Green Careers Center at the Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit!

Join us at the 2009 Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit: Forging Solutions at Colleges and Universities at the University of Colorado at Boulder, February 11-13. The Summit will provide a learning and networking forum for participants from campuses in the Rocky Mountain region to advance sustainability.

The Green Careers Center will present a Careers Seminar at the Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit on Friday afternoon from 1:50 to 3:10 in the University Memorial Center. The seminar will feature panel presentations and discussion with Sustainability Professionals from an exceptional variety of backgrounds. The panelists will provide their organization profile, career advice and inside tips for both students beginning their career and for advancing a sustainability career. The panelists scheduled to participate are:

	DAVID JOHNSTON PRESIDENT WHAT’S WORKING
Author and green building expert, David Johnson, is a leading thinker behind the green building movement in the US. His work has been embraced by municipalities, homeowners, building professionals and sustainability advocates internationally. Mr. Johnston is the president of What’s Working, a company that provides visionary solutions for green building.
	MICHAEL A. CASSIO PRESIDENT AND CEO E2M
For the last 13 years Michael Cassio has served as President and CEO of e2M, a company which provides environmental science and engineering services to the public and private sectors. Mr. Cassio has developed environmental compliance assessment and sustainability processes implemented by many Department of Defense organizations and worked closely with the US Coast Guard on environmental compliance, hazardous waste management programs and pollution prevention initiatives.
	BEN BRESSLER FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR NATURAL HABITAT ADVENTURES
Founder and Director of Natural Habitat Adventures, a leader in worldwide nature travel and the first carbon neutral tour company in the U.S., Mr. Bressler is dedication to being an industry leader in sustainable travel. With 20 years of unwavering environmental commitment, Natural Habitat Adventures continues to look for new ways to practice and encourage sustainable tourism around the globe.
	BETH CHACON POLICY RELATIONS MANAGER XCEL ENERGY
Beth Chacon is the Environmental Policy Realtions Manager with Xcel Energy. She has been with Xcel Energy for over 10 years. In her tenure with Xcel she has worked in marketing, assited with customer energy efficiency programs, and was responsible for the development of Xcel's solar rewards program.

For more information about the Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit check out http://ecenter.colorado.edu/rmss2009 or contact Jessie Lucier at RMSS@Colorado.edu