Sustainable Opportunities Summit

2011 Speakers

Bart Alexander | Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, Molson Coors Brewing Co.

Bart Alexander champions Molson Coors' global commitment to growing the company the right way. Under his leadership, the company embraced world-class corporate responsibility as a core platform for achieving its global business ambition. Before joining Coors, Mr. Alexander held senior positions in economic development and human services at the local, state, and federal levels, and became convinced that long-term solutions to societal problems require alignment of government, business, and NGO resources. Towards this end, Bart leads the company's engagement with UN Global Compact, the UN CEO Water Mandate, CDP Water and with the World Health Organization on global alcohol strategy. Mr. Alexander holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard and a master's degree from the London School of Economics. He actively participates with local, national and international NGOs. Bart is married to Dyan, a governmental affairs director for a leading pharmaceutical company. They are actively involved with their families, including teens and adult children and grandchildren.

Fred Andreas | Assistant Professor, Architecture, University of Colorado Denver and Principal Architect, UNIT Design Studio

Fred Andreas has more than 30 years experience in sustainable design in architecture, urban design/planning and preservation projects throughout the U.S. His experience includes all phases of sustainable development from the very early schematic and planning phases to final project closeout. Sustainable project types have included historic preservation, retail/mixed use, large scale urban design aquariums/marinas, affordable multi-family residential, urban design/city center, commercial/office, and public/institutional. Mr. Andreas continues to develop innovative methods of sustainable development, teaching those approaches for the last 18 years at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Chuck Bartels | Director for Global Social Responsibility and Knowledge Sharing, Manpower

Charles "Chuck" Bartels is charged with promoting and protecting Manpower's brand and culture, as well as the interests of all company stakeholders. Bartels has been associated with Manpower for over 40 years, formerly a co-owner of several Manpower U.S. franchises. He is a member of the Alverno College Board of Trustees and a member of Phi Kappa Phi. Bartels holds a BS degree from John Carroll University and M.Ed. in Global Human Resource Development from the University of Illinois.

Michael Bearup | Denver Office Managing Partner, KPMG

Michael Bearup is a Venture Capital Practice Champion. He has more than 25 years experience providing audit and business advisory services to the technology, biotech, software and venture capital industries. He has significant experience with initial public offerings, ongoing periodic reporting for publicly traded companies, and mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, Mike is heavily involved and experienced with Colorado's venture capital market, having served many high-growth, venture-backed companies. He is also co-chair of the annual Venture Capital in the Rockies Conference, hosted by KPMG and the Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association.

Sabine Bendenoun | Sustainability Project Manager, SAIC

Sabine Bendenoun is a Sustainability Management Consultant with over 10 years professional experience. She collaborates closely with clients across management consulting issues including enterprise-wide sustainability integration, strategic planning and execution, process and performance improvement, and stakeholder engagement. Her expertise lies in collaborating with senior executives and business managers across industries to integrate sustainability in organizational strategy, culture and operations. She holds a Masters in Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety Management from C.E.S.I. and a B.S. in Economics from the George Washington University.

Stephen Bernard | Manager-Supply Chain Citizenship & Sustainability, Supply Chain and Fleet Operations, AT&T

Stephen Bernard is a manager at AT&T responsible for Supply Chair Citizenship and Sustainability. He is an environmental engineer with more than 25 years of experience in the aerospace and telecommunications industries, and is developing a new supply chain citizenship and sustainability program for AT&T. A Certified Purchasing Manager and Project Management Professional, Steve earned bachelor degrees in Civil Engineering and Environmental Biology from the University of Colorado, and a Master of Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Denver. Steve is an active member of professional associations focused on telecommunications and sustainable business practices.

Barb Brown | Co-owner, BrownFlynn

Barb Brown is Principal and Co-owner of BrownFlynn, an award-winning corporate responsibiity and sustainability consulting firm founded on the premise that companies that simultaneously focus on doing good and doing well, ultimately "win" for their shareholders, employees, customers and other critical stakeholders. For more than 15 years, BrownFlynn has advised clients on how to integrate responsible practices into their business strategies and how to engage stakeholders around these practices for bottom-line impact. BrownFlynn also is the first U.S.-certified trainer for the Global Reporting Initiative.

Lori Call | Senior Manager Community Relations, Kaiser Permanente

Lori Call is senior manager of Community Relations at Kaiser Permanente. She leads the strategic direction of sponsorships, fundraiser support, community relationships, and board placement. The organization's volunteer program also falls under her purview, engaging employees in more than 6000 hours of community service each year. She also oversees the Kaiser Permanente Health Advisory Council. She earned a B.S. in journalism and PR from the University of Colorado at Boulder and MBA in marketing from the University of Colorado Denver.

Tod Christenson | Partner, Antea Group's Global Corporate Consultancy

Tod Christenson, a consultant to private industry for more than 25 years, partners with clients to develop and implement fit-for-purpose and innovative solutions to drive sustainability across the entire value chain. Although well versed on the many aspects of sustainability, Tod has unique expertise in the areas of sustainability strategy, water stewardship, metrics and key performance indicators, and stakeholder engagement. Tod has executed multiple competitive benchmarking studies focused on water stewardship, energy, climate change, environmental liability management and health and safety. Since its founding in 2006, Tod has served as the Director of the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER), a technical coalition of 16 global beverage companies working together to advance environmental stewardship across the beverage sector. As Director, Tod also provides leadership to the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC), a technical consortium of 7 global medical products manufacturers, waste management, and plastic recyclers.

Kim Coupounas | Co-Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer, GoLite

Kim Coupounas is co-founder and Chief Sustainability Officer of GoLite. She served as GoLite's CEO until 2008. Kim is also past Chairman of Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), the association representing the $289 billion active outdoor recreation industry. She currently serves as Chairman of the OIA Political Action Committee and on the Advisory Council of the OIA Eco Working Group. Kim earned an A.B. with honors from Princeton and a joint M.B.A./M.P.A. from Harvard.

TJ Deora | Director, Governor's Energy Office

TJ Deora to the Governor's Energy Office of Colorado recently from Houston-based Horizon Wind Energy where he managed state and regional policy advocacy efforts, and led early-stage wind project development efforts in the Rockies. He has also served as a consultant with McKinsey & Company's energy practice in Washington, D.C.

Pete Dignan | Executive Director, CORE

Pete Dignan is the Executive Director of CORE. His career started in the environmental sector, where he worked as a hydrologist creating simulation models in support of Clean Water Act permitting. Later he moved into business, specifically information technology, where he served in a variety of technical, sales and marketing management roles. In 1998 Pete founded ProtoTest, a services business focused on software testing. He is a member of Net Impact, and sits on the board of CSIA (Colorado's Technology Association), and the board of mobile software startup Soteria Systems. Pete holds a BA in Environmental Science from the University of Virginia. He has called Colorado home since 1988.

Richard Eidlin | The Progress Group

Richard Eidlin has been connecting people and ideas at the intersection of business, politics and sustainability for the past twenty-five years. His hands-on experience in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, provides him with a keen appreciation of how to think about policy and forge effective coalitions.

Ellen Feeney | Vice President, Responsible Livelihood, WhiteWave Foods

Ellen Feeney, Vice President, Responsible Livelihood, joined WhiteWave in 2004 and brings three decades of experience in marketing, PR, employee relations, investor relations and financial development as her deep involvement in corporate responsibility issues. Ellen was a board member of the BSR (Business for Social Responsibility) Colorado Network beginning in 1996 and a founding member of P3 Colorado (People, Planet, Profit) in 2000. In her current role as Vice-President of Responsible Livelihood for WhiteWave Foods, Ellen oversees the organization's sustainability efforts. Her responsibilities include environmental initiatives, community involvement efforts, non-profit alliances and VIA, WhiteWave's Values-In-Action Program to promote employee volunteerism.

Ryan Ferrero | CEO/Founder and Chief Carhugger, Green Garage

Ryan Ferrero has owned, operated and managed multiple automotive retail, accessory and service operations for Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, Kia, Mazda, Suzuki and Ford for over 19 years. He has a history of successfully acquiring underperforming dealerships and realizing significant revenue growth. He built the Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge dealership from $5M to $50+M in annual revenues. In 2008, Ryan realized that the best use of carbon and vehicle investment is to make the car you have better. While sometimes it is necessary to buy a new car, it is uaully better to keep what you have and make it better. Ryan is a frequent speaker and consultant on automotive sustainability and has assembled a team of leaders in multipoint distribution and sustainable automotive innovation to lead the charge in building Green Garage.

Margie Flynn | Principal and Co-Owner, BrownFlynn

Margie Flynn is Principal and Co-owner of BrownFlynn, an award-winning corporate responsibility and sustainability consulting firm based in Highland Heights, Ohio. Together with her business partner, Barb Brown, Margie founded BrownFlynn on the premise that companies who simultaneously focus on doing good and doing well, ultimately "win" for their shareholders, employees, customers and other critical stakeholders. For more than 15 years, BrownFlynn has advised Fortune 500 as well as other national and global clients on how to integrate responsible practices into their business strategies and how to engage stakeholders around these practices for bottom-line impact. BrownFlynn was named the first U.S. certified trainer for the Global Reporting Initiative, the international "gold standard" for sustainability management and reporting.

Margie Gardner | Chief Executive Officer, Bonneville Environmental Foundation

Margie Gardner is the CEO of the entrepreneurial nonprofit Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) where she provides vision and inspiration to the foundation's work in renewable energy development, watershed restoration, energy education and carbon offsets. Margie devoted the last two and a half decades to developing responsible energy alternatives. Prior to BEF, she founded and led the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), an award-winning organization that transforms markets for energy-efficiency. Before NEEA, Margie promoted energy-efficiency initiatives at the Northwest Power Planning Council. She has served on numerous boards including American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy and the Climate Trust. She currently serves on the boards of BEF Renewable Inc. and Renewables Northwest Project.

Christine Gust | MBA & Doctor of Naturopathy, Personal sustainability

Christine Gust teaches professionals facing job stress, loss, or transition how to work in satisfying ways that are healthy and productive, combining expertise in business, human resources, and natural health. Prior to her private practice, she was a Human Resources manager in several Fortune 500 organizations in Houston. She has served on the Board of CORE and as programming chair. She co-chairs the Boulder Area Human Resources Association Sustainability Conference.

Jennifer Hale | Sustainability Coordinator, Denver Zoo

Jennifer Hale is responsible for managing the Denver Zoo's Sustainable Management System (SMS) and maintaining their ISO-14001:2004 system certification. Her role also involves leading the zoo's Work Place Conservation Committee in developing and implementing strategies for achieving goals embodied in the SMS, and finding ways to encourage employees in all areas of the zoo to contribute in efforts to be the "greenest zoo in the nation." Jennifer's background includes 8 years of project management experience in environmental remediation for forest product industry and a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Univ. of Arizona. As a novice to fly fishing, she enjoys in her spare time exploring the beauty of Colorado and the Rocky Mountains.

Helena Haynes-Carter | President, American Association of Blacks in Energy - Denver Area Chapter

Helena Haynes-Carter is a proven leader with more than 15 years experience producing top tier results for Fortune-ranked companies and building national brands. An accomplished corporate strategist, her vision and expertise in economic and small business development, community and corporate relations plus social responsibility translated into superior financial results for non-profit, for-profit and government employers and clients. She has served as director of diversity for Xcel Energy, assistant VP corporate relations at U.S. Bank and as a senior marketing and strategic development manager for a top western region housing finance authority. Previous professional experiences include working as a statistician for Standard & Poor's as well as holding the managerial roles for a leading U.S. transit provider. Helena earned degrees from Univ. of CO and CO State University and publicly speaks and educates regarding organizational strategy, diversity, and sustainability.

Trudy Heller | President, Executive Education for the Environment

Trudy Heller, Founder of Executive Education for the Environment, has worked with executives and staff at Campbell Soup, Masco, Lockheed Martin, REI, and other firms. She has spoken and conducted training programs throughout the world. Her articles on the competitive edge to be gained from green practices have appeared in Environmental Protection, Foreign Policy, Encyclopedia of Sustainability, and E-Commerce Times. A Wharton School Ph.D., Heller's Sustainable Business courses at University of Pennsylvania and Rutgers are oversubscribed.

Darice Henritze | Partner, KPMG LLP

Darice M. Henritze is the lead tax partner in KPMG's Denver International Corporate Services practice. She has more than 21 years of experience advising mining, data/telecommunications, wire transfer, high technology, and manufacturing clients on all aspects of domestic and international taxation, mergers and acquisitions, and financial management. She further advises numerous multinational clients on all aspects of income tax provision accounting. In addition, Darice leads the Denver Chapter of the Global Enterprise Institute, in collaboration with the University of Colorado Denver. The Institute is designed to engage business leaders of mid-market companies in Colorado, and to provide companies with a forum to discuss issues surrounding growth and possible business expansion.

John Hickenlooper | Governor, State of Colorado

John Hickenlooper, Governor of the State of Colorado, was a geologist-turned brewpub pioneer who had never run for political office. He ran for and was elected Mayor of Denver in 2003 and re-elected in 2007. In April 2005, less than 2 years into his first term, Time Magazine named the political newcomer one of the top five "big-city" mayors in America. In his State of the City address on July 12, 2006, Hickenlooper announced an initiative called Greenprint Denver to promote sustainable development and practices and reduce citywide greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with the 2006 U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. The initiative, guided by a leadership group of city and community members, features a series of goals to meet over a five-year period. Hickenlooper was an executive member of the Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee and helped lead the successful campaign for Denver to host the landmark 2008 Democratic National Convention. On November 2nd, 2010, at 8:45 MST, CNN projected that Hickenlooper would be the next Governor of Colorado.

Blake Jones | President and Co-Founder, Namasté Solar

Blake Jones is the president of Namasté Solar, a 100% employee-owned solar electric company based in Colorado. He began his career working for Halliburton in the oil and gas industry before spending three years in Nepal implementing solar, wind, hydro, and electric vehicle technologies. He co-founded Namasté Solar in 2004 to propagate the use of solar energy and pioneer conscientious business practices. Blake is a 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient.

Dan King | Ambassador of Cool, Boulder Outlook Hotel

Dan King's hospitality career, spanning over 30 years, includes restaurant management, financial and real estate consulting, banking and hotel management and ownership. Dan holds a Bachelor of Science degree from The Hotel School at Cornell University and has received accreditation as a Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) from the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Dan has been a frequent lecturer at hospitality conferences and has authored articles published in the HVS Journal, Real Estate Forum, Real Estate Finance, Hotels On-line and the Real Estate Finance Journal. Dan serves on the Board of Directors for the Boulder Chamber of Commerce, and has served on the Executive Board for the Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Boulder Parks & Recreations Finance Sub-committee, the City of Boulder's Blue Ribbon Commission on Expense Controls and is a past-President of the Boulder Hotel and Motel Association. Dan was awarded the 2007 Volunteer of the Year Award from the Boulder Chamber of Commerce.

Rebecca Kirchdorfer | Co-Owner, Downing Street Garage

Rebecca Kirchdorfer is co-owner of Downing Street Garage, a successful auto repair shop in Denver, Colorado. Her mission is to build respectful, long lasting relationships with customers, employees, vendors, community and environment through the principles of sustainable business: financial stability, environmental stewardship and social responsibility. Rebecca is very active in her community with CWCC, Young Americans Center for Financial Education, Colorado Ethics in Business Alliance, Colorado Environmental Leadership Program Committee and the City of Denver's P2 Partners Program.

Julie Klein | Director of Environmental Affairs, Vail Resorts

Julie Klein is the Director of Environmental Affairs for RockResorts/Vail Resorts Hospitality and is responsible for leading and implementing a comprehensive sustainability program for the Company's hospitality division. Klein also is integrally involved in the development of the entire Company's corporate social responsibility program. Her work is focused on championing hospitality and companywide environmental programs that enhance Vail Resorts long-standing commitment to offering extraordinary vacation experiences in iconic natural environments. Prior to working for Vail Resorts, Inc. she was the recycling coordinator for Denver Recycles and has held several positions over the past 20 years within both the environmental and tourism fields. Julie has a master's in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Denver, is a USGBC LEED AP, and has a bachelor's degree in Speech Communication from Colorado State University.

Seth Levine | Managing Director, Foundry Group

Seth Levine's career spans venture capital investing as well as operational, transactional and advisory roles at both public and private companies. Prior to co-founding Foundry Group, Seth began his venture capital career at Mobius Venture Capital. Prior to Mobius, he joined a restart of the data communications company, FirstWorld Communications. His goal on the new management team was to transition what had been a traditional competitive local exchange carrier ("CLEC") into the data and Internet world. Seth also led the IPO process for FirstWorld's IPO in 2000 and negotiated simultaneous equity investments from Microsoft, SAIC and Lucent Technologies. When the company decided to focus on its data center and hosting business, Seth assumed operational control of the remainder of the business and led the Internet service provider, telephony and network integration portions of the company, representing in total approximately $40 million in revenue. He managed the sale of these lines of business in 2011. Prior to FirstWorld, Seth joined the business development group of ICG Communications. Previously, he was an investment banker in Morgan Stanley's telecommunications corporate finance practice. He is a graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Liz Logan | Partner, PWC Sustainable Business Solutions

Liz Logan has 20+ years experience consulting with companies on accounting, auditing, and compliance matters. She has spent the past 2 years leading PwC's work in the U.S. as advisor and report writer to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). She leads a team developing PwC professionals assisting companies as they respond to emerging reporting and disclosure challenges around carbon and related emissions management and reporting. She is focused on assisting carbon intensive sectors, including airlines, manufacturers, energy and utility companies, as they respond to these challenges. Liz leads PwC's efforts to expand assurance service capabilities, working with organizations including Climate Registry and the California Air Resource Board. Liz is a CPA and a Certified Information Systems Auditor.

L. Hunter Lovins | President and Founder, Natural Capitalism Solutions

L. Hunter Lovins is President and founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions (NCS). NCS educates senior decision makers in business, government and civil society to restore and enhance natural and human capital while increasing prosperity and quality of life. In partnership with leading thinkers and implementers, NCS creates innovative, practical tools and strategies to enable companies, communities, and countries to become more sustainable. Trained as a sociologist and lawyer (JD), Hunter is also currently faculty at Bainbridge Graduate Institute and the chief insurgent of the madrone project. Lovins has consulted for scores of industries and governments worldwide. She has consulted with large and small companies including the International Finance Corporation, Royal Dutch Shell, Interface, Clif Bar, and Wal-Mart. Governmental clients include the Pentagon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy and other agencies, numerous cities, and the governments of Jamaica, Australia, and the U.S. She has also served as advisor to the Energy Minister of the Government of Afghanistan. Recipient of such honors as the Right Livelihood Award, Lindbergh Award and Leadership in Business, she was named Time Magazine 2000 Hero of the Planet and in 2009 Newsweek dubbed her a "Green Business Icon." She has coauthored 9 books and hundreds of papers, including the 1999 book, Natural Capitalism. Hunter's areas of expertise include Natural Capitalism, sustainable development, globalization, energy and resource policy, economic development, climate change, land management, and fire rescue and emergency medicine. She developed the Economic Renewal Project, was a founding Professor of Business at Presidio Graduate School, one of the first accredited programs offering an MBA in Sustainable Management, and is currently Chief Insurgent for the madrone project. www.NatCapSolutions.org

Sarah Martinez | Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, ProLogis

Sarah Martinez is vice president, Corporate Responsibility for ProLogis, where she coordinates the company's corporate responsibility (CR) program, encompassing environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and ethics & governance. She identifies and measures progress towards goals and KPIs, oversees ProLogis' carbon strategy, manages its internal network of CR Champions, and guides overall CR strategies and communication. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Policy from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Denver.

John-Paul Maxfield | Denver Waste Farmers

John-Paul Maxfield is the founder of Waste Farmers, a vertically integrated bio-resources company focused on tapping surplus industrial and agricultural organic waste streams to produce organic fertilizers from renewable feedstick, bio-based renewable energy and other cost-effective alternatives to fossil chemicals. Prior to starting Waste Farmers, John-Paul founded "The Inspired Economist" in 2005, a blog focused on covering the people, places, ideas and technologies inspiring positive change and redefining capitalism. He is active in the Colorado community, serving on the Board of the Rocky Mountain MS Center. In 2007, he was selected as one of the "Fifty for the Future" by the Colorado Statesman and is a graduate of the inaugural class of Impace Denver.

Daniel McConville | President, MWH Americas ETS, MWH

Daniel McConville is a member of the Board of Directors of MWH, the global leader in wet infrastructure. He leads MWH Americas and manages the company's planning, technical, engineering and consulting services to clients throughout the North and South America. Mr. McConville has over 20 years of experience in providing professional services to private and government clients. He received a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from Georgetown University.

Scott McGinty | President, Aurora Organic Dairy

Scott McGinty is President of Aurora Organic Dairy, an integrated organic dairy producer and processor with a supply chain that provides valuable transparency and insight to direct environmental impacts. Scott McGinty oversees growth strategies and day to day operations across a 400 person organization. Since 2003, Scott has lead efforts to build national product distribution and made Aurora Organic one of the fastest growing businesses in organic food. His prior experience includes roles with Walmart, Dean Foods and Horizon Organic Dairy, where he helped pioneer the organic dairy category. Scott is a member of Young Presidents Organization and holds a degree in Marketing from Santa Clara University.

Lynn McIntosh | Principal Consultant, ARCADIS U.S., Inc.

Lynn McIntosh, a seasoned environmental health and safety consultant with over 10 years of experience developing, implementing, and auditing management systems following ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, BS EN 16001, and with state voluntary programs (Wisconsin Green Tier). Ms. McIntosh completed her ISO 14001 lead auditor course in 1998 and has served a variety of clients in all aspects of manufacturing. Ms. McIntosh is a Principal Scientist with ARCARDIS, an international consulting firm. She is part of a Management System practice and is currently managing a multi-site implementation project.

Hull McKinnon | Partner, Altira Group LLC

Hull McKinnon, a Partner of Altira Group LLC, a Denver-based venture capital firm, has a strong investment background with over 15 years of financial and advisory experience. He is currently responsible for all deal aspects, sourcing, leading new investment transactions, and monitoring portfolio companies. He serves on the board of numerous Altira portfolio companies, including: Lilliputian Systems, Eco Power Solutions, Southwest Windpower and Enerpulse. Prior to Altira, Mr. McKinnon spent six years working with PricewaterhouseCoopers, principally serving small- and mid-sized clients. He is a CPA and holds a business degree from the College of William and Mary.

David Miller | Assistant Vice President, Business Development, Alpine Bank

David B. Miller is a leader and creative problem solver who works effectively with people to leverage Information Technology to help organizations achieve their mission or corporate goals. As AVP Business Development for Alpine Bank, David Miller assists customers and prospects "achieve their dreams" via effective use of electronic banking products and services. He also chairs Alpine Bank's CDPHE ELP Gold, ISO 14001-registered Green Team, which was named Colorado Sustainability Team Champion in 2009.

Linda Moffat | Founder, Managing Director, Sustainable Collaborations Group, LLC

Linda Moffat is a seasoned 25 year professional in strategic business development, best practice groups, benchmarking, consultative selling, global marketing and partner development. Linda has primarily worked wih the C-suite; spent 9 years at Gartner, the leading research and advisory services firm for the IT industry, ran her own company for over 7 years - consulting Microsoft, Cisco and others. Linda holds a BS in Marketing and Management - SUNY at Fredonia; post graduate work in Human Behavior - University of California at Berkeley, Architecture courses - University of CO; Green Building Certification from CSU.

C. David Moll | Founder, Infield Capital Venture

C. David Moll is the founder and managing director of Infield Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in clean technology for the transportation industry. Prior to launching Infield's first venture fund in 2008, David served as the CEO of Webroot, Inc., piloting the company through its highest growth years and creating one of the largest privately-held software companies in the U.S. Prior to his IT experience, he had an accomplished career with a Tier 1 automotive supplier and an integrated consumer products company, culminating in a four-year stint operating factories for MTD Products in Tennessee with 1,000 employees and three heavy manufacturing facilities. A strong advocate of alternative energy technologies, David serves on the board of the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association. He is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace College, and earned an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Dan Montgomery | Sr. Associate, Balanced Scorecard Institute

Dan Montgomery is a Balanced Scorecard Institute Senior Associate. He has provided strategic planning, balanced scorecards, software selection, and executive coaching for clients in a variety of industries, including health care, social services, technology, energy and telecommunication utilities, natural products, financial services, government, and construction. He is a veteran of major consulting firms including Accenture and Ernst & Young, and is certified in the use of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Framework.

Elaine Nelson | Community Development Manager, Wells Fargo

Elaine Nelson is a Community Development Officer for Wells Fargo Bank. In this role, she works with senior leadership to implement community development strategies impacting the Colorado market. Elaine works closely with stakeholders to support home preservation events, neighborhood stabilization activities, asset building initiatives, and coordinates financial education initiatives including Teach Children to Save Day. She volunteers with Goodwill Industries' School to Work program, Habitat for Humanity, Metro Denver Advocacy Committee and Housing Colorado.

James Newcomb | Program Director, Rocky Mountain Institute

James Newcomb, program director at RMI, leads the Institute's electricity practice. He is a writer, consultant, and scenario thinker with 25 years' experience in managing cutting-edge research and advisory organizations. Prior to joining RMI, James served as Group Manager for markets, policy and impacts analysis at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Strategic Energy Analysis Center. Previously, he was Managing Director and co-founder of Bio Economic Research Associates (bio-era), where he led bio-era's research on issues affecting the future of biofuels, energy, and the environment. From 1992-2000, James was the founding president and CEO of E SOURCE, a leading research and advisory company providing information on energy technology and services to electric and gas utilities and corporate energy managers around the world.

Josh Palmer | CSA Director, Grant Family Farms

Josh Palmer grew up in the Finger Lakes region of NY and ventured west for the sun of Arizona, where he fell in love with the west and ended up with a degree in Environment Studies and Adventure Education from Prescott College. He furthered his journey for sun and warm places by heading south to Baja California Sur, Mexico where he worked for 3 years guiding extended sea kayaking and whale watching trips as both guide and naturalist. When one of the seasons ended, he found himself looking for a life in Colorado. After a Grand Canyon River trip, Josh began working at Grant Family Farms doing odd jobs, when a conversation with Andy Grant spurred the idea to look at developing a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. After doing some homework on the CSA model, he set out to support the first year's efforts with 127 members on board. After the first season of the CSA, he took over the Director position and has not only been behind the scenes but also in the front of the CSA program with Grant Family Farms for the past 3 years, as membership has increased to nearly 5,000.

Alison Peters | Managing Director, Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, CU-Boulder's Leeds School of Business

Alison Peters oversees development and implementation of the Deming Center's strategic plan, including student programs, communications, and financial management. She also oversees the Center's sustainable entrepreneurship program, managing business partnerships and developing student programs with cutting-edge industries such as cleantech, natural products and sustainable venturing. She provides project management for cross-campus research activities in the area of alternative vehicles.

Mary Catherine (Cathy) Ramsey | Senior Director, Energy, Newmont Mining Corporation

Mary Catherine (Cathy) Ramsey has over 30 years experience in managing the development, design, procurement, construction, and operations of power generation facilities including combined cycle and simple cycle fossil fuel fired facilities, reciprocating engine facilities, wind, solar and geothermal facilities. In her current position at Newmont, she is responsible for the development and implementation of energy and energy efficiency projects for Newmont's global mining operations.

Lisa Rephlo | Conservation and Management Principal, MWH

Lisa Rephlo is the Energy Conservation and Management Principal for MWH. Lisa works with MWH's Resource Efficiency Management group, providing clean energy, energy efficiency, sustainability and climate services to MWH clients. Lisa's 10 years of experience in MWH includes energy, construction and information technology. Prior to joining MWH, Lisa had 10 years working across energy efficiency, traditional power generation, distributed generation, and ice storage for district heating and cooling with ComEd/Exelon in Chicago. She has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Kansas State University and an MBA in Finance and Business Economics from the University of Chicago. She has served on the Citizens Board of the Fort Collins Electric Utility and is currently participating on the Infrastructure Advisory Board of the Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure.

Howard Rohm | CEO, Balanced Scorecard Institute

Howard Rohm is President and CEO of the Balanced Scorecard Institute. Howard has helped dozens of organizations worldwide create strategic plans and balanced scorecards. He co-authored the first National Energy Plan, Creating Energy Choices for the Future, in 1976. Howard developed the Institute's Nine Steps to Success(tm) methodology, and has trained 3000 people in 20 countries. Howard helped create the Association for Strategic Planning's Body of Knowledge and Certification exams.

Martha E. Rudolph | Director of Environmental Programs, Colo. Dept. of Public Health and Environment

Martha E. Rudolph serves as the Director of Environmental Programs for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, providing oversight to the Air Quality, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management, Water Quality and Consumer Protection divisions.

Steve Savage | Executive Chairman, Eco Products

Steve Savage has been instrumental in increasing awareness of environmental issues and sustainability for the past 20 years as the Founder and Former CEO of Eco-Products. He is a committed conservationist and entrepreneur who is continually searching for new ways to provide effective and innovative "green" products into the mainstream. Steve’s has also launched a successful environmental department store called Ellie’s Eco Home Store in Boulder, which offers thousands of healthy environmental products for the home and office. Currently, Steve is mostly focused on filling the void between Eco-Products a manufacturer and Ellie’s a retailer with a wholesale company of natural products called National Eco Wholesale; otherwise known as NEW. Steve is originally from Boulder Colorado and received a Bachelors of Economics from Kansas University.

Auden Schendler | Vice President of Sustainability, Aspen Skiing Company

Auden Schendler is Vice President of Sustainability at Aspen Skiing Company. He worked previously in corporate sustainability at Rocky Mountain Institute. Auden has been a trailer insulator, burger flipper, ambulance medic, Outward Bound instructor, high school math and English teacher, freelance writer, and Forest Service goose nest island builder. An avid outdoorsman, Auden has climbed Denali, North America's highest peak, and kayaked the Grand Canyon in winter. His writing has been published in Harvard Business Review, the L.A. Times, Slate, Scientific American, Orion, Rock and Ice, Salon and other media, and his work has been covered in Outside, Fast Company, Travel and Leisure and Businessweek.. He was named a global warming innovator by TIME magazine and a Climate Saver by the EPA. Auden has testified to congress on the impacts of climate change on public lands, and speaks widely on sustainability. His book Getting Green Done: Hard Truths from the Front Lines of the Sustainability Revolution was called "an antidote to greenwash" by NASA climatologist James Hansen. Auden lives in Basalt, Colorado with his wife Ellen and their children, Willa and Elias.

Tisha Conoly Schuller | President & CEO, COGA (Colorado Oil & Gas Association)

Tisha Conoly Schuller serves as President & Chief Executive Officer of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association. As President, Ms. Schuller is responsible for leading the industry in Colorado legislative, regulatory, and public relations matters. Previously, Ms. Schuller served as a Principal and Vice President with Tetra Tech, a national environmental consulting and engineering firm. In addition to running business operations, Ms. Schuller has spent the last 15 years conducting environmental permitting for oil and natural gas projects across the country. She has a B.S. in Earth Systems with an emphasis in Geology from Stanford University.

Gerard Spicer | Technical Administrator, Frito-Lay, Inc., a division of PepsiCo

Gerard Spicer, as Technical Administrator for PepsiCo's Frito-Lay facility in Denver, is involved daily in environmental affairs, resource conservation, security and capital projects. Under his leadership, the facility recently achieved the status of "Zero-Landfill." In 2010, the facility was recognized as an "Environmental Gold Leader" by the CDPHE as well as a charter member of the Governor's Energy Office "Industrial Energy Challenge" to reduce GHG emissions. Gerard oversees the site's Green Team that promotes sustainability.

Toria Thompson | Owner, Organizational Patterns

Toria Thompson is the owner and founder of Organizational Patterns, a consultancy committed to bringing about rapid, human-centered organizational change. Toria has over 20 years' experience in building high performing teams, facilitating diverse groups toward common goals and mediating charged situations. She has worked as a team building guide, leadership coach and organizational change consultant. Her current passion is to use practices from Agile Software Development and insights from Agile's inspiration -- Architectural Pattern Language developed by Christopher Alexander -- to bring work back to being created on a human scale and as an emergent part of the organizational system.

Brian Vogt | CEO, Denver Botanic Gardens

Brian Vogt is CEO of Denver Botanic Gardens since 2007. Prior to being at the Gardens, he worked for State of Colorado as Director, Office of Economic Development and International Trade, Secretary of Technology and as Executive Director of Department of Local Affairs. He was also President of South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce. His community involvement is broad, and includes sitting on boards, managing campaigns and educational initiatives.

Gerri Walsh | Director of Sustainability, Ball Corp.

Gerri Walsh is Director, Sustainability, for Ball Corporation, a provider of metal packaging for beverages, foods and household products and the owner of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. She has been employed at Ball for 22 years, the last 5 in her current position. She is responsible for Ball's sustainabiity reporting and driving progress on sustainability internally, as well as being the company liaison in local and national trade organizations related to sustainability and recycling.

Virginia Winter | CEO, Equinox Consultancy

Virginia "G" Winter is an organization development practitioner and master-level facilitator. She is Managing Principal of Equinox Consultancy LLC, a woman-owned, management consulting business in operation since 1989 serving private industry, non-profit (NGO) and public sector clients. Core competencies include: strategic planning, organizational learning, environmental sustainability strategy, corporate responsibility, governance, management systems, external reporting and internal communications, stakeholder engagement, change leadership and innovation.

Jeff Yorzyk | Senior Consultant, PE/Five Winds

Jeff Yorzyk is a senior consultant at PE/Five Winds. He is currently product manager for the Corporate Sustainability product line, which consists of an offering that integrates enterprise data collection, analysis and reporting software with process-oriented management consulting services. He has a combination of academic and professional experience in process engineering, environmental science, organizational psychology and business that provides unique insight into the technical, scientific, and business factors influencing the life cycle impact of strategic decisions in product chemistry and business operations. He has developed a strong capacity-building approach to his consulting work that recognizes the critical human component to any successful sustainability project. Jeff is a Professional Engineer registered in Colorado, and holds an MBA from University of Colorado at Boulder, an MS in Environmental Science & Engineering from Colorado School of Mines, and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Lafayette College. He is a founding board member for CORE, Colorado's leading sustainable business association.