May 5, 2018 – At Environmental Leader, we cover commercial and industrial environmental issues; our publication’s purpose is to keep “environmental leaders” informed about today’s issues, typically focusing on news surrounding what companies are doing in the space and how it will affect our readers. And while that news is vital to environmental managers and their ability to do their jobs, our mission has evolved as we came to realize that it is equally important to recognize the people in the space – the vice presidents, directors, managers, and engineers responsible for driving their companies, and the environmental management industry itself, forward. Thus, our recognition program was born in 2017 as a way to honor these individuals.
This year, the program has evolved, with two exciting enhancements:
- 75 Honorees: Last year, we were thrilled to announce the EL50 Honorees; this year, with so many top-notch nominations, we bumped that number to 75. Hence our announcement of the EL75.
- Person of the Year: While every single EL75 Honoree is worthy of serious recognition, sometimes an individual’s accomplishments in a given year are particularly noteworthy. With that in mind, we’ve added a “Person of the Year” honor to the EL75 program. One of the EL75 Honorees will be chosen as having shined particularly brightly in the environmental management space this past year. (To be announced May 17.)
Many of the “doers” below will be familiar to you, as they have been prominent in the industry for years. Others have worked diligently behind the scenes, while still others are just emerging as environmental or sustainability management specialists who are making a difference. The list is not the be-all and end-all of individual environmental knowledge, and we know there are many, many people working successfully and persistently – and out of the public eye – to improve environmental management. That being said, these 75 Honorees have come to our attention as those who provide their companies with results that are worthy of recognition.
The Environmental Leader 75 is a recognition program developed and run by the Environment and Energy Leaders Institute, the convening, best practices, thought leadership and peer-learning arm of Environmental Leader, Energy Manager Today and The Environmental Leader and Energy Manager Conference.
(Note: The individuals listed below will be recognized at a celebratory networking reception, sponsored by Sparkfund, on May 17, as part of the Environmental Leader & Energy Manager Summit. The Person of the Year will be announced at that event, as well. Check back after that date to see the Person of the Year.)
Now it’s my honor to introduce the 2018 Environmental Leader 75, a group of Honorees nominated by industry leaders, then curated and chosen by Environmental Leader, along with our advisers and other industry insiders. –Tim Hermes, Group Publisher, Business Sector Media
Environmental Leader 75 Honorees
Kundan Attarde
Chief Engineer
Meluha The Fern
Lani Aviado
Director, Waste Solutions, Waste Consulting
Ecova
Heather Bailey
Executive Director of Energy Strategy and Electric Utility Development
City of Boulder, Boulder CO
Ezgi Barcenas
Senior Director of Global Sustainability
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Eben Bayer
CEO & Co-founder
Ecovative
Scott Beckerman
Senior Vice President and Director of Corporate Sustainability
Comerica, Inc.
Sue Beet-Atkinson
Director of Sustainability
SBM Management Services
Mona Benisi
Senior Director of Sustainability
Simon Property Group
Lindsay Burton
Green and Sustainable Remediation Team Coordinator
ExxonMobil Environmental Services Company
Lisa Carty
Corporate Director – EHS Compliance
Kinder Morgan
Michael Cheyne
Director Facilities, Asset Management and Sustainability
Department of Aviation Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Dochul Choi
Senior Vice President
Samsung Electronics America
Susan D’Souza
Senior National manager, Quality, Sustainability & Regulatory
Staples Business Advantage
Beau Daane
Director, Sustainable Development
Fairmount Santrol
Russ Delozier
Director of Sustainability
J+J Flooring Group
Tony Dunnage
Manufacturing Sustainability Director
Unilever
Denise Elias
Facilities Manager II
US Cellular Corporation
Holly Emerson
Senior Sustainability Analyst
Ingersoll Rand
George Enderlin
North Facility Plant Manager
Smithfield Foods – North Facility
Robert Fairey
Senior Director of Energy Procurement & Waste Diversion
Cox Enterprises
John Friedman
Manager, Sustainability
WGL/Washington Gas
Valerie Gilbert
EHS Compliance Manager
BlueSky Solutions
Catherine Greener
VP, Sustainability
Xanterra Parks & Resorts
Charlotte Gregory
Sustainability Engineer
Kohler Mira Ltd.
Kyle Gumto
Advisor Sustainability & EHS
Cardinal Health
Emma Hamilton-Foster
Environmental Sustainability Manager
Primark
Elizabeth Heider
Chief Sustainability Officer
Skanska Inc.
Jacquelynn Henke
Vice President, Sustainability & Innovation Director
TD Bank
Joe Herrud
Director, Environmental Operations
Leprino Foods Company
Lynda Hogue
Director, Aftermarket Distribution
Carlex
Alastair Hood
President and CEO
Verdafero
Hiroshi Ishizuka
Program Manager, Western Digital Energy & Resource Management Programs
Western Digital
Krista Jaeger
Manager of Sustainability
Cintas Corporation
Beth Jensen
Senior Director of Sustainable Business Innovation
Outdoor Industry Association
Michael Keefe
Environment Lead
FCA US
Joan Kerr
Director, Supply Chain Responsibility
Pacific Gas and Electric
Philippe Le Gall
Sustainability Systems & Reporting Manager
Nestle
Kim Limbaugh
Sustainability Director
SGA Design Group
Pat Lydon
Sustainability Program Manager
Legacy Health
Joe Markling
Executive Director, National Property Operations
USAA Real Estate Company
Tanis Marquette
Global Sustainability Leader
Hexion
Charles Marshall
Airport Engineering Manager
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Paul Marushka
President & CEO
Sphera
Ali Masoudi
Sustainable Materials Manager
US Business Council for Sustainable Development (US BBCSD)
Monica Miller-Brown
Sustainable Design Manager
Thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas
Gregory Mimms
Vice President, Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability
Xylem Inc.
Adam Muellerweiss
Director, Sustainability and Environmental Affairs
Johnson Controls
Peggy Murphy
Sustainability Strategy Leader, North America Consumer Tissue
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Jeff Myrdek
Global Director of Energy & Sustainability
CB Richard Ellis
Jim Newman
Founder and Principal
Linnean Solutions
Scott O’Connell
Director, Environmental Affairs & Producer Responsibility
Dell Technologies
Dan Osterman
Sustainability Champion
Sundt Construction, Inc.
Marissa Pagnani
Group Vice President, Corporate Responsibility
PVH Corp.
Tom Paladino
Founder and CEO
Paladino and Company
David Rachelson
Head of Sustainability
Rubicon Global
Raj Rajan
RD&E Vice president and Global Sustainability Technical Leader
Ecolab
Jeannie Renne-Malone
VP, Sustainability
Prologis
Steve Savage
Founder and CEO
1908 Brands
Morgan Scott
Senior Technical Lead-Sustainability
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Kevin Shaver
General Manager
Veolia North America
Suzanne Shelton
President & CEO
Shelton Group
Meghan Smart
Program Coordinator
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Owen Smith
Director of Utility and Grid Solutions
Ingersoll Rand
Stephanie Stuckey
Chief Resilience Officer
City of Atlanta
Tom Szaky
CEO
TerraCycle
Gillan Taddune
CEO
Banyan Water
Patrick Thibaudeau
Vice President of Sustainability
HGA Architects and Engineers
Tim Trefzer
Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility Manager
Georgia World Congress Center Authority
Allie Valenti
Senior Specialist, Corp Environmental Affairs
Stanley Black & Decker
Hans van der Wel
Director of Ecodesign & Sustainability
Philips
Walt Vernon
CEO
Mazzetti, Sextant Foundation
Amy Vigneux
Director – Sustainable Building Solutions
ASSA ABLOY
Ewan Watt
Environmental Manager/UAV Pilot/Land Surveyor
Cyberhawk Innovations
Maxfield Weiss
Global Social & Environmental Responsibility Manager
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Lincoln Young
President
Rockwood Recycling