Jill Fehrenbacher, Editor, Inhabitat.com,
Jill Fehrenbacher edits
Inhabitat www.inhabitat.com, and is a freelance designer and student at Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning.
She created Inhabitat in the Spring of 2005 as a way to catalog her endless search for new ways to improve the world through forward-thinking, high-tech, and
environmentally conscious design. Educated at Brown University, where she received a B.A. in Art Semiotics, and Central St. Martins, where she received an M.A.
in Design Studies, she currently resides in New York City, which so far has been good for her obsession with rooftop gardens and vegan junk food restaurants.
Ken Rother, President/COO of Treehugger
Ken, President and COO, is responsible for bringing the vision and strategy of TreeHugger to life. Ken has been involved in the Internet since the early 90's when he co-founded
Mountain Lake Software in Toronto Canada. Mountain Lake helped some of Canada's largest financial institutions take their first steps onto the WWW. Ken has held various roles including
VP of operations responsible for all deliverables of their internet consulting division and later as divisional CIO introduced process altering technology to their globalization business.
His interest in the environment dates back to his first summer job leading low impact canoe trips in northern Quebec.
Aaron Naparstek, Editor-in-chief Streetsblog.org Aaron Naparstek works for the Open Planning Project where he is editor-in-chief of StreetsBlog.org. Aaron is a
journalist, author and community organizer working on urban environmental issues in NYC. He is the author of Honku: The Zen Antidote for Road Rage, a book of humorous haiku
poetry inspired by the unique brand of motorist sociopathy observed from his apartment window. Naparstek lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two sons. He is a founder of the
Park Slope Neighbors community group and an organizer of the Grand Army Plaza Coalition.
The Sustainability Practice Network (SPN) is a NYC-based forum and list server for professionals, academics and students working with corporate responsibility and sustainability
issues to build a community based on learning, discussion, information and idea exchange. SPN supports the growth of sustainability practice and bridges disciplines to advance
sustainable development by drawing on the knowledge and expertise of its members.
Bonnie Hulkower has been working in the environmental field for ten years. At night, she writes for Treehugger.com
and she previously wrote for Worldchanging.com. She's active in NYC politics, and is a member of Community Board 3. During the day,
she's an Environmental Planner and Scientist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. She explores how the Corps can use alternative fuels and retrofit engines to improve the region's
air quality. She previously worked in the Bay Area as a city planner, developing energy and water conservation plans, and also as a consultant developing stormwater plans. Her interest
in air quality germinated in L.A. where she worked at the Coalition for Clean Air promoting the use of zero emission vehicles. Bonnie has a Master's Degree in Conservation Biology from
the University of Pennsylvania.
The Sustainability Practice Network (SPN) is a NYC-based forum and list server for professionals, academics and students working with corporate responsibility and sustainability
issues to build a community based on learning, discussion, information and idea exchange. SPN supports the growth of sustainability practice and bridges disciplines to advance
sustainable development by drawing on the knowledge and expertise of its members.
Green Spaces provides work space and networking opportunities for green entrepreneurs. They have access to desk space with wireless internet,
conference room space, interns, rooftop deck overlooking Manhattan and shared kitchen along with the opportunity to connect with other green entrepreneurs.
