

Toren's passion for the environment began at an early age with her love for the outdoors, which turned into degrees in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Science and became even stronger when she lived in Kona, Hawaii, working with dolphins. "I'm interested in everything from green offices, to paper reduction and green event resources," she says. "Representing the University of Washington's commitment to sustainability makes me excited to go to work each day."

Stephania Fregosi got into sustainability as a result of childhood experiences that included resource conservation, a love of all marine creatures, international travel, a semester "abroad" at a farm, and a concern for human rights. In her role as Portland Community College's Sustainability Analyst, she completes greenhouse gas inventories and the STARS report, does research, and provides other support. She earned her Masters of Studies in Environmental Law from the Vermont Law School and her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from Oberlin College. She was recently featured on the Oregon State University podcast, Research in Action. She serves on AASHE's advisory board as the Diversity & Inclusion Committee.

Claudia Frere-Anderson is director of Sustainability at the University of Washington. She started her career in the financial services industry prior to working in the nonprofit and social entrepreneurship sector in the San Francisco Bay Area. In these positions, she launched community involvement plans for multi-national companies and advised corporations with corporate social responsibility program implementations. She also worked with national nonprofit organizations to help create efficiencies for volunteer recruitment. Claudia graduated Cum Laude in Politics from the University of San Francisco with a certificate in Peace and Justice Studies. She received an MBA in Corporate Social Responsibility from Nottingham University Business School in the UK where she received a full scholarship from the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR). While in graduate school, Claudia launched the business school's first Net Impact Chapter and led post-graduate students with environmental engagement projects. Claudia spends most of her time outdoors with her husband and two fur babies on the trails of the Olympic Peninsula.

National Magazine Award finalist McKenzie Funk writes for Harper's, National Geographic, The New York Times Magazine, and the London Review of Books. His first book, Windfall, won a PEN Literary Award and was shortlisted for the Orion and Rachel Carson awards.

In his role with student government, Felipe will help promote the importance of sustainability and eco-justice practices by ensuring policies are followed by the Rock Creek Campus. When hosting clubs, events, when serving at the Student District Council and the Programming Board. Coordinating activities related to sustainability like, earth week and Learning Garden. Felipe is working towards his Associates of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree. He will transfer to a four-year university in 2021 to major in environmental studies and minor in Physics. He has a strong ambition towards educating others about the importance of the environment, along with a passion about the vast universe. Felipe's career goal is to work for a non-profit that addresses the effects of climate change where he can apply physics to study weather patterns to better predict effects that can impact the entire planet. He appreciates science documentaries, recreational activities, reading and working at the learning garden.

Elissa is the Program Manager for Bellevue College's Office of Sustainability. She assists in monitoring and reducing the College's greenhouse gas emissions, as well as creating innovative and engaging programing to support sustainability and climate justice on campus. In her free time you can find Elissa exploring the Cascade and Olympic Mountains.

Lucas Rockett Gutterman is the Organizing Director for OSPIRG Students. Lucas got his start as a MASSPIRG chapter student at UMass Amherst. He oversees the three OSPIRG chapters across Oregon, working with students to win campaigns to save the bees, put wildlife over waste by moving beyond plastics, and register students to vote. In the fall, students collected 4,000 petitions calling for a ban on bee-killing pesticides, building grassroots support for their upcoming trip to the statehouse.

As Transportation Planning Manager for the City of Eugene since 2007, Rob's leads a highly productive team that works on a wide range of transportation issues. Team responsibilities include development of a citywide transportation plan, multimodal corridor planning, traffic calming and programs to encourage use of alternatives to single occupancy driving. Under Rob's leadership the city has built significant new walking and biking infrastructure, developed Eugene's first standalone Transportation System Plan and initiated new transportation options programs including Sunday Streets and SmartTrips Eugene. Previous to Eugene, Rob worked as Senior Planner for the City of Takoma Park, MD and Program Director of the Neighborhood Design Center in Baltimore. Rob has a Master of Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and degrees in engineering and business from the University of Pennsylvania. He grew up in the suburbs of New York City and lived in just about every major city on the east coast before moving to Oregon in 2005. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.

Em Jones is studying Sustainable Agriculture and will graduate with her transfer degree in the Spring of 2020. She will continue on to OSU where she plans to earn a double degree in Horticulture and Sustainability. Em is a garden nerd with a passion for social justice work. Em believes that everyone has a right to healthy, affordable food that meets their individual needs. Outside the garden, Em loves to spend time with her dog and her chosen family. This includes but is not limited to; listening to live music, rainbow hunting, hiking, playing cribbage, and watching comedy special stand-ups from around the world.

Dr. Daniel M. Kammen is a Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, with parallel appointments in the Energy and Resources Group where he serves as Chair, the Goldman School of Public Policy where he directs the Center for Environmental Policy, and the department of Nuclear Engineering. Kammen is the founding director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, and was director of the Transportation Sustainability Research Center from 2007 - 2015. He was appointed by then Secretary of State Hilary Clinton in April 2010 as the first energy fellow of the Environment and Climate Partnership for the Americas (ECPA) initiative. He began service as the Science Envoy for U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry in 2016, but resigned over President Trump's policies in August, 2017. He has served the State of California and US federal government in expert and advisory capacities, including time at the US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Energy, the Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy. ▾

Lyle manages and leads the building performance group for Affiliated Engineers' Seattle and Portland offices, with project experience in the areas of building performance simulation, building systems engineering, and high-performance building design. His experience with energy and water analysis of building systems within hospitals, laboratories, and higher education has led to the implementation of advanced heat recovery systems, radiant heating and cooling systems, and energy conserving operational strategies. He enjoys transforming simulation output into useful graphics and metrics that support informed decision-making by project teams.

Noel Kinder is Nike's Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO). As the CSO, Noel leads Global Sustainability, a team committed to protecting our planet to maintain an environment where all athletes can train, live and thrive. Prior to becoming the CSO, Noel was the Vice President of Sustainable Manufacturing and Sourcing, where he was responsible for collaborating with Nike Inc.'s business units, contracted factory leadership, representatives in academia and within the NGO community on the evolution of the company's sustainable business performance policies. Noel joined Nike in 1999 and has held a wide range of leadership positions in the footwear and apparel divisions as well as roles in strategic planning and finance. In 2013, Noel became the General Manager of Nike Vietnam LLC, one of Nike's largest sourcing countries, and was responsible for all manufacturing operations. He has worked with a wide range of manufacturers; from textile and apparel production in Sri Lanka and Eastern Europe to footwear manufacturing in Brazil and throughout Asia. ▾

Rebecca Lawton is a fluvial geologist and former Grand Canyon river guide who directs PLAYA, a residency program for artists and scientists in Summer Lake, Oregon. Her prose and poetry have been published in Aeon, Audubon, Brevity, Chautauqua, High Desert Journal, Hunger Mountain, Orion, Shenandoah, Sierra, THEMA, and many other journals. She has won a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair, Ellen Meloy Award for Desert Writers, WILLA for original softcover fiction, Waterston Desert Writing Prize, and three nominations for the Pushcart Prize. Her first book of essays, Reading Water: Lessons from the River, was a San Francisco Chronicle Bay Area Bestseller. Her latest collection is The Oasis this Time: Living and Dying with Water in the West (Torrey House Press, 2019).

Brandon is the Waste Management Coordinator at Portland State University, where he oversees the programming and execution of waste reduction, reuse, and recycling opportunities for the nearly 32,000 students, staff, and faculty across campus. Prior to his time at PSU, Brandon worked for OHSU in a similar capacity. For the last 3 years, he has been appointed by the Association of Oregon Recyclers Board to the Legislative Committee, supporting the organization on reviewing materials management related bills introduced to the Oregon Legislature. Brandon earned his B.S. in Community Development from PSU, attained his A.S. at PCC, and completed the Sustainability Leadership Certificate Program from the UO. Brandon is passionate about serving his community, and in 2018, he was elected to City Council in his hometown of Scappoose, OR. He is continually supported for all of his efforts by his wife and 3 children.

Taylor is pursuing an Associate of Science transfer degree at Portland Community College. She hopes to transfer to Portland State University to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Biology, and then continue to Oregon State University for a Master of Science in Biology, with a focus on wildlife biology. Taylor has a passion for wildlife of all kinds, and hopes to dedicate herself to preserving endangered species that are threatened by human activity. She hopes to contribute, in some significant way, to fixing the issues of fracking, deforestation, plastic waste and pollution. She would also like to teach children about wildlife biology, encouraging a new generation to protect the earth better than those before them. Taylor's favorite hobbies outside of work include bird-watching, hiking, reading, and camping. Anything that gets her into nature, really.

Serving as a sustainability liaison to communities around western Washington, Lindsey connects public needs, knowledge, and ideas with faculty and student energy and expertise. She also teaches Western's Campus Sustainability Planning Studio and Sustainability Literacy I, and assists in advancing Curriculum for the Bioregion. Lindsey is passionate about supporting students and faculty in engaging in community-based sustainability work and service toward positive change in their communities. She holds a Master of Science in Conservation Ecology from the University of Michigan, and has been working in sustainability in higher education for ten years. Her research has focused on leadership for sustainability, and sustainable food initiatives in higher education.

Dr. Taylor McHolm directs the Student Sustainability Center at the University of Oregon, which occupies Kalapuya Ilihi. He earned his PhD from the Environmental Science, Studies and Policy Program at UO, an MA in English from the University of Oregon, and Masters in Teaching from Pace University in New York. His research and publications concern the intersections of race, environment and cultural representations of environmental justice. His direction of the Student Sustainability follows suit, shifting to prioritize social and cultural equity as a fundamental premise of sustainability alongside more conventional understandings of environmental commitment.

Steve Mital is the founding director of the University of Oregon's Sustainability Office. He was part of the three-person team that developed the Oregon Model for Sustainable Development, a landmark campus energy policy that requires all new buildings to harvest 100% of their energy needs from existing building stock. He also led the initiative to create the Oregon Leadership in Sustainability graduate certificate program that launched in 2011. Prior to this position, Steve was an instructor in the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Oregon. While there, he founded and directed the Environmental Leadership Program, which provides undergraduate and graduate students practical experience as consultants to area businesses, agencies, and NGOs. Steve is also one of five commissioners elected to govern the Eugene Water and Electric Board. He holds two masters degrees from the University of Oregon.

Alice Morrison is a Masters of Nonprofit Management student at the University of Oregon and the Student Sustainability Center's Food Security Coordinator. In this role, she runs a twice monthly partnership with the regional food bank, provides SNAP enrollment services to students, offers trainings on food security issues to faculty and staff, and sits on UO's Food Security Task Force. Outside her university life, Morrison owns a small vegetable farm with her partner, called White Rabbit Gardens and is president of the National Young Farmers Coalition chapter for the South Willamette Valley. She also just finished her third season as director of a small, rural farmers market and serves as board secretary for the Oregon Farmers Market Association.

Owen Murphy is an associate professor of public health at Central Oregon Community College. Since 2011 he has chaired the COCC Sustainability Committee, championed local food in the campus dining hall, created sustainability course content, and proposed a college-wide sustainability course designation. Now he's motivated to make change at the state/regional level. He believes deeply in the power of higher education to create a more sustainable future.

Jen Myers (she/her/hers) is an instructor in the Sustainability Double Degree Program at Oregon State University. She has a master's degree in Environmental Ethics and is currently completing a PhD in Sustainability Education at Prescott College. Her research focuses on the connections between social justice and place attachment in Vieques, Puerto Rico with an aim to identify strategies for psychological resilience in the face of climate change. Jen also has significant experience in the non-profit sector developing local food systems and wilderness education experience serving minoritized youth. She is president of the board of Power Up for Climate Solutions, a non-profit inspiring climate activism.

Mabel Miller is an employee at the Office of Sustainability at Western Washington University. Their role is to run the Sustainability Representatives Program, a peer-to-peer sustainability education program run within the residence halls. Mabel has been involved with sustainability work beginning in their first year at Western when they joined the program as a volunteer. Since then, they've worked their way up to the Coordinator position and now take on many responsibilities as a student employee. When they are not working in the office you can find Mabel learning more about educational theory and environmental justice in order to work towards their self-designed major; Eco-Intersectionality in Public Education.

Mark is the Climate Recovery Ordinance Analyst for the City of Eugene. Responsible for creating the City's Climate Action Plan 2.0, he currently supports the City's sustainability efforts, including supporting the Climate Action Plan 2.0 Equity Panel, the Sustainability Commission and other citywide efforts. As a consultant Mark has provided policy research, coalition building, political strategies, lobbying, and land use planning services for clients including the Association of Oregon Counties, Metro, and Hood River County. A resident of Eugene, Mark also teaches in the School of Planning, Public Policy, and Management at the University of Oregon. He is married and has a son who is a senior in high school. His dog Juni keeps him very active.

Jarrod Penttila is directly overseeing the Academic Building 2 and other onsite development for the University. Jarrod has a Bachelor's degree in construction management and previously managed up to 3000 trades building out semiconductor facilities on a 700-acre campus. In that role, Jarrod was responsible for logistically integrating 5 General Contractors and up 40 multi-tier subcontractors while executing $1 billion of work per year covering more than 2.5 million SF of manufacturing space.

Hope is a senior in her last quarter at Western Washington University. She will graduate at the end of March with a degree in Environmental Policy and minors in Political Science and Environmental Justice. Hope has worked as the Zero Waste Coordinator for her university for the last two years and is excited to pursue similar work post-grad. When she is not at work or school, Hope enjoys spending her time with her friends and partner either getting a nice vegan meal or coffee, going for a walk, or just sitting at home spending quality time together. She also loves her second job as a dog walker and sitter, as she has always had a love for animals. She is very passionate in the areas of indigenous sovereignty and social justice and she hopes to do work that makes meaningful contributions to both of those subjects.

Lisa Petterson has dedicated nearly 30 years to managing complex projects that support and enhance our region. She is respected for her integrated design solutions, strength in leading collaborative teams, and depth of experience in higher education projects. Her approach to design relies heavily on performance studies, post-occupancy data, and insight gained throughout her long, focused career. Lisa's current work on net-zero energy buildings such as the Academic Building 2 has led her to develop energy modeling tools that predict the amount of energy saved from lighting, early in the design process, thus providing design and development teams with critical information regarding both proposed space design and equipment and fixture selection.

Izabel Loinaz is the Director of the Center for Sustainable Business Practices (CSBP), in the Lundquist College of Business at University of Oregon. A leader in higher education, Lundquist is one of the first top tier business schools to define and imbed robust sustainable business programming. Founded over a decade ago, CSBP houses several sustainable business programs, including a pioneering, top ranked Green MBA and the newly launched Sustainable Business Minor. Izabel's mission at UO is to integrate and amplify sustainable business education through collaborative partnerships across campus, and with industry and peer institutions. Izabel has a well-established history of driving superior results as an architect of organizational ecosystems, catalyzing transformation and resiliency across entrepreneurial, corporate, and public institutions. Izabel holds an MBA in Sustainable Management from Presidio School of Management, the first sustainability MBA program in the US.

Amelia Pape is a strategist, storyteller, and social entrepreneur with a decade of experience developing and implementing social change models. While earning her MBA, Amelia founded My Street Grocery, a mobile grocery company dedicated to expanding fresh food access. After two and a half years on the streets of Portland, Oregon, Whole Foods Market acquired My Street Grocery in 2013. Amelia followed her company to Whole Foods where she spent nearly four years deploying the corporation's first food access initiative. She continues to champion social and environmental change initiatives today as a consultant, instructor, and volunteer. Her diverse work includes developing the Portland Metro's inaugural healthy incentives program, co-creating a national grant program that invests in community-led food access work, and coordinating an economic development and community health strategy for a Native American Tribal Nation. As an Adjunct Instructor of Management at Portland State University, Amelia teaches graduate-level courses on social entrepreneurship and storytelling. She designs and facilitates story-based strategies for startups and organizations at ALICE Strategy, and supports multi-stakeholder collaborations and networks as a member of Converge. She serves on the Board of Directors at XXcelerate Fund and The Insight Alliance. Amelia holds an MBA from Portland State University with a focus in social enterprise, and a BA in economics and political theory from the American University. She would also love to cook you dinner.

Marion is a sophmore environmental science and anthropology double major at Willamette University, and the Zero-Waste and Composting Coordinator for Students for Sustainability (SfS). In this role, Marion works to create a sustainable environment on campus through the volunteer composting program and zero-waste workshops, which educated Willamette students on how to reduce their waste. Marion hopes to pursue a career in natural resource management in Pacific Island communties.

As Program & Partnership Coordinator for the Campus Sustainability Office, Emily connects and engages students, faculty, and staff with the University's sustainability initiatives through the Living Lab program and other applied learning and educational opportunities. In addition to her work at the intersection of academics and operations, Emily assists with energy management, with a focus on renewable energy sourcing. Emily completed her masters in Environmental Science and Management and a graduate certificate in Energy Policy & Management from PSU.

Dr. Alaí Reyes-Santos is a professor of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies and Conflict Resolution at University of Oregon. She is also an Iya-high priestess of Afro-Caribbean regla de osha. Her ceremonial practice, and training in African Diaspora Studies, Comparative Ethnic Studies, and Gender Studies, inform her work as a writer, educator, consultant, and workshop facilitator.

Eric Ridenour has 25 years of experience in planning and architecture, with a diverse portfolio of project types and a deep passion for green building and sustainable development. For over a decade, he has concentrated on the higher education sector and campus planning, which included work on the long-range development plan for OSU-Cascades. Working with both public and private universities, he helps universities articulate a flexible framework for growth, reinvestment and evolving partnerships. With a background in environmental planning, Eric is adept at integrating complex technical systems, as well as policy and operational considerations. He complements this technical strength with a strong background in urban design and place-making, and a focus on people in the built environment.

Josh is the Campus Coordinator for the Western Oregon University Food Pantry, which is a resource for students and community members who are experiencing food insecurity. He recruits, trains, and organizes volunteers to keep the Pantry open, so its services are available to those who need it. Josh is a third-year student studying in Applied Mathematics, and he would like to work for a non-profit after he graduates.

Briar is the college's Sustainability Manager, with the focus of mainstreaming sustainability throughout all college practices district-wide. She has taught sustainability courses at PCC and sits on the Board of Directors for the Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network. She holds a Master's Degree in Sustainability from Arizona State University, as well as a B.A. in Sustainability and a B.S. in Justice Studies. She is a LEED Green Associate and received her Master Gardener certification in 2016. Briar has represented the college at the local, national and international-level, including COP23 in Bonn, Germany. She likes to spend her free time crafting, gardening, and playing with her kitty.

Colin is a northwest native who grew up in Corvallis Oregon and attended Oregon State University. After graduating with a degree in Chemical Engineering in 2009 with a passion for solving technical problems in energy production, he began working at NuScale Power. In ten years of work at the company he has designed passive safety systems for the nuclear reactor, worked on chemistry control, led communication with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff on many topics, and more.

Heidi Sickert, M.P.I.A., C.S.B.A., teaches business and chairs the Sustainability in Academics Council (SPARC) at Portland Community College. SPARC annually awards a Sustainability Focus Award to students (http://www.pcc.edu/programs/sustainability/) and hosts a Sustainability Across the Curriculum professional development workshop (AASHE model) for faculty every Spring. Heidi also teaches at PSU, is a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor through the US Green Building Council and is an independent consultant. Her work focuses on integrating sustainability methods and decisions into the standard practices of our daily lives, learning experiences, businesses and organizations.

William Silva is a seasoned construction veteran who manages all aspects of design and preconstruction management for Swinerton Builders in Portland, Oregon. A graduate of Oregon State University with a B.S. in Construction Management, William has 30 years of well-rounded experience throughout the West Coast markets, having worked both in project development and self-perform heavy civil, concrete, and mass timber operations. William joined Swinerton in 2004 and returned to the Portland market in 2014. He is a passionate advocate for mass timber buildings with a knack for finding efficient and eloquent solutions to project challenges, having applied those skills to successfully deliver numerous projects.

Amira is a senior at Oregon State University majoring in Environmental Sciences with a minor in French. When she graduates, she hopes to work as a nature educator and teach all ages about sustainable agriculture and healthy foods. Currently, she works as the Digital Media and Marketing Outreach Assistant for the OSU Sustainability Office where she manages and creates content for the online platforms and markets and promotes sustainability-related events and programs.

Dr. Smith's research explores the complex coupled human-environment systems that shape the world in which we live. He is currently exploring the impacts of the cannabis industry on food systems in Oregon and collaborating on long-term research to monitor the impacts of macroalgae development in the Mexican Caribbean. He is also the founder and faculty advisor for The Farm at SOU: A Center for Sustainability and a member of the SOU Sustainability Council. His work spans several traditional disciplinary boundaries including human ecology, environmental sociology, landscape ecology, agroecology, and human geography.

Sarah Riggs Stapleton is an Assistant Professor in Education Studies at the University of Oregon. She earned her PhD in Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Education from Michigan State University. She holds a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Sarah uses critical and participatory methodologies to investigate social and environmental inequities. She is particularly interested in the many ways in which food intersects with schools.

Sarah Stoeckl, PhD, is the program manager in the Office of Sustainability at the University of Oregon. Her work at the UO focuses on campus and community outreach, including support for sustainability in research, curriculum, co-curricular activities, and community engagements. She also supports the office's gathering and tracking of the campus' greenhouse gas emissions data, content creation that tells the university's sustainability story, and generation of sustainability policy and plans. Before starting this position in 2018, she worked in technology and education. Sarah earned her PhD in literature from the UO in 2012.

Mitchell Thomashow is a writer, teacher, and former university president. He is the author of "Ecological Identity, Bringing the Biosphere Home", and "The Nine Elements of a Sustainable Campus", all published by The MIT Press. His new book, to be published (also by The MIT Press) later in 2020 is "To Know the World: Why Environmental Learning Matters (Now More than Ever)". Mitchell was the Chair of the Environmental Studies Department at Antioch University New England from 1976-2006 and the President of Unity College from 2006-2011. Between 2012-2017 he was the Director of the Presidential Fellows Program at Second Nature and then a Catalyst Fellow at Philanthropy Northwest. During that time he consulted for over sixty North American colleges and universities on sustainability, environmental studies, and organizational strategies for constructive change. He lives in the hill country of the Monadnock Region in Southwest New Hampshire, where you might find him roaming the hills, playing the piano or guitar, and doing his best to advance environmental learning.

After earning a degree in environmental science and working in OSU's Government Relations office, Brandon helped create the Sustainability Officer position in 2005. His primary duties include setting OSU's strategic sustainability direction; tracking and reporting institutional progress toward sustainability; fostering student, academic and community engagement; and scoping, funding and implementing infrastructure projects. Brandon chairs OSU's Transportation Committee and Sustainability Advisory Council, and volunteers extensively with several government and community organizations. In 2010, Brandon was recognized by 1000 Friends of Oregon as one of the state's 35 Innovators Under 35.

Riley is a full time student at PCC Cascade, studying Political Science and working toward a transfer degree. He hopes to someday work as an attorney in Environmental Law. Riley has an impressive history of non-profit work throughout Portland, including the Portland Rescue Mission as well as Trillium Family Services, the chief partner in the "Keep Oregon Well" initiative. Riley's conviction to equity in the realms of food and housing justice make him an excellent fit for his work on the Food Justice Task Force, Sustainability Leadership Council, and Eco-Social Justice Coalition. When he's not at work or school, Riley spends his time consuming as much music as possible, studying game theory, and writing adventure modules for his favorite tabletop game, Dungeons & Dragons. He lives in Southeast Portland with roommates and his cat, Vincent, who's secretly in charge.

Claire is a senior environmental science major at Willamette University, and the Lead Coordinator for Students for Sustainability (SfS). In this role, Claire works to engage the Willamette University community in climate action and sustinability-focused professional engagement opportunities. She serves as a SfS liason to the Climate Action Alliance Club on campus, in addition to providing internal support to the SfS team. Claire intends to go into a career related to science communication and climate justice.

As Western's sustainability officer, Seth Vidaña oversees the functions of the Office of Sustainability, working with students, staff, and faculty to make Western a national leader in sustainability through advances in academics, operations, and co-curricular learning. Seth is driven to provide students with the opportunity to identify as protectors of people and planet, and hopes that their experiences at Western will stay with them for the rest of their lives. An envelope-pusher, knowledge source, and mentor, Seth is also co-chair of the Washington Higher Education Sustainability Consortium. He enjoys being a father, partner, trail runner, bee keeper, and is a proud first-generation, Latino-Teuton American.

Joao is driven to help the planet and combat climate change. After growing up in coastal Peru, serving a year with AmeriCorps NCCC, and completing research internships in the amazon jungle and Iceland, he has seen the effects of global warming up close. Now seeking to gain more knowledge, he is a senior in the Bacherlors of Applied Sciences in Sustainable Practices program at Cascadia College. He is also the President of the Student Sustainability Club at Cascadia where he manages a variety of projects to promote the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on campus. Joao is also part of the Sustainability Team Leadership Committee at his employer, BECU. He hopes to further his education by getting a Master's in Development Practice and help communities around the world achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Sean M. Watts has spent his career seeking environmental solutions that yield the greatest human and ecological benefits. He is the owner of SM Watts Consulting, LLC - empowering communities to drive environmental and land use policy and helping historically white-led organizations move from awareness to action to create an equitable and inclusive environmental movement. Most recently, as Director of Community Partnerships for the Seattle Parks Foundation, he created programs to advocate for and build capacity among resident-led groups to enhance open space in Seattle. He has worked to bridge gaps between science, policy and society as faculty at Santa Clara University; as an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation and as founding Director of the University of Washington, Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program. Sean received his BA in Biology from the University of Virginia; and PhD in Ecology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Luhui Whitebear is an enrolled member of the Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation. Luhui is the Assistant Director of the OSU Native American Longhouse Eena Haws as well as a Ph.D. candidate in the Women, Gender, & Sexuality program at OSU. She received her B.S. in Ethnic Studies, B.S. in Anthropology, and M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, Ethnic Studies, and Queer Studies focus), all from OSU. Luhui is a mother, poet, and Indigenous activist. Her research focuses on Indigenous rhetorics, Indigeniety & reclaiming Indigenous identity/gender roles, missing & murdered Indigenous women, Indigenous resistance movements, and national laws & policies that impact Indigenous people. Luhui is passionate about disrupting systems of oppression and creating positive change in society.