Volunteer Work
1. IDA Africa
My passion for the environment started as a volunteer for IDA Africa. In Cameroon, Africa while working with endangered Chimpanzees, I witnessed firsthand deforestation and its devastating effect on the entire ecosystem, and decided I wanted to become a voice for those with no voice in the Climate Crisis.
Me with one of the local Chiefs and his family.
Arvid and I spending some quality time together.
2. Climate Reality Leadership Corps
As a Mentor for the Climate Reality Leadership Corps, I’m mentoring individuals interested in becoming leaders to lead the global fight for climate solutions. The organization was founded in 2006 by former Vice President Al Gore, as a bipartisan initiative to curb climate change.
The Climate Reality Leadership Corps currently has over 17,000 climate leaders worldwide.
3. Climate Reality Project – Business Working Group
Joshua May, Dean Barone and I are the Co-Founders of the Business Working Group an initiative under the Climate Reality Leadership Corps aimed at partnering with small and mid-sized businesses.
My focus is to encourage businesses to have leadership on Climate Change and convey the business case of “doing good, is doing well”. BWG focuses on business efficiency, return on investment, risk reduction, as well as communicate the costs of inaction. I also speak to the Generational Shift seen in the Millennials and the financial gain of understanding how to attract, retain and engage these employees, investor and customers.
Here is the Business Working Group with our Advisory Board and Ken Berlin, CEO of Climate Reality Leadership Corps (4th left)
Representing Climate Solutions at the Nordic Commerce Conference in Denver, 2018
4. Climate Reality Project: Denver-Boulder Chapter
To bring the communication and the urgency of climate solutions to our local community, I’m one of the founding members of The Climate Reality Leadership Corps Denver-Boulder Chapter. Together with the other founders I’m in charge of bringing the climate conversation and solutions to our local community, state government and businesses.
Here I’m giving a training to our Chapter members in Boulder.
5. Highland Institute for the Advancement of Humanity
Here we are hosting a live talk with Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse to discuss “Climate Change Induced Infernos; A Call to Action”