Davis Bookhart, Johns Hopkins University

Davis Bookhart was hired in 2006 to create and direct the Sustainability Initiative at Johns Hopkins University. Bookhart's charge is to develop and facilitate projects that reduce the negative environmental impacts of the University; integrate students and faculty into each project to the greatest extent possible; and promote sustainability through collaboration between divisions and involvement in the larger Baltimore community. Bookhart is also chair of the Johns Hopkins Sustainability Committee, a 16-member group convened by President William R. Brody to boost the university's environmental profile.
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Dr. John Byrne, University of Delaware

John Byrne is Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP) and Distinguished Professor of Energy and Climate Policy at the University of Delaware. He has contributed to many groups, including Working Group III of the United Nations-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 1992 and shares the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Dr. Byrne is also editor of the annual book series Energy and Environmental Policy, published by Transaction Books.
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Mr. David Carroll, Baltimore County Office of Sustainability

David Carroll earned his Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and his Bachelor of Arts degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design. His environmental career spans more than 30 years. Mr. Carroll currently serves as Baltimore County's Director of Sustainability. This cabinet-level position is charged with improving the environmental sensitivity and sustainability of government operations and with working with the private sector to improve environmental practices.
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Mr. Kenneth B Chodnicki, Winston & Reed Associates, LLP.

At Constellation Energy Group, Ken served as senior vice president and general manager of the company's retail electric business for the PJM (PA, NJ & MD) electric grid area, growing that regions bottom line to over $750 M in electricity sales. In this role he developed and led the company's operational and business development efforts in helping small, medium and large industrial customers deal with managing rapidly changing energy requirements.

From 2008, Ken served as senior vice president of Constellation Energy Projects & Services (CEPS). In this role he developed and led the company's renewable and green energy business efforts with a focus on developing wind, solar and energy efficiency projects for customers. CEPS developed such high profile solar projects as McCormick Spice, ALCO and the state of Maryland.

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Mr. Rafael Coven, GreenSpark Energy Solutions

Passionate about clean technology solutions for sustainability issues, Rafael has spend over 20 years as entrepreneur, manager, consultant, and investor in cleantech businesses worldwide. From start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, he has created new businesses, helped companies and governments to realize significant energy and environmental improvements while realizing high economic returns. He is the president/founder of GreenSpark Energy Solutions, a provider of leading-edge solutions for energy efficiency, renewable-energy, and waste-minimization. GreenSpark focuses on turnkey projects for commercial/industrial/institutional buildings, e.g., supermarkets, warehouses, schools, factories and nursing homes. In the last 20 months GreenSpark has completed projects nationwide for over 5,000,000 sf of buildings and delivered project paybacks of 4 to 26 months (before rebates and incentives). Key solutions target HVAC, water heating, lighting, refrigeration, food waste, combined heat-power, and building insulation. GreenSpark is an Energy Star Partner and works with other contractors nationwide.
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Susan Cunningham, Gensler

Susan's experience as an entrepreneur, strategy consultant, professor, and mechanical engineer gives her unique expertise and perspective for her role at Gensler. As the leader of sustainable real estate consulting in Gensler's Southeast region, Susan brings first-hand experience from the client perspective, ensuring quality innovation in our sustainable design efforts to meet the real-time, cutting-edge needs of our clients.

Susan delivers sustainable real estate portfolio strategies, implementation, and education to our clients. In addition, she leads Gensler's internal sustainability education, ensuring Gensler project teams integrate sustainable design and LEED principles in all projects.
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Ms. Lisa M Ferretto, Hord Coplan Macht

Lisa Ferretto is an architect, designer, sustainability coordinator and activist. For the past fourteen years, she has been actively involved in environmental design through her profession, education, and by volunteering. She received a BS in Architecture from the University of Maryland in 1996 and then worked in the DC Metro area. In 1999, she moved to Portland, Oregon, a leading city in the environmental movement, to pursue her Masters in Architecture and her passion for sustainability. After six years on the west coast, Ms. Ferretto decided to return to her hometown of Baltimore, to address both environmental and social equity issues.
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Mr. Bill Griffith, Reduction In Motion, Inc.

Bill Griffith is the President of Reduction in Motion, Inc. Since 1987, he has held positions at Clean Harbors Environmental Services, San-i-Pak, and Occupational Safety Specialists, Inc. as an emergency response technician, facility planner, and environmental compliance strategist.
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Ms. Marie Holman, U.S. EPA, Region 3

Marie Holman holds a B.S. degree in Management for Business and Industry from Lesley College, Cambridge, Massachusetts and has taken graduate courses in Public Administration and Environmental Science. She has worked in the environmental arena over 25 years, managed various water protection programs and is currently in the Environmental Assessment and Innovation Division of EPA, working on innovative projects and promoting voluntary programs in a regulatory federal agency. She is responsible for the National Environmental Performance Track Program, Healthy Hospitals for the Environment initiative, the State Performance Partnership Agreements/Grants, and participates on various national and regional teams - Land Revitalization, Toxics, and Children Health.
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Mr. Stuart Kaplow, Stuart D. Kaplow, P.A.

Stuart Kaplow is an attorney and the principal at the real estate boutique, Stuart D. Kaplow, P.A. He represents a broad breadth of business interests in a varied real estate practice, concentrating in land use and environmental law with focused experience in Green building and sustainable business.

He serves as vice chair of the board and counsel for the U.S. Green Building Council Maryland.

In an effort to gain perspective in matters of sustainable use of land and, admittedly to recreate, Kaplow has trekked to some of the wildest real estate on the planet from Kilimanjaro to Everest, with many summits and mountaineering adventures in between.
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Mr. Mike Keough, E-Structors, Inc.

Mike Keough is co-founder and president of E-Structors, Inc., which specializes in the secure destruction and recycling of computers, electronics and documents. He is a member of the National Association for Information Destruction, the Chesapeake Chapter of the International Facility Management Association and a founding member of the Howard County Green Business Council.
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Mr. W. Edward LeBard, 3 Design Consulting, LLC.

As principal and partner of 3 Design Consulting, LLC, Ed LeBard works directly with external clients, guiding the application of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and the building certification process under the U.S. Green Building Council's various LEED Rating Systems.
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Mr. Deron Lovaas, Natural Resources Defense Council

Deron Lovaas is vehicles campaign director at NRDC. He directs the "Move America Beyond Oil" energy security campaign and served earlier as the chief lobbyist on the federal Safe, Equitable, Flexible and Efficienty Transportation Equity Act - A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) bill. A graduate of the University of Virginia, Deron has worked in environmental policy and advocacy for fifteen years, including as director of the Sierra Club's "Challenge to Sprawl" campaign and a specialist in transportation and air-quality planning at Maryland's Department of the Environment.
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Joe Loveless, Clear Stake, LLC.

Joseph Loveless is the Chief Executive Officer of Clear Stake LLC and co-founder of Clear Stake LLC and Clear Stake Capital LLC. Clear Stake and Clear Stake Capital offer an unparalleled spectrum of products and services to meet the energy management and sustainability needs of virtually any organization through a powerful combination of industry expertise, project financing, and a network of world-class strategic partners.
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Mr. Jim Maguire, WindCurrent LLC

Jim Maguire graduated from Illinois State University with degrees in Computer Science and Economics. His first career began at the US Defense Department, both near Washington and overseas. He later managed the quality assurance of large projects for US and foreign organizations, living and working in the US, Europe and the Far East. His last consulting assignment was in Germany, where he saw how well Europeans were embracing renewable energy. Jim came home to the US, started a family, and founded WindCurrent in 2002. He and his wife Reet live in Pikesville and have two boys, Joshua and Jacob.
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Mr. Marty Metro, UsedCardboardBoxes.com

Marty Metro is the Founder and CEO of UsedCardboardBoxes.com (UCB), a venture-funded, earth-friendly company tackling the gratuitous $120 billion worth of cardboard boxes produced around the world each year... most of which are used once, and just thrown away. Metro developed the "Rescue, Resell, Recycle" model, built its first prototype in Los Angeles and led UCB's expansion across the US and into Canada. A former "Big 6" consultant, Metro is a passionate eco-entrepreneur with over fourteen years experience in enterprise technology, supply chain consulting and business development.
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Ms. Mindee Osno, U.S. EPA Region 3

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Ms. Jessica M Pegorsch, Tilt Studio, Inc.

Artist, educator and entrepreneur, Jessica attended the Maryland Institute College of Art. A natural born teacher, Milwaukee Public School system was a necessary starting point post-graduation, working with 2nd-7th graders in all subjects. Continuing with art and art education has been a cornerstone to Jessica's career as well as finding its way into all the facets of her art and life. Joining Tilt in 2007, Jessica has focused on building a portfolio of high-profile community and art based projects under Tilt Studio Foundation.
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David Pratt, Lorax Partnerships

David Pratt is a founder and principal for Lorax Partnerships. He is a LEED-accredited professional and frequently speaks at industry events on green building topics. He is a founding executive board member and Past-President of the Baltimore Regional Chapter of the US Green Building Council. Through this advocacy role he has helped initiate and successfully pass landmark green building legislation all across the state of Maryland. David is a Commissioner for the Howard County Commission on the Environment and Sustainability, a governor appointee for the Maryland Green Building Council and a Commissioner for the Howard Community College Commission on the Future.
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Mr. Joseph Scarpa, Green Paradigm Realty LLC

Joseph Scarpa, LEED AP, Green, EcoBroker, e-PRO, is the founder and operator of Green Paradigm Realty LLC and Green Paradigm Institute. He provides sustainable business and real estate advisory services to clients in New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic area. He is a specialist in green building and sustainable development, as well as an EcoBroker Team Leader with EcoBroker International.
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Scott Sharpe, GroSolar

Scott Sharpe is an outside sales representative for groSolar in the southern Maryland territory within the Mid-Atlantic region which includes Maryland, DC, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Scott's background in real estate and computer sales lend well to the high tech residential solar industry. Graduating from West Virginia University, and becoming certified in Photovoltaic technology from Heat Spring Institute, as well as, becoming a member of the American Solar Energy Association (ASES), Scott is a dedicated professional. Scott's personal passion for the planet is apparent everyday in his enthusiasm he brings to his clients and their projects, making them feel as though they are not just doing good by their pocket books and the environment but also leading by example in their neighborhoods and for future generations to aspire too.
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Mr. Geoff Stack, Stack Coordination

Geoff Stack LEED AP helps clients and communities build beyond sustainability. Geoff has established STACK Coordination to help green teams manage the complexities of strategic sustainability and regenerative development in partnership with the Regenesis Group and the Strategic Sustainability Consulting Network. He is a creative coordinator, educator and LEED accredited professional who has been immersed in the study and practice of sustainability, urban design and ecology for 14 years. Geoff holds a Master of Science in Strategic Leadership toward Sustainability from Blekinge Tekniska skola in Sweden, a degree program affiliated with The Natural Step.
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Mr. Richard Vodra, Spire Investment Partners

Richard (Dick) Vodra, JD, CFP, has been a financial planning practitioner in Northern Virginia since 1985. He is a graduate of the College of Wooster and the Yale Law School. He is an active member of the Financial Planning Association. He has been following the Peak Oil and Global Climate Change issues carefully since 2002, and has been an ASPO member since 2006.
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Ms. Sarah Zaleski, City of Baltimore, Sustainability Office

Sarah Zaleski received a BS in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and a Masters of Environmental Management and a Masters of Public Policy from Duke University where her research focused on developing a labor/environmental alliance to support clean energy policies. Ms. Zaleski has worked on sustainability, energy, and climate policy at all jurisdictional levels, internationally, and in the private sector as well. In her current role with the City of Baltimore, Ms. Zaleski manages a range of projects including the Baltimore Sustainability Plan, the city's greenhouse gas emissions inventory, and the city's Climate Action Plan.
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Ms. Laura Armstrong, Maryland Department of the Environment

Ms. Armstrong is the Pollution Prevention Coordinator for the Maryland Department of the Environment. She directs services that help businesses adopt a proactive approach to environmental management. These include on-site pollution prevention opportunity assessments to help businesses reduce their waste streams, energy, and water usage and build other sustainable business practices, and ISO 14001 Environmental Management System implementation assistance.
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Ms. E. Rachael Baird, Tilt Studio, Inc.

As a marketer and business-owner with a foundation in design from Maryland Institute College of Art, E. Rachael Baird believes true change for the planet can begin with visuals and action. Partnered with a professional educator and artist Jessica M. Pegorsch, the two have created several companies which are treated as large projects under the general name of Tilt Studio, each focused on a specific target market to broaden the message and reach the full spectrum of change.
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Laura Bankey, National Aquarium in Baltimore

Laura Bankey, a graduate of the University of Dallas with degrees in both chemistry and biochemistry, earned her Masters Degree in Marine Science from the College of William and Mary / Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Since 2002, she has been employed at the National Aquarium; her current title is Manager of Conservation.
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Ms. Sharon K Baxter, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

For the past eighteen years, Ms. Baxter has directed the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality's Office of Pollution Prevention, a non-regulatory technical assistance program that promotes the implementation of environmental management systems and pollution prevention. In this position, she is responsible for oversight of a number of programs, including the Virginia Environmental Excellence Program, the Virginia Green tourism program and energy conservation and efficiency.
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Mr. Larry Berlin, Printer Green

Your business demands quality and reliability. That is why only the finest products are used in our remanufacturing process. All of our remanufactured inkjet and toners cartridges are 100% guaranteed. Our processes and commitment to quality assure that you will maintain the integrity, quality, sharpness and clarity of your printing. At the same time, you will be helping our planet. All this while saving up to 70% off the price of your ink and toner costs!
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Mr. Jim Camp, Gensler Baltimore

Jim Camp joined Gensler 14 years ago, and is now the managing director of the firm's Baltimore office. His experience spans a broad spectrum of practice areas, including master planning, architecture, educational, corporate, and design for the workplace. He is a LEED accredited professional and has completed over two million square feet of projects, which are LEED certified, including Gensler Baltimore's office which achieved LEED Gold classification and earned "Green Business of the Year"� from the Baltimore Business Journal.
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Ms. Carol Chandler, Shady Grove Adventist

Registered Nurse for 30 years Currently in the role of Director of Nursing Education and Practice at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Maryland. Developed and chair the Green Team at the hospital- started the team in Feb. 2006.
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Karen Healey, PHH

Karen Healey is a Director of Product Management for PHH Arval. She is responsible for managing PHH's risk, safety and environmental products. As the leader of PHH's environmental initiatives, she has partnered with the Environmental Defense to develop the PHH GreenFleet program. This program is the first fleet management program focused on cost-effectively reducing greenhouse gas emissions from vehicle fleets. Ms. Healey also manages PHH's internal environmental initiatives, including the company's participation in the EPA Climate Leaders program.
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Elizabeth Longenecker, Terrachord, LLC

Liz Longenecker, Terrachord's vice-president, brings over fifteen years of experience in the public and private sectors in environmental management, project development, event coordination, and pollution prevention implementation to the Terrachord team. Liz enjoys all aspects of events and conference development, but she primarily designs the technical content of Terrachord's events.
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Ms. Tiffin Shewmake, PRIZIM, Inc.

Tiffin Shewmake is an Associate at PRIZIM Inc., a U.S. EPA Performance Track member firm that helps worthy clients achieve their mission with service that is trusted, timely, objective, accurate, and environmentally beneficial. In leadership positions for over twenty years, Ms. Shewmake has been a forward thinking positive influence in environmental enforcement and compliance strategy, compliance assistance, performance measurement, and utility management topics ranging from water and wastewater to hazardous waste to sustainability. This broad experience reflects a deep interest in the environment and a commitment to leaving a strong and healthy environment for the next generation.
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