Lora Shrake
Senior Program Director - Business & Sustainability at Council of the Great Lakes Region- Claim this Profile
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Khaled Bushnaq
I worked with Lora for many years at Emirates Green Buildings Council. she has been always hard working, thorough and an excellent planner that considered all possibilities. she manged the team as a good leader and supported all members at all times. I enjoyed working with her.
Tara T.
It was a privilege and honor to work with Lora at the Emirates Green Building Council. Lora embodies the qualities you would want to see in your manager: she’s a team leader, a positive role model, professional coach, personal mentor, and not to mention, diplomat extraordinaire. While I worked with her, I saw her dedication and excellent leadership skills applied in earnest to help EmiratesGBC grow, her team thrive, and the Council live up to its vision of promoting building sustainability in the MENA region. It’s an understatement to only mention the great work opportunities provided by the Council, because ultimately I also learned so much by working with her.
Khaled Bushnaq
I worked with Lora for many years at Emirates Green Buildings Council. she has been always hard working, thorough and an excellent planner that considered all possibilities. she manged the team as a good leader and supported all members at all times. I enjoyed working with her.
Tara T.
It was a privilege and honor to work with Lora at the Emirates Green Building Council. Lora embodies the qualities you would want to see in your manager: she’s a team leader, a positive role model, professional coach, personal mentor, and not to mention, diplomat extraordinaire. While I worked with her, I saw her dedication and excellent leadership skills applied in earnest to help EmiratesGBC grow, her team thrive, and the Council live up to its vision of promoting building sustainability in the MENA region. It’s an understatement to only mention the great work opportunities provided by the Council, because ultimately I also learned so much by working with her.
Khaled Bushnaq
I worked with Lora for many years at Emirates Green Buildings Council. she has been always hard working, thorough and an excellent planner that considered all possibilities. she manged the team as a good leader and supported all members at all times. I enjoyed working with her.
Tara T.
It was a privilege and honor to work with Lora at the Emirates Green Building Council. Lora embodies the qualities you would want to see in your manager: she’s a team leader, a positive role model, professional coach, personal mentor, and not to mention, diplomat extraordinaire. While I worked with her, I saw her dedication and excellent leadership skills applied in earnest to help EmiratesGBC grow, her team thrive, and the Council live up to its vision of promoting building sustainability in the MENA region. It’s an understatement to only mention the great work opportunities provided by the Council, because ultimately I also learned so much by working with her.
Khaled Bushnaq
I worked with Lora for many years at Emirates Green Buildings Council. she has been always hard working, thorough and an excellent planner that considered all possibilities. she manged the team as a good leader and supported all members at all times. I enjoyed working with her.
Tara T.
It was a privilege and honor to work with Lora at the Emirates Green Building Council. Lora embodies the qualities you would want to see in your manager: she’s a team leader, a positive role model, professional coach, personal mentor, and not to mention, diplomat extraordinaire. While I worked with her, I saw her dedication and excellent leadership skills applied in earnest to help EmiratesGBC grow, her team thrive, and the Council live up to its vision of promoting building sustainability in the MENA region. It’s an understatement to only mention the great work opportunities provided by the Council, because ultimately I also learned so much by working with her.
Credentials
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Corporate Sustainability Executive Program
NYU Stern School of BusinessJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
CMI Level 5 Management and Leadership
Chartered Management InstituteJan, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
PwC Mini MBA, Management Development
PwC's Academy Middle EastJan, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Sustainability Excellence Associate (SEA)
Green Business Certification, Inc.Mar, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Council of the Great Lakes Region
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Canada
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Program Director - Business & Sustainability
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Sep 2021 - Present
The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) is a nonprofit, bi-national (Canada and US) multi-sector forum for exchange and collaboration on the region’s key risks and opportunities. Initiating conversations on some of the region’s most critical issues, CGLR encourages those with common interests to drive commitment and action through dialogue groups, research, demonstration projects, and advocacy. As part of CGLR's business and sustainability program, business leaders are engaged, key sustainability topics identified, and programmatic areas created in order to support the regional economy and environmental sustainability of the North American Great Lakes.
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Emirates Green Building Council
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United Arab Emirates
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Apr 2015 - Jan 2021
EmiratesGBC is a non-government organization aimed at promoting sustainable development in the United Arab Emirates and across the Middle East. The Council has achieved far reaching impact by promoting sustainable building practices, providing an educational platform, and building technical capacity across all sectors of the building industry.
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Operations Manager
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Jan 2012 - Apr 2015
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Program Manager
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Nov 2010 - Dec 2011
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HMR Consultants
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Oman
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business & Projects Manager
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Mar 2009 - Aug 2010
HMR is an Oman-based, multi-disciplined environmental consulting and engineering firm. Business & Project coordination included project management of HMR’s largest permitting project (value over USD 1.1 million) as well as operations management of the Dubai branch office and working closely with corporate management to develop strategy and direction for new business development. HMR is an Oman-based, multi-disciplined environmental consulting and engineering firm. Business & Project coordination included project management of HMR’s largest permitting project (value over USD 1.1 million) as well as operations management of the Dubai branch office and working closely with corporate management to develop strategy and direction for new business development.
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Sama Dubai
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Environmental Manager
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Sep 2006 - Feb 2009
Sama Dubai (merged into Dubai Properties) specialized in premium real estate development throughout most of the Middle East. The countries in which they develop have varying degrees of environmental regulations and therefore, close environmental management and incorporation of accepted international best practice was critical to projects’ success.As Environmental Manager, key tasks included contribution to the development of high-level corporate environment/sustainability strategies and their implementation at project level, oversight of all issues related to Environmental and Social Impact Assessments on fast-track international real estate development projects (project values ranging from USD 700 million to 2 billion), and integration of environmental and social issues with other related disciplines into the project delivery plan.
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Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Project Coordinator
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May 2002 - Aug 2006
The Center for Earth and Environmental Science is an academic research center within the IUPUI Earth Science Department. Its mission is to promote environmental research (focused around water resources/quality and wetland restoration), science education, and public service.
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Geology Instructor / Research Assistant
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Aug 2001 - Mar 2003
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Field Scientist
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Aug 2000 - Aug 2001
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Assistant Project Manager
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Jan 1996 - Jul 2000
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Education
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2000 - 2002
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
Master of Science, Environmental Geology -
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Illinois State University
Bachelor of Science, Geography -
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Lake Land Community College
Associate of Science, Business Administration
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