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President and CEO, Global Green USA
CSU Chico
Political Science (1990)
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Goals of Global Green USA include eliminating weapons of mass destruction, fighting climate change, promoting green building and renewable energy, and ensuring access to clean water for all of humanity.
In the aftermath of the Gulf Coast hurricanes, created the Global Green “Healthy Homes and Smart Neighborhoods” initiative.
Appeared on the
TODAY Show
,
CBS Morning Show
,
ABC Good Morning America
,
CBS Evening News
, CNN, and numerous other news programs; featured in
Outside Magazine
,
Architectural Record
and other publications.
Created two annual environmental awards programs—often presented with Mikhail Gorbachev—the Millennium Awards, held in Los Angeles, and the Designing a Sustainable and Secure World Awards, held in New York City.
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