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Women In Green Forum

2023 | LOS ANGELES

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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

Past Speaker Lists
Eco-Products and Food
Eco-Products and Food

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.

Ecosystem Health and Services
Ecosystem Health and Services

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

Energy and Building
Energy and Building

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

Entrepreneurship and Business
Entrepreneurship and Business

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

Government and City Planning
Government and City Planning

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

Marketing and Communications
Marketing and Communications

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

Education and Community Outreach
Education and Community Outreach

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

Transportation
Transportation

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.

Technology and Engineering
Technology and Engineering

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

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