Alaina Kowitz

Terry Tempest Williams is an author, public lands conservationist and activist, and naturalist. Her most current book is The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National Parks, and she has won the Robert Marshall Award, the Distinguished Achievement Award, the Wallace Stegner Award, the David R. Brower Conservation Award, and many more. Terry delivered the Opening Night keynote address at…

Alaina Kowitz: Where do you live and what do you do? Amanda Oborne: I live right here in Portland, Oregon, and am on a mission to fix our food system! I lead a team of passionate and creative individuals at Ecotrust who help Pacific Northwest schools, hospitals, colleges, and other institutions connect and buy from local farmers, ranchers, and fishers,…

Alaina Kowitz: Where do you live and what do you do? Drew Shula: I’m Founder & Principal at Verdical Group. We’re a green building consulting firm headquartered in Los Angeles. We work with our clients to build high performance projects, and we also throw the nation’s largest annual net zero building conference. Our built environment work is super diverse and…

Alaina Kowitz: Where do you live and what do you do? Joel Cesare: I live in Venice Beach, CA. My day job is Sustainable Building Advisor for the City of Santa Monica. I also run an action-sports, sharing-economy startup called StokeShare and serve on the Executive Committee of the Surfrider Foundation. AK: What are you most excited about for this…

1. Network with the Best The Living Future unConference brings together the leading minds of regenerative design, green building, and sustainable architecture. This is where introductions are made, ideas flow, and inspiration is sparked. Don’t miss out on this once-a-year opportunity to meet peers and thought-leaders alike who value the planet and each other. From chatting between sessions to meeting…

Tom has been with ILFI since 2009 and is now transitioning out of his role as Chief Financial Officer. During his time at the ILFI Portland office he managed financial operations, human resources, information technology, corporate governance, risk management, facilities management, and much more. Tom loves to be on the move; he was well-known at ILFI both for his daily…