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Catie Ryan Balagtas is a seasoned sustainability expert with 16 years of experience in environmental consulting, project management, and urban design. She holds a Master's degree in Sustainable International Development from Brandeis University and is certified as a WELL AP and LEED AP BD+C professional. Her expertise spans energy efficiency, renewable energy, biophilia, and environmental awareness, with a strong background in project management and strategic planning.

Credentials

  • WELL AP
    International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)
    Feb, 2017
    - Apr, 2026
  • LEED AP BD+C
    Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI)
    Jun, 2009
    - Apr, 2026

Experience

    • United States
    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Projects
      • Jul 2017 - Present

      Environmental design consulting and advisory. Primary roles include strategy development and budgeting for building projects with sustainability and biophilic design goals, client relations and new business innovation and report writing. Secondary responsibilities include staffing, PR and marketing strategy and proposal writing, brand integrity and quality control.

    • Senior Project Manager; Technical Specialist
      • Jul 2010 - Jun 2017

      Primary roles: proposal and budget development, biophilic design consulting, report authorship, project and sub-consultant coordination and oversight.

    • Researcher
      • Jul 2008 - Jun 2010

      Primary role: subject matter research and documentation, graphic design.

  • SouthFARM
    • Bicol Region, Philippines
    • Co-Founder, CEO and Chief Innovation Officer
      • 2020 - Present
      • Bicol Region, Philippines

      Camarines Sur Farm for Agricultural Resilience and Management (SouthFARM), a provincial demonstration site for regenerative agriculture with community farmer's market and education/training programs. SouthFARM's design studio focuses on providing workshops, consulting, and design advisory on sustainable building practices, biophilic design, communication design and production, and grant writing and report development, as well as research, writing and editorial support.

    • Graphic Designer
      • Feb 2013 - Oct 2019

  • Ecosystem Sciences Foundation
    • San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
    • Urban Ecology Field Manager
      • Sep 2007 - Apr 2008
      • San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

      Stormwater management assessment for the Dirección de Ecología y Medio Ambiente (Department of Ecology and the Environment) of San Miguel de Allende, a designated UNESCO World Heritage site in Guanajuato State, Mexico.

  • Flansburgh Architects
    • Greater Boston Area
    • Sustainability Education Intern
      • Jan 2007 - May 2007
      • Greater Boston Area

      Developed learning tools on energy efficiency and environmental sustainability for teachers and facility managers to understanding how to effectively use and operate their LEED-rated school buildings.

    • Foreman
      • 1998 - 2006
      • USA

      Installed custom designed fiber optic lighting, part time.

Education

  • 2019 - 2020
    Cornell University
    Certificate, Hotel Planning and Design
  • 2013 - 2013
    International Society of Biourbanism
    Certificate, Neuroergonomics and Urban Placemaking
  • 2006 - 2008
    Brandeis University, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
    MA, Sustainable International Development
  • 1995 - 1999
    Connecticut College
    BA, Art; Chinese Studies

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