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Please join GreenHomeNYC & the Center on Global Energy Policy's <A HREF="http://energypolicy.columbia.edu/events/women-energy" REL="nofollow">Women in Energy</A> program for the "Women in Green" October Forum! Several established experts in the "green" universe will take the stage to talk about the myriad paths that lead them to where they are now in the sustainable field. The only catch is, the presentation will be Pecha Kucha format, where each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds thats six minutes & forty seconds of fast-paced enlightenment before the next presenter is up! If you enjoy being entertained, enlightened & inspired, this forum is for you, so register today!
Date:Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Time:6:30-8:00pm Location: (Please read below for directions!)
Faculty House, Presidential Room 1 (3rd floor) 64 Morningside Dr. New York, NY 10027
Enter through the gates at 116th between Amsterdam Ave & Morningside Dr. Walk to the end of the corridor & make the right. Faculty House is located down the ramp on the right-hand side. 

Our speakers will include:
Jacquie Ottman,<A HREF="http://www.wehatetowaste.com/" REL="nofollow">We Hate to Waste</A><A HREF="http://www.greenmarketing.com/" REL="nofollow">J. Ottman Consulting</A>
Sharon Brind,<A HREF="http://naphnetwork.org/" REL="nofollow">North American Passive House</A>
Lucie Dupas,<A HREF="http://www.entersolar.com/" REL="nofollow">Entersolar</A>
Elizabeth Shepard,<A HREF="http://www.greencityforce.org/" REL="nofollow">Green City Force</A>
Andrea Mancino,<A HREF="http://www.brightpower.com/" REL="nofollow">Bright Power</A>
Laura Tajima,<A HREF="http://www1.nyc.gov/site/orr/index.page" REL="nofollow">Mayor's Office for Recovery & Resiliency</A>
Allison Kling,<A HREF="http://www3.dps.ny.gov/W/PSCWeb.nsf/All/DCF68EFCA391AD6085257687006F396B?OpenDocument" REL="nofollow">ConEd</A>
Katie Schwamb,<A HREF="http://www.swinter.com/" REL="nofollow">Steven Winter Assoicates</A>

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SPEAKER BIOS
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelynottman/" REL="nofollow">Jacquelyn Ottman</A>, Founder & Principal, J. Ottman Consulting & We Hate to Waste
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Jacquie Ottman is an internationally recognized speaker, author & advisor to government & industry on positive strategies for advancing greener products & consumer behavior. She is the author of five books, including the award-winning, The New Rules of Green Marketing: Strategies, Tools & Inspiration for Sustainable Branding(Berrett-Koehler, 2011). In 2012 she founded WeHateToWaste.com with a specific goal: to help define a resource-efficient lifestyle that consumers would want to embrace. A graduate of Smith College & a non-stop brainstormer, she holds an advanced certification in facilitating creative problem-solving from the Creative Education Foundation. She was the first person in NYC certified by the U.S. Zero Waste Business Council as a Zero Waste Business Associate. She is a Secretary of the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board, Chair of their Residential Recycling & Reuse Committee, & frequently testifies on zero waste issues to the New York City Council. Ottman & her colleagues bring their expertise to forward-thinking organizations, businesses & community groups by providing advice, & giving talks & workshops on strategies for helping consumers live better by consuming smarter & more responsibly, & aligning with zero waste.
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<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonbrind/" REL="nofollow">Sharon Brind</A>, Manager at North American Passive House
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<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/luciedupas/" REL="nofollow">Lucie Dupas</A>, Engineering Director, EnterSolar<A HREF="http://www.entersolar.com/" REL="nofollow"> </A>
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Lucie Dupas is the Engineering Director for EnterSolar, the #1 Commercial & industrial solar installer in NY. Strong with 7 years of experience as an engineer in the solar industry, she manages a team of 8 project engineers & designers.
She is passionate about sustainability & believes that it is everyone's job to participate in the global effort to preserve our planet (her most accurate nickname is the "Recycling Bulldog"). Aside from her role at EnterSolar, she is also the Vice President of the Board of GreenHomeNYC, a volunteer-run nonprofit that provides sustainability education & networking events for young professionals in NYC. 
Prior to joining EnterSolar, Lucie started her career in solar working with Sollega, a solar racking company, as a VP of product, & then as a Senior Engineer at Bright Power, a NYC-based energy management company. She graduated from INSA Lyon with a Masters Degree in Energy Engineering. She is a NABCEP PV Installation Professional since 2015.

<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisbeth-shepherd-ab53555/" REL="nofollow">Elizabeth Shepard</A>, Founder & Executive Director, Green City Force
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<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amancino/" REL="nofollow">Andrea Mancino</A>, Manager of New Construction, Bright Power, Inc
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<A STYLE="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-tajima-47149616/" REL="nofollow">Laura Tajima</A>Mayors Office of Sustainability,Senior Policy Advisor 
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Laura Tajima is a Senior Policy Advisor at the NYC Mayors Office of Sustainability where she focuses on greenhouse gas reductions in buildings through policies & programs. She manages Community Retrofit NYC, a program that provides technical guidance to small multifamily building owner in Brooklyn & Queens to scale energy & water retrofits. She is also involved in ongoing analysis to inform policy recommendations & the Citys reports including One City Built to Last: Technical Working Group Report & New York Citys Roadmap to 80x50. 

<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-kling-6614513/" REL="nofollow">Allison Kling</A>,Project Specialist, REV Demonstration Projects
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Alison Kling recently joined Con Edisons REV Demonstration Projects department. In 2013 she started at Con Edison in the Distributed Generation group, where she focused on solar customer communications, interconnection policy, & process improvements. Prior to working at Con Edison, Ms. Kling worked for seven years with New York City & the City University of New York on energy policy & renewable energy programs. She has a masters degree in Urban Planning from NYU.

<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaschwamb/" REL="nofollow">Katie Schwamb</A>, Senior Sustainability Consultant at Steven Winters Associates
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