Jumpstarting the New Green Economy

A challenge of FDU’s Jumpstart Green Conference was the bounty of sessions that made choosing which to attend a challenge.  However, a highlight for me was Ethan Roland and Greg Landua’s outstanding presentation of edge of thinking about future investing, and not just because it included tasting carbon-negative chocolate.
Their  discussion  introduced notions of “Financial Permaculture” and “Ecosystem Investing.”   You [...]

Ed Liberty is a Vice President of Dome-Tech, Inc. and leads the company’s energy advisory and asset development practices. The energy advisory practice provides clients with energy master plans that allow them to reduce energy use, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower their energy related operating costs. Our energy advisory group also provides clients with [...]

Douglas Cohen, M.A.- Applied Behavioral Science is Chair, National Youth Initiatives, US Partnership, Education for Sustainable Development; and Founder, The Leadership Center.
Douglas Cohen practices Social Architecture focused on sustainability as a driver of large scale change.
He is practitioner of collaborative, cross-sector solution seeking, addressing key social equity and economic justice and spiritual dimensions of the [...]

Ed is a licensed professional engineer and licensed wastewater operator in NY, NJ and PA and is a LEED Accredited Professional. He holds BS and MS degrees from Rutgers University in Bio-Resource Engineering.
Ed was the founder and president of Applied Water Management, Inc. before holding executive roles with American Water as Technical Development Director and VP Strategy. Presently he operates his [...]

Gene Strupinsky, Business Advocate, Hillsborough Township
A native of Brooklyn, NY, Gene has lived most of his adult life in NJ, with a 3-year stint in Charlotte, NC. For the past 25 years he has been residing in Somerset County’s Hillsborough Township where he has been the Business Advocate for nearly 4 years.
Gene is a [...]

Mary Reilly has been working with groups to bring about change with Corporate and Municipal groups for over 20 years.
Creativity and enthusiasm are her hallmarks, both of which serve to motivate all who work with her. 
As a former Earth Science Teacher, she is able to translate multi-dimensional concepts into clear, easy to grasp realities.  [...]

Charles Braunstein, President & Co-Founder, Dome-Tech
Charles oversees strategic direction, financial and production operations and business development for Dome-Tech, Inc. Since co-founding the company in 1989, he has charted the direction and strategy for nearly 20 years.

Charles has extensive management experience in energy conservation, fossil fuel and nuclear power generation and electrical distribution. He has specialized knowledge in [...]

Joe Porrovecchio is a LEED AP and Certified Carbon Reduction Manager; he is a Capital Programs Project Manager at Ramapo College of New Jersey and faculty, teaching Understanding Sustainability and Appropriate Technology.
Joe is vice Chair of the very active NJ Chapter USGBC, with over 850 members; he is working on a regenerative design guidance document [...]

 Elyssa Serrilli, Co-founder, Green Collar Futures
Elyssa Serrilli has been an environmental educator in New Jersey for the past 8 years. She has a passion for sustainable living, outdoor experiential education, and community service. Through her experiences with AmeriCorps and NJ Youth Corps, she has seen the power of ‘service learning’ to empower individuals to change their [...]

Ariane is the Director of Regenerative Culture and a Transition Visionary and Consultant.
Ariane assists individuals and communities to design their transitions to more resilient, regenerative ways of living and collaborates to create long term solutions. She is also a Global Ecovillage Educator for Sustainable Environment, a Participatory Action Learning trainer, a labyrinth design [...]