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Second Nature and the Intentional Endowments Network would again like to thank everyone who participated in the year-long 2021 Climate Action Pursuit! Thank you to our planning design committee, sponsors, host institutions, organizational partners, Second Nature & IEN staff and interns, and all of you who "attended"!  

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Wednesday, February 24
 

10:00am EST

Office Hours
There will not be a recording of this session.

Open space for conversations with IEN and Second Nature staff.
Moderators
avatar for Hannah Bowen

Hannah Bowen

Director of Events and Communications, Intentional Endowments Network
avatar for Michele Madia

Michele Madia

Senior Director of Programs and Communications, Second Nature

Wednesday February 24, 2021 10:00am - 11:00am EST
Zoom
  Peer to Peer Conversation

11:00am EST

Climate Action Pursuit Welcome and Keynote Conversation: Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Welcome Recording
Click on the VIDEO STREAM button to watch the keynote address, and/or the WELCOME RECORDING button to watch the welcome portion.

Welcome from SN/IEN, orientation to the program and an engaging Keynote conversation with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Founder, Urban Ocean Lab & Co-Founder, The All We Can Save Project, on "All we can save - rooting our work in compassion, connection, creativity, and collaboration."

Some key takeaways from this session:
  • It’s important to create community, even in a virtual space. Some of the tools we’re using for that include: meaningful introductions including land acknowledgements; Slido polls/interactive questions; peer to peer conversations
  • The Pursuit will be a 4-milestone journey driven by what participants are looking for
  • Participants in the Pursuit are setting ambitious goals
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Moderators
avatar for Tim Carter

Tim Carter

President, Second Nature
avatar for Georges Dyer

Georges Dyer

Executive Director, Intentional Endowments Network
I am the co-founder and Executive Director of the Intentional Endowments Network --- thank you all for joining us for the Pursuit!
avatar for Valerie Red-Horse Mohl

Valerie Red-Horse Mohl

CFO, East Bay Community Foundation

Speakers
avatar for Ludovica Martella

Ludovica Martella

Independent Researcher, Miami-Dade Office of Resilience
I am a professional researcher and advocate committed to promoting climate justice and gender equality through the engagement of multiple stakeholders. I am particularly interested in local-based approaches to minimize the effects of climate change in climate resilient communities... Read More →
avatar for Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

Founder, Urban Ocean Lab; Co-Founder, The All We Can Save Project
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, writer, and Brooklyn native. She is founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for coastal cities, and is co-creator and co-host of the Spotify/Gimlet podcast How to Save a Planet. With Dr. Katharine Wilkinson, she c... Read More →

Wednesday February 24, 2021 11:00am - 12:15pm EST
Zoom
  Keynote

1:00pm EST

Pursue Student Leadership - A New Social Contract between Students and Higher Ed Institutions
Click VIDEO STREAM to watch the recording of this session.

In this session participants will hear from Elsa Mengistu, a strategist and visionary within the environmental movement, as she shares stories highlighting youth and college activism and empowerment, how and where to get engaged, and the need for intersectionality and multifaceted solutions in the sustainability and higher education sectors. Mengistu is the Cultural Development and Outreach Specialist and Founding Member at Generation Green, a student pursuing a degree in Political Science at Howard University, and the former Director of Operations at This is Zero Hour, a global grassroots climate organization intent on gaining support for the Youth Climate Movement.

Some key takeaways from this session:
In this session, through narrative storytelling based on her lived experience, Elsa Mengistu shares:
  • What led her to learn about white fragility and the importance of educators that care about their students and uplifting marginalized voices;
  • Through her organizing work, how she has worked to address systems of oppression including colonialism, capitalism, patriarchy, racism, and mass incarceration, and how layers of experience within these systems give individuals a unique perspective that should be highly valued and listened to;
  • As a student at Howard University, ways she has seen environmental racism play out inside and outside of the classroom, what higher education is doing right, and how to get engaged and make higher education institutions more intersectional, equitable, and inclusive.
Speakers
avatar for Elsa Mengistu

Elsa Mengistu

Cultural Development and Outreach Specialist, Student, Generation Green, Howard University

Wednesday February 24, 2021 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Zoom
  Panel/Roundtable

2:30pm EST

Peer to Peer Conversation Block
There will not be a recording of this session.

Connect with peers for facilitated – but informal – discussions about what you’re facing in your work – the good, the bad, the complicated.
Speakers
avatar for Russ Gaskin

Russ Gaskin

Managing Partner, CoCreative
Russ helps people who don't know each other and often don't even like each other solve complex problems together in the areas of shared prosperity and ecological sustainability--and builds the capacity of others to do the same.As the managing partner of CoCreative, a systems change... Read More →
avatar for Sharon Simms

Sharon Simms

Consultant, CoCreative
Sharon leverages her experience in curriculum development, program development, strategic planning, and training to advance meaningful collaboration among diverse stakeholders.Sharon has 20 years of experience working in human/social services and has worked with the nonprofit sector... Read More →

Wednesday February 24, 2021 2:30pm - 3:15pm EST
Zoom
  Peer to Peer Conversation

5:00pm EST

End-of-Day Reflection
Click VIDEO STREAM to watch the recording of this session.

Open space for recapping the day’s sessions, reflecting, and planning for the work ahead.

Some key takeaways from this session:
  • We need to use the events that occurred in Texas last week as a reminder and motivator for our work
Speakers
avatar for Tim Carter

Tim Carter

President, Second Nature
avatar for Georges Dyer

Georges Dyer

Executive Director, Intentional Endowments Network
I am the co-founder and Executive Director of the Intentional Endowments Network --- thank you all for joining us for the Pursuit!
avatar for Dianne Dillon-Ridgley

Dianne Dillon-Ridgley

Board Member, Crane Institute of Sustainability
avatar for Alice DonnaSelva

Alice DonnaSelva

Managing Director, Intentional Endowments Network

Wednesday February 24, 2021 5:00pm - 5:30pm EST
Zoom
  Peer to Peer Conversation
 
Thursday, February 25
 

9:00am EST

Office Hours: Meet IEN's Steering Committee
There will not be a recording of this session.

Open space for conversations with IEN Steering Committee Members.

Hear from IEN Steering Committee members on what drove them to serve on this leadership group for the Intentional Endowments Network, and ask questions about the Network's current activities and priorities.

This will be an interactive, informal opportunity for networking and peer-learning. 
Moderators
avatar for Alice DonnaSelva

Alice DonnaSelva

Managing Director, Intentional Endowments Network
avatar for Georges Dyer

Georges Dyer

Executive Director, Intentional Endowments Network
I am the co-founder and Executive Director of the Intentional Endowments Network --- thank you all for joining us for the Pursuit!

Thursday February 25, 2021 9:00am - 10:00am EST
Zoom
  Peer to Peer Conversation

10:00am EST

Office Hours: Second Nature - Ask Me Anything
There will not be a recording of this session.

Open space for conversations with Second Nature leadership.
Moderators
avatar for Tim Carter

Tim Carter

President, Second Nature

Thursday February 25, 2021 10:00am - 11:00am EST
Zoom
  Peer to Peer Conversation

11:00am EST

Racial Equity Investing 101: No Justice, No Peace Without Prison Free Portfolios
Click VIDEO STREAM to watch the recording of this session.

Because of the racist history of incarceration in the U.S., racial justice, and racial equity investing, are impossible without dismantling the prison industrial complex, one that systematically targets thousands of primarily poor Black and Indigenous communities for disenfranchisement while making billions for corporations and shareholders every year. Doing so will require going beyond private prisons, which hold less than 8% of all incarcerated people in the country. This session will offer an opportunity to learn some of that history and what it means for environmental justice and investors. You will hear directly from a lawyer and activist formerly with the Mecklenburg County Public Defenders' office, with first-hand experience inside the penal system due to the protests last summer, and learn how to begin taking action from pioneers in racial equity and prison free investing.

Some key takeaways from this session:
  • Slavery didn’t end with the 13th amendment - it just evolved, and we see slavery today in the operations of the prison industrial complex. In fact, the United States has nearly 25% of the world’s prison population despite making up under 5% of the global population. Mass incarceration not only impacts the individuals in prison but their families, communities, and our entire society - it’s hurting us all. Investing in a financially profitable prison industrial complex in the short term is never the answer when we can invest directly in people and their success.
  • Corporations often don’t want to know if they have prison labor in their supply chains so investors will need to educate themselves, in order to push portfolio companies to look into the use of prison labor and disclose that information.
  • All of us, including investors, are complicit in upholding oppressive systems and we need to understand how in order to start operating differently. But these systems were created - they're humanmade, not natural and so we absolutely can dismantle them. And since we have the power to do that, each of us can be part of the solution as much as, and even more so than, we are a part of the problem.
Moderators
avatar for Jochebed Bogunjoko

Jochebed Bogunjoko

Founder & CEO, J Aduke Consulting

Speakers
avatar for Renee Morgan

Renee Morgan

Social Justice Strategist, Adasina Capital
avatar for Habekah Cannon

Habekah Cannon

Managing Attorney, The Law Office of Habekah B. Cannon
avatar for Ivy Jack

Ivy Jack

Head of Equity Research, Northstar Asset Management
avatar for Patience Marime Ball

Patience Marime Ball

Founder & CEO, Women of the World Endowment

Thursday February 25, 2021 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Zoom
  Panel/Roundtable

1:00pm EST

Presidential Pursuit Cohorts - February Milestone Meeting
This session is by invitation only, for Presidents, Chancellors, and Trustees of higher education institutions.
This invitation only session will begin with a high-level speaker/topic common to the higher education sector as a whole. Presidents will then break out into the cohorts according to institution types to learn about new models for action from peers, and create recommendations for how their institutions can lead action on climate, relying on unique institutional strengths.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. David Finegold

Dr. David Finegold

President, Chatham University
avatar for Tim Carter

Tim Carter

President, Second Nature
avatar for Georges Dyer

Georges Dyer

Executive Director, Intentional Endowments Network
I am the co-founder and Executive Director of the Intentional Endowments Network --- thank you all for joining us for the Pursuit!
avatar for Dr. F. Javier Cevallos

Dr. F. Javier Cevallos

President, Framingham State University
avatar for Dr. Darron Collins

Dr. Darron Collins

President, College of the Atlantic
avatar for Dr. Michael M. Crow

Dr. Michael M. Crow

President, Arizona State University
avatar for Dr. Jean Goodnow

Dr. Jean Goodnow

President, Delta College
avatar for Dr. Karin Hilgersom

Dr. Karin Hilgersom

President, Truckee Meadows Community College
avatar for Dr. Hilary L. Link

Dr. Hilary L. Link

President, Allegheny College
avatar for Dr. Scott D. Miller

Dr. Scott D. Miller

President, Virginia Wesleyan University
avatar for Dr. Mark Mitsui

Dr. Mark Mitsui

President, Portland Community College
avatar for Dr. Valerie Newhouse

Dr. Valerie Newhouse

President, Iowa Lakes Community College
avatar for Dr. Elsa Núñez

Dr. Elsa Núñez

President, Eastern Connecticut State University
avatar for Dr. Santa J. Ono

Dr. Santa J. Ono

President & Vice-Chancellor, University of British Columbia
avatar for Dr. Robert C. Robbins

Dr. Robert C. Robbins

President, The University of Arizona
avatar for Mariko Silver

Mariko Silver

President & CEO, Luce Foundation
avatar for Nigel Topping

Nigel Topping

High Level Climate Champion, COP26
avatar for Dr. Wim Wiewel

Dr. Wim Wiewel

President, Lewis & Clark College
avatar for Dr. Kim A. Wilcox

Dr. Kim A. Wilcox

Chancellor, University of California Riverside
avatar for Jamie Merisotis

Jamie Merisotis

President & CEO, Lumina
Innovation and DiscoveryFuture of WorkDemocracyImmigration

Thursday February 25, 2021 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Zoom
  President & Trustee Cohort

1:00pm EST

Pursuit Team Formation Workshop
There will not be a recording of this session.

A workshop to discuss goal-setting, identify shared challenges and shared aspirations, and meet colleagues with similar interests. Participants can expect to engage with their peers from across higher ed and leave the workshop with tools, connections, resources, and goals to work towards to overcome tricky issues. Joining this workshop gives you the opportunity – but not an obligation – to form a team with colleagues to receive additional support through the Climate Action Pursuit.
Speakers
avatar for Russ Gaskin

Russ Gaskin

Managing Partner, CoCreative
Russ helps people who don't know each other and often don't even like each other solve complex problems together in the areas of shared prosperity and ecological sustainability--and builds the capacity of others to do the same.As the managing partner of CoCreative, a systems change... Read More →
avatar for Sharon Simms

Sharon Simms

Consultant, CoCreative
Sharon leverages her experience in curriculum development, program development, strategic planning, and training to advance meaningful collaboration among diverse stakeholders.Sharon has 20 years of experience working in human/social services and has worked with the nonprofit sector... Read More →

Thursday February 25, 2021 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
Zoom
  Workshop

3:00pm EST

Adult Allyship: How to Build an Intergenerational Climate Movement
The sole purpose of this training will be to improve literacy of older generations to build a more inclusive, intergenerational climate movement. We will dive deep into the values that youth carry and their vision for the future, as well as how adult allies at universities and institutions can listen to youth activists, create institutional infrastructure to support turning asks into action with students, and carving an equitable path forward for all.
Speakers
avatar for Gabby Heidrich

Gabby Heidrich

Youth Engagement Program Coordinator, Climate Reality Project
avatar for Tobias Hess

Tobias Hess

Student & Founder of the Sunrise Movement Chapter, Bard College
avatar for Harriet Shugarman

Harriet Shugarman

Executive Director, ClimateMama

Thursday February 25, 2021 3:00pm - 4:30pm EST
Zoom
  Workshop

5:00pm EST

End-of-Day Reflection
Click VIDEO STREAM to watch the recording of this session.



Open space for recapping the day’s sessions, reflecting, and planning for the work ahead.
Speakers
avatar for Tim Carter

Tim Carter

President, Second Nature
avatar for Georges Dyer

Georges Dyer

Executive Director, Intentional Endowments Network
I am the co-founder and Executive Director of the Intentional Endowments Network --- thank you all for joining us for the Pursuit!
avatar for Dr. Elsa Núñez

Dr. Elsa Núñez

President, Eastern Connecticut State University
avatar for Alice DonnaSelva

Alice DonnaSelva

Managing Director, Intentional Endowments Network

Thursday February 25, 2021 5:00pm - 5:30pm EST
Zoom
  Peer to Peer Conversation
 
Friday, February 26
 

9:00am EST

Office Hours: Open Q&A with Experts & Peers
There will not be a recording of this session.

In this open session participants can have dialog with peers and private sector experts who provide services and solutions to institutions of higher education.  Participants also may share some of their own solutions to vexing problems.  The dialog is likely to focus on two topic areas: campus operations and asset management.
Moderators
avatar for Eric Howard

Eric Howard

Director of Strategic Partnerships, Second Nature
I've been with Second Nature for 2+ years, assisting and directing our relationships with an array of entities that provide climate-related services to campuses.

Friday February 26, 2021 9:00am - 10:15am EST
Zoom
  Peer to Peer Conversation

11:00am EST

Peer-to-Peer Conversations - All We Can Save
There will not be a recording of this session.

Inspired by our keynote speaker Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson’s work, this informal conversation will introduce the anthology All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis. We’ll talk about ways to bring the book to life on your campus or in your organization, and reflect together on its themes! No need to do any reading in advance, but if you’d like to learn more about the anthology, take a look here.

Some key takeaways from this session:
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  • A number of campuses are using or planning ways to connect across the full campus community on sustainability and climate justice, and to help people find their unique contributions to sustainability/climate justice no matter which field they work in/study.
  • All We Can Save circles are starting on a few campuses, and others will explore ways to use them this year.
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Speakers
avatar for Hannah Bowen

Hannah Bowen

Director of Events and Communications, Intentional Endowments Network
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Susan Kidd

Executive Director of Sustainability, Agnes Scott College

Friday February 26, 2021 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Zoom
  Peer to Peer Conversation

12:30pm EST

Keynote Conversation: NAACP & Climate Justice
Click VIDEO STREAM to watch the recording of this session.

Climate change has a disproportionate impact on communities of color and low income communities in the United States and around the world. The NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program supports community leadership in addressing this human and civil rights issue. This session will provide an overview of the NAACP’s climate justice work and how it intersects with issues of health, food, and community resilience. Speakers will explore ways the higher education community can enhance its climate justice leadership in terms of campus culture, community engagement, education, and endowment investing.
Moderators
avatar for Marvin Owens

Marvin Owens

Chief Engagement Officer, Impact Shares

Speakers
avatar for Jacqueline Patterson

Jacqueline Patterson

Director, NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program, NAACP
Jacqueline Patterson is the Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program. Since 2007 Patterson has served as coordinator & co-founder of Women of Color United. Jacqui Patterson has worked as a researcher, program manager, coordinator, advocate and activist working on women‘s rights, violence against women, HIV&AIDS, racial justice, economic justice, an... Read More →

Friday February 26, 2021 12:30pm - 1:30pm EST
Zoom
  Keynote

2:00pm EST

How Students Can Impact Corporate Behavior Through Engagement
Click VIDEO STREAM to watch the recording of this session.

There is immense opportunity to create impact through shareholder engagement in public equity investments. The scale and influence of such a mainstream asset class make it tremendously important to be able to spot opportunities to engage as shareholders. On this panel, you will hear from students, faculty, and industry professionals as they discuss how, through working with their institution's endowment, utilizing student-managed investment funds, and participating in extracurricular activities, they are impacting corporate behavior through shareholder engagement. Examples that will be discussed include drafting proxy voting guidelines, co-filing a shareholder resolution, and participating in a student competition focused on engagement.
Speakers
avatar for Dorien Nunez

Dorien Nunez

Co-Founder & Director of Research, OMNIResearch & OMNI Wall St Advantage
avatar for Susanna Gibbons, CFA

Susanna Gibbons, CFA

Faculty & Managing Director, David S. Kidwell Funds Enterprise at the University of Minnesota
Susanna has over 30 years of investment industry experience across multiple asset classes - equities, alternatives, and fixed income; and multiple roles - analytical, portfolio management, consulting, and educational. She serves on the Investment Advisory Council for the Minnesota... Read More →
avatar for Jacob Ivy

Jacob Ivy

Masters in Sustainability Solutions Candidate, Arizona State University
avatar for Jae Nam

Jae Nam

MBA Candidate, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College

Friday February 26, 2021 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Zoom
  Panel/Roundtable

3:30pm EST

Peer to Peer Conversation Block
There will not be a recording of this session.

Take some time to join semi-structured networking / working sessions for goal-setting before this milestone closes. Any Pursuit Teams that have already formed will meet as a team; other participants can join a breakout with people in similar roles to set personal and institutional goals that the rest of the Climate Action Pursuit milestones can advance – use this space to suggest sessions for June!
Speakers
avatar for Russ Gaskin

Russ Gaskin

Managing Partner, CoCreative
Russ helps people who don't know each other and often don't even like each other solve complex problems together in the areas of shared prosperity and ecological sustainability--and builds the capacity of others to do the same.As the managing partner of CoCreative, a systems change... Read More →
avatar for Sharon Simms

Sharon Simms

Consultant, CoCreative
Sharon leverages her experience in curriculum development, program development, strategic planning, and training to advance meaningful collaboration among diverse stakeholders.Sharon has 20 years of experience working in human/social services and has worked with the nonprofit sector... Read More →

Friday February 26, 2021 3:30pm - 4:30pm EST
Zoom
  Peer to Peer Conversation

5:00pm EST

End-of-Milestone Reflection & Next Steps
Click VIDEO STREAM to watch the recording of this session.


Open space for recapping the milestone, reflecting, and planning for the work ahead.
Moderators
avatar for Tim Carter

Tim Carter

President, Second Nature
avatar for Alice DonnaSelva

Alice DonnaSelva

Managing Director, Intentional Endowments Network
avatar for Georges Dyer

Georges Dyer

Executive Director, Intentional Endowments Network
I am the co-founder and Executive Director of the Intentional Endowments Network --- thank you all for joining us for the Pursuit!

Speakers
avatar for Dr. Mark Mitsui

Dr. Mark Mitsui

President, Portland Community College
avatar for Neda Nobari

Neda Nobari

Vice Chair, San Francisco State University Foundation Board
Neda Nobari, Vice Chair of the Foundation Board, San Francisco State UniversityNeda Nobari is the current Vice Chair of the Foundation Board at San Francisco State University, Former Chair and current member of the Investment Committee, Alumna of the Year 2020 and an inductee into... Read More →

Friday February 26, 2021 5:00pm - 5:30pm EST
Zoom
  Peer to Peer Conversation
 
Thursday, June 10
 

11:00am EDT

Browning the Green Space - Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) in Practice
This featured workshop on Browning the Green Space - Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) in Practice will provide participants an overview of the primary role that justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion play in advancing climate action within higher education. In this session, we will explore systems-based approaches to promoting JEDI objectives in pursuing energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable resource management, and more by examining how these approaches intersect with several key pillars - careers & companies, capital & contracts, and communities.
Speakers
avatar for Julianne Zimmerman

Julianne Zimmerman

Managing Director, Reinventure Capital
For more than 25 years Julianne has been putting technology and capital to work for the greater good in a variety of sectors and applications. She is currently Managing Director , Reinventure Capital. She has previously served as: Co-Founder (seed-stage investment); VP of communications... Read More →
avatar for Kerry Bowie

Kerry Bowie

Managing Director & Founder, of Msaada Partners, Browning the Green Space
Kerry is the Managing Partner of Msaada Partners and the Majira Project, a nonprofit accelerator program and innovator support organization that helps small businesses and startups grow with a mission of community development through entrepreneurship. Kerry works at the nexus of social... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Downey

Amanda Downey

VP, Business Performance & Planning NE, National Grid
Amanda is Senior Counsel at National Grid US, an electricity and gas company serving New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Amanda supports the Company’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulated businesses and serves as lead in-house counsel for the Company’s FERC... Read More →
avatar for Jacquie Ashmore
avatar for Madeline Wang

Madeline Wang

Founder & CEO, 7 C's
Madeline is the founder of 7Cs Leadership Workshop. She previously was the Managing Director - Capital Markets and Credit at BlueWave Solar and has extensive industry experience with distributed solar (small utility-scale, C&I, and residential), energy efficiency, utilities and independent... Read More →
avatar for Jeremy McDiarmid

Jeremy McDiarmid

As Vice President, Policy & Government Affairs, Jeremy leads NECEC's policy and government affairs team. Prior to joining NECEC, he served as Commercial Business Development Manager at SunBug Solar. Before joining SunBug, Jeremy advised Acadia Center on organizational and operational... Read More →
avatar for Dan Goldman

Dan Goldman

Vice President & Treasurer,, Browning the Green Spaces
Daniel Goldman is a co-founder and managing director at Clean Energy Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage climate tech companies commercializing disruptive advanced energy technologies that can grow to scale and address global climate disruption. Mr... Read More →
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Thursday June 10, 2021 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Zoom
  Workshop

1:30pm EDT

Next Level Conversations - Curriculum & Community Engagement
In this session, you’ll hear silo-breaking updates from peers leading on climate justice through universities’ curriculum design and collaborative work to address issues affecting communities well-being. In constructive presentations, experts in the field will share their experience at the cutting edge of trends - and why you should follow up to implement these action steps on your campus/in your organization. After hearing what’s new across the field, you’ll have an opportunity right away to start digging deeper by joining a smaller, peer-to-peer conversation with the experts on the topic of your choice. Can’t pick just one? There will also be an opportunity to book 1-1 or small group time with the presenters during tomorrow’s open meeting space or times throughout the next week. Topics include:
Topic 1: Educating the Next Generation of Sustainable Investment Leaders: Starting and Managing a Student-Managed Investment Fund
Topic 2: Betting on Social Progress: Breckinridge and the Social Progress Imperative
Topic 3: Campus-Community Partnerships on Climate Action: Applications of the EPIC model
Topic 4: Reinforcing Resilience: Going beyond traditional hazard assessments to bolster adaptive capacity

Moderators
avatar for Marshall Curry

Marshall Curry

Program Manager, EPIC-N
Marshall Curry joined EPIC-N in September 2017. He manages day-to-day operations, and provides support to member programs and  board members, while living in his hometown of Springfield, Oregon. He received a MPA and a MS in Educational Leadership from the University of Oregon in... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Korin Tangtrakul

Korin Tangtrakul

Sustainability Manager, Drexel University
Korin Tangtrakul is the Sustainability Manager for the Sustainable Water Resource Engineering (SWRE) Lab under Dr. Franco Montalto of Drexel University. With experience in geography, urban planning, green infrastructure, community engagement and environmental activism, Korin's current... Read More →
avatar for Susanna Gibbons, CFA

Susanna Gibbons, CFA

Faculty & Managing Director, David S. Kidwell Funds Enterprise at the University of Minnesota
Susanna has over 30 years of investment industry experience across multiple asset classes - equities, alternatives, and fixed income; and multiple roles - analytical, portfolio management, consulting, and educational. She serves on the Investment Advisory Council for the Minnesota... Read More →
avatar for Kayla Hickman

Kayla Hickman

Sustainability Coordinator, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
Kayla Hickman has spent 3 years working within the field of higher education sustainability, and is currently the Sustainability Coordinator at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). She assists UMBC in achieving its carbon neutrality goal through engaging faculty, staff... Read More →
avatar for Tim Coffin

Tim Coffin

Director, Sustainability, Breckinridge
avatar for Anne Reichman

Anne Reichman

Director, Sustainable Cities Network, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation, Arizona State University
Anne is Director of Arizona State University’s (ASU) Sustainable Cities Network, an award winning program within ASU’s Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS) that is comprised of city, county and tribal community practitioners and leaders in sustainability-related... Read More →
avatar for Steven Russell

Steven Russell

Program Manager of Project Cities, Arizona State University
Steve Russell is the Program Manager of Project Cities, at Arizona State University’s Sustainable Cities Network. In this capacity, Russell coordinates research projects to help municipal governments to advance their sustainability goals. Russell holds a Master’s Degree in Public... Read More →
avatar for Laura Martin

Laura Martin

Associate Director of the McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement, University of Mississippi
Dr. Laura Martin serves as Associate Director of the McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement, a center at the University of Mississippi that fights poverty through education, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Laura engages faculty, staff, students, and community... Read More →
avatar for Mazi Ferguson

Mazi Ferguson

Interim Director, Office of Community Engagement and Partnerships, University of South Florida
As the Assistant Program Director of OCEP, Mazi provides strategic and operational direction and support for the programming efforts for community engagement for the Tampa Campus. Mazi develops internal systems and materials for program delivery and service while acting as a resource... Read More →
avatar for Karan Kishorepuria

Karan Kishorepuria

Director of Fund Development at NUImpact, Northeastern University
avatar for Ryan Kmetz

Ryan Kmetz

Assistant Director of Sustainability, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
Ryan Kmetz is a climate resilience and sustainability professional whose work is focused on using data-driven GIS to solve complex problems while simultaneously telling compelling stories. Kmetz serves on Second Nature's Resilience working group and has spoken on GIS and climate resilience... Read More →

Thursday June 10, 2021 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Zoom
  Panel/Roundtable

4:30pm EDT

Lightning Round: Ambitious Goals and Who Can Help You Meet Them
In this session, hear inspiring, short "lightning round" presentations about what is possible in our field, on topics such as:
- Making a Net Zero Portfolio Commitment
- The Student Corporate Engagement Competition
- Creating Racial Equity Standards for Impact Investing
- Effectively Working with Community Partners in Resilience Planning
and more!
Speakers
avatar for Dave Karlsgodt

Dave Karlsgodt

Director, Brailsford & Dunleavy
Dave Karlsgodt is a director in Brailsford & Dunlavey’s Management Advisory Services practice group, spearheading the development of interactive tool sets and management of data that provide clients the basis for successful outcomes. Dave is also adept at explaining complex topics... Read More →
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Jacob Ivy

Masters in Sustainability Solutions Candidate, Arizona State University
VC

Vivian Chen

Student, Arizona State University
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Chris O'Brien

Director of Business Development, CustomerFirst Renewables
Chris O’Brien is Director, Business Development at CustomerFirst Renewables and a long-time participant in Second Nature Summits and programs. He leads outreach and solution delivery efforts with a focus on the higher education market. He brings more than 20 years of energy, sustainability... Read More →
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Tynesia Boyea-Robinson

CEO, CapEQ
Tynesia is an entrepreneur, Six Sigma blackbelt, and technologist uniquely positioned to catalyze a results-driven era of social change. She has been religiously leading and writing about enterprises that “do well and do good” for over a decade.
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Bob Hinkle

President & CEO, Metrus Energy
Bob Hinkle is President & CEO of Metrus Energy and founded the company in 2009. He has over 20 years of energy efficiency and clean energy finance experience and was previously with MMA Renewable Ventures, Bechtel, Booz Allen & Hamilton and the California Clean Energy Fund. He has... Read More →
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Erika Murphy

Managing Director and Investment Director, Climate Platform, Wellington Management
As investment director of Wellington’s Climate Platform, Erika partners with our Climate Research Team and advises clients on both transition and physical climate risks and opportunities across traditional and alternative asset classes. She contributes to climate-focused strategic... Read More →
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David Krantz

David Krantz is a doctoral student at the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University, where he is a leader in the student-run ESG shareholder-engagement group. He holds master's degrees from New YorkUniversity and the University of California, Berkeley.
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Noorie Rajvanshi

Director, Sustainability and Climate Strategy, Siemens USA
With more than a decade of experience in the field of environmental sustainability, energy, and urban development, Noorie is responsible for supporting the strategy and execution of the Siemens US region’s decarbonization plan to achieve carbon neutral operations by 2030. In this... Read More →

Thursday June 10, 2021 4:30pm - 5:15pm EDT
Zoom
  Panel/Roundtable
 
Friday, June 11
 

11:00am EDT

Using Your Institutional Power to Achieve Climate Justice
In this workshop, we’ll equip stakeholders to leverage the full power and assets of higher education institutions to achieve climate justice. The workshop will kick off with remarks by Dr. Davarian Baldwin, the Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies at Trinity College, to talk about "The Anti-Racist University: Why Equity and Inclusion Cannot Stop at the Campus Gates," providing a big picture view of current and historical origins of university power & wealth. We will then engage in an active learning and peer-to-peer conversations to cover approaches to developing a more equitable relationship between our communities and our universities for climate justice in several action areas including: endowment investing, procurement, hiring, capital improvements and infrastructure planning, reparations programs, and staff retirement plans.
Speakers
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Davarian Baldwin

Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies, Trinity College
Davarian L. Baldwin is the Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies and founding director of the Smart Cities Lab at Trinity College (CT). He is the author of In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities are Plundering Our Cities; Chicago's New Negroes: Modernity... Read More →

Friday June 11, 2021 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Zoom
  Workshop

1:00pm EDT

Empowering People-Oriented Climate Action: Santa Clara University, Dickinson College, & EcoChallenge.org
Santa Clara University and Dickinson College have embraced the power of collective action to augment their campuses' operational climate initiatives. EcoChallenge.org provides tools and resources to unite individuals, campuses and communities in drawing down climate change and using behavioral strategies for positive change. Speakers in this session will share their tools and practices to invite and empower students, faculty, and staff to easily see how the choices they make contribute to collective campus and global sustainability goals, as well as how those collective actions are measured and shared.
Speakers
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Lindsey Lyons

Assistant Director, Center for Sustainability Education, Dickinson College
Lindsey Lyons came to Dickinson College in 2011 as the Assistant Director of the Center for Sustainability Education. Lyons completed her B.S. in biology from Lynchburg College and a M.S. in environmental education from Southern Oregon University. As a certified K-12 teacher, outdoor... Read More →
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Lacy Cagle

Director of Learning, Ecochallenge . org
Lacy Cagle is a systems-focused leader and community education facilitator. As Director of Learning at Ecochallenge.org, she developed and refined a system of high quality learning programs that inspire sustainability action and advocacy, and cultivated Ecochallenge.org’s thought... Read More →
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Lindsey Kalkbrenner

Director, Center for Sustainability, Santa Clara University
Lindsey has 15 years of experience galvanizing SCU's transformation into a top-tier sustainability performer. She combines grassroots mobilization and change agent expertise with her commitment to environmental health, financial strength, and social justice to lead the Center for... Read More →

Friday June 11, 2021 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Zoom
  Workshop

2:30pm EDT

Keynote Conversation: Leah Stokes and Nikayla Jefferson
A keynote conversation between Leah Stokes and Nikayla Jefferson about how young activism can impact climate and energy policy at various levels of decision-making and types of decision-makers. This session will provide inspirational examples of how advocacy can be used as a critical strategic tool to implement just and equitable climate solutions.
Speakers
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Leah Stokes

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science | Affiliated with the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and the Environmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Nikayla Jefferson

Sunrise San Diego / UCSB

Friday June 11, 2021 2:30pm - 3:15pm EDT
Zoom
  Keynote

3:30pm EDT

Next Level Conversations - Operations & Finance
In this session, you’ll hear silo-breaking updates from peers leading on climate justice in university operations and finance, including endowment investing. In efficient presentations, experts in the field will share their experience at the cutting edge of trends - and why you should follow up to implement these action steps on your campus/in your organization. After hearing what’s new across the field, you’ll have an opportunity right away to start digging deeper by joining a smaller, peer-to-peer conversation with the experts on the topic of your choice. Can’t pick just one? There will also be an opportunity to book 1-1 or small group time with the presenters during tomorrow’s open meeting space or times throughout the following week. Topics such as:
Topic 1 - How To : The Simple Power of Incorporating Racial Justice into a Net-Zero Portfolio
Topic 2 - Charge On!: How to Electrify Your Fleet
Topic 3 - How to Implement a Carbon Pricing Scheme: Perspectives from the Higher Ed Carbon Pricing Working Group
Topic 4 - Shareholder Engagement for Curriculum and Campus Goals (Net Zero, DEI)
Speakers
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Pedro Henriques da Silva

Global Endowment Management
Pedro joined Global Endowment Management (GEM) in 2019, to support GEM's versatile impact investment work on behalf of mission-led institutional clients. Driven by impact, Pedro uses his experiences as a former educator, foundation in economics, and passion for positive investing... Read More →
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Sarah Reed

Program Manager, Electrification Coalition
Sarah Reed is an outreach and engagement organizer at the Electrification Coalition. She is responsible for guiding public and private fleets through the transition to electric vehicles and specifically supports the EC’s Climate Mayors Electric Vehicle Purchasing Collaborative... Read More →
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Elizabeth Drake

Climate Action Manager, Swarthmore College
Elizabeth Drake is the Climate Action Manager in the Office of Sustainability, where she leads climate protection activities across the institution in support of the College’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2035. This includes leading the College’s award-winning... Read More →
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James Ritchotte

Executive Director, Climate Mayors
James Ritchotte is the Executive Director of Climate Mayors and has served in this role since 2018. James is responsible for strategic direction of the network, including member engagement and partner collaboration, as mayors seeks to shape, advocate for, and deliver on an ambitious... Read More →
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Ryan Taylor

Project Coordinator, ASU Enterprise Partners
ask me about shareholder engagement at Arizona State University!
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Susan Sayre

Associate Professor of Economics, Smith College
Susan Stratton Sayre is an Associate Professor of Economics at Smith College. She received her B.A. with majors in Economics and Religion from Swarthmore College and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. She uses numerical... Read More →
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Casey Pickett

Director of the Carbon Charge, Yale University
Casey manages various environmental programs for the Yale Provost’s Office, including the Yale Carbon Charge, the Yale Planetary Solutions Project, and the university’s Carbon Offsets Program.  He is the host of Pricing Nature... Read More →
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Austin Wilson

Head of Active Ownership and Associate ESG/SRI Strategist, Aperio Group (part of Blackrock)
Austin Wilson is Aperio’s Head of Active Ownership and Associate ESG/SRI Strategist. He oversees Aperio’s proxy voting and shareholder advocacy services, helping clients influence the companies in which they invest. Prior to Aperio, Austin was the Environment Health Program Manager... Read More →
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Andrew Behar

Chief Executive Officer, As You Sow
Andrew Behar is CEO of As You Sow, the nation’s leading non-profit practitioner of shareholder advocacy and engagement. Since 1992, As You Sow has used shareholder power to align investments with values and compel companies to reduce material risk on issues including climate change... Read More →
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Lisa Marie Tornatore

Director of BU Sustainability, Boston University
From a Sargent College Sustainability Liaison to the BU Sustainability Director, Lisa (CAS’02) partners with colleagues across BU to advance sustainable procurement policies and practices, electric vehicle infrastructure, green buildings, sustainable dining, and engagement opportunities... Read More →
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Thomas Poveromo

Fleet Procurement Specialist, University of California, Los Angeles
Tom Poveromo is a Fleet Procurement Specialist at UCLA Fleet and Transit Services. He has worked at the university for over 22 years and oversees a fleet of close to 1000 vehicles including street-legal low-speed vehicles (LSV’s). Tom takes pride in bringing new all-electric vehicles... Read More →
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Jared Walker

Senior Program Specialist, Electrification Coalition
Jared Walker is a Senior Programs Specialist at the Electrification Coalition where he is responsible for providing technical fleet management and operational support to the team. With 13+ years of experience in fleet management, he is well equipped to support the effort to electrify... Read More →

Friday June 11, 2021 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Zoom
  Panel/Roundtable
 
Thursday, October 7
 

1:00pm EDT

IU's Resilience Cohorts and Climate Fellows
In this session, we will hear from IU about their Resilience Cohort initiative which connects Indiana’s city, town, and county governments through the process of measuring, managing, and tracking their greenhouse gas emissions. IU will provide an overview of their work with resilience training and knowledge sharing in the state of Indiana and also about the student engagement component of their Resilience Cohort program
Speakers
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Danni Schaust

ISDP Program Manager, Indiana University
Danni Schaust has 10 years of program management and outreach experience, overseeing the growth and development of the McKinney Climate Fellows program since 2017. As the McKinney Climate Fellows Program Manager, Schaust is responsible for student recruitment on all IU campuses as... Read More →
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Steven Chybowski

Resilience Cohort Coordinator, Indiana University
Chybowski supports the ERI Resilience Cohort, providing guidance on climate mitigation and adaptation solutions to local governments. He coordinates with partner organizations to ensure that local government officials have the resources they need for successful project implementa... Read More →

Thursday October 7, 2021 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Zoom
  Panel/Roundtable
 
Thursday, December 9
 

1:45pm EST

Lightning Round: Campus Highlights from the Climate Action Pursuit
This hour-long session will be a showcase of ambitious climate goals and achievements that occurred on campuses during 2021. Each presenter will share, in 5 minutes, what they are most proud of and how other participants can take action as well. Experts will also share contact information or options to schedule 1-1 or small group meetings after the milestone, since there will not be an opportunity in this session to take questions or have discussions.
Moderators
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Michele Madia

Senior Director of Programs and Communications, Second Nature

Speakers
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Brooke Suter

Principal, Sustainable Leadership to Thrive
Supporting personal resilience in concert with action empowerment to holistically address the climate crisis: As a state or national director for 20 years, Ms. Suter worked in 50 states and federally to build diverse coalitions, empower activists and lead adoption of nationally precedent-setting... Read More →
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John Willis Gardner

Policy & Planning Analyst, Office of Sustainability, University of Milwaukee Wisconsin
John Gardner has served as the Office of Sustainability's Policy & Planning Analyst at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee since 2015, managing sustainability-related data reporting and coordinating UWM’s climate action planning. John develops UWM’s STARS submissions and annual sustainabi... Read More →
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Cindy Klein-Banai

Asst Vice-Chancellor & Director of Sustainability, University of Illinois at Chicago
I founded the UIC Office of Sustainability 13 years ago. My team provides institutional value in supporting sustainability planning, projects, and reporting, while enhancing UIC’s mission of student success, improving public health, and serving the communities of Chicago. The Sustainability... Read More →
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Geri Melchiorre

Senior Director of Investments, University of Illinois System
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Amy Dvorak

Sustainability Director, Lewis & Clark
Amy Dvorak is the Director of Sustainability at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where she works to integrate sustainability across the institution through developing cross-school collaborations, broadening relationships with the community, promoting hands-on student learning... Read More →
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Elizabeth Malcolm

Professor and Director of Sustainability, Virginia Wesleyan Univeristy
Elizabeth Malcolm is a Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the Director of Sustainability at Virginia Wesleyan University.  She received her B.A. in Environmental Science from Earlham College and her Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University... Read More →
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Martha Larson

Manager of Campus Energy and Sustainability, Carleton College
Martha Larson graduated from Northwestern University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.  She began her career as an acoustical consultant for Kirkegaard and Associates in Chicago, advising on architectural acoustics and noise control issues for performing arts projects.  In 2004... Read More →
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Shane Tedder

Sustainability Coordinator, University of Kentucky

Thursday December 9, 2021 1:45pm - 2:45pm EST
Zoom
  Panel/Roundtable
 
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