Dhruti, Miki and Nat met through the U.S Green Building Council IL Chapter’s Emerging Professionals Committee. They realized their passion for sustainability and bonded over their vision for green community development. These social entrepreneurs want to go to GreenBuild 2014! GreenBuild, hosted in New Orleans this year, is an annual celebration to share innovation, initiatives, and fuel the green revolution. Emerging Professionals have the opportunity to network, learn and grow by attending various workshops, lectures and case study panels. GreenBuild is the ultimate sustainability conference designed to inspire the green revolutionists.
GreenBuild is happening in New Orleans from October 22nd - 24th. Check out more about the conference here: http://www.greenbuildexpo.com/
Dhruti has received the GreenBuild Scholarship and hopes to support her partners in sustainability! In addition, Miki, Nat and Dhruti are opening up a competition for their the fourth person to join them at GreenBuilding 2014!
More about us:
Dhruti Patel, LEED AP BD+C, EIT
Energy Center Manager at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Advisor for energy related student research, she supervises student project and manages events.
Born in London, UK, grew up in Mumbai, India, adoptive Chicagoan pushing for social change and energy efficiency
Started her professional career as a structural engineer designing power plants
Co-founded The Generation Green Project with Miki
The project strives for social impact, action and innovation by mobilizing the young talent within Chicago.
The project is part of Chicago Community Trust’s and Chicago Ideas Week’s “collarboratories”
https://www.chicagoideas.com/press_clippings/157
Graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with her BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, working toward an MS in Energy Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Miki Sankary, LEED AP O+M
Green building consultant, Associate Project Manager at Goby,LLC
Born and raised in California & Japan
Early start: grassroots movement towards sustainability from launching a recycling program in high schools across San Diego County, campaigned for revitalizing her college campus at the University of California, Berkeley.
Co-founded The Generation Green (GenG) Project, a community initiative to connect youth to sustainability experts, and
ultimately provide opportunities for youth to influence change within
their communities.
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with her Bachelors of Arts in Political Economy and Conservation Resources
Nathaniel Zorach, LEED GA, BPI & RESNET Certified
Urban development professional committed to building stronger, more resilient local economies and advancing sustainable strategies for investment, finance, renovation, and building design in urban development and affordable housing
- Assistant Project Manager at UP Development, a leader Chicago-based developer of affordable housing, as well as partner, blogger, and periodic carpenter with The Handbuilt City http://handbuiltcity.org/
Working to develop sustainable strategies for investment, finance, renovation, and design in the development of inner city real estate and affordable housing.
Graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in German Language and Literature
- Currently working on independent consulting projects to advance community revitalization projects in Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Chicago based on participatory finance through the development of community partnerships
Help us get to GreenBuild 2014! Every contribution counts towards our success. And the best part is that YOU can come along-- we're hosting a competition to bring a fourth (or fifth!) person along!
Steps to "apply":One. Share the indegogo campaign and help us fund the campaign
Two. Introduce yourself to us via video, email or social media! Be creative!
Three. Tell us about your vision of sustainability!
Three easy steps can get you to New Orleans this October!
Please note that all applicants must submit their competition package by September 30th 2014.
Cost breakdown:
$2,100 ($2,800) Conference pass for three (four) people
$1,200 Round trip travel costs
$680 Accommodations, if we can't get creative
$400 Food and other expenses during the trip
Total funding requested for Miki, Nat and the competition winner is $5000! Invest in our ambitions for social impact!