David Young '56
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Research Oceanographer
Research Area: Effects of multiple stressors on habitats of coastal wetlands
Newport, Oregon
young.david@epa.gov
(541)867-4038
Austin Hills '59 Grgich Hills Estate - Chairman of the Board
A Green Winery that only uses our own organically and biodynamically grown grapes. Solar powered winery and all employs have their own bottles for our filtered water and our free range chickens produce the needed fertilizer for the grape vines. Location: Winery in Rutherford and our five vineyards all in the Napa Valley
hillsa@pacbell.net
(415)398-0480
www.grgich.com
Davis Family Ranch (owners Janet Davis - Sam Davis, '59 - Mike Davis, '62 - Don Davis, '68)
Our 11 acre avocado ranch near Summerland has recently been awarded "Certified Organic" status by CCOF, (California Certified Organic Farmers) after the standard three year transition period required by the National Organic Program. Don lives on and manages the ranch.
Donald Davis
Summerland, CA
(805)969-2760
dwd@donalddavis.com
http://www.donalddavis.com
C. Michael Haugh '63High Technology Rochester Inc. - Director, Manufacturing Assistance Center for the Finger Lakes
A regional center of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership. MEP is a national, system of non-profit organizations provides waste reduction, pollution prevention and environmental consulting services to small and mid-size manufacturers through our "Green Suppliers Network" initiative.
150 Lucius Gordon Drive
West Henrietta, NY
Office - (585)327-7928
Cell - (585)451-9696
Mike.Haugh@htr.org
www.HTR.org
Thomas Escher '65Red and White Fleet - President
Sightseeing bay crusies
San Francisco, CA
tescher@redandwhite
redandwhite.com
Philip Bowles '69Bowles Farming Company, Inc. - President
We grow cotton, alfalfa, grains, tomatoes and other field crops near Los Banos, CA. Our family farm was founded n 1856. My nephew, Cannon Michael '90 is a vice president of the firm. Having been in business for 175 years, we understand something about sustainability, resource conservation, and the importance of long range thinking. We have maintained large areas of natural habitat, which serve as in-sectaries for beneficial insects, homes for useful predators like hawks and owls, and nurturing places for the human soul. Agriculture, no matter whether it is organic or not, profoundly disrupts a landscape I believe that environmental responsibility means realizing the maximum value from every resource put to use: land, fertilizer, water, fuel, labor. The fashionable model of "sustainability" proposes a less intense and less efficient set of practices, which of necessity requires far more land, water, labor, and fuel per unit of economic output. I call it a race between the Prius and the ox-cart. Both have small carbon and emissions footprints, but are radically different solutions. We'll see who wins.
John Schubert '70The Limeport Consulting Group
We help support bike use instead of cars. We are consultants in bicycle safety, promoting bicycle use & bicycle transportation, helping people become better bicyclists. We are experts in causes and countermeasures of bicycle accidents, and consultants in bicycle product marketing communications.
schubley@aol.com
(610)282-3085
future web site will be at limeport.org
Bruce King '72Director, Ecological Building Network (www.ecobuildnetwork.org)
Publisher, Green Building Press (www.greenbuildingpress.com)
11 Mark Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903 USA
(415)987-7271
bruce@ecobuildnetwork.org
Kim Gunther '72HeatWave Labs, Inc.
President/Engineer
Engineering and manufacturing, electron guns, ion guns, cathodes, plasma devices and related high energy components. Includes support of solar cell research and development, electron and ion beam generation for pollution detection and remediation, nuclear fuel monitoring and material conversion as well as medical devices, accelerators, microwave devices, lasers, etc.
Located in Watsonville, CA
gunther@cathode.com
www.cathode.com
Alden Marin '74Marin Marketing Company private labeling of fine wine and wine distribution to major food chains
Owner of business
Marin Marketing is a private labeling company and control brand brokerage which creates private wine labels, including organic wines, for such business partners of ours as Whole Foods Markets.
Pacific Palisades, CA
aldenm@earthlink.net
(310)666-3079
www.aldenmarin.com
Jamie Bourret '77Jamer Bourret Architecture - Owner/Principle
Small firm founded in San Francisco and currently practicing in Ketchum/Sun Valley Idaho. Specializes in fine quality modern residential design and restoration.Clients in Northern California, New York, and Idaho.
Ketchum/Sun Valley, ID
2jbourret@cox-internet.com
www.bourretarchitecture.com
Greg Clow '77WhereInTarnation.com
The company researches geographic locations in the United States with specific family names, and then matches them with eye-catching art work. The art work is then available on t-shirts, mugs, mousepads, posters, cards, aprons and more. WhereInTarnation is entirely digital, with no warehousing, no inventory, and no overhead. Therefore, no carbon footprint. And because we make people aware of green spaces in the United States with their names on them, these individuals become more aware of their natural surroundings and appreciate them more.
Larkspur, CA
greg@whereintarnation.com
www.whereintarnation.com
Alan Nichols '77Blue Horizon Equity - Founder and Managing Director
Blue Horizon is green private equity fund that provides growth capital to green businesses. We focus on established businesses that need growth capital in the following industries: Environmental Sustainability, Nutrition and Personal Care, Green Media, Health and Sustainability Technologies, Active and Healthy Lifestyles.
San Francisco, CA
anichols@bluehorizonequity.com
Timur Tecimer ‘78Overton Moore Properties - President/COO
Overton Moore Properties is an investor and developer of commercial real estate. Founded in 1972, we have acquired and developed more than 35 million square feet of office, industrial and retail properties. Presently, we are developing two LEED certified industrial buildings in the Inland Empire, with a mandate of developing other LEED certified buildings based upon the location and size of project.
Los Angeles, CA
(310)323-9100
www.omprop.com
Philip Berolzheimer '53Charles Berolzheimer ‘78
Parke Berolzheimer '80
California Cedar Products Company
Our FSC Certified ForestChoice brand pencils were the first in the world to utilize wood certified under the standards of the Forest Stewardship Council and branded as FSC Certified product. The FSC designation provides third party verification that the Incense-cedar used in these pencils comes from a well managed forest.
www.forestchoice.com
Also
Duraflame, Inc.
Duraflame firelogs have long been an environmentally beneficial product as compared to firewood by producing 80% less particulate matter when burned as well as providing value added markets for waste materials. Now Duraflame brand firelogs are made exclusively with all natural materials including bio-waxes which have replaced petroleum based waxes making Duraflame a carbon neutral product as well.
www.duraflame.com
Lee Waldrep '80University of Maryland - School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation- Maryland is #1 Solar Decathlon Team in America
Associate Dean
Architecture Program has a commitment to develop an architecture and urbanism for a sustainable future. Our program is committed to developing future leaders with a strong foundation in history, theory, and the practical integration of technology and design.
In a field of 20 U.S. and European universities, the University of Maryland LEAFHouse <http://solarteam.org/> placed 2nd overall in the Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. LEAFHouse also earned the People's Choice Award, winning the popular vote of the thousands of visitors who flocked to the National Mall to see the solar houses.
College Park, MD
lwaldrep@umd.edu / (301)405-8000
www.arch.umd.edu
(415)421-4800
James Smith '81Architect - Principal/Owner
Custom Residential and Commercial Architecture on the Monterey Peninsula with experience in ‘Green’ projects.
Pacific Grove, Ca. 93950
(831)372-7251
jnsaia.com
Eric Faber '81Packaging Resources - President and CEO
1packaging design and consultant to Fortune 100 Retailers and product and food manufacturers. Focus on environmental and sustainable solutions
location(s) Los Angeles, St Louis, MO; England and Singapore
efaber@pakresource.com
(310)393-3680
www.pakresource.com
Matthew Morphy '84Ecopod
Ecopod e1 is the world's first home recycling center with valuable functionality and outstanding design in mind for everyday use in the home and office. Designed & engineered by BMW Designworks in Southern California, Ecopod's home and office recycling system features foot-activated compaction for aluminum cans and plastic bottles, as well as portable pods for clean storage and redemption or collection.
Available at ecopodusa.com, Williams-Sonoma, Target.com, Hammacher-Schlemmer, Gaiam.com,
matthew@ecopod.org
www.ecopodusa.com
Audrey Kremer Monke '84Gold Arrow Camp - Camp Owner/Director
Gold Arrow Camp is a children's summer camp located on Huntington Lake in California's Sierra National Forest. Camp provides the unique opportunity for kids to live in and experience nature, without the electronics (phones, TVs, computers, iPods) that are such a big part of their "normal" lives.
Lakeshore, CA
sunshine@goldarrowcamp.com
www.goldarrowcamp.com
Jeff Haines '84Green Apple Earth-Friendly School Supply - President
Green Apple is our Earth-friendly line of school and office products, including recycled notebooks, legal pads, filler and copy paper, plus items with recycled content such as pencils, pens, rulers and scissors as well as no-waste bento-style lunchboxes.
Murray, Utah but shipping throughout the U.S.
jeff@redapplesupply.com
(877)453-0100
www.greenapplesupply.com
Bruce King '85SolarCraft
We provide both thermal (pools and hot water) and photovoltaic (solar electric) systems to commercial, municipal and residential customers. We’ve been in business for 23 years and installed more than 4,000 solar energy systems. Our commercial projects are spread throughout California while the residential business is mostly here in the San Francisco North Bay.
(415)382-7717
www.solarcraft.com
Tony Lebe '85Tioga Energy
Director, Legal and Regulatory
Tioga Energy is a renewable energy provider that fast-tracks energy independence for commercial, government, and non-profit organizations. Through deep, trusted relationships with solar industry partners, Tioga Energy provides simple, reliable, low-cost and long-term access to clean energy options without the risk of up-front capital investments or the ongoing commitments of owning and operating an independent solar facility.
Anne Warjone '86Ohio State University
Candidate for Landscape Architecture Masters
Design of campus, community, residential lots.
Landscape architecture is design with and for natural systems--creating livable and living systems for persons with nature. Incurring no debt to the earth if it can be helped--and aiming to be sustainable in every sense of the word: durable, versatile and self-supporting.
(206)769-3965
[ mailto:annewarjone@hotmail.com ]annewarjone@hotmail.com
Monty Schmitt '86Natural Resources Defense Council
Senior Water Resources Scientist, San Joaquin River Project Manager
The Natural Resources Defense Council's purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends. http://www.nrdc.org/about/mission.asp
I am in our SFoffice and we also have offices in NY, DC, LA, Chicago and Beijing
mschmitt@nrdc.org
http://www.nrdc.org/default.asp)
Richard Marks '86Phenix Communications - Connecting People with Energy & Environment
Founder / Producer
Richard J. Marks brings his extensive experience in world-class film, television and event production to companies and organizations moving into sustainable practices, renewable energy, and environmental cooperation. As a producer, content provider, and communications strategist, he synthesizes content and produces films that communicate clear and vivid messages.
Washington, DC
phenixcommunications@mac.com
(202)422-2961
Carter Kirkwood '87VaultStreet - Founder and CEO
Docuthentic, LLC, developer of VaultStreet
A web-based software program that gives consumers a single, secure site to manage paperless financial documents from multiple institutions and securely share those documents with their financial, tax, and legal advisers.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310)454-3184
ckirkwood@vaultstreet.com
www.vaultstreet.com
Jason Hotchkiss '88Four Rivers Inc. - President
We build green single family homes in Southwestern Colorado. Our houses use design principles that take advantage of orientation and landscape, seeking to maximize use of the energy flowing through the system( i.e. wind , sun , water). They receive an e-star rating by scoring above 90 on the HERS index. Generally our homes operate on 60% of the energy it would take to run a similar "conventional" home. We seek to minimize use of materials through advanced framing and proper opening placement. We add a small solar system that allows the owners to implement a larger one as their budget allows while offsetting the cost of purchasing renewable energy credits. We receive a built Green Colorado rating by both energy efficiency and total avoidance of toxic off-gassing materials in favor of natural finishes. We also include advanced waste treatment systems keeping these elements of waste water and "soil" within the system which fosters a deeper sense of personal responsibility.
Durango,CO
(970)946-8098
email: jhotch@fourriversinc.com
Fred Pope '89Grid Feeders - CEO
Integration, Installation, of Renewable Energy Systems including Solar Electric, Solar Thermal, Wind Power, Micro-Hydro, Fuel Cell and Generator Systems for both Grid Tied and Off Grid applications
Avon CO
fred@satcomresources.com, info@gridfeeders.com,
(970)688-4347
http://www.gridfeeders.com
Amanda Clark Happle '91Pacifico - Owner
Deli-style restaurant serving gourmet sandwiches, soups and salads featuring local and organic ingredients. We are also expanding our restaurant into a Bar & Grill this fall.
Boquete, PANAMA
amanda@mobilmail.net
011-507-720-3972
Gillian Friedrichs Ockner '92Independent Consultant
Ecological Economist/Sustainability Professional
I assist clients with decision making and implementation of sustainability using systems thinking, life cycle analysis, and community based social marketing. My areas of focus are organizational change and watershed protection.
Portland, OR
ocknerg@comcast.net
(503)705-8083
Jono Stevens '92Sun State Electric Inc.
President/Owner
Sun State Electric is a full service electrical contractor that designs and installs Photovoltaic (solar) systems that generate clean electricity from the sun. We also offer consulting on energy conservation.
Santa Cruz, CA
Jono@SunStateElectricInc.com
(831)332-0466
www.SunStateElectricInc.com
Jamie Colman '93NOAA Fisheries
Researcher
Research Area: anthropogenic sources of pollution, and their effects on fish health
(namely salmonids). Sources include weathered crude oil, storm water, and pesticides.
Seattle, WA
jamierand@yahoo.com
Hilary Decker Sinnamon '94Red Mountain Group
Principal
Red Mountain Group is an environmental consulting firm I established with my husband, Ben Sinnamon. We provide legal, economic and policy analysis on a variety of environmental issues, with a special interest in clean air and energy issues. My primary client is Environmental Defense.
Hailey, ID
hilary@redmtngroup.com
(208)720-3218
Lilipad Studio Co-owners
A unique line of children's furniture with a devotion to artistry and a total passion and commitment to sustainability. All of our beautiful family heirloom, functional art furniture collections are locally
handcrafted using FSC certified (Responsibly forested) hardwood, and are meticulously hand painted
using non-toxic/ no VOC paints.
Hailey, ID
(208)788-7500
www.lilipadstudio.com
Chris Wittwer '95Clipper Windpower
Clipper Wind power is a rapidly growing company engaged in wind energy technology, turbine manufacturing, and wind project development.
Carpinteria, CA
www.clipperwind.com
Robert Abbott '95Hilltop & Canyon Farms
My wife Tessa and I grow organic flowers and specialty crops for local farmers' markets. At a time when the average agricultural product travels 1500 miles from field to stomach, it's important to us that our products are gown and sold locally. Plus it's a lot of fun. We're always looking for enthusiastic people to help out!
6754 Rincon Rd.
Carpinteria CA 93013
(805)684-1520
Cielo Rios '98Simple Shoes
product line manager
We're a nice little shoe company with big ideas and a lot of hope. A couple of years back, we realized we're in an industry that creates a lot of waste... and rather than keep to the norm, we decided to do something about it and set out to change the way our shoes were made. Which pretty much is where we are today... at the crossroads of here and now, aware of our responsibility to the planet while trying to pay the bills. A nice little shoe company getting in touch with its inner hippie.
Santa Barbara, CA
www.simpleshoes.com
Richard Rojas '98Community Development Department, City of Henderson
Urban Planner
As a long-range planner for the City of Henderson, I help the community develop ways that it can achieve its community development goals. Increasingly, this has involved coming up with mechanisms to protect open space and sensitive habitat areas, assist residents with the installation of photovoltaic cells (solar panels), and encourage development of communities where people can rely more on walking and biking than driving their cars to take care of their everyday needs both today and into the future.
Henderson, NV
richard.rojas@cityofhenderson.com
(702)267-1517
www.cityofhenderson.com/community_development
Vanessa Janss Menke '99The Next Wave USA is a surf coaching company that trains and mentors up-and-coming amature and professional surfers. The athletes receive not only skills training, nutrition, psychology, competition strategy and sponsorship assistance, but also instruction on how to be responsible, ocean-minded and environmentally conscious future leaders.
Southern California
www.nextwaveusa.com
Jack Walker '99Peninsula Capital Management, Inc.
Portfolio Manager and Analyst for Peninsula CleanTech Fund, Ltd.
We formed this investment partnership to capitalize on outsized market opportunities for both public and private companies within the CleanTech sector. We have high conviction in and a long-term bias for this investment strategy thanks to the multiple and growing secular trends in the CleanTech industry.
location(s): San Francisco, CA
jack@penfund.net, cell-(415)794-4996, wk-(415)568-3388
www.penfund.net
Bill Boyd '00ModSystem Structures, Inc.
We have an environmentally minded, off-site construction company operating all over North America.
(970)309-3532 cell
(970)920-2282 office
www.modsystemstructures.com
Ben Christensen '00Jones Lang LaSalle
Head of Research, Beijing
Global. In China, we have offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Qingdao and Chengdu. I am based in Beijing and responsible for North China.
benjamin.christensen@ap.jll.com
www.joneslanglasalle.com.cn Shauna Callery '01
Rincon Consultants, Inc.
Associate
Rincon Consultants, Inc. is an environmental sciences, planning, and engineering consulting firm with offices in Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, and Carlsbad, California. The firm was founded in 1994 and has emerged as a statewide leader in environmental impact assessment, urban planning, climate action planning, biological resources, and soil assessment and remediation. Rincon’s breadth of expertise and qualifications are mirrored by the diversity of their projects, serving both public and private agencies. I manage the Sustainability Services Division and primarily work in developing climate action plans for local governments.
San Luis Obispo, CA
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