2023 | LOS ANGELES
Speaker Roster
Over the past 11 years, the Women In Green Forum stage has featured a diverse set of speakers from across the globe. Below please find our comprehensive speaker roster. We encourage you to utilize this list as a valuable resource to recruit female speakers for your industry conferences or events.
Speakers LISTED BY AREA OF EXPERTISE
Jessica Appelgren, Impossible Foods
Ashley Beckman, Golden Path Alchemy
Jennifer Berthelot-Jelovic, A SustainAble Production
Elizabeth Bowman, Hollywood Farmer's Market
Deborah Burnes, Sumbody
Ashley Carson, American Chemistry Council
Gigi Lee Chang, FoodFutureCo
Kelly Chapman Meyer, Teaching Garden
Kathleen de Chadenédes, Orfalea Fund
Virginia Covo, Anheuser-Busch InBev
Lori Dennis, Lori Dennis. Inc.
Elisabeth Comere, Tetra Pak
Kim Frankovich, Solo Cup Company
Stephanie Greco, StyleFirm
Anna Griffith, Coco Eco Magazine
Wenonah Hauter, Food and Water Watch
Mariel Hemingway, Mariel's Kitchen
Jenn Hyman, Campbell Soup Company
Ariell R. Ilunga, Hollywood Farmer's Market
Deborah Lindquist, Deborah Lindquist Eco Couture
Sonika Malhotra, Love Beauty and Planet, Unilever
Mary Sue Milliken, Border Grill
Rebecca Mink, Mink Shoes
Kaitlin Mogentale, Pulp Pantry
Jennie Nigrosh, Green Garmento
Marissa Pagnani McGowan, PVH CORP.
Shel Pink, Orly International, Inc.
Randi Ragan, GreenBliss EcoSpa
Kristin Richmond, Revolution Foods
Cynthia Ruiz, Board of Public Works, City of Los Angeles
Shauna Sadowski, Annie's Inc.
Rosalyn Salters, Ecoarts Tours
Heidi Sanborn, California Product Stewardship Council
Rachel Sarnoff, Mommy Greenest
Claire Schlemme, Renewal Mill
Suze Yalof Schwartz, Unplug Meditation
Alyssa Seibert, Imperfect produce
Kristin Simmons, U.S. Green Building Council
Rebecca Spector, Center for Food Safety
Lori Tierney, Tierney Management, LLC
Karen Trilevsky, FullBloom Bakery
Beth Vukmanic Lopez, SIP Certification Manager
Megan Westgate, Non-GMO Project
Cali Yost, Flex+Strategy Group/Work+Life Fit, Inc.
Lisa Cahill, TreePeople
Anna Cummins, Algalita Marine Research Foundation, 5 Gyres Institute
Fran Diamond, California Regional Water Quality Control Board
Candice Dickens-Russell, TreePeople
Madelyn Glickfeld, UCLA Institute of the Environment
Wahleah Johns, Black Mesa Water Coalition
Jessica Lauretti, Purpose
L. Hunter Lovins, Natural Capitalism Solutions (NCS)
Princess Lucaj, Gwich'in Steering Committee
Glafira Marcon, Optum
Lauren Meling, The Climate Reality Project
Chantall Nickin, Comité Ecológico Interescolar
Natasha Nummedal, Care2
Stephanie Owens, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Robyn Seetal, Natural Capital Solutions
Janna Shackeroff, International Coral Reef Coordinator
Lisa Wunder, Port of Los Angeles
Nadereh Afsharmanesh, Earth Friendly Products
Martha Arguello, Physicians for Social Responsibility
Sarah Backhouse, Communications 50 and Sustainability 50 at World 50, Inc.
Cherie Balisi, Southern California Air Quality Management District
Nikki Batchelor, XPRIZE
Guusje Bendeler, thinkPARALLAX
Jessica L. Bier, Deloitte
Midori Connolly, Green Meetings Industry Council
Dr. Emily Church, XPRIZE
Shaney jo Darden, Keep A Breast Foundation
Tamara Jean DiCaprio, Microsoft Corporation
Monica Dodi, The Women's Venture Capital Fund
Chantal Emmanuel, LimeLoop
Brooke Farrell, Recycle Match
Mindy Fox, California EPA
Carrie Freeman, Intel Corporation
Jane Fullerton-Smith, Sustainable Event Solutions-The SEMS Tool
Ann Goodman, Women's Network for a Sustainable Future
Jehmu Greene, WakaWaka North America
Lauren Gropper, Repurpose Compostables
Dania Gutierrez, Green Sports Alliance
Kathleen Hamrick, XPRIZE
Ann Hand, Project Frog, Inc.
Liz Havstad, Hip Hop Caucus
Robyn Hessinger, Care2
Kelly Hoey, Women Innovate Mobile
Beth Holden, NEWTHEME
Luanna Huber, The Walt Disney Company
Sandra Itkoff, Angeleno Group
René Jones, United Talent Agency
Tamara Kennedy-Hill, Green Meetings Industry Council
Farrell Klein, thredUP
Geraldine Knatz, Port of Los Angeles
Caroline Kolta, XPRIZE
Lily Lapenna MBE, MyBnk
Vonda Lockwood, Walmart
Cristina Lucas, Los Angeles 2028
Diana Lyon, IBM Corporation
Maribeth Malloy, Lockheed Martin
Nicholas Manalisay, U.S. Small Business Administration
Nancy Mancilla, ISOS Group
Mary Martis, URS Corporation
Tess Mateo, CXCatalysts
Kim Matsoukas, VANS
Heather McCormick, Pasadena Angels
Rose McKinney-James, McKinney-James & Associates
Natalie Mindrum, United Airlines
Jen Mojo, Paper Dolls
Heather Morris, Port of Long Beach
Nina Nashif, Healthbox
Katherine Neebe, Walmart
Lisa Neuberger, Accenture
Mary Nichols, California Air Resource Board
Cully Nordby, UCLA Institute of the Environment
Natalia Oberti Noguera, Pipeline Fellowship
Karen Owyeung, Lunera Lighting, Inc.
Christina Page, Yahoo! Inc.
Vivian Panou, Earth Friendly Products
Fran Pavley, Senator, 23rd District
Elana Pianko, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Sharanya Prasad, Care2
Shona Quinn, EILEEN FISHER
Jennifer Regan, AEG
Elizabeth Reim, XPRIZE
Bonnie Reiss, California Secretary of Education
Julie Roby, greeNEWit, LLC
Jennifer Roney, Bright Green MBA Program - Alliant International University
Fran Seegull, Funk Ventures
Jean Seo, Evolue Beauty
Nancy Shaw, Blue Shield of California
Lisha Smith, South Coast Air Quality Management District
Sunny Sohrabian, AEG
Carol Sorensen-Baumgartel, American Clay Enterprises
Susan Steeb, The Cleantech Open
Karen Stewart Brown, Stewart+Brown, Inc.
Vanessa Stofenmacher, Vrai & Oro
Kabira Stokes, Isidore Electronics Recycling
Erin Taylor, The Alliance for Climate Protection & Repower America Campaign
Faith Taylor, Wyndham Worldwide
Pandora Thomas, Global Exchange
Melissa Vernon, InterfaceFLOR
Cassie Walker, Three Elements Consulting & TheSustainableOffice.com
Stephanie Wander, XPRIZE
Eva Yanni-Rosenlund, Green Housing Solution
Kelly Aaron, Everlights
Susan Anderson, City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, Fifth District Supervisor, Orange County
Mike Bonin, 11th District, City of Los Angeles
Cathleen Chavez, City of Los Angeles
Caroline Choi, Southern California Edison
Susan Collins, Container Recycling Institute
Denise Coogan, Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc.
Bicky Corman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Marcie Edwards, LADWP
Amanda Eichel, Clinton Climate Initiative/C40
Jimena Fernandez, Government of Mexico
Christiana Figueres, Former Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Angela Fox, Crystal City Business Improvement District
Maggie L. Fox, The Alliance for Climate Protection
Gina Garcia, Sustainable Works
Josie Gonzales, County of San Bernardino, 5th District, South Coast Air Quality Management District
Wendy Greuel, Los Angeles City Controller
Dolores Huerta, The Dolores Huerta Foundation
Kelly Jenkins-Pultz, U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau District 9
Beth Jines, City of Los Angeles, Office of the Mayor
Nurit Katz, UCLA
Cindy Lin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jennifer Lucchesi, California State Lands Commission
Joseph K. Lyou, South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing Board
Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mary Nichols, California Air Resources Board
Manisha D. Patel, Executive Office of the President
Jane Paul, Green Economy, Justice and Sustainability
Alexandra Paxton, Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles
Carla Peterman, California Public Utilities Commission
John Picard, John Picard and Associates
Sarah Potts, Clinton Climate Initiative
Deputy Mayor Barbara Romero, City of Los Angeles
Janice Rutherford, South Coast Air Quality Management District
Sam Solinsky, Bella Builders
Hilda Solis, First District Supervisor, Los Angeles County and Governing Board Member, South Coast Air Quality Management District
Rhea Suh, U.S. Department of the Interior
Aura Vásquez, Los Angeles City Council Candidate
Dawn Wilson, Southern California Edison
Gillian Wright, Southern California Gas Company
Jill Whynot, South Coast Air Quality Management District
Ellen Albert, Viacom/MTV Networks
Alex Badduke, Care2
Shannon Bart, NBCUniversal
Gemma Bradshaw, SIMA
SuzAnn Brantner, The Family Business
Jordan Howard, Story Lab
Laura Kim, Participant Media
Nora Kovaleski, Care2
Monica Koyama, Subtractive Inc.
Lisa Lillenthal, Lilienthal PR, Inc.
Lisa Mazzotta, RiverBlue
Shauna Nep, SB Projects
Elise Pearlstein, Participant Media
Alison Perris, Care2
Joanclair Richter, MovieMind Green
Gloria Rueben, Actress & Activist
Janice Sakamoto, EcoMedia-CBS
Clemence Schmid, Loop Global, Terracycle
Brenda Springer, Reveille Group
Nicole Starr, Participant Media
Delila Vallot, Can You Dig This
Kate Varley, Climate Reality LA
Jessica Aldridge, Athens Services
Zola Berger-Schmitz, Environmental Youth Activist
Tanya Blackburn, RTJ Consultants
Jen Boynton, Triple Pundit
Andrea Brard, Psy.D., UCLA Department of Psychology
Lynelle Cameron, Autodesk
Elaine Chang, South Coast Air Quality Management District
Nalleli Cobo, People Not Pozos
Haven Coleman, U.S. Youth Climate Strike
Alicia Cordero, Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation
Ashley Crowder, VNTANA
Michellene deBonis, Zeste
Heidrun Mumper-Drumm, ArtCenter College of Design
Juliette Finzi Hart, Thalassa Research & Consulting
Jenny Flores, Bank of the West
Dominique Gómez, WaterSmart Software
Rachel Gutter, U.S. Green Building Council
Ariana Hall, Self Expressed Voice
Jocelyn Harmon, Care2
Angela T. Howe, Surfrider Foundation
Luhui Isha, Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation
Beth Karlin, Ph.D., See Change Institute
Niamani Knight, S.T.R.E.A.M. Kids Expo
Evelyn Lee, Inhabitat
Mia Lopez, Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation
Beverly Macy, UCLA Anderson Center for MEMES
Colette Miller, Artist
Patty Monahan, Union of Concerned Scientists
Jaime Nack, One Drop Interactive
Virginia Nicols, EcoMotion
Ted Ning, LOHAS
Michelle Nuttall, Southern California Edison
Meaghan O'Neill, Discovery
Tina Orduno Calderon, Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation
Nikki Pava, ECO-Tuesday, Alegria Partners
Shirin Laor-Raz Salemnia, PlayWerks and Whizgirls Academy
Melissa Sun, Sierra Club
Andrea Aponte, Santa Monica Bike Center
Alisha Auringer, LAcarGuy
Stacy Bradford, EVgo
Emily Castor, Lyft
Melinda Hanson, Bird
Marian Hawryluk, BMW
Raminta Jautokas, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Alexis Lantz, LA County Bicycle Coalition
Ellen Lee, Ford Motor Company
Deborah Mielewski, Ford Motor Co. Research and Innovation Center
Judith Mitchell, South Coast Air Quality Management District
Vickie Patton, Environmental Defense Fund
Alexandra Paul, Chevrolet Volt
Jan Perry, City of Los Angeles Economic & Workforce Development Department
Jessica Robinson, National Biodiesel Board
Katie Sloan, Southern California Edison
Lisa Trifiletti, Los Angeles World Airports
Tana Utley, Caterpillar, Inc.
Jasmine Crowe, Goodr
Mikela Eskenazi, Blippar
Silke Fleischer, ATIV Software
Jennifer Hirsch, EY
Faith LeGendre, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Julie Pecson, Planet Lab
Julia Thayne, Siemens US
Cecilia Aguillon, Kyocera Solar
Sharon Allan, Accenture, Ltd.
Laura Berland-Shane, Siemens
Barbara Bouza, Gensler
Dr. Christine Boyle, Valor Water
Ann Davlin, Carbon War Room
Jaime Carlson, Cypress Creek Renewables
Dr. Lisa Dyson, Kiverdi
Cecilia Estolano, Green for All
Dr. Valerie Feldmann, Ogin, Inc.
Nancy Floyd, Nth Power
Peter Greenwald, South Coast Air Quality Management District
Britta K. Gross, General Motors
Hannah Choi Grenade, Advantix Systems
Christine Hertzog, Smart Grid Library
Monica Higgins, Renovation Planners
Diana Huffaker, Integrated NanoMaterials Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
Jessalyn Ishigo, American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
Jennifer Kaminski, The Climate Registry
Sue Kateley, CA Solar Energy Industries Association
Lisa Laughner, Go Electric, Inc.
Mary Leslie, Los Angeles Business Council
Diana Limon, Net Zero Plus Electrical Training Institute (NZP ETI)
Mary Luevano, Global Green USA
Maura McCarthy, Blu Homes
Michelle Moore, Groundswell
Susan Munves, City of Santa Monica
Paras Nanavati, LEED Architecht
Lorraine A. Paskett, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Kim Salzer, Hyperloop One
Nate Taylor, SoCalGas
Jean Vreeland, Energy Upgrade California
Judith Webb, U.S. Green Building Council
Deborah Weintraub, City of Los Angeles
Frida Winkelmann, Former Business and Customer Strategy Lead, Mobisol Group; MBA Candidate, UCLA Anderson