Bigger Than Us

Meghna Tare is UT Arlington's first Chief Sustainability Officer, Meghna works collaboratively to foster partnerships among academic, research, and operational departments at UT Arlington. She leads institutional sustainability efforts in support of the UT Arlington 2020 Strategic Plan- Bold Solutions | Global Impact that is enabling a sustainable megacity that centers on four themes: health and the human condition, sustainable urban communities, global environmental impact and data-driven discovery. She also works to address opportunities to promote sustainability in several areas, energy efficiency, resource conservation, waste management, transportation, education, outreach, community engagement, supporting and encouraging student initiatives, and implementing an interdisciplinary and sustainability-focused curriculum. https://sustainability.uta.edu/rce/ http://www.meghnatare.com/ https://nexuspmg.com/

Jake Rozmaryn has spent the past decade advancing cleantech industries through marketing innovation. He has helped launch dozens of cleantech and smart mobility startups, is a trusted advisor to CEOs and VCs, and was recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2018. As Antenna's Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Jake leads strategic growth, service expansion and client success initiatives for the agency's clean energy, sustainability, mobility and emerging tech practices. Jake previously founded Eco Branding (acquired by Antenna in 2017), an integrated public relations, marketing, creative and event production agency that specializes in clean energy, smart cities and e-mobility, as well as the Midwest Solar Expo, a leading regional solar conference designed to help grow solar business in the Midwest. He participates on numerous advisory boards, education committees, and mentor committees for a variety of clean energy non-profits, associations, conferences and accelerator programs and contributes articles on cleantech, entrepreneurship and marketing to a variety of business, technology and trade publications. Jake studied Government and Politics with a focus in Environmental Policy at the University of Maryland and resides in New York City. https://www.antennagroup.com http://ufl.nyc/ourprograms/cleanstart

Jessica I. Marschall, Co-President and CEO/CFO, has a Masters in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and an undergrad from the University of Virginia. She has been a practicing CPA for 18 years and also runs a small accounting and tax practice. Her background includes public accounting consultancy and internal auditing. Jessica currently works as an adjunct professor in tax and accounting, volunteers in local community groups, and sits on the Board of two not-for-profit organizations. Her greatest accomplishment is being a mother to five children and a wife of 20 years. Jessica ensures proper research of IRS codifications and relevant case law as well as conferencing with other personal property appraisers and industry leaders to ensure the mission of waste diversion shared by nonprofits, government entities, deconstruction contractors, and individual and corporate donors can be realized with utmost attention to detail from a tax standpoint. https://www.thegreenmissioninc.com/

Nicole Grossberg co-founded Zero Waste NYC Workshop Series in August, 2019 to take action against climate change by educating people on how to live a low waste lifestyle. Nicole believes that by reducing consumption and diverting trash from landfills, humans can ultimately lower their impact on the planet. With her workshop series she hopes to bring together the zero waste community in New York City and provide as many tools as possible to make zero waste an approachable way of life. Prior to her work in sustainability Nicole obtained a Masters degree and spent seven years in social media and event advertising. https://www.zerowastenyc.info/

Duncan Campbell is the VP of Project Development at Scale Microgrid Solutions, where he focuses on deploying hybrid microgrid systems for commercial and industrial customers throughout North America. Additionally, Duncan co-founded the NYC DERs Meetup, a monthly education and networking forum for professionals in the distributed energy space. Prior to joining Scale, Duncan was a Business Development Associate at ENER-G Rudox where he was responsible for leading the development of several high-profile distributed energy projects prior to the company's acquisition by Centrica. Duncan also has experience in the energy industry with Veolia Energy, Canterbury Road Partners, and UGI Utilities. Duncan holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Energy Systems from Temple University. In 2016, he earned a professional certificate in Energy and Innovation from Stanford University, and a professional certificate in Business and Financial Modeling from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School). https://www.meetup.com/NYC-DERs/ https://scalemicrogridsolutions.com/

VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER Dr. Jenkins leads the team responsible for Enviva’s environmental stewardship, from guiding the development and implementation of policies that ensure the sustainability and traceability of the wood supply chain, to interacting with policymakers and other stakeholders on regulatory matters. With a technical background in carbon cycling and ecosystem science, she brings more than 20 years of experience working in government, academia, and the private sector at the interface between forests and climate. She holds a Ph.D. in ecosystem ecology from the University of New Hampshire, an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland’s RH Smith School of Business, a Master of Forest Science from Yale University, and a B.A. in Biology and Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College. http://www.envivabiomass.com/ https://www.mnn.com/money/sustainable-business-practices/sponsorstory/meet-dr-jennifer-jenkins-nobel-prize-winning-scientist-behind-enviva

Katie Wallace is the founder of Hux Sustainables and Chief Marketing Officer at eCarra, an all electric car service. She is an international speaker, eco-entrepreneur, and consultant focused on building a more resilient world. She also does social media and content consulting, working with partners to raise awareness around sustainability, personal discovery, and mental health. Beyond that, she is an avid adventurer and host of an online series and podcast, Sustainable League, discussing what it really takes to build a more resilient world. https://www.huxsustainables.com/about

Matt Myers is head of EarthxCapital.  Matt is a climate trimtab and serial impact platform creator with a wealth of experience designing and driving strategic change within organizations and ecosystems to achieve large-scale, positive impacts on society and the environment.   Matt is Founder and Director of the eCapital Summit, a platform convening private capital, cutting-edge environmental technology companies, ecosystem partners and government to form partnerships having substantial, positive impacts on people and the planet.  Matt engages the federal government throughout the year and is Founder and Director of the Environmental Capital Task Force.  Matt also advised the Inslee for America campaign on cleantech investment policy as well as several members of Congress on the IMPACT for Energy Act.  Additionally, Matt founded EarthxHack, the world’s largest environmental innovation competition.  Previously, Matt was a product manager overseeing the development of digital wealth management and e-commerce platforms for China Merchants Bank.  Matt holds a Masters in Public Administration in International Development from Tsinghua University and is fluent in Mandarin. https://earthx.org/conference/e-capital-summit/ https://earthx.org/

Peter Kelly-Detwiler has 30 years of experience in the electric energy arena. He writes for Forbes.com and other publications on topics related to disruptive innovation and its impact on the electricity infrastructure. He provides strategic advice to clients and investors, helping them to navigate this transitional period. Mr. Kelly-Detwiler has spent much of his career in various areas of competitive power markets. As Senior Vice President at Constellation Energy, he oversaw creation of VirtuWatt – a market leading platform to facilitate real-time awareness of electricity pricing and consumption and bidding of assets into competitive markets. He is currently writing a book on the transformation of electric power markets, to be published by Prometheus Books in the Spring of 2021.

Amy is an Ontario native currently living in Victoria, BC. She received her Master’s Degree in Art History from Queen’s University before working as South Pond Farm’s Wedding & Event Coordinator where she was featured on the series Taste of the Country on Netflix. Growing up in lake country instilled a deep appreciation for the water at an early age and she was able to combine her passions of art and ocean conversation by founding Goldilocks. https://goldilockswraps.com/