Information and Registration for the Current Month's Forum can be Found at the Official SSF Site:

www.sacramentosustainabilityforum.com

Sacramento Sustainability Forum is a monthly venue for connecting businesses, non-profits, government and interested citizens in the Sacramento region in order to promote sustainability, share insights and resources, and support movement towards a more sustainable future.

Upcoming Speakers!

August 20th: David Mogavero, Senior Principal at Mogavero Notestine Associates

David Mogavero is the Senior Principal of Mogavero Notestine Associates, a 22-person architecture, urban planning and development firm in Sacramento, California. He began his career designing naturally heated and cooled buildings thirty years ago.

His practice now embraces the full range of progressive community design, such as high density mixed use urban infill and holistic building systems, including daylighting, natural ventilation, passive heating and cooling, orientation, solar shading and water recycling. 

His roles as developer and environmental advocate help him conceive projects that are economically viable and sensitive to the community and the environment.

Through his professional practice, his writings and lectures, and as President and board member of the Environmental Council of Sacramento and board member of The Planning and Conservation League, he has promoted the widespread adoption of sustainable building and smart growth practices and policies.

September 17th: Cecilia Jensen, Sustainability Program Manager for Sacramento County

Ms. Jensen is a licensed civil engineer with over 23 years of experience in the environmental field. She holds two Bachelor’s degrees in Microbiology and Civil Engineering from California State University, Sacramento.

October 15th: Graham Brownstein, Executive Director for the Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS)

Graham has been a community organizer and policy advocate for 17 years, with experience on campaigns and issues relating to the environment, labor, community development, public health, and essential services infrastructure (utilities, food, water, transportation). 

After majoring in Environmental Studies and American Studies and receiving his BA from Yale University in 1996, Graham worked for nearly six years as Director of Community Organizing and Outreach for The Utility Reform Network (TURN), a statewide utility consumer advocacy organization based in San Francisco.  During those years, Graham helped communities and individuals across the state navigate the California energy crisis, spearheaded endorsement efforts for the “Yes on Prop 9 – Block the Bailout” initiative, and organized a successful campaign to stop a major increase in telephone rates for rural customers. 

Graham left TURN in 2002 to pursue a JD at the University of California at Davis School of Law (King Hall), with particular focus on administrative, regulatory and environmental law and policy.  Upon completing his law degree in 2005, Graham accepted the Executive Directorship at ECOS, where he has focused on augmenting the organization’s internal and political resources.

November 19th: Panama Bartholomy, Advisor to the Chair of the CA Energy Commission 

About the Format

• Includes a half hour of open networking with drinks available at the bar

• Each month the forum hosts a speaker from the business, non-profit, or government sector to discuss sustainability efforts, challenges, perspectives, and victories

• Following our speaker, participants break into circles to discuss key collaborative sustainability projects in Sacramento, and bring new ones to the table

• The final portion of the evening brings summaries and requests for support to the whole group

Goals:

1. Learn from each other

2. Foster supportive relationships

3. Build on collaborative projects and resources

4. Strengthen a synergistic movement towards a sustainable future

Supporters:

Angela Shepard, Project Manager for Green Capital Alliance, a Valley Vision project, will be covering some of the key topic areas currently being discussed to start off our breakout circle topics.