GoGreen Conference Seattle

Seattle Advisory Board

Charlie Cunniff | Director, Seattle Climate Partnership

Since 1979 Charlie Cunniff has worked in the private sector as a designer and energy conservation consultant, the non-profit field as the Executive Director of ECOSS and now in the government arena as the Director of the Seattle Climate Partnership (SCP). The SCP, a program of the City of Seattle Office of Economic Development, is a voluntary effort among Seattle area businesses, organizations and institutions to measure and reduce their carbon footprint The SCP offers tools, guidebooks, workshops, recognition and networking opportunities to help its Partners achieve their carbon reduction goals. Mr. Cunniff holds a BA from The Evergreen State College and an MA from Seattle University.

Greg Smith | Founder and CEO, Urban Visions

Greg Smith, founder and CEO of Urban Visions, controls strategic and creative direction for the company. As a fifth-generation Seattleite, Greg is dedicated to preserving Seattle’s rich history and distinctive culture. By integrating sustainable development practices into all of his projects, Greg directly addresses density, traffic reduction, sprawl, and other activities which negatively impact the environment. Greg is passionate about sustainable real estate, and his forward-thinking approach to development helped elevate Seattle on the list of our nation's top green cities. Thanks to the success of his Seattle South Downtown Vision Project, Greg aided in the rezone of the City Center and South Downtown districts. Smith was formerly a principal of Martin Smith Inc, which was founded by his father in 1948; he was also president and founder of MSI’s subsidiary, Martin Smith Development Corporation.

Kevin Wilhelm | CEO, Sustainable Business Consulting

Kevin Wilhelm is the pre-eminent business consultant in the field of sustainability and climate change. He is the CEO of Sustainable Business Consulting, a Seattle based consulting firm focused on practical solutions that deliver profit improvement through the use of sustainable business practices. Kevin brings over fourteen years of experience working with businesses ranging from Fortune 500 multinationals to government agencies to renewable energy start-ups. Some of his clients include Nordstrom, REI, The North Face, Amazon.com, Drugstore.com and Brooks Sports. His firm works with companies to measure their sustainability and carbon impacts, develop successful implementation goals and strategies, engage employees through sustainability training, and help them communicate their CSR efforts both internally and externally. He has spent the last eight years demonstrating the business & bottom line benefits of sustainability locally, nationally, and internationally. He is the author of the acclaimed: Return on Sustainability: How Business Can Increase Profitability & Address Climate Change in an Uncertain Economy. He is an adjunct professor at the Bainbridge Graduate Institute where he teaches Sustainable Business.

Gregg Small | Executive Director, Climate Solutions

Gregg brings more than a decade of experience leading non-profit organizations. Prior to coming to Climate Solutions in January of 2008, Gregg served as the Executive Director of the Washington Toxics Coalition for 7 years and as the Executive Director of the California-based Pesticide Watch for 5 years. Gregg has extensive experience bringing together diverse constituencies working on local, state, and national issues. Gregg was one the primary leaders of the Toxic Free Legacy Coalition. For the past seven years, he has been a leader and co-chair of the Environmental Priorities Coalition, a collaborative of more than twenty of the leading environmental organizations in Washington working together to pass strong statewide environmental policies. Gregg began his professional career as an organizer for Green Corps, working in Washington, DC, Vermont, and California. He received his B.A. in Political Science from Dickinson College.

Mary Rose | Co-Director, Network for Business Innovation + Sustainability (NBIS)

Mary Rose and her partner Karl Ostrom founded the Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability (NBIS) over eight years ago with a mission of helping businesses and professionals maximize their triple bottom line (people, planet, profit) while becoming catalysts for sustainable business practices. NBIS provides strategic and relevant programs that address the needs of professionals, including sustainability training, networking, coaching and organizational assessments. NBIS’ strategic approaches address the core practices of businesses and help companies break through the barriers of traditional business models. As a non-profit organization, NBIS bridges industries and sectors to engage business leaders in addressing crucial regional and global issues through innovative business practices.