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Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/1609792794944-KARH62HE8I3TID6E7KV2/luther.png One Sustainable Iowa Network of Colleges & Universities - Luther College One Sustainable Iowa Partner School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/1609793233811-1ISPNT5V92HNVFE5BFCK/simpson.png One Sustainable Iowa Network of Colleges & Universities - Simpson College Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. 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Fill out the form below. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/about daily 0.75 2025-01-13 https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/contact-us daily 0.75 2024-01-26 https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/stephaniearne daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/1649260488575-AVT7QDJ5NU03TVBAHIDL/P1035739-1.jpg Stephanie Arne - Stephanie Arne Stephanie is an accomplished wildlife conservationist and the former host of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom. She has worked with – and learned from – biologists, conservation leaders, CEOs, farmers, and fishermen in 20 countries. Her insight has earned her a seat on the International Union of Conservation Nature’s (IUCN), Education and Communication Commission, and as an Ambassador for Scubapro and CuriosityStream. Stephanie has also appeared on The Weather Channel, Animal Planet, and The Harry Connick Jr. Show. Steph and her husband, wildlife artist, Tim Davison lived in a 180sq.ft. tiny house for 5 years which was featured on Tiny House, Big Living on HGTV. Currently, Stephanie is the Director of Education for the Endangered Wolf Center in Eureka, Missouri. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/leah-thomas daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/1649260504411-6YB5I65RU6WMC62MLYTI/2.Leahwithbook.jpg Leah Thomas - Leah Thomas Leah Thomas, Founder of Intersectional Environmentalist & Author of The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet Leah Thomas is a celebrated environmentalist based in Santa Barbara, CA. Coining the term ‘eco-communicator’ to describe her style of environmental activism, Leah uses her passion for writing and creativity to explore and advocate for the critical yet often overlooked relationship between social justice and environmentalism. With this intersection in mind, Leah founded and launched Intersectional Environmentalist in 2020, a resource hub and platform that aims to advocate for environmental justice, provide educational resources surrounding intersectional environmentalism, and promote inclusivity and accessibility within environmental education and movements. Leah, who is also the founder of eco-lifestyle blog @greengirlleah, uses her multiple years of eco-focused educational and work experience to inform her ever-expanding list of projects, as well as her audience of more than 400k followers across channels. A graduate of Chapman University with a B.S. in Environmental Science & Policy and a cluster in Comparative World Religions, Leah has interned twice with the National Park Service and has worked at leading green companies, including eco-friendly soap company Ecos and most recently, Patagonia. A fundamental optimist and opportunity-maker, Leah used her time after being furloughed during the pandemic to create Intersectional Environmentalist. Leah’s book The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet published March 8, 2022. Her writing has also appeared in a variety of publications, including Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire and Highsnobiety, and she has been featured in Harper’s Bazaar, W Magazine, ABC News Live, Domino, GOOP, and numerous podcasts. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/lynne-sebille-white daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/938496b5-0c64-4a1c-89db-390d0511da22/Sebille-White.jpg Lynne Sebille-White - Lynne Sebille-White Lynne has worked in career services for 20+ years. She discovered her passion for working with college students while a first generation undergraduate at the University of Iowa where she received her BS in Psychology and then went on to get her MA in College & University Administration from Michigan State University. Lynne has worked at three Big Ten institutions as well as small liberal arts colleges with undergrad and graduate students, employers and faculty. Lynne currently serves as the Senior Director, Career Coaching and Campus Partnerships at the Pomerantz Career Center where she also provides career coaching to students interested in careers in environment & sustainability, science research and health & wellness. In her free time, Lynne enjoys cycling, gardening, the arts and food scene, and spending time with her family and new puppy outdoors. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/john-bergerud daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/25dc4f71-5c6d-4320-9d14-0999af3b961b/Bergerud+1+%282%29.jpg John Bergerud - John Bergerud John is a Power Plant Manager for Engie North America who oversees the two power plants on the University of Iowa campuses as well as campus chilled water production. He leads a team of almost 50 who operate and maintain the two complex power plant facilities and four chilled water production facilities. John has over 20 years of Power Plant and utility experience in operations, project coordination and commissioning, and management. He has extensive experience in fuel conversions (successfully transitioning a Stoker boiler from coal to energy pellets in 2017) and biomass. He served as the technical expert and commissioning lead for the University of Iowa Power Plant on several major capital projects including the installation of natural gas burners on a Stoker boiler and the installation of a Backup Generation Plant with four Natural Gas Engine Generators with a combined 8MW of generating capacity. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/eric-jones daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/f47e43e7-056d-4377-a573-7f6c2295f644/thumbnail_Eric+%281%29.jpg Eric Jones - Eric Jones Eric Jones had just received his MFA from the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program in the Spring of 2002 when he started Adamantine Spine Moving, an independent local and long distance moving company. In addition to his MFA in writing, he has a BA in American Literature and an MA in English, which means he hasn’t taken a single business, finance, or accounting course. That’s one of the main reasons why it took him over a decade of co-leading a successful small business before he finally stopped telling people he didn’t know anything about business. He lives in Iowa City with his wife Erika, a neonatal intensive care unit nurse at UIHC, and his 3-year-old son. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/rick-wink daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/e619bd50-d354-4927-b76d-0254b07de59c/blank-profile-picture-973460__340.png Rick Wink - Rick Wink Rick Wink is the General Manager of Urban Fuels and has been with the company since February of 2021. He has been in the fuel business for over 10 years, coming from BP station to now a Phillips 66. In the past, he oversaw 11 stores. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/cindy-barnett daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/e619bd50-d354-4927-b76d-0254b07de59c/blank-profile-picture-973460__340.png Cindy Barnett - Cindy Barnett Cindy Barnett has been with ACT since 2011, and is presently Sr. Manager, Corporate Services/Facilities Management. She currently leads the Vendor Management team, including custodial, recycling, document storage, and food service program. Cindy is also responsible for sustainability initiatives, mail services, first responder safety team, and supports internal communications. In addition, Cindy is active with the company’s efforts in the areas of culture and employee engagement. She is current president of the IFMA Eastern Iowa Chapter, and member of Women in Facilities Management, and Iowa Sustainable Business Forum. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/brandon-johnson daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/e619bd50-d354-4927-b76d-0254b07de59c/blank-profile-picture-973460__340.png Brandon Johnson - Brandon Johnson Brandon is a second term Green Iowa AmeriCorp member who majored in Physics and is passionate about nuclear energy and exploring nature through birds and making environmental learning fun. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/mia-dean daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/e619bd50-d354-4927-b76d-0254b07de59c/blank-profile-picture-973460__340.png Mia Dean - Mia Dean Mia is the education coordinator at Green Iowa AmeriCorp. She loves interacting with the community and helping others with environmental topics. Some of the activities she likes to enjoy in her spare time are going on hikes and canoeing. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/carolina-kaufman daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/d0a483b8-f5a8-47fe-965c-f1467d137ccb/IMG_5267+%281%29.JPG Carolina Kaufman - Carolina Kaufman Carolina is the Director of Education & Engagement at the University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums and leads the direction of campus and community-wide educational programs, collaborations, visitor services, and outreach of the Old Capitol Museum and Museum of Natural History. Ms. Kaufman additionally serves on the Native American Council and Latinx Council on campus in support of diversity, equity, and inclusion necessary for a global community of learning at Iowa. With 20+ years of expertise in the field of museum education, digital learning, and educational content development, Carolina engages diverse audiences in multiple modes of interaction with museum collections and exhibits. Carolina holds a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with further graduate and professional training from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition to her work in Iowa City, IA., Carolina illustrates for Children's Books and takes time to mentor the next generation of life-long creative thinkers, museumgoers, scientists, and educators. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/claire-carlson daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/28cd06d8-bebe-4d88-9956-10539ba711db/Claire+Carlson.jpg Claire Carlson - Claire Carlson Claire Carlson graduated in May 2020 with a degree in Geoscience. In college, she was actively involved in two student organizations where she served as the Sustainability Chair for Women in Business and was the first President of the Environmental Science Club. While in school, she became interested in the field of environmental conservation and participated in multiple conservation-related internships, including Marine Lab Intern at the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, Land Steward for Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, and Land Steward for Bur Oak Land Trust. Currently, she works as a Planning Coordinator for Conservation Districts of Iowa where she assists 24 NE Iowa Soil and Water Conservation Districts in the development of their 5-year Soil and Water Resource Conservation Plans. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/giselle-bruskewitz daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/e43cd946-ea18-4e88-a7de-36613bb9230a/Giselle+Bruskewitz.png Giselle Bruskewitz - Giselle Bruskewitz Giselle Bruskewitz is a passionate local food system advocate and organizer in Iowa. Giselle began work as a student leader at the University of Iowa and has been collaborating in communities across the state for over a decade to build a more sustainable local food economy centered around education and access. She graduated from UI in 2012 and created her own major through Interdepartmental Studies called "Sustainable Community Development with and Emphasis in Language and Culture". As the Food Hub Manager at Field to Family, Giselle built a wholesale non-profit food hub from the ground up by partnering with farmers and institutional buyers to increase access to fresh local food in the cafeterias that feed thousands of people in our community every day. As Program Director at Iowa Valley RC&D Giselle coordinates collaborative work with the Food Hub Managers Working group, works on development of the Johnson County Historic Poor Farm and continues to manage projects focused on community ownership, food access and social equity. She also serves as the Chair of the Johnson County Food Policy Council and enjoys beekeeping in her free time. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/gustave-stewart daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/c7780041-cd38-4417-a83d-acbfc5fc204c/Gustave+Stewart+Photo_professional.jpg Gustave Stewart - Gustave Stewart Gustave Stewart is currently a graduate student at the University of Minnesota in the Masters in Urban & Regional Planning program. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 2019 with degrees in Political Science and Economics. After graduating, he interned at Metropolitan Planning Organization in Cedar Rapids for a few months and then worked in the Governor's Office of Management & Budget for the State of Illinois for a couple years. As a current graduate student, he have performed research on pedestrian and bicycle trail data. 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Ann is currently nonprofit contractor, positions include Program Manager at Johnson Clean Energy District and Campaign Coordinator for Iowa Environmental Council Clean Up MidAm campaign Ann’s work duties include program development, coordination, and execution; administrative project management; coalition coordination; campaign reporting; strategic development; strategic communications; program efficacy analysis https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/dr-silvia-secchi daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/e9d7c1ae-03b3-4272-89ff-72ca1a707efc/Silvia%2BSecchi_2663.jpg Dr. Silvia Secchi - Dr. Silvia Secchi Dr. Silvia Secchi, professor at the University of Iowa, specializes in sustainability, agriculture, climate change, and policy. Dr. Secchi is known for her extensive research in water systems within the state of Iowa with over ten plus publications on the subject. 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Located in the Community and Behavioral Health department, Dr. Watkins has been known for her voicing of environmental inequities, cancer research, and e-cigarette research. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/ingrid-gronstal daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/abc23305-7d8b-4c4b-8a07-9b43b546ca15/Ingrid+headshot.jpg Ingrid Gronstal - Ingrid Gronstal Ingrid joined Iowa Environmental Council as Water Program Director in 2019. She oversees policy priority development, legislative advocacy, and coalition building for the water program. She has many years of experience in environmental policy. Prior to joining IEC, Ingrid was an Environmental Compliance Specialist at the University of Iowa, working on air quality and water quality regulatory compliance as well as renewable energy projects for the University of Iowa Power Plant. She previously worked as a consultant with the University of Iowa's Office of Sustainability and Iowa Learning Farms. Ingrid has a B.S. and a J.D. from the University of Iowa and lives in Iowa City with her dog Harper. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/matt-ohloff daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/743dfa40-f21b-49fc-b0ea-74ba3ec52ccb/IMG_8423.JPG Matt Ohloff - Matt Ohloff Matt joined the Iowa Environmental Council in December of 2021 as the Clean Communities Manager. Matt brings with him over 15 years of nonprofit grassroots organizing, advocacy, coalition building, campaign development and execution, and more in Iowa and surrounding states on clean energy and agricultural issues. He is passionate about engaging and uniting communities at the local level to create systemic and lasting change that benefits all people. Matt graduated from University of Iowa in 2006 with a B.A. in Political Science and is currently enrolled in the Master of Public Administration program at Drake University. He lives in Des Moines with his partner Hanna and their cat Margo. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/matthew-werth daily 0.75 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/eb3e2608-97b0-4302-ac25-fc0560e13f9a/matt_werth.jpg Matthew Werth - Matthew Werth Matthew is an operations manager of Burge Market Place and leads a diverse team of 300 people. Matthew brings over 25 years leadership experience in food service management. Prior to working for the University of Iowa, Matthew served as a general manager with Aramark Healthcare and worked for various upper casual restaurants including P.F. Chang’s, Cheesecake Factory, and Biaggi’s. In his tenure at Aramark, Matthew was promoted from director and to a multi-line director, and eventually to a general manager within Aramark at the UnityPoint Healthcare System in Iowa. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/nicole-erickson daily 0.75 2022-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/712eab58-6f99-4b9e-9d69-71c52c73d4c7/nicole.jpg Nicole Erickson - Nicole Erickson Nicole heads Frontier's finance department, aligning the business and finance strategy to grow the co-op while staying true to the Frontier mission and values. She leads business improvement initiatives such as company cost reduction, pricing execution and financial innovations. Her focus is driving positive change and continuous improvement through data collection, analytics, and collaboration. Nicole has a B.A. in Management Accounting from Alverno College and an M.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. She is CPA certified and Six Sigma Green Belt certified. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/laura-kuykendall daily 0.75 2022-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/a541d36c-5d73-49e9-8091-166826c4d88f/laura.jpg Laura Kuykendall - Laura Kuykendall Laura has more than 25 years of consumer packaged goods leadership experience. Companies that have benefitted from her marketing expertise include Snyder’s of Hanover, Annie’s Homegrown, Applegate Farms and Boulder Brands. She has also worked in private equity with Factory LLC, investing in early-stage brands such as Honey Stinger, Pipcorn and Stuffed Puffs and partnering with them to rapidly scale their business. Laura serves as an advisor for the Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship at James Madison University and as a mentor for Shenandoah Valley Start-Up, both in Virginia. Laura is passionate about applying her knowledge of brand strategy and product innovation to health and wellness brands and mentoring the next generation of marketers. Laura holds a BA in Communication and an MBA from James Madison University. https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/ion-bodi-vasi daily 0.75 2022-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe104138a7a0b1b64a10925/928e826a-4e38-4806-905c-0d10947a296b/vasi-ion.jpg Ion "Bodi" Vasi - Ion “Bodi” Vasi Associate Professor, Management and Entrepreneurship, Tippie College of Business and Sociology Ph.D. Cornell University Bogdan Vasi's research focuses primarily on how social movements contribute to the diffusion of technological innovations, organizational change, and policymaking. He also studies industry emergence and the adoption and implementation of environmental practices by businesses. His major areas of interest are social movements, organizations, environmental sociology, political and economic sociology, and his research is often situated at the intersection of those areas. He teaches courses on sociological data analysis, social movements, organizations, and corporate social responsibility.