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Alejandro Moreno S.

Alejandro Moreno S.

MBA in Sustainable Enterprise with a focus on the Wine Industry. Marketing, consulting, project management, biz dev, Spanish translation/interpretation, training, education and government sector experience as well; B2B and B2C inside sales, international account management, entrepreneur and musician. 

Alex Szabo

Alex Szabo

Alex Szabo is Founder & CEO of TheGreenOffice.com. Formerly he has worked as a sustainability consultant to small and medium sized organizations and as a secondary school educator of leadership and English. He holds an MBA in Sustainable Enterprise from Dominican University, an MA in Education from Claremont Graduate University, and a BA in English from Pomona College.

Cecille Nguyen

Cecille Nguyen

Cecille is currently the COO of Zack's Kombucha and sits on the Board of Directors for Sutter Street Theatre in Folsom, CA. Prior to the GreenMBA, she worked in the financial and data sales industries for small and mid-sized companies.

Diana Connolly

Diana Connolly

Diana Connolly has been Principal of Groundswell Marketing since 1995, helping companies create strategic marketing programs through events, web, print, tradeshows, conferences, and other media. Diana also worked as Marketing Advisor for Gallinas Watershed Council from 2009 to 2012.

Elizabeth Pfau

Elizabeth Pfau

Founder of BlueCurrentSea, Elizabeth created the 5 Oceans Prize, currently in start-up, driven by a profound desire to raise value by reducing waste; she believes that prizes can, and will, drive a massive ocean-wide plastic recovery industry.

Emily Courtney

Emily Courtney

Emily Courtney manages the education initiatives at Strategic Energy Innovations, a non-profit organization that helps communities make the transition to sustainability. In this role, she supports school communities in reducing waste, water and energy use while maximizing the interdisciplinary learning opportunity offered through sustainability education.

Felicia I Chavez

Felicia I Chavez

Felicia Chavez, MBA, is a PhD candidate at Pacific Graduate Institute's Mythological Studies Program with a Depth Psychology focus. She is also a Project Manager at William Bridges Associates, an organizational development company. Felicia's main focus is the "confluence of sustainability and spirituality."

Isaac K Riggins

Isaac K Riggins

Isaac is currently a Sales Manager at Solar Energy Solutions. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Technology from Illinois State University and a GreenMBA in Sustainable Enterprise from Dominican University of California.

Jared Alaqua

Jared Alaqua

Jared has held leadership positions across a number of industries including automotive, logistics, solar, and consulting. After joining IKEA North America, he quickly found himself evaluating equipment for national rollout and presenting to top executives. He briefly led business development for a company in the solar industry before earning an MBA in Sustainable Enterprise. 

Jennie Richards

Jennie Richards

Jennie Richards has over 20 years of management experience in various industries launching and leading key business, marketing, and website programs for large corporations, startups, and nonprofits. She is currently the Associate Director of the Institute for Environmental Entrepreneurship, conducting research and analysis and consulting on key sustainability issues. 

Jonel Seon

Jonel Seon

As Program Coordinator for EDF Climate Corps, Jonel is responsible for recruiting fellows and host organizations, managing summer fellowships, and leading key operational processes which include pre-fellowship preparations and the vetting of fellowship results.

 

Kelly Shea

Kelly Shea

Kelly Shea is the Global Sustainability Program Manager for Symantec Corporation, one of the world’s largest software companies providing security, storage and systems management solutions in more than 50 countries.

Kirsten Connelly

Kirsten Connelly

Kirsten Connelly, the Strategic Consulting Manager for As Strategic Consulting Manager for Work.com and Salesforce.com, Kirsten Connelly helps customers implement solutions that improve sales performance, motivate teams through social rewards and recognition, and help organizations align their organizations through social goals. Kirsten also helps to design and lead initiatives for organizations to transform 'what is' into 'what is possible'.

Lisa R. Tamayo-Kennedy

Lisa R. Tamayo-Kennedy

Lisa Tamayo-Kennedy is an entrepreneur and investor. As President of investorMetrix, LLC, she is creating a web-based application that maps natural resource use to core business strategy and financials, creating relevant quantitative analysis for executives and investors alike.

Mark

Mark "Jake" Baker

I recently graduated from Dominican in December 2012 with an MBA in sustainable enterprise. Prior to my completion of the MBA program, I earned a BS from UC Berkeley (1998), and worked in real estate sales, purchasing, marketing,  and finance (2002-2010), corporate website production and development (1998-2002), and residential home remodel project management (1985-1991). 

Matthew Gaulding

Matthew Gaulding

Matt is currently the Operations Manager at the Venture Greenhouse, an initiative of Dominican University of California under the School of business and Leadership. He manages many aspects of the Venture Greenhouse by providing support to the Director of the Venture Greenhouse in office and facility management.

Mischa Hedges

Mischa Hedges

Mischa is the Founder and Chief Storyteller at TrimTab Media, a communications firm that works with sustainable brands and nonprofits to tell their stories and connect with their customer and supporters.

Nancy Roberts

Nancy Roberts

Nancy Roberts has over 20 years of experience in marketing and public relations, communications and project management for mission-driven organizations. Since graduating from the Green MBA in 2008 with that feisty Cohort L, Nancy has worked as a consultant, writer and teacher in green and social marketing and systemic thinking. 

Phoebe Higgins

Phoebe Higgins

Phoebe Higgins is Director of Environmental Defense Fund’s California Fisheries Fund, a revolving loan fund to support sustainable fishing. The California Fisheries Fund is a working model for sustainable fisheries finance and demonstrates how a deep understanding of the political and regulatory environment, coupled with strong interpersonal relationships, can generate triple bottom line benefits for the commercial fishing industry. 

Ryan Douglas Brown

Ryan Douglas Brown

Having worked in the web and wireless spaces for over a decade, I entered the GreenMBA in 2011 and graduated the program in December of 2011. My final project was Urban Algae, an industrial feedstock business seeking to replace petroleum-based products, that was accepted into the Venture Greenhouse March of 2012 before being handed-off to Dominican's science department for student research. 

Ryan Gomes

Ryan Gomes

Ryan is the VP of Finance at Direct Dental Administrators. Located locally in San Anselmo, Direct Dental is a growing provider of self-funded benefits to small and medium sized companies.

Sarah Isabel Parriott

Sarah Isabel Parriott

Sarah Isabel specializes in strategic planning, sustainability, diverse stakeholder engagement, community outreach, and behavior change initiatives at Cutting Edge Capital: Strategies for the Impact Economy.

Sasha Fedulow Wirth

Sasha Fedulow Wirth

Sasha Fedulow Wirth is the founder of blossom jar, a 100% organic and non-toxic skincare line that uses ancestral beauty recipes and the wisdom of nature to promote skin health and wellbeing. The company is currently based in Sydney, Australia, where Sasha is finishing her studies in Western Herbal Remedies and researching the unique ancestral beauty recipes and botanicals of the Land Down Under.

Soo Haylett

Soo Haylett

Soo Haylett currently works at Venture Greenhouse, a business accelerator for social & environmental entrepreneurs and a community resource for innovators and new ventures.

Stacie Shepp

Stacie Shepp

Stacie is the Co-founder of Earthsite, a Boutique Digital Media Agency for Sustainable Brands. She manages business development for the company and works with clients on their social media campaigns. She holds an MBA in Sustainable Enterprise from the GreenMBA program at Dominican University of CA.

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