Speakers & Presenters
David Ball
Program Manager, Battelle Memorial Research Institute's Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration PartnershipMr. Ball’s career at Battelle spans over 30 years. During that time he has held various positions in research and management in the energy and environment area. In his current assignment he manages the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP) where he oversees day-to-day operations of the over 30 member MRCSP consortium that is researching viable pathways to carbon sequestration in its eight-state Midwest US region with major funding from The US Department of Energy.
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Scott Bernstein
President of the Center for Neighborhood TechnologyScott Bernstein is President of the Center for Neighborhood Technology, an urban sustainability innovations laboratory which develops resources and systems to promote healthy, sustainable communities by helping local leaders understand and use their hidden assets; and publisher (1978-1998) of The Neighborhood Works, winner of the Peter Lisagor Award for Public Service Journalism.
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Lee Fisher
Lieutenant Govenor of Ohio,Director of the Ohio Department of Development
Lt. Governor Lee Fisher's career has spanned the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. In addition to serving as Governor Ted Strickland's Lieutenant Governor, Fisher is the Director of the Ohio Department of Development, and leads the state's efforts to retain, attract, and create jobs and grow Ohio's economy.
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Rebecca L. Flora
Executive Director of the Green Building Alliance (GBA)Rebecca L. Flora, is the executive director of the Green Building Alliance (GBA), a non-profit organization that drives market demand for green building throughout Western Pennsylvania. As the organization’s first executive director, Ms. Flora was responsible for its start-up, strategic direction, and growth over the past 11 years.
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Karen Florini '79
Senior Attorney with Environmental Defense FundAs a senior attorney with Environmental Defense Fund, Karen Florini focuses on enactment of federal climate-change legislation. She also oversees EDF's work on climate-change issues in Florida.
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Van Jones
Founder and President, Green For AllVan Jones is the founder and president of Green For All, based in Oakland, California. The mission is to help build an inclusive, green economy - strong enough to lift millions of people out of poverty.
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Sadhu Johnston
Chief Environmental Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff, Mayor’s Office, City of ChicagoAs Mayor Richard M. Daley’s Chief Environmental Officer, Johnston is responsible for oversight of all City of Chicago environmental initiatives. Prior to serving in this capacity, Johnston served as the Commissioner of the City of Chicago Department of Environment (DOE).
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Marvin Krislov
President of Oberlin CollegeMarvin Krislov became the 14th President of Oberlin College in summer 2007. He came to Oberlin from the University of Michigan, where he had been vice president and general counsel since 1998. At Michigan, he was responsible for the university’s legal affairs, including establishing goals and strategies; serving as senior legal counsel to the Board of Regents, the university administration, and units, including the health systems; and supervising the professional staff and outside counsel required to carry out these activities.
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Fred Krupp
President of Environmental Defense FundIn his 23 years as head of Environmental Defense Fund, Fred Krupp has overseen the growth of EDF from a small nonprofit with budget of $3 million into a recognized worldwide leader in the environmental movement. Under his direction, EDF’s full-time staff has increased from 50 to 400, membership has expanded from 40,000 to more than 500,000 and new offices have opened in Raleigh, Austin, Boston, Sacramento and Beijing, China.
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Dr. Bruce M. Latimer
Executive Director of the Cleveland Museum of Natural HistoryDr. Bruce Latimer has been the executive director of The Cleveland Museum of Natural History since May 9, 2001. He served as the Interim Director from January 2000 to June 2001. Prior to this position, he was Director of Science and Curator and Head of the Department of Physical Anthropology. His other previous positions at the Museum include Supervisor of Collections and Research.
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John O'Donnell
Executive Vice President of Ausra SolarO'Donnell counts more than 20 years of experience leading successful startup ventures. From 1984 through 2006, he founded and ran three technology companies in supercomputers and digital image and video processing. His career began at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory. He holds eight patents in a wide range of technology fields.
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David W. Orr
Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics at Oberlin CollegeDavid W. Orr is the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics at Oberlin College and a James Marsh Professor at Large at the University of Vermont. Best known for his pioneering work on environmental literacy in higher education and his recent work in ecological design, Orr raised funds for and spearheaded the effort to design and build a $7.2 million Environmental Studies Center at Oberlin College.
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Laura Sands
Senior Associate at The Clark GroupLaura Sands is a Senior Associate at The Clark Group, a bipartisan Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm that specializes in environmental and public policy.
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Dr. Stephan Schwartzman
Co-director, International Program, Environmental Defense FundAnthropologist Stephan Schwartzman lived with the Panará tribe in Mato Grosso, Brazil for a year and a half in the early 1980s and learned their unwritten language. He subsequently defended his PhD thesis on the group at the University of Chicago.
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Steven J. Strong
President of Solar Design Associates, Inc.Steven J. Strong is President of Solar Design Associates, Inc., a group of Architects and Engineers dedicated to the design of environmentally responsive buildings, and the engineering and integration of renewable energy systems which incorporate the latest in innovative technology.
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Richard Stuebi
BP Fellow for Energy and Environmental Advancement, The Cleveland FoundationRichard Stuebi joined The Cleveland Foundation in March 2006 as the BP Fellow for Energy and Environmental Advancement, where he works with various public and private sector stakeholders to promote commercial activity in advanced energy in the Cleveland area.
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Rich Wells
Vice President for Energy, The Dow Chemical CompanyRich Wells was named Vice President, Energy, The Dow Chemical Company, in January 2007. Wells joined Dow in 1982 and has held diverse roles within Engineering and Manufacturing in Texas. From 1992 to 1998, he served as Production Leader within the Epoxy Products and Intermediates Business.
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