In-depth knowledge: LCA & carbon footprint analysis for business strategies, corporate sustainability, sustainability reporting

10 years, Worldwide Life Cycle Assessment and Carbon Footprint Program Manager, HP Inc.

Pioneered use of anticipatory LCA for product design & improvement, and market creation

ACLCA Lifetime achievement award, 2022

In-depth knowledge: agriculture, LCA, decision analytics and support systems

35-year background in agricultural research and policy development, including over two decades focused on sustainability, life-cycle topics

In-depth knowledge: circular economy, LCA, EMergy accounting, agri-food chains, stakeholder-oriented studies

Served as sustainability consultant for Zimbabwe National Cleaner Production Centre

Completing sustainability-oriented doctoral studies at University of Parthenope, Italy, focused on environmental implications of transition towards decarbonized economy

Extensive journal publication record

In-depth knowledge: process engineering, land-use change, agriculture

Sample project: “Life cycle assessment & socioeconomic evaluation of the illicit crop substitution policy in Colombia,” published in Journal of Industrial Ecology

In-depth knowledge: Consumer packaged goods R&D, sustainable packaging 

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Master’s degree in Environmental Management from the same university’s Business School

In-depth knowledge: Sustainable branding, strategy, marketing, product development, communications & education

Led branding and national launch of Seventh Generation and Stonyfield Farm; generated profitable growth for every brand ever managed

BA in Government from Dartmouth College; MBA from Harvard University

Past President of Harvard Green Business Alumni Council

In-depth knowledge: Agriculture, forestry, livestock, and fishing, with special attention on mapping of stakeholder perspectives

Bachelor's degree from UPIBI-IPN Instituto Politécnico Nacional & Técnico in Mexico City; Master’s degree from Leiden University – TU Delft & Graz University in the Netherlands

In-depth knowledge: physics, electronics

Bachelor's degree in Physics from Bard College

Master's degree in Physics from Radbound University (expected 2024)

Sample project: 

Ncube, A.; Laurin, L; Stoddard, N.; Etheridge, T.; Peterson, L.; Shaffer, M.; Mathur, N.; and Norris, KC. (2024). Towards Circular Electronics: Exploring IC Reuse for Circular Economy Transformation. Electronics Goes Green 2024+, From Silicon to Sustainability, Proceedings, pp. 501-508.

In-depth knowledge: Materials engineering and industrial management, data skills, and a record of successfully advancing sustainability in a mining-oriented industrial organization

Master’s degree in Industrial Management; Master’s degree from Montreal’s Concordia University; her thesis was on Prospective Life Cycle Assessment in Surface Engineering 

In-Depth Knowledge: Computational, Laboratory, and Field Research; Art & Design; STEM Teaching & Tutoring

BS degrees in Biology and Environmental Science from LaSalle University, MS in Computational and Integrative Biology from Rutgers University with research focus on data analysis and visualization, longtime artist and designer.

In-depth knowledge: renewable energy, aquaponics and aquaculture, scientific research, and business development.

Sample Project: Masters’ research, estuary-based aquaculture: “TMDL for fecal coliforms in Murrell’s Inlet shellfish estuaries”.

In-depth knowledge:  low carbon fuels, agriculture, electronics, small and local enterprises.

Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Environmental Studies from Davidson College; master’s in Resource and Environmental Management from Dalhousie University

Sample Project: used linear modeling in R to explore how landscape configuration and composition metrics influence urban bird richness and feeding guild diversity in 71 cities in the Southeastern U.S., a biodiversity hotspot.  Soifer, L. G., Donovan, S. K., Brentjens, E. T., & Bratt, A. R. (2021). Piecing together cities to support bird diversity: Development and forest edge density affect bird richness in urban environments. Landscape and Urban Planning, 213, 104122.

In-depth knowledge: materials science, biomass/biofuels, agriculture, electronics, small and local enterprises.

Bachelor’s degree in Sustainable Materials Science and master’s in Sustainability Science from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

In-depth knowledge: LCA, footprinting, impact evaluation in agriculture, food, construction, telecom, and other sectors

Bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences and master’s in sustainability sciences from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

In-depth knowledge: LCA software implementation, support, and training; integration of economic, environmental, and social considerations in large-scale projects.

Handled diverse roles in startup and long-term growth of major international life cycle management and consulting firm; served corporations, government agencies, and academic clients in Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Oversaw LCA software sales, support, and training programs, including course development and advising/problem solving with clients.

In-depth knowledge: aquaculture, forestry, bioenergy, Certified LCA Practitioner

Author, 12 peer-reviewed journal articles; instructor, Dalhousie Univ., University of Waterloo

Sample Project: Masters' research, land-based aquaculture: "LCA revealed key environmental trade-offs for 'green' technologies"