NPLD - Key Persons
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- Senior Director, Development
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- Vice President, Marketing and Communications
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Environment Program Officer for the New York Community
- Environment Program Officer, the New York Community Trust
ArturoGarcia-CostasistheenvironmentprogramofficerforTheNewYorkCommunityTrust,wherehemanagesTheTrust'snational,NewYorkCity,andAppalachiagrantmaking.Hebrings25yearsofpolicyexperienceinenvironmentalhealth,climatechange,sustainableenergy,andbiodiversityconservationinthenonprofitsectorandatalllevelsofgovernmenttotheboard.Garcia-CostasmanagedaglobalinitiativetohelpdevelopingcountriesimplementtheEarthSummittreatiesfortheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme.DuringtheClintonAdministration,heledaneffortbytheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencytoengagewiththeLatinxcommunityonpressingenvironmentalconcerns,andlaterworkedonclimatejusticeissueswiththeNewYorkStateDepartmentofEnvironmentalConservation.HehasaBAininternationalaffairsandtheaterfromtheCityUniversityofNewYork;aJurisDoctor(JD)fromStanfordLawSchool,wherehefocusedoninternationalandenvironmentallaw;andanMSinurbanpolicyandleadershipfromHunterCollege.
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- Executive Assistant & Board Liaison
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- Vice President, Development
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- National Director of Conservation Education for the USDA Forest Service
- National Director of Conservation Education, USDA Forest Service
TinelleBustamistheNationalDirectorofConservationEducationfortheUSDAForestService.ShehasservedvariouscapacitiesintheForestServiceincludingNationalAssistantDirectorofRecreationattheWashingtonDCoffice,DistrictRangerontheColville(WA)andLosPadres(CA)NationalForests,PublicServicesStaffOfficeratElYunqueNationalForest(PR),aswellasdutystationsontheSixRiversandLassenNationalForests(CA).TinelleholdsaPhDinnaturalresourcerecreation(UniversityofFL),MSinoutdooreducation(StateUniversityofNY),andBSinwildlifebiology(UniversityofMT).Tinelleispublishedinpeer-reviewedjournalsandmostrecentlyfortheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme.CurrentlyadjunctfacultyatFrostburgStateUniversity,Tinelleteachesagraduatecourseandwasnamedthe2017FSUWellnerScholarforhercontributionstothefieldofrecreationandstudenteducation.
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- Director, Office of Science Education & Diversity, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
Dr.ReiddirectstheOfficeofScienceEducation&Diversity(OSED)attheNationalInstituteofEnvironmentalHealthSciences(NIEHS).Astheeducationalandcareerexploration/preparationoutreacharmoftheinstitute,OSEDcoordinatesnational,regional,state-wide,andlocaloutreacheffortsdesignedtoraisetheawarenessofstudents,teachers,parents,scientistsandthegeneralpublicregardingthemission,research,andgoalsofNIEHS.PriortocomingtoNIEHS,Dr.ReidworkedwithaScience&TechnologyCenterfundedbytheNationalScienceFoundation,wheresheservedasthedeputydirectorofeducationfortheCenterforBehavioralNeuroscience(CBN),aconsortiumofeightlocalcollegesanduniversitiesandbasedatEmoryUniversity.Additionally,shecompletedascienceandtechnologypolicyfellowshipattheNationalAcademiesinWashingtonDC.SheassistedtheCommitteeonEngineeringEducationintheNationalAcademyofEngineeringwithreportsontheEngineerof2020andEducationalTechnology.Dr.ReidwasbornandraisedinHighPoint,NCwheresheestablishedanearlydesireanddeterminationtomakegreatstridesineducation,bothforherselfandforthosearoundher.Sheattainedanundergraduatedegreeinpsychologyandamaster'sdegreeineducation(counselinganddevelopment)fromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro.ShealsohasadoctorateineducationalpsychologyfromGeorgiaStateUniversity.
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- Environmental Education Week
GreeningSTEM:Theoutdoorsfacilitatereal-world,project-basedSTEM(science,technology,engineering,andmathematics)learning.OuronlineGreeningSTEMLearningCenterprovidesfreematerialsandeducatortoolkitstiedtostandards.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Head of STEM Education, Siemens Foundation
Ms.Harper-Taylorserveswithofthenation'spreeminentnon-profitorganizationsdedicatedtoSTEMeducation.Duringmorethanadecadeofserviceshehasimpactedstudents,teachersandschoolsonanationalscale,introducingtensofthousandsofyoungpeopletoopportunitiesinSTEM.Todaysheoverseesanannualinvestmentofmorethan$7millionininnovativeeducationprogramsinSTEMthatsupport,recognizeandencouragethescientistsandengineersoftomorrow.Ms.Harper-TaylorbecameSiemensFoundation'sprogrammanagerinMarch2000,subsequentlyservingasprogramdirectorandvicepresidentbeforebeingnamedpresidentinMarch2010.In2015,Ms.Harper-TaylorassumedresponsibilityforSTEMEducationeffortsforthefoundation.ThroughouthertenureshehasspearheadedpartnershipswithsucheducationleadersastheCollegeBoardandDiscoveryEducationtobroadenthereachandimpactofthefoundation'sprograms.Ms.Harper-TaylorisactiveonanumberoffrontstoclosetheminoritygapinSTEM.SheisachartermemberoftheAdvisoryBoardfortheAssociationofPublicandLand-grantUniversities(APLU)OfficeforAccessandtheAdvancementofPublicBlackUniversities.Previously,sheservedastheDiversityCouncilChairpersonforSiemensCorporation,USA.SheisagraduateofSouthernUniversity,BatonRouge,Louisiana,wheresheearnedherbachelor'sdegree.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chief Security Officer, Senior Vice President of Safety, Environment and Health, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
AtRoyalCaribbean,Ms.Loveisresponsibleforleadingtheirglobaloperationsthatincludemultiplelandsites,over60,000employees,5millionannualguests,andafleetof48cruiseships.BeforejoiningRoyalCaribbeaninSeptember2015,Ms.LoveservedasseniorvicepresidentandchiefsecurityofficerforCablevisionSystemsCorporationwheresheheadedenterprise-widesecurityprogramsandprocesses,andservedasitschiefliaisontolocal,state,andfederallawenforcementagencies.Ms.LoveretiredastheassistantdirectoroftheFBISecurityDivisionafterservingasaseniorexecutiveoftheFederalBureauofInvestigationsfornearly25years.AttheFBI,shegainedbroadexperienceandreceivednumeroushonorsandawardsforherexemplaryleadershipinbothnationalsecurityandcriminalfinanciallawenforcement.AmongherhonorsarethePresidentialRankAwardforMeritoriousExecutiveServicein2010andtheNationalAssociationforAdvancementofColoredPeople'sCommunityLeaderAwardin2009.SheholdsBachelorofScienceinaccountingfromJacksonStateUniversity.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chief of Staff, World Food Program USA
- Director of Political Affairs for Bayer
KatharineEmersonwaspreviouslythedirectorofpoliticalaffairsforBayerwhereshedirectedthecompany'sU.S.politicalengagementstrategyandmanagedtheorganization'spoliticalPAC.PriortojoiningtheteamatBayer,shewastheDirectorofPublicPolicy&PoliticalStrategyattheNationalCornGrowersAssociation(NCGA).AtNCGA,EmersonwasresponsibleforpoliticalstrategydevelopmentandthePAC,andforleadinglobbyingeffortsforconservationanddomesticbiotechnologyissues.EmersonpreviouslyservedasdirectorofstrategicpartnershipsattheWorldFoodProgram(WFP)USA.PriortoherservicewithWFPUSA,sheservedasmanagerofgovernmentaffairsforMonsantoCompanyfornearlyeightyears,whereshealsomanagedthecompany'sDC-basedfoodandnutritionsecuritypartnerships,anissueneartoherheart.Apassionateadvocatetoendhunger,EmersonisaboardmemberfortheCongressionalHungerCenter,whereshechairsthedevelopmentcommitteeandisalsoamemberoftheboardfortheNationalEnvironmentalEducationFoundation.SheearnedaBAinpoliticsfromWashingtonandLeeUniversity.KatharinelivesinWashington,DCwithhergoldenretriever,Fitzgerald.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Writer
KatieHoggeisapassionatewriterandcontentspecialistdedicatedtocuratinggame-changingmessagingaroundwildlifeandenvironmentalconservation.ShecurrentlyservesasDigitalOutreachManageratOceanConservancy,whereshehelpsdevelopcreativedigitalstrategiestogrowandcultivatemarineconservationinitiatives.GrowinguponthesoutheasterncoastinNorfolk,Virginia,HoggereceivedherB.A.inCommunicationStudiesfromChristopherNewportUniversityin2016,whereshegraduatedfromthePresident'sLeadershipProgram.Shewentontoworkintheoutdoorrecreationmarketingsectorbeforejoiningtheenvironmentalfield.InadditiontoherworkatOceanConservancy,sheisalsoDeputyEditorattheAmericanConservationCoalition(ACC)andadigitalandeditorialconsultantforconservation,travel,andoutdoorlifestylebrands.Mostrecently,shewasawardeddesignationunderEarthX,TheAudubonSociety,andACC's‘30Under30:TheGreenGeneration'list,andhasspokenaboutconservationmessagingateventssuchasGlobalCitizen'sWorldOceansDaypanel.
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- Regional Director of the Central Region in Kansas City
- Regional Director of the Central Region, National Weather Service
KennethW.HardingistheRegionalDirectoroftheCentralRegioninKansasCity,MO.TheCentralRegionconsistsof45NWSofficeswithnearly1000employeesspreadacross14statesofthenorth-centralU.S.Mr.HardingstartedhiscareerasaweatherofficerintheAirForceandhadtoursofdutyatMcChordAirForceBaseinWashingtonandElmendorfAirForceBaseinAlaska.MostofhismilitarycareerwasspentsupportingtheairdefensemissionofNORAD.HealsoledtheDepartmentofDefenseNEXRADdeploymentandtrainingeffortinAlaskaandwasdeployedtoKoreaandGuam.Mr.HardingcametoNWSasageneralforecasterintheAirRouteTrafficControlCenter/CenterWeatherServiceUnitinAnchorage,AK,in1995.HewasselectedastheScienceandOperationsOfficeratWeatherForecastOffice(WFO)Aberdeen,SDinAugustof1996whereheledthespin-upofthenewWFO.HewasselectedasMeteorologist-in-Charge(MIC)atWFOTopeka,KSinJuneof2006wherehewasinstrumentalintheintroductionofnewtornadowarningtexttoconveyimpactsexpected.Mr.HardingservedastheMICofWFODesMoines,IAbeginninginJune2014.HethenmovedtoCentralRegionHQasChiefProgramOfficerinJune2016andbecameCentralRegionDeputyDirectorinMay2017.Mr.HardingreceivedhisBachelorofScienceinMeteorologyfromIowaStateUniversityinMay1986andhisMaster'sdegreeinAtmosphericSciencefromColoradoStateUniversityinAugustof1991.Mr.HardingisanativeofRembrandt,Iowa,andhasoneadultdaughter.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chairman / Senior Director, Environmental Sustainability, Sustainability & Regulatory Affairs, Toyota Motor North America, Inc
- Senior Director, Environmental Sustainability, Sustainability & Regulatory Affairs
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KevinButtistheseniordirector,environmentalsustainability,sustainability®ulatoryaffairsatToyotaMotorNorthAmerica,Inc.(TMNA).Heisresponsibleforthedevelopmentofenvironmentalprogramsandforregulatory/legislativedevelopmentforallofToyota'sNorthAmericanoperations.Underhisleadership,TMNAhasaccomplishedanumberofenvironmentalkaizens(improvements),includinga27%reductioninenergyconsumptionpervehicleproducedsince2000,a23%reductionincarbondioxideemissionspervehicleproducedsince2000,a26%reductioninwaterusagepervehicleproducedsince1999,andazerolandfillstatusatnearlyallofToyota'sNorthAmericanmanufacturingandengineeringlocations.Sincejoiningthecompanyin1992,Butthasservedinavarietyofroles,includingoverseeingthewelding,stamping,andpaintoperationsinbodyproductionengineering.PriortohiscareerwithToyota,heworkedforAKSteelCompany,wherehewasmanagerofenvironmentalaffairs.Buttservesonanumberofboards,includingthoseoftheNationalWildlifeHabitatCouncil,YellowstoneForever,NationalEnvironmentalEducationFoundation,WorldWildlifeFund,andtheKentuckyFishandWildlifeFoundation.ButtearnedaBSinenvironmentalsciencefromGeorgetownCollege.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- President, Corporate Partnerships, Discovery Education
Ahighlyrespectedindustryleaderwithmorethan20yearsofmedia,marketing,andbusinessdevelopmentexpertise,LoriMcFarlingservesasDiscoveryEducation'sleadinthecompany'sglobalbrandingandpublic-privatesocialimpactpartnerships.McFarlingdrivesthedevelopmentofDiscoveryEducation'sstrategicmarketinginitiativesthatsupporteducatorsintransitioningclassroomstodigitallearningenvironments,optimizingthepowerofmediaandtechnologytoenhanceinstruction.Withadiversearrayofpartnershipsacrossthepublic-privatesector-consumerbrands,non-profitandadvocacyorganizations,sportsleagues,andacademia-McFarlingguidesthecompany'sworkacrossdiverseindustries,disciplines,andsubjectareasthatsupportyouthachievement.McFarlingisasought-afterthoughtleaderandspeakeronissuesrelatedtotheintersectionofsocialimpactandbrandactivation.ShehasbeenafeaturedspeakerattheMilkenInstitute'sFutureofHealthSummit,STEMConnector'sGlobalSTEMTalentSummit,theInciteMarketingForum,LandmarkMedia'sTechSummit,andtheUSChamberofCommerceFoundation's2016CorporateCitizenshipConference.McFarlingisagraduateoftheBetsyMagnessLeadershipInstituteandwasnamedtotheMostPowerfulWomeninCablerosterin2017,2015,and2014.McFarlingwasalsonamedtothe"WonderWomen"classoftelevisionexecutivesandhasbeenrecognizedwithnotableawards,includingtheVanguardAwardforMarketing,theindustry'shighesthonorformarketingexcellence,andtheWICTLibertyAward,acknowledgingher"demonstratedexcellenceintheareasofleadership,innovation,excellence,risk-taking,teamwork,anddedicationtothecableandtelecommunicationsindustry."McFarlingearnedherbachelor'sdegreefromtheUniversityofColoradoatBoulderandresideswithherhusbandandthreechildreninBethesda,Maryland.
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- Director of Education, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA )
LuisaKochhasservedasNOAA'sdirectorofeducationfromOctober2005tothepresent.NOAA'seducationprogramsaredevelopingthenextgenerationofprofessionalseducatedintheNOAAsciencesandeducatingthepublicabouttheroleoftheocean,coastandatmosphereintheglobalenvironment.Ms.KochservedasNOAA'sDeputyAssistantAdministratorforResearchfrom1998through2005.BeforejoiningNOAA,Ms.KochservedattheOfficeofManagementandBudgetastheCommerceBranchChief.ShewasaPresidentialManagementInternattheDepartmentofDefenseandaneconomistattheJointEconomicCommittee,USCongress.Ms.Kochearnedamaster'sinelectricalengineeringfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(1987),andabachelor'sinphysicsfromMiddleburyCollegeinMiddlebury,Vermont(1982).ShelivesinSilverSpring,MarylandwithherhusbandRobertandtwodaughters.
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- Director, Grants Administration
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- Program Coordinator, Environmental Education
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- CEO
- Member of the Board of Directors
- President
- NEEF 's CEO and President
- Secretary / President and CEO, National Environmental Education Foundation
Meri-MargaretDeoudesisNEEF'sCEOandpresident.PriortoNEEF,Meri-MargaretwasthepresidentandCEOofEarthShare,astrategicadvisorandprogrammaticpartnertothebusinesssectorthatdevelopsdynamicengagementandphilanthropyprogramsfocusedoncreatingtangiblesustainabilityprogress.Alongwithanextensivebackgroundindevelopingholisticcorporatealliances,specialeventsandemployeeengagementprogramsforprominentnationalnonprofitsincludingtheNationalWildlifeFederation,MarchofDimesandLeukemia&LymphomaSociety,Meri-Margarethasworkedintheenvironmentalcommunitytocreate,marketandfundprogramsthatpromotethebenefitsofoutdooractivityandnurturethenextgenerationofenvironmentalstewards.AgraduateofGeorgeWashingtonUniversityinWashington,D.C.,Meri-MargaretrecentlyearnedherCFREandservedasaGuruLunchhostatGreenBiz.ShehasbeenapanelistandspeakerattheSustainableBrandsConference,appearedonLifetime'smorningshow,TheBalancingAct,andwasa"spokesmom"forNationalWildlifeFederation'sBeOutTheremovementtoconnectkidstonature.Meri-Margaretistheproudmotherofa12year-oldboy.Sheislife-longlearnerandavidreaderknownfordevelopingherbestideasduringdailyoutdoorruns.Sheenjoyscookingandentertainingwithfriendsandspendingtimewithfamily.
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- Senior Manager, Content Marketing
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- Vice President, Finance and Administration
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- Program Director, Research & Innovation
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- Manager, Digital Marketing
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- Senior Advisor on Energy Justice and Workforce, SETO, US Dept of Energy Head of National Community Solar Partnership
NicoleSteeleisanationallyrecognizedleaderandexpertincleanenergywithafocusonfrontlinecommunitiesandworkforcedevelopment.Shehas20yearsofexperienceworkingwithgovernmentofficials,policymakers,advocates,andentrepreneurstodevelopandimplementinclusivecleanenergypoliciesandprograms.SheiscurrentlytheSeniorAdvisoronEnergyJusticeandWorkforcefortheSolarEnergyTechnologiesOfficeattheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyandtheheadoftheNationalCommunitySolarPartnership.ShewasthefoundingexecutivedirectorofGRIDAlternativesMid-Atlantic,policydirectorattheAlliancetoSaveEnergy,andrantheEECBGprogramforLoudounCountyVirginia.Shestartedhercareerinaffordablehousing,communityplanning,andpolitics.SheisanAmeriCorpsalumnaandapassionatesupporterofcommunityservice.
Dr.SavagehasworkedfortheU.S.federalgovernmentforalmosttwentyyears.Inthiscapacityshehasservedtheenvironmentalnanotechnologyresearchcommunitythroughhercontributionstostrategicresearchdirection.Dr.SavageservedasaTeamLeadfornanotechnologywithintheOfficeofResearchandDevelopmentwithintheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency.ShecurrentlyservesasProgramDirectorfortheNationalScienceFoundation.Dr.Savagehasauthoredandco-authorednumerousarticlesonnanotechnologyandemergingtechnologiesinleadingjournals,includingtheJournalofNanoparticleResearchandToxicologicalSciences.Sheservedasleadeditorforthebooks"EmergingTechnologies:Socio-BehavioralLifeCycleApproaches"andfor"NanotechnologyforWaterApplications")nowinitssecondedition)andhascontributedchapterstoseveralotherbooks,includingtheOxfordHandbookofNanoscienceandTechnology,vol.III.Dr.Savageobtainedherbachelor'sdegreeinChemicalEngineeringin1992fromPrairieViewA&MUniversitylocatedinPrairieView,Texas.ShereceivedtwoMastersDegrees(inEnvironmentalEngineeringandEnvironmentalScience)fromtheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,locatedinMadison,Wisconsinin1995,andadoctoraldegreeinEnvironmentalSciencefromthesameinstitutionin2000.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Vice President of the Board of Directors
- Vice President of Sustainable Infrastructure and Growth Initiatives, National Hockey League ( NHL )
OmarMitchellisthevicepresidentofsustainableinfrastructureandgrowthinitiativesfortheNationalHockeyLeague(NHL).Heisresponsibleforpromotingstrategiesandinnovationsthataddressgrowthofthegameviaenvironmental,economicandsocialsustainabilityaswellasenvironmentaladvocacyacrosstheleagueanditsmemberClubs.MitchellbecametheNHL'sfirstenvironmentalsustainabilitydirectorin2012,overseeingNHLGreenTM-theaward-winningenvironmentalsustainabilityinitiative-andhasledLeaguecorporatesocialimpacteffortsincludingpublicaffairsandphilanthropicinitiativesduringhistenure.HestartedhiscareerinarchitectureandrealestateandholdsanMBAfromMIT'sSloanSchoolofManagement,andamaster'sdegreeinarchitecturefromColumbiaUniversity.
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- Vice President, Organizational Development
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy at Texas Southern University
RobertD.Bullard,Ph.D.isoftendescribedasthefatherofenvironmentaljustice.PreviouslyservingasdeanoftheBarbaraJordan-MickeyLelandSchoolofPublicAffairsatTexasSouthernUniversity(TSU)from2011-2016,BullardiscurrentlyaDistinguishedProfessorofUrbanPlanningandEnvironmentalPolicyatTSU,aswellasco-chairoftheHBCUClimateChangeConsortiumandNationalBlackEnvironmentalJusticeNetwork.Priortothis,hewasthefoundingdirectoroftheEnvironmentalJusticeResourceCenteratClarkAtlantaUniversity.Bullardisanaward-winningauthorofeighteenbookscoveringtopicssuchassustainabledevelopment,environmentalracism,communityreinvestment,andclimatejustice,amongothers.HislatestbooksincludeRace,PlaceandEnvironmentalJusticeAfterHurricaneKatrina,EnvironmentalHealthandRacialEquityintheUnitedStates,andTheWrongComplexionforProtection.Dr.BullardearnedhisdoctoraldegreefromIowaStateUniversityandisaUSMarineCorpsveteran.
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- Program Director, Environmental Education
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Director of Employee Communications at Apple
SallyColeisadirectorofemployeecommunicationsatApple.Duringhereightyearswiththecompany,shehasgrownApple'semployeecommunicationsfunction,greatlyincreasingengagementandconnectiontoleadership.Previously,ColeworkedastheDirectorofInternalCommunicationsatGoogle,SeniorDirectorofStrategyattheGap,andVPofDevelopmentandCorporatePartnershipsatEarthForce.SheservedonPresidentClinton'sCouncilonSustainableDevelopment,helpingtobringtogetherCEOs,cabinetmembersandNGOleaderstoproduceanationalstrategyonsustainability.ColeholdsaJurisDoctor(JD)andanMBAfromStanfordUniversityandaBAfromYaleUniversity.
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- Director, Office of Public Health, National Park Service
Capt.SaraB.Newman,DrPH,MCPCaptain,UnitedStatesPublicHealthServiceDirector,OfficeofPublicHealth,NationalParkServiceSaraB.NewmanDrPH,MCP,isaCaptainintheUnitedStatesPublicHealthServiceandhasdedicatedmorethan25yearstoworkinginpublichealthpositionsbothwiththepublicandprivatesectors.SinceMarch2015,Dr.NewmanhasservedastheDirectoroftheOfficeofPublicHealth(OPH)withtheNationalParkService(NPS)wheresheisprincipaladvisortotheNPSDirectorandexecutiveleadershipforpublichealthdecisionsaffecting300millionvisitorsin413parksnationwide.AsOPHDirector,Dr.NewmanistheNPSleadpublichealthpolicyandmanagementexpertprovidingtechnicalexpertisetotheNPSonfoodsafety,drinkingwatersafety,wastewaterandcommunicablediseases,infectiousdiseasesurveillance,outbreakresponse,andhealthpromotion.Morerecently,Dr.NewmanwasselectedbytheNPSDirectortoserveastheScienceIntegrityOfficerfortheNPS,handlingallscientificintegrityissuesandallegationsassignedtotheNPSbytheDepartmentoftheInterior.Dr.NewmanearnedherdoctoraldegreefromtheUniformedServicesUniversityoftheHealthSciences(USUHS)focusingonepidemiologyandsocialandbehavioralsciences.SheearnedherMasterinCityPlanningfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.
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- Program Director, Research & Evaluation
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- Special Assistant to the Director, OLHCHH, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
ShannonSteinbauerSpecialAssistanttotheDirector,OLHCHH,USDepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopmentShannonSteinbauer,RNBSNMPH-isthespecialassistanttothedirectorfortheOfficeofLeadHazardControlandHealthyHomes(OLHCHH)attheUSDepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment.ShehasbeenwithOLHCHHfor8years.ShannonpreviouslyledlocalandstateeffortsforLeadandHealthyHomesactivitiesintheStateofKansas.Shehasadedicationtopublicserviceandsharespersonalexperienceineducatingandassistingcommunitiesmeetgoalsandconnectingthemtoresourcesforhousingandhealthimprovementpriorities.Shannon'sexpertiseoriginatesfromassistingleadpoisonedchildrenandtheirfamiliesintheirhomestoStateandFederalpolicymaking.
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- Director of NCEH / ATSDR 's Office of Priority Projects
Dr.SharundaBuchanancurrentlyservesasDirectorofNCEH/ATSDR'sOfficeofPriorityProjectsandInnovation(OPPI)wheresheprovidesleadership,management,andcoordinationoflarge-scale,priorityenvironmentalhealthinitiativesandpromotesinnovationand"bigidea"projectsandprototypes.AfterreceivingaB.S.,M.S.,andPh.D.inchemistry,toxicology,andbiochemistry,respectively,Dr.BuchananjoinedtheAgencyforToxicSubstancesandDiseaseRegistry(ATSDR)asanEnvironmentalHealthScientistintheDivisionofToxicologyin1990;shelaterjoinedCDCasasanEpidemicIntelligenceOfficerassignedtotheDivisionofEnvironmentalHazardsandHealthEffects(DEHHE).Duringhersix-yeartenurewithDEHHE,Dr.BuchanangreatlycontributedtotheexpansionoftheNationalChildhoodLeadPoisoningPreventionandHealthyHomesprogrammaticandresearchagendas.In2001,Dr.BuchananbecameChiefoftheEnvironmentalHealthServicesBranch,andservedinthiscapacityuntilbecomingDirectorofNCEH'sDivisionofEmergencyandEnvironmentalHealthServices(DEEHS).AsDEEHSdirectorforalittleoveradecade(2007-2017),Dr.Buchananprovidedleadership,directionandguidancetoamulti-disciplinaryteamoverseeingnationalandinternationalprogramsrelatedtoleadpoisoningprevention,foodanddrinkingwateroutbreakinvestigations;chemicaldemilitarizationofwarfareagents;cruiseshipinspections;communitydesign,andoverallperformanceimprovementofcoreandemergencyenvironmentalpublichealthservices.Dr.Buchananiscommittedtoadvancinghealthequity,attainingenvironmentaljustice,andimprovingenvironmentalpublichealthacrossthecountry.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Vice President & Head of the Americas for the Alliance to End Plastic Waste ( Alliance
- Vice President and Head of the Americas, Alliance to End Plastic Waste
StephenSikraisVicePresident&HeadoftheAmericasfortheAlliancetoEndPlasticWaste(Alliance)andislocatedinAustin,TX,USA.Aspartofthegloballeadershipteam,SteveandhisteamcontributetowardtheAlliancevisionofendingplasticwasteintheenvironment.Previously,hewasVicePresident&ChiefofStafffortheAlliancelocatedinSingapore.SteveretiredfromtheProcter&GambleCompanywithmorethan28years'workexperienceandacareerspanningtechnicalandmanagementrolesinprocessdevelopment,packagedevelopment,productsupplyoperationsandupstreammaterialdevelopment.Notably,SteveestablishedandhelpeddeliverP&G'sglobalplasticsustainabilitystrategyandwaspartoftheformativeeffortbuildingtheglobalnon-profit,theAlliancetoEndPlasticWaste.Heisachampionforplasticrecycling.HehaspreviouslyservedontheBoardofDirectorsoftheAssociationofPlasticRecyclers(APR),theRecyclingPartnership,andservedasanAdvisorfortheClosedLoopFund.Heholdsdegreesinmaterialsscience&engineeringandbusiness.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Treasurer / Vice President of Business Development, Farm Journal Foundation
- Vice President of Business Development for the Farm Journal Foundation
ToddGreenwoodisthevicepresidentofbusinessdevelopmentfortheFarmJournalFoundation.TheFoundationisanonprofit,non-partisanorganizationdedicatedtoachievingglobalfoodsecuritybysustainingagriculture'sleadershiproleandabilitytomeetthevitalneedsofagrowingpopulation.Previously,GreenwoodservedasthechiefdevelopmentofficerforuniversityresearchinitiativesforthePurdueResearchFoundation'sDiscoveryPark.LocatedatPurdueUniversity.Priortothat,Greenwoodservedthedirectorofstrategicpartnerdevelopment&industryrelationsfortheNationalFutureFarmersofAmerica(FFA)Foundation.TheNationalFFAOrganizationisanational,intra-curricularyouthorganizationofmorethan650,000studentmembersaspartof8,600localmiddleandhighschoolchaptersinall50states,PuertoRicoandtheUSVirginIslands.TheFFAmissionistomakeapositivedifferenceinthelivesofstudentsbydevelopingtheirpotentialforpremierleadership,personalgrowth,andcareersuccessthroughagriculturaleducation.GreenwoodreceivedhisBSinhospitalityandtourismmanagementfromPurdueUniversityandservesonPurdue'sCollegeofConsumerandFamilySciencesalumniboardandPurdueAlumniAssociation'sboardofdirectors.
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- Program Director, Public Lands Engagement
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- Senior Program Director, Health