Experience

AASHE

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Board of Directors

  • Jan 2023 - 1 year



Coho, an ERM Group company

• United States
• Professional Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, Business Development

  • Dec 2022 - 1 year 1 month

  Washington, District of Columbia, United States



Coho Climate Advisors (formerly CustomerFirst Renewables)

• Director, Business Development

  • Jun 2018 - Dec 2022

  Washington D.C. Metro Area I advise large energy and water on renewable energy and water resiliency strategies.



Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Board Member

  • Jan 2014 - 2020



Edison Energy

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director, Higher Education Programs

  • Mar 2015 - Mar 2018

  Washington D.C. Metro Area I helped universities and other large energy users save energy costs and meet climate goals by sourcing renewable energy, onsite and offsite, at large scale, through power purchase agreements.



Seven Bridges Cooperative

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner

  • Jan 1999 - Dec 2017

  The world's only purveyor of exclusively organic brewing supplies including organic malts and hops, organic herbs and spices and organic cotton bags, for homebrewers and wholesale to the craft brewing industry. We also sell organic and fair trade certified green coffee beans for homeroasting.



AASHE

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Council Member

  • Oct 2015 - Oct 2017

• Member, STARS Steering Committee

  • Oct 2009 - Oct 2015

  Assisted in developing, reviewing, and updating the STARS (Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System).



American University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2014 - May 2017

  Washington D.C. Metro Area I taught courses called Management for Climate Change, and Sustainable Purchasing in the Kogod School of Business's Sustainability Management masters program.

• Director of Sustainability

  • Jul 2009 - Feb 2015

  As Director of Sustainability at American University I was responsible for sustainability and climate planning and integration across university functions from operations and facilities to outreach and engagement, as well as curriculum development.



Fair Trade Resource Network

• Board Director

  • Aug 2008 - Sep 2014

  The Fair Trade Resource Network is an information hub for the fair trade movement and industry.



American Brewer

• Columnist

  • Oct 2006 - Feb 2012

  I write a quarterly column for American Brewer about sustainability issues in the brewing industry.



Beer Activist

• Blogger

  • Jan 2006 - Jan 2011



MarionEco

• Advising Consultant

  • Nov 2008 - Jul 2010

  MarionEco offers sustainability consulting services to medium sized businesses in the food and beer-brewing sectors.



Center for a New American Dream

• Senior Director, Responsible Purchasing Network

  • Dec 2005 - Jul 2009

  Direct a national network of institutional buyers and advocates interested in purchasing socially and environmentally responsible goods and services.



Fair Trade Federation

• Associate Director

  • Mar 2001 - Dec 2003

  Managed international network of fair trade businesses, including craft producers and wholesalers, chocolate and coffee importers and roasters.



Co-op America

• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Managing Director, Green Business Network

  • May 1997 - Dec 2003

  Managed network of 2,000 green and fair trade businesses, the companies listed in the National Green Pages.