Edward Mainland, Secretary, Sustainable Marin, is a resident of Novato and active in Sustainable Novato, a group committed to promoting long-term community self-reliance with emphasis on energy, water, buildings, food, climate, and toxics. Mr. Mainland is also Co-Chair, Energy/Climate Committee, Sierra Club of California, and is a Senior Conservation Fellow, national Sierra Club, San Francisco. His is a graduate of Environmental Forum of Marin, Class 29.

Randy Hayes is the Executive Director of the International Forum on Globalization and the Director of Sustainability in the office of Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown (each half-time). Hayes is the founder and Board President of Rainforest Action Network. Believing that the international and national levels have failed to date to orchestrate the shift to a deeper ecological sustainability, Hayes calls for a city led bottom up movement to revolutionize human society. This he sees as our best shot to protect the large natural systems that nurture all life as well as fostering dignified lives for all people. Randy is working with cities worldwide on the development of local living economies and fostering a better world platform. If corporate led economic globalization is undercutting nation-states and destroying communities than Community Led Economic Localization is the antidote. Randy is a veteran of many high-visibility corporate accountability campaigns, has advocated for the rights of Indigenous peoples, and is a promoter of local independent business and economies.

Kim moved into the role of MCBC Executive Director in March 2005. She was our capable and highly qualified former MCBC Associate Director for 15 months prior to making this change. She brings 17 years experience in operations, personnel and project management from a variety of businesses to the Marin County Bicycle Coalition.

As Executive Director, Kim manages the organization's financial, fundraising, membership, marketing, outreach and educational programs. She oversees our Share the Road program, for which MCBC received a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration grant in late 2004. Her collaborative approach to decision making, creative partnership building savvy, and do-it-right-the-first-time attitude serves us well to continue our many other effective educational programs and community outreach. Her fresh ideas and friendly personality are a pleasure to work with.

Catriona is the Executive Director of the Environmental Education Council of Marin (EECOM). She has over twenty years of experience in environmental conservation, civil society development, progressive social change and the human potential field in the U.S., and internationally. Catriona has extensive knowledge and experience in species, land and water protection, education, environmental law, international trade and global environmental trends. Her work has resulted in restoration and protection of key habitats and species.

Catriona has a Juris Doctorate degree from Brooklyn Law School (Order of the Barristers), a Masters of Science degree in Resource Management and Administration from Antioch NE Graduate School, a Bachelors of Arts from S.U.N.Y at Stony Brook (Phi Beta Kappa), and has studied international law, economics and policy at Cambridge University, England. She lives with her husband, Paul, her son, Joe, and their many animal friends (domestic and wild) in the small northern California town of Fairfax.

Alex Hinds has directed county land use agencies in California for the past 20 years. He is currently Director of the Marin County Community Development Agency, where he oversees the building, environmental health, federal grants, and planning divisions.

Previously Alex served as the San Luis Obispo County Director of Planning and Building, and as the Lake County Planning Director. He taught university-level planning classes at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, and is an aficionado of sustainable development practices.

Alex has been responsible for the preparation of many award-winning planning documents and was a former Fulbright scholar in Ecuador.

Born in 1929 and probably caused the depression. He is 76 yrs old and married 50 years to the same wonderful woman. Harry served in the U.S. Army and attended San Jose State College for a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Education and Physical Education. He was head football coach at three separate high schools and taught English, Math,
American and World History, and P.E. Harry was Vice Principal at Novato and San Marin High Schools; Principal of a Jr, High and three Elementary schools, for a total of 35 years in education

Harry was Former Mayor of the City of Novato and Former President the of Marin County Board of Supervisors. He served as a trustee of the Marin Community College in the late 60's and returned again in 2004 where he currently serves again.

As member of the College Board of trustees in 2004, Harry convinced the College
to go green with our $249 Million Bond. In Sustainability, Harry started and served as President of Sustainable North Bay in 1997 and he did the same for Sustainable Marin in 2000, and Sustainable Novato in 2002.

In 2005, Harry convinced the City of Novato to pass a Green Residential Policy and
joining the ICLEI movement.

Mr. Kirn has 32 years of experience in the construction industry. He is experienced with program, project, and construction management, as well as direct supervision of construction personnel. His experience includes planning, programming, phasing, estimating, bid strategies, consultant selection, contract administration, design/constructability reviews, consultant and client contract negotiations, and quality assurance. He has worked on educational (community colleges and K-12 bond programs), correctional, high tech , commercial, industrial and petrochemical projects.

Dave has experience with many project delivery strategies, such as, design-bid-build, design/build, CM Multiple Prime and CM @ Risk.

Dave is currently the Program Manager for the Marin Community College District, Measure C Bond Modernization program. The Program will include more than 35 different projects phased over a seven year period.

Dave holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri, Rolla.

Dave is affiliated with or a member of the following organizations:
US Green Building Council
Community College Facility Coalition
Construction Managers Association of America

Leah Smith, Project Director, has coordinated the Marin Food Systems Project since its inception five years ago. The Marin Food Systems Project a county-wide effort to connect healthy food and local farms with children and families. Leah was the first to graduate with honors with a Bachelor’s in Environmental Studies, with an emphasis in Education and Agroecology, from Pitzer College. Leah was awarded a Rotary International Ambassador of Goodwill Scholarship in 1997-98 and did post graduation research in Nepal, completing two case studies on “green revolution” agriculture and sustainable agriculture farming systems in two communities in Nepal. The Marin Food Systems Project, under Leah’s leadership, was awarded a Public Health Hero Award and received a commendation by the Marin County Board of Supervisors in 2004. Leah serves on a number of Steering Committees and is currently the Co-chair of the state wide Food and Nutrition Education Special Projects Action Committee of the California Nutrition Network.

Leah has organized numerous events, teacher trainings, assisted in networking schools and programs with resources to promote nutrition, agricultural education and ecoliteracy. Leah is skilled in curriculum development, farm research and community needs assessments. She has been Program Director and Community Education Coordinator for other non-profits in Marin County and has experience working with communities of color, low income and with people with special needs.

Grant Davis is Executive Director of The Bay Institute. He has been responsible for overall management of the organization since 1997. Mr. Davis graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1986 with a degree in political science. He has an extensive legislative background and been involved in environmental protection, water resource management and energy issues for over twenty-five years. Prior to joining TBI, he directed Rep. Lynn Woolsey's first congressional campaign, managed her district office in Marin, and was responsible for environmental legislation. He provided critical leadership on the Russian River Ecosystem Restoration Project, Pt. Reyes National Seashore Farmland Protection Act, Santa Rosa Plain Vernal Pool Preservation Plan and Tolay Creek Restoration Project. Currently he oversees TBI's 9,000-acre Napa/Sonoma Marsh Restoration Project, Industrial Water Use Efficiency Project, and San Pablo Baylands Ecosystem Restoration effort. Mr. Davis serves on the Department of Water Resources' California Water Plan Advisory Committee, the U.C Presidents' Agriculture and Natural Resources Advisory Council, and is currently Vice Chair of the Bay Area Water Forum. Mr. Davis also owned a successful small business, specializing in nonprofit development, strategic planning and marketing.

Fernando Agudelo-Silva is an instructor in the Biology and Environmental Landscaping Departments at the College of Marin. His background is in agriculture, engineering, ecology and public health. Fernando’s professional experience in industry and academia, both in the US and abroad, lies in the application of ecological and economic principles to agriculture, health and biotechnology for sustainable community development.

David Gottfried is the President of WorldBuild, a strategic green consulting firm, specializing in the building industry. The firm was founded in 1994. WorldBuild assists its progressive clients to lessen their organizational and project reliance on limited natural resources and wasteful practices, while boosting lifecycle based economics and quality of life. Representative clients have included: the State of California, Starbucks, the City of San Diego, Stanford University, DreamWorks, Genentech, Chipotle and Yahoo.

Gottfried is the founder of the U.S. and World Green Building Councils, now with over 7,500 organizational members in about ten countries. He previously held executive level positions in several real estate development and construction organizations.

Gottfried received his degree in Engineering and Resource Management from Stanford University. He is the author of Greed to Green, the transformation of an industry, and a life, published in 2004. He was recently voted one of the top 25 newsmakers in the building industry by Engineering News Record magazine.

Andres Edwards is an educator, author, media designer and environmental systems consultant who founded EduTracks in 1998. He has served as producer, exhibit developer, and consultant for projects in natural history, biodiversity and sustainable community in Northern California, Florida, Missouri, Alaska, Illinois, Washington D.C., Taejon, Korea and Kerala, India.

Andres is author of The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift, which describes the past, present and future of the sustainability revolution through the comparative analysis of sustainable principles; and co-author of Tibet: Enduring Spirit, Exploited Land which examines the relationship of Tibetan nomads and farmers to the environment.

Andres has experience developing communication strategies for The Natural Step and conducting environmental assessments for firms in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is Permaculture certified and has studied Deep Ecology, Systems Theory, and trained with Angeles Arrien's The Four Fold Way, a cross-cultural and leadership program. He has lectured and given seminars and classes about sustainability topics at colleges, universities and conferences.

Andres is LEED Accredited Professional and holds a BA degree in Geography from the University of Colorado; an MPS in Media Studies from NYU's Interactive Telecommunication's Program and an MA in Humanities and Leadership / Culture, Ecology and Sustainable Community from New College of California, Santa Rosa.

Sim Van der Ryn, the president of Van der Ryn Architects, is a renowned leader in sustainable architecture. For over thirty-five years, his design, planning, teaching and public leadership has advanced the viability, acceptance and knowledge base of ecological principles and practices in architecture and planning. His vision, passion and keen insight into the opportunities and challenges of every project, in concert with his collaborative skills, have made ecological design a real solution for our times.

The origins informing his work emerged in the early years of his life. His
family fled from war torn Holland to the outskirts of New York City. There,
he sought refuge from those unhappy times in nearby deserted marshes,
beaches and vacant lots where he found an inner calm in the midst of an
unfamiliar order and fascinating forms of life. The unspoken tragedy that
he and his family left behind along with his experiences in nature
imprinted him with a lifelong concern for social justice, equity and
ecology.

Trained as an architect with a degree from University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor; licenses from California and New Mexico; and certification from the
National Council of Architectural Registration, the theme of Sim's career
in design, teaching and research has been applying principles of physical
and social ecology to architecture and environmental design.

Throughout his professional life, Sim has pioneered sustainable design at
the community scale and the building specific scale. He has designed single
family and multi-family housing; community facilities; retreat, resort and
health centers; schools and learning facilities; office buildings;
commercial buildings; and planned communities. In each project, he has
pioneered new technologies, systems, materials and design solutions to
create environments that are sensitive to place and climate, responsive to
human needs and that place the highest regard on both the integrity of
ecological systems and the quality of life.

Appointed California State Architect by Governor Jerry Brown, he developed
the nation's first government-initiated energy efficient office building
program; and led adoption of energy standards and disability access
standards for all construction in California. In this capacity, he was
responsible for planning and design of all state facilities including the
design and management of the State Park System.

As an educator and researcher, Sim has played a major role in bringing
ecological design awareness and practice to children and adults of all
ages. While a Professor of Architecture at UC Berkeley, a position he held
for over thirty years, Sim was a key force in establishing Berkeley's
international reputation as a leading school focusing on issues of socially
and environmentally responsible design.

Sim also founded the Farallones Institute which helped to create national
awareness of "ecologically integrated living design." The
Farallones Institute designed, built and managed an urban and a rural
research/teaching center for studying appropriate technologies, energy-efficiency,
organic agriculture, land restoration, community design and ecologically
sustainable energy and waste systems, design and construction. The work
started by the Farallones Institute continues today at the Ecological Design Institute

(EDI), Van der Ryn Architects' non-profit partner. EDI offers training,
education, and research services in ecological design to businesses,
government agencies, professional organizations and educational institutions.

Sim has also written several cutting edge books about sustainable planning
and design including Sustainable
Communities (1986) with Peter Calthorpe and Ecological Design (1996) with
Stuart Cowan.

For his leadership and innovation, Sim has won numerous honors and awards
including:

• Richard Neutra Award for Professional
  Excellence, Cal Poly Pomona (2004)
• Governor’s Award as North Coast Green Entrepreneur by SAFE-BIDCO (2004)
• Marin County Economic Commission Environmental Values and Resources Award, (2003)
• Goff Chair of Innovative Architecture, University of Oklahoma (2001)
• Sustainability Trailblazer Award, Marin Community Development Agency (2000)
• John M. McPhail, Jr. Business Award, Marin Conservation League (2000)
• Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts Fellowship (1997)
• Rockefeller Scholar in Residence, Bellagio, Italy (1997)
• President's Award for Planning, American Society of Landscape Architects (Colorado Chapter), Arbolera de Vida Master Plan, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1997)
• Nathaniel Owings Award, California Council American Institute of Architects (1996)
• Commendation for Excellence in Technology, California Council American Institute of Architects (1981)
• Progressive ArchitectureMerit Award, Marin Solar Village (1981)
• Special Award, California Council American Institute of Architects (1978)
• Lindisfarne Fellow (1978)
• Guggenheim Fellow (1971)
• Governor's Award for Excellence in Design, Migrant Farm Labor Community Design (1968)

Annan Paterson lives and works in Novato. She has been a school psychologist for 25 years and is an advocate for the social and environmental health of the Novato community. She has worked with the Novato Healthy Food Coalition on school food services and has participated on the Energy Task Force for the Novato Unified School District. As a volunteer with Sustainable Novato and the Novato Chamber of Commerce, she created the "Energize Novato! Shop Novato! campaign which emphasizes the environmental and economic advantages of shopping locally.

She is a graduate of the Environmental Forum's "Toward a Sustainable Marin" Workshop Series and serves on the Citizens Oversight Committee for the Transportation Authority of Marin.

Swedish citizen. Degree in Zoology, Botany, and Chemistry at University of Lund, Sweden. Moved to Scotland in 1974 and lived there for 25 years. Brought up family there, and taught Chemistry and General Science at a high school in Dundee for 16 years. Apart from the classroom teaching she was also responsible for the course development and implementation of the new General Science curriculum for 12-13 year olds. Moved to the US and Marin County in 2000. President of the Environmental Forum of Marin. Developed the EFM Saturday Workshop series for elected and appointed officials, which has now been running for 2 years.

Mark Stefanski has 20 years of experience as a high school science teacher, and he currently teaches biology and holds the Henry David Thoreau Faculty Chair (for ecological understanding) at Marin Academy, an independent high school in San Rafael. Mark serves as a leader for Marin Academy’s Eco-Council, a group composed of students, faculty, staff, administrators, board members, parents, and outside experts that promotes a sustainable way of life within the school and surrounding community. He is a co-founder and co-chair of Marin Academy’s annual Conference on Democracy. Mark works as a consultant to the San Francisco Unified School District, providing professional development workshops for science teachers and tutorial sessions in advanced biology for public school students. Serving on the board of the California Science Teachers Association and on the California Teacher Advisory Council, Mark works to strengthen the quality of science education throughout the state.

Roni Krouzman is a grassroots activist and educator who helps young people work for social change. Roni currently directs Next Generation, an organization he launched in 2002 that helps youth in Marin County to learn about social issues, become effective leaders and take action for peace, democracy and our environment. Next Generation is currently working to help young people green their schools and oppose the war in Iraq.

Roni’s work has been supported by numerous foundations and has been featured by national media including CNN and USA Today. His writing and photojournalism have been published by dozens of local and national media, including the San Francisco Bay Guardian and CommonDreams.org, and his essay on the Seattle WTO protests is featured in a new anthology of American thought published by the New Press.

Penny Livingston-Stark is internationally recognized as a prominent permaculture teacher and designer. She is the founder & president of Sustainable Living Designs, founder and co-director of The Permaculture Institute of Northern California and the Regenerative Design Institute. She specializes education toward developing skills in creating resource rich landscapes, co-housing, site planning & design, as well as edible landscaping, productive perennial farm systems, rainwater collection, pond design, natural building, water purification systems, habitat development and watershed restoration. She co- created the ecological design program and curriculum at the San Francisco Institute of Architecture as well as the Permaculture program at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center. In addition, she is currently on the Site Development Committee for the Institute of Noetic Sciences, is the co-director of the Commonweal Garden and serves on the Board of the Solar Living Instiute.

Dr. Paul G. da Silva is currently Professor and Chair of the Department Life and Earth Sciences at the College of Marin, where he has taught since 1997. He holds an A.B. in Biology (Ecology), an M.S. in Resource Management and a Ph.D. in Entomology (Biological Control) from the University of California, Berkeley. He has been active in teaching, research and extension in different regions of California and in different countries of North, Central and South America.

His main interests are interactions of different plants and animals in communities and ecosystems on both “wild” lands and those managed by humans for useful products in agriculture and forestry. He currently teaches in the basic biology, environmental science and natural history programs at the College of Marin and participates in many collaborative efforts with other Marin county organizations in the areas of environmental research, education and management.

The Center for Regenerative Design (CRD) is the College of Marin’s (COM) collaborative team, envisioning a green campus and curriculum.

CRD brings to COM the knowledge of an expanding web of people and organizations within the county and region who are actively engaged in advancing sustainable measures and practices.

Regenerative design integrates living systems and built environments to create adaptive, self-renewing systems. A green campus integrates ten systems: Energy, Water, Built Environment, Material Resources and Waste Re-use, Food, Land Regeneration, Transportation, Health and Well-Being, Academics and Culture, and Community.

CRD Mission
• Serve as COM’s connection to the expanding community of organizations, local governments and businesses who are actively engaged in advancing sustainable measures and practices.

• Collaborate with COM faculty and staff to support the design of new interdisciplinary courses and programs focusing on sustainability principles and practices.

• Serve as a catalyst to make the redevelopment of COM’s campuses world class models of sustainable living and green design.

• Sponsor public lectures and round tables that share valuable visions and practical solutions to create a more sustainable campus and community.

• Introduce a comprehensive regeneration plan for COM that includes the ten systems that form a sustainable campus.

Nanda Schorske is the Dean of Workforce Development and College-Community Partnerships at the College of Marin, and Academic Dean at the Indian Valley campus. Prior to joining the College, Nanda was Director of the Workforce Investment Board of Marin County, and CEO of E-Vision Partners, a consulting firm focused on workforce development, education, and economic development. In 2000-2004, E-Vision Partners provided leadership for the Bay Area Regional Nurse Workforce/Caregiver Training Initiative, and was instrumental in developing the healthcare component of the Fresno Regional Jobs Initiative. Prior to founding E-Vision Partners, Ms. Schorske was Deputy Director of Workforce Silicon Valley, an industry-led initiative to improve the skills of the future workforce in Santa Clara County (a project of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group). In addition, Ms. Schorske has been a senior manager of corporate training programs for the West Valley-Mission Community College District, Ms. Schorske has also served as Western Regional Sales Manager for CNA insurance, has directed foster youth programs for the state's Community College system, and has owned and operated her own Montessori elementary school.

Jeff Jacobs is an independent marketing and brand consultant with over sixteen-years of experience in product development, strategy and communications. After graduate school, Jeff began his professional career in product management and new product development with industrial goods leader, Schlage Lock Company. He piloted several of the company’s top priority new product initiatives in the early 1990s. Jeff next moved to market research, providing marketing communication analysis and customer insights for Fortune 500 and start-up companies. Jeff then focused his marketing background and research expertise to become a Senior Brand Strategist with Landor Associates, a leading global branding agency. He led strategic development and creative design projects for major brands such as Dr. Pepper, Texas Instruments, Dole, Nokia, Coors, NCAA and others.

Jeff recently founded Relish, a marketing and branding consultancy dedicated to supporting values-driven organizations. Relish is a strategic marketing partner with companies whose mission expands beyond profits and shareholder wealth to include greater social responsibility.

This is a large and necessary endeavor, which I support out of my belief that the local community is the basic integer for regenerative, or sustainable, processes” and collaborations which we could then encourage to be replicated and adapted by other communities elsewhere. Noteworthy is the very phenomenon that the collaboration itself re-establishes again the basic community formation which has been sorely weakened and diluted as a construct for sometime now.

The relevant biography which I bring to the roundtable as a panelist is my current activity with Sustainable Novato and Sustainable Marin in promoting the green economy in Marin and Novato, with an effort toward re-localizing our economies and community control; keeping our energy dollars from leaving our community; promoting green building rules for local construction, promoting solar schools, and promoting a new look at progressive revenue formats by which we fund our collective community endeavors mutually through government, business, and non-profits. I'm currently a participant with numerous groups engaged with issues pertaining to environmental, social, peace, spiritual progressive, and political matters. I have owned and operated a small wholesale marketing and distributing business in the Bay Area for 33 years, have raised a family of four children, three of whom attended junior colleges in Marin and Santa Rosa. I co-founded a Novato Education Foundation, instructed at Indiana University Law School, Bloomington, Indiana, worked in the poverty program in San Francisco, and in the affirmative action hiring programs at the University of California, Berkeley personnel office. My degrees are in Law from the University of Wisconsin, and in Government and English from Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin.

Michele Rodriguez, Principal Planner, Marin County Community Development Agency has been with Marin County managing long range planning since 1996. The long range planning division is responsible for the update to the Countywide Plan, the Local Coastal Program, the Green Building Program, the Green Business program, and the Solar Energy program, the Watershed Management Plan, the San Quentin Prison Reuse Plan and Community Plans. She is responsible for the management of the division by managing the day-to-day operations, providing overall direction, including overseeing the sections finances.

Prior to joining Marin County, Ms. Rodriguez was the Senior Planner for the City of Cupertino for 13 years. At the City of Cupertino she did both current and long range planning. Ms. Rodriguez earned a master's degree in urban economics from San Jose Statue University and a bachelor's degree in urban and regional planning, also from San Jose State University. She has been a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners since 1994.

She is a wife and proud mother of a daughter, Kirsta, who attends Bacich elementary school is Kentfield. Ms. Rodriguez has served on several non-profit boards including Compassionate Parenting, Safe Routes to Schools, and the Association of Environmental Professionals. She is a resident of Kentfield.

Described by The New York Times as the “Paul Revere of globalization’s woes,” Dr. Kevin Danaher is a Co-founder of Global Exchange, the noted human rights organization based in San Francisco. Kevin received his PhD in sociology from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He is the author and/or editor of 11 books, including his latest, Insurrection: Citizen Challenges to Corporate Power.

Kevin’s current projects include the Green Festival (www.greenfestivals.org), and the Global Citizen Center (globalcitizencenter.org), a nonprofit real estate model bringing together green retail, offices of nonprofit organizations, and events in downtown San Francisco.

Jeff Klein is founder and CEO of Cause Alliance Marketing, a marketing and sponsorship agency producing collaborative cause related marketing programs that address social issues while addressing the specific objectives of alliance partners.

Chief Activation Officer, the title he currently carries for client FLOW, is an apt description of the services Jeff Klein provides. Whether the focus is marketing, business development, sponsorship, project management, or a combination of these and others, Jeff catalyzes purposeful action, grounded in values, guided by inspired vision, and fueled by passionate commitment.

During the past two and a half decades Jeff has facilitated powerful manifestations in various industries. His successful clients and projects include Private Music, Yanni, Spinning, Seeds of Change, Hearts of Space, and ChiRunning.

In addition to serving as producer for Working for Good and Chief Activation Officer for FLOW, Jeff serves as Program Director of Celebrate Peace for Peace Cereal.

Dan Thompson

Dan Thompson started SPG Solar, Inc. in early 2001, to provide renewable energy alternatives to customers whose electric rates were escalating. Dan’s strong background in the electrical contracting and construction industry, coupled with his interest in renewable energy, have made him an industry leader in the development and design of comprehensive solar PV systems. An equally strong interest in innovative solar products led him to found Thompson Technology Industries, Inc. (TTI) in 2005. Under his leadership, TTI offers a full range of state-of-the-art solar PV products that enable professional installers to optimize installation practices and labor time.

Dan is recognized internationally for his vision and active participation in the PV industry. He represents SPG and SPGI in the global solar PV market, and was the only U.S. representative to speak at the 2004 International Congress on Renewable Energy (ICORE), in Bangalore, India. He contributes his experience and insights to developing state policy and legislation, and has helped educate thousands of people at solar industry events and conferences, including the Solar Power 2005 CEO Panel and community planning meetings.

Dan is a licensed and bonded California General B, Electrical C-10, and Solar C-46 contractor.