Jodi Bechtel currently serves as the Deputy Director of Clark County, Nevada’s Department of Environment and Sustainability, providing oversight to the agency’s Office of Sustainability, Endangered Species Act compliance program, and the Planning and Monitoring Sections of the Division of Air Quality,
As Deputy City Manager for Kansas City, I have led major sustainability initiatives, including fleet electrification, large-scale solar energy, composting programs, LED streetlight conversions, and municipal energy efficiency upgrades. Before that, I implemented similar strategies in Jersey City, proving that these solutions
Pratik Raval Senior Vice President Chief Sustainability Officer Pratik Raval serves as chief sustainability officer at Fifth Third Bank. He leads the sustainability office which is responsible for the Bank’s corporate sustainability strategy, $100B in sustainable finance and stewardship, sustainable community solutions,
Alan Scott, FAIA, LEED Fellow, is a registered architect and sustainability practitioner with over 35 years of experience. He creatively applies his skills as a facilitator, consultant, project director, and teacher in support of high-performance, sustainable and resilient built environment projects in
Dr. Nathan Lunstad has 28 years of professional engineering experience as a consultant, city engineer, and state regulator. Dr. Lunstad is the Director for the Division of Drinking Water in the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. He works with elected officials and other water agencies
David Edwards, Ph.D., has been the Acting Director at the OEHHA since July. He also continues to be Chief Deputy Director, a position he has held that since September 2021. He oversees day-to-day administrative and programmatic operations at OEHHA. During his tenure at OEHHA,
As Chief Resilience Officer, Kim leads Rhode Island’s climate resilience planning and implementation initiatives, leveraging funding opportunities and exploring policy solutions to advance resilience statewide in collaboration with government leadership, state agencies, partner organizations, and municipalities. Her role also works in partnership
Luke is a leading voice in the state for clean air, clean water, clean energy, and open space. Luke has led successful campaigns to win permanent protection for the Christmas Mountains of Big Bend; to compel Exxon, Shell, and Chevron Phillips to
James Jennings was appointed as the Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency on September 13, 2024. Prior to the appointment, he served as Interim Director since July 16, 2024. He was also named Deputy Director of the Illinois EPA in April
I am Jerry BigEagle, I am the environmental Program Director for Upper Sioux Community Tribe. I have 18 years of fishery management experience, 8 years of forestry stream ecology experience, and 6 years of HR experience. I’ve recently been involved in a