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Air Quality

Topic	Name	Organization	Phone	Email
Air pollution regulations and monitoring	George Baker	Cleveland Division of Air Quality	216-664-2297	gbaker@city.cleveland.oh.us
Climate action planning	Matt Gray	Cleveland Office of Sustainability	216-664-2246	mgray@city.cleveland.oh.us
Health impacts of air pollution	Rick Novicus	Cuyahoga County Board of Health	216-201-2000	rnovicus@ccbh.net
Health impacts on children	Aparna Bole	UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital	216-767-8259	aparna.bole@uhhospitals.org
Indoor air quality problems	Kim Foreman	Environmental Health Watch	216-961-4646	Kim.Foreman@ehw.org
Regional air quality planning	Joe MacDonald	NOACA	216-241-2414 x341	JMacDonald@mpo.noaca.org

Energy

Topic	Name	Organization	Phone	Email
Business and municipal energy procurement and efficiency programs	Nicole Stika	COSE	216-592-2338	nstika@cose.org
Deep energy retrofits	Mandy Metcalf	Environmental Health Watch	216-961-4646	mandy.metcalf@ehw.org
Energy conservation	Tim Janos	Spectrum Energy Concepts	440-915-1203
Energy finance	Shanelle Smith	Cuyahoga County Department of Sustainability	216-443-3785	ssmith2@cuyahogacounty.us
LED street lighting	Jim Ferguson	Cleveland Public Power		jferguson@cpp.org
Municipal aggregation	Chuck Keiper	NOPEC	440-248-1992	ckeiper@nopecinfo.org
Municipal aggregation	Matt Gray	Cleveland Office of Sustainability	216-664-2246	mgray@city.cleveland.oh.us
Municipal climate action plans	Matt Gray	Cleveland Office of Sustainability	216-664-2246	mgray@city.cleveland.oh.us
Municipal collaboration on energy financing	Jennifer Kuzma	Northeast Ohio First Suburbs Consortium	216-291-2854	JKuzma@clvhts.com
Solar permitting	Eric Romach	Ohio State University Extension	419-294-4931	romich.2@osu.edu

Food

Topic	Name	Organization	Phone	Email
Farmers markets	Donita Anderson	North Union Farmers Market	216-751-7656	northunionfarmersmarket@yahoo.com
Local food economy	Morgan Taggart	The Hub 55, St. Clair-Superior Community Development Corp.	216-881-0644 x113	mtaggart@stclairsuperior.org
Local food legislation	Jenita McGowan	City of Cleveland Chief of Sustainability	216-664-2405	jmcgowan@city.cleveland.oh.us
OSU Agriculture Extension	Nicole Wright	OSU Agriculture Extension, Cuyahoga County office	216-429-8200 x249	wright.1128@osu.edu
Regional food planning	Brian Williams	Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission	614-233-4187	bwilliams@morpc.org
Regional food policy	Brad Masi	NEO Food Web	440-935-3106	bradmasi444@gmail.com
Sustainable food services for institutions	Stephanie Corbett	Case Western Reserve University	216-368-6174	Stephanie.corbett@case.edu
Urban garden zoning	Fred Collier	Cleveland Planning Commission	216-664-3468
Vacant land and urban agriculture	Lilah Zautner	Cuyahoga County Land Bank	216-698-4696	lzautner@cuyahogalandbank.org

Green Building & Historic Preservation

Topic	Name	Organization	Phone	Email
Architectural resources for green building and historic preservation		AIA Cleveland	216-626-5755	director@aiacleveland.com
Commercial buildings	Cindy Cicigoi	Cleveland 2030 District	216-577-4485	cindycicigoi@2030districts.org
Green building policy	Jenita McGowan	Cleveland Chief of Sustainability	216-664-2405	JMcGowan@city.cleveland.oh.us
Green building policy	Judson Kline	Orange City Council	216-469-5370	jkline@civitadservices.com
Green building policy	Valerie Molinski	Sustainability Consultant and City of Cleveland	216-526-2162	Valerie.Molinski@v2vert.com
Healthy housing	Mandy Metcalf	Environmental Health Watch	216-961-4646	Mandy.Metcalf@ehw.org
Historic preservation	Kathleen Crowther	Cleveland Restoration Society	216-426-1000	kcrowther@clevelandrestoration.org
Passive House design	David Beach	GreenCityBlueLake Institute	216-231-4600 x3366	dbeach@cmnh.org
Green schools	Lisa Pim Peterson	Weber Murphy Fox Architects and U.S. Green Building Council Northeast Ohio Chapter board member	216-452-1216	lpeterson@wmf-inc.com

Land Use and Development

Topic	Name	Organization	Phone	Email
Better Block events	Jason Segedy	Better Block events	330-375-2770	JSegedy@akronohio.gov
Comprehensive plans	Glenn Coyne	Cuyahoga County Planning Commission	216-443-3700	gcoyne@cuyahogacounty.us
Conservation development and cottage development	Kirby Date	Cleveland State University	216-687-5477	k.date@csuohio.edu
Environmental justice and siting facilities	Kim Foreman	Environmental Health Watch	216-961-4646	kim.foreman@ehw.org
Greenspace planning	Elaine Price	Cuyahoga County Planning Commission	216-443-3721	eprice@cuyahogacounty.us
Health impact assessments	Ann Stahlheber	Cuyahoga County Board of Health	216-210-2001	astahlheber@ccbh.net
Mixed-use development	Joyce Braverman	Shaker Heights Planning	216-491-1432	joyce.braverman@shakeronline.com
Regional planning and transportation	Grace Gallucci	Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA)	216-241-2414	ggallucci@mpo.noaca.org
Transit-oriented development	Maribeth Feke	Greater Cleveland RTA	216-566-5160	mfeke@gcrta.org
Vacant land re-use	Lilah Zautner	Cuyahoga County Land Bank	216-698-4696	zautner@cuyahogalandbank.org

Solid Waste

Topic	Name	Organization	Phone	Email
Contracting for automated collection	Mayor Michael Byrne	Parma Heights	440-884-9600 x5608	mayorsoffice@parmaheightsoh.gov
Converting to automated collection system	Rick Glady	Lyndhurst Service Department	440-473-5100	gladyr@lyndhurst-oh.com
Green teams for community education		Bay Village Green Team		info@bayvillagegreenteam.org
Solid waste management	Diane Bickett	Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District	216-443-3749	dbickett@cuyahogacounty.us
Solid waste and health	Dane Tussel	Cuyahoga County Board of Health	216-201-2000 x1247	dtussel@ccbh.net
Zero Waste planning	Kristin Hall	Cleveland Office of Sustainability and ZeroWasteNEO Working Group	216-664-3652	recycling2014@cityofoberlin.com

Transportation

Topic	Name	Organization	Phone	Email
Active transportation	Melissa Thompson	NOACA	216-241-2414 x344	MThompson@mpo.noaca.org
Bike facility design	Jacob Van Sickle	Bike Cleveland	216-245-3101	Jacob@bikecleveland.org
City bike planning	Bryce Sylvester	City of Lakewood Planning Commission	216-529-6635	Bryce.Sylvester@lakewoodoh.net
Complete streets	Jenita McGowan		216-664-2405	jmcgowan@city.cleveland.oh.us
Health benefits of active transportation	Ann Stahlheber	Cuyahoga County Board of Public Health		astahlheber@ccbh.net
Parking code updates	James Sonnhalter	Cuyahoga County Planning Commission	216-443-3713	jsonnhalter@cuyahogacounty.us
Protected bike lanes	Tom McNair	Ohio City, Inc.		bclint@clevelandymca.org
Safe Routes to School	Kathryn Garvey	Chagrin Falls		saferouteschagrin@yahoo.com
Trails and greenway planning	Elaine Price	Cuyahoga County Planning Commission	216-443-3721	eprice@cuyahogacounty.us

Trees & Land Management

Topic	Name	Organization	Phone	Email
Greenspace planning	Elaine Price	Cuyahoga County Planning Commission	216-443-3721	eprice@cuyahogacounty.us
Landscaping without pesticides	Barry Zucker	Beyond Pesticides Ohio	216-371-3263	beyondpesticidesohio@gmail.com
Native Plants	Cathi Lehn	Lake Erie Allegheny Partnership Native Plan Promotion Committee and Cleveland Office of Sustainability	216-664-2421	clehn@city.cleveland.oh.us
Native Plants	Kathy Hanratty	Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio		enviroscapesdesign@windstream.net
Native plants, rain gardens and backyard habitats	Jan Rybka	Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District	216-524-6580 x13	JRybka@cuyahogaswcd.org
Tree canopy assessment	Dan Meaney	Cuyahoga County Planning Commission	216-443-3709	dmeaney@cuyahogacounty.us
Tree protection ordinances	Kirby Date	Community Planning Program, Levin College of Urban Affairs	216-687-5477	k.date@csuohio.edu
Tree protection and water quality		Cuyahoga ReLeaf	216-241-2414 x610	goodmanj@cuyahogariver.org
Urban forestry	Alan Siewert	Ohio Division of Forestry	440-564-5883 x1	alan.siewert@dnr.state.oh.us
Urban forestry outreach and education	Chad Clink	Holden Arboretum	440-602-3829	cclink@holdenarb.org
Urban forestry outreach and education	Colby Sattler	Western Reserve Land Conservancy	216-515-8300	csattler@wrlandconservancy.org

Watershed Management

Topic	Name	Organization	Phone	Email
Best land use practices for water quality	Kirby Date	Ohio Balanced Growth Program	216-687-5477	k.date@csuohio.edu
Citizen education about watersheds	Jennifer Grieser	Watershed Stewardship Center at West Creek	440-331-8679	jmg2@clevelandmetroparks.com
Integrated planning for stormwater management	Lou McMahon		216-367-1407	lmcmahon@mdllp.net
Municipal stormwater training	Laura Travers	Cuyahoga County Board of Health	216-201-2000	ltravers@ccbh.net
Ordinances for water protection	Heather Elmer	Chagrin River Watershed Partners	440-975-3870	helmer@crwp.org
Rain garden design	Jan Rybka	Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District	216-524-6580 x13	jrybka@cuyahogaswcd.org
Regional stormwater policies	Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells	NEORSC Watershed Program	216-881-6600	DreyfussWellsK@neorsd.org
Regional water quality planning	Pamela Davis	NOACA	216-241-2414	pdavis@mpo.noaca.org
Stormwater facility planning and design	Brent Eysenbach	Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District	216-524-6580 x11	beysenbach@cuyahogaswcd.org
Trees and water quality	Jane Goodman	Cuyahoga River Restoration	216-241-2414 x610	goodmanj@cuyahogariver.org
Water and economic development	Bryan Stubbs	Cleveland Water Alliance	216-309-2426	bstubbs@clewa.org