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Carol MisseldineDirector, Green Cities California

Carol Misseldine

(415) 388-5273

“My primary concern is the restoration of the life support systems of the planet so that all the beings that depend on those systems—humans, animals, and plants—can thrive. It’s an honor to work with luminaries in the urban sustainability movement toward that end.”

Kate DanaherAdministrator, Green Cities California

Kate Danaher

(415) 847-9748

“If we applied the Golden Rule to the earth, the air, the water, the trees and all the animals (human and non human/wild and domestic) ~ what a wonderful world it would be.”


GCC Steering Committee Members

David AssmannDavid Assmann

Deputy Director, San Francisco Department of the Environment

“Sharing ground-breaking best practices gives local governments, the community and policy makers the ability to enhance sustainability and protect our cities and the planet from environmental degradation.”

Dean KubaniDean Kubani

Director, Santa Monica Office of Sustainability and the Environment

“By working together through GCC we are expanding the reach and effectiveness of our individual efforts to realize sustainability in our communities and throughout California and the nation.”

Shannon ParryShannon Parry

Senior Environmental Analyst, Santa Monica Office of Sustainability and the Environment

 “Working together we can advance the personal and professional art of integrating sustainable practices in the urban environment. Environmental protection, economic vitality and social justice are complementary and essential elements of a healthy community."

 

Linda PrattLinda Pratt

Chief Program Manager
Energy, Sustainability & Environmental Protection Division
San Diego Environmental Services Department

“This is hard work. We would be wasting our personal energy and resources if we did not share effective ideas with each other.”

Best Practices Interns

Irene ChouIrene Chou


“Think globally, act locally.”

 

Liza Mayo

Liz Mayo


"I am proud to be part of an organization that makes it possible for communities to share environmental policies and practices that promote the preservation of our planet."

 

Ben Collins

Ben Collins


"The legacy of our generation will be measured by our ability to develop and implement environmentally sustainable practices and efficiently incorporate them into our economic and cultural systems."

 

Last updated March 6, 2013