Ei Leadership
Meet Ei Leaders & Advisors
Ei Leadership is comprised of environmental icons and astute business executives who work in unison to create programs and platforms that make solid economic sense while benefiting communities and the environment. The Advisory Council is comprised of industry leaders who support Ei by advising on matters in their respective areas of expertise.

Aaron Virgin
Aaron Virgin, CEO at Save Our Seabirds
For nearly two decades, Aaron has worked for national and grassroots ...

Bernadette Austin
Bernadette brings extensive experience in community development praxis and public-private partnerships to her role ...

Brad Bass, Ph.D
Dr. Brad Bass is a 30-year veteran at Environment and Climate Change Canada as well as a Status Professor at the ...

Brenda Platt
Brenda has 33 years of experience at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) providing expertise in ...

Britt Faucette, Ph.D.
Filtrexx InternationalDirector of Research, Technical, & Environmental Services
Dr. Britt Faucette, Ph.D., is ...

Carter Ries
Youth Advisor
Carter has always been passionate about our environment and how what we are doing to it effects all ...

Charles Klass
PresidentKlass Associates Inc
Mr. Klass is recognized as an expert in development of coated and other value-added ...

Charles Reith, Ph.D
Dr. Charles Reith leads Reith Energy's projects and supports those of its allies and clients. He has 25 years of ...

Greg Chafee
Ei General Counsel
An experienced corporate and commercial attorney, Gregory D. Chafee is a Partner in the Energy ...

Holly Elmore
Ei Founder & CEO
Passionate and driven, Holly Elmore is Founder & CEO of Elemental Impact (Ei), a ...

Kathy Kellogg Johnson
Chairman of the Board
Director of Sustainability
Kellogg Garden Products

Laura Turner Seydel
Environmental Advisor
Laura Turner Seydel is an international environmental advocate and eco-living expert ...

Mario Cambardella
A Landscape architect, environmental planner, former Urban Agriculture Director for the city of Atlanta, Mario ...

Neil Seldman
President, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Neil Seldman, Ph.D., co-founded the Institute for Local Self-Reliance ...

Olivia Ries
Youth Advisor
Olivia's passion for animals is what triggered her to start One More Generation with her brother ...

Pauline Reynolds
Ei Treasurer
As a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Financial Planner and Certified Merger & Acquisition ...

Ronald Thomas, FAICP
For 20 years Ron directed his planning firm located in Washington DC; and then became an associated principal with ...

Sandy Gilbert
Sandy is a graduate of Cornell University with a BA in economics. His career spanned thirty-five years in the ...

Simon Lamb
Simon M. Lamb is a writer, businessman, farmer, countryman, and passionate conservationist who was born in London ...

Stephanie Barger
Director, Market Transformation & DevelopmentTRUE Zero Waste Certification
As director of market ...

Sylvia Gort
Ei Business Advisor
With her thirty plus years in the financial services industry, Sylvia brings a wealth of ...

Tim Trefzer
Regeneration in ACTION Chair
Tim directs environmental and social responsibility for the Georgia World Congress ...

Tomás Herrera-Mishler
Mexican-born landscape architect, Tomás Herrera-Mishler, was raised in Latin America and later moved to the United ...

Wayne King, Sr.
Past-PresidentU.S. Composting Council
Wayne and his son are principal owners of ERTH (Environmental Resource and ...