Richard Gerstein is EVP, Global Branded Premium Products and Chief Marketing/Innovation Officer of Unifi. Gerstein has a rich history in Business Leadership and Marketing, having served in various executive roles with The Procter & Gamble Company, HP Inc. (formerly known as Hewlett-Packard Company), Sears Holdings Corporation, and Alberto Culver Company. Gerstein was also founder and partner of The Brand CHarGe. In these roles, he worked with early-stage technology and consumer products companies on strategy, marketing and investment.

Arielle Gold is a 22 year-old professional snowboarder and Olympic Bronze Medalist from Steamboat Springs, Colorado. She is an undergraduate at the University of Colorado Boulder, working towards a degree in psychology with the hopes of eventually attending veterinary school and majoring in equine science. Over the past several years, Arielle has been volunteering with Protect Our Winters (POW), a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to uniting professional athletes and outdoor-lovers alike in the fight against climate change. Alongside POW, Arielle has spoken at several local elementary and high schools, inspiring awareness with the next generation and giving them the tools needed to reduce their own carbon footprint. More recently, Arielle had the opportunity to travel to Washington, DC with POW, alongside several other Olympic athletes, to speak with congressman on Capitol Hill about the effects of climate change on her life and her sport. She hopes to continue using her influence as a professional athlete to bring awareness to the issue of climate change, and encourage sustainable living practices.

Member of the U.S. gold medal team in Atlanta in 1996 as starting goalie. As a freshman at Cal in '83, Harvey was a starter on Cal team that finished fifth in the NCAA Tournament. Led team to three additional NCAA playoff appearances. In 1984, was named the NCAA All-Tournament goalkeeper. Selected to the All-West team in 1985. In 1986 was the National Goalkeeper of the year. Has a total of 27 "caps" for U.S. national team appearances during her career (beginning in 1989 at age of 24) and has maintained a 0.65 goals-against average as a national team goalie. Played semi-pro soccer in Frankfurt, Germany in 1989 and '90...member of the '86 Gold Medal winning Olympic Festival women's soccer team. n 1991, Harvey was the starting goalkeeper on Championship Women's World Cup U.S. National Team has four individual record highs at Cal: career saves (156 from 1983-86), saves in a game (12 vs. No. Carolina 11/1/84), season saves (71 in 1986), and shutouts in a season (9 in 1984) and is the former leader in shutouts with 20. Graduated from Cal in 1986.

Karen Baebler is in her 20th year on the Husky athletics staff, currently serving as Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Operations. In this role, Baebler oversees Pac12 and NCAA Championship events, the operations of the Nordstrom Tennis Center, scheduling and contracting of athletics contest, and gender equity initiatives. She currently serves on the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics and is the athletic department's liaison to the Seattle Sports Commission and Convention and Visitor's Bureau. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Washington and holds an M.S. in Athletic Administration from Ball State University. She attended the Sports Management Institute on the campuses of the University of Michigan and University of Texas and has been an adjunct professor at Seattle University, teaching graduate courses in Event Management and Finance of Sport. ▼

Michael Beauregard is an undergraduate Student Coordinator for the UA Office of Sustainability's Green Team, a group of students who help facilitate sustainability initiatives during sporting events (most notably basketball), as well as various other on-campus events. Michael has been a member of the Green Team for three years. He also leads a local environmental and social justice grant project that connects UA's Community and School Garden Program with K-12 students in underserved Tucson neighborhoods. Michael serves as a Resident Assistant (RA) in one of UA's residence halls. Michael is interested in sustainability coordination and higher education administration. He enjoys watching UA basketball, reading, and spending time with friends in his free time.

Paisley is a popular culture thought leader for social justice, diversity, and inclusion in the business of entertainment, media, and sports. As a catalyst, storytelling innovator, and woman of color, Paisley is committed to creating research-based inclusion initiatives and media partnerships to tackle inequality, drive growth, and communicate a leading brand position in the global marketplace. As a proven practitioner in the high stakes industry of popular culture branding, she built a solid reputation as an integrated sports marketing pioneer in a digital world. She is Google Adwords certified in Mobile Advertising. Paisley earned her MBA from Georgetown University and BA in Broadcast Journalism, Communication and the Entertainment Industry from the University of Southern California. As an ASU Ph.D. student, she was the campaign director for the sustainability partnership with the MLB for Cactus League Spring Training 2018. She named the sustainability initiative "Recycle Rally" and created the 8th inning fan activation that powered Salt River Fields at Talking Stick toward zero waste levels.

Celeste Colmenares is the Project Manager for "Greening the Game", a student-led zero waste athletics initiative at UA. Greening the Game diverts compostable and recyclable materials generated during UA sporting events, and keeps those items out of the landfill. Ms. Colmenares has written grant proposals to support Greening the Game, and has received more than $50,000 in funding to date. She also recently established a post-game cleaning contract with UA Athletics. Passionate about corporate sustainability, Ms. Colmenares is working to become a zero waste coordinator for professional league sporting events. She will complete her B.S. in Sustainable Built Environments in May 2019, and has worked as a Student Coordinator for the Off-Campus Housing Sustainability Program. In her spare time, she enjoys the outdoors and hummingbird watching.

Joni Comstock joined the NCAA national office in September 2006 and is the senior vice president of championships and senior woman administrator. Her duties include oversight of 84 NCAA championships, media coordination and statistics, playing rules, ticket operations and marketing, merchandise and licensing and social and digital media. Before coming to the NCAA, Comstock was a Division I athletics director at American University and at the University of North Carolina Asheville. She also has held senior athletics leadership roles at Purdue University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Comstock received her bachelor's degree in health and physical education at Eastern Illinois University; a master's degree in education and sports management from Illinois State University; and a doctorate in administration of higher education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Jason DePaepe is in his 17th year at the University of Colorado and his third as the Associate Athletic Director for Facilities and Game Day Operations. In his new role, DePaepe has overseen the recent athletic facilities expansion project - working as the athletic department liaison with Mortenson Construction and the Populous design team on the $170 million project that added over 337,000 sq. ft. to the Athletic Department and renovations to another 38,000 sq. ft. The 6 story Champions Center and the Dal Ward renovations were completed in late 2015. The indoor practice facility was completed in early 2016 and includes an artificial turf football field as well as a 300 meter 8 lane track. The IPF is the only net-zero energy facility of its kind and boasts 850kW of solar panels that create more electricity than the facility uses on an annual basis. The entire expansion project has achieved LEED Platinum status. ▼

Ellen Dux heads the Office of Sustainability at the University of Southern California. Throughout her career, Ellen has garnered significant experience working on a broad range of sustainability initiatives, including working with the Los Angeles County Chief Sustainability Office to help launch the Clean Power Alliance, Southern California's new "green" utility. From 2014 - 2016, Ellen worked with the USC Viterbi School of Engineering's Information Sciences Institute on the Department of Energy's Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Smart Grid Regional Demonstration Project. She began her sustainability career working in utility-scale PV. Prior to transitioning to sustainability, Ellen held a number of senior positions in the entertainment industry, including Executive Director of 20th Century Fox's mobile content division. She holds a B.A. in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia, and an M.B.A from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business.

As Energy Program Manager in Utility and Energy Services at CU Boulder, Ellen responsible for developing programs to optimize energy usage on campus, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, continuous commissioning of building systems and the development of renewable energy sources. Prior to coming to Colorado in 2014, Ellen served as the Energy Program Manager for Sprint Real Estate and was responsible for over 60,000 sites all over the United States. Ellen attended the University of Kansas receiving a Bachelor's of Science degree in Architectural Engineering. After graduation, she worked for an engineering consulting firm designing HVAC and lighting systems. This led Ellen to her first exposure to energy management conducting energy studies for a commercial real estate management firm in the Kansas City Area. Other positions include Utility Analyst at the KU Medical Center, Sales Engineer for Trane and Energy Efficiency Engineer for ConEd Solutions. ▼

McCady Findley is a former master's student from the Arizona State University School of Sustainability. His studies focused on the intersection of sustainability with business and sports. He has worked for clients such as Arizona Public Service and the Pac-12 Conference. As a former DII student athlete, he earned a B.S. in Environmental Science and Technology from Colorado Mesa University and worked as an intern for the Colorado Department of Transportation's Environmental Unit.

Lesley is a Program Manager for University Sustainability Practices at Arizona State University. In this role, she coordinates a variety of sustainability projects at ASU's Tempe Campus, including an online sustainability literacy program, and works on staff and student engagement programs. Lesley holds a Master of Arts in Environmental Studies and a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Environmental Studies and Psychology from the University of Southern California. Prior to joining ASU, Lesley worked as an Air Quality Planner for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. She has also held roles in community outreach and environmental conservation at non-profit organizations and government agencies in the Phoenix area.

Kelsey Gaude is a Program Manager in the Facilities Maintenance and Management Department, Zero Waste, at Arizona State University. Her role at ASU is primarily focused on large scale zero waste events with Sun Devil Athletics and ASU Residential Life. Kelsey has a B.A. in Anthropology from Appalachian State University and a M.A. in Sustainability from Wake Forest University. She is an AmeriCorps alumni that got her start in her sustainability career by working for a Fortune 500 company on accessing their zero waste initiative among their manufacturing facilities.

Angie has been working in the sustainability field since 2010 when she started developing programs for sustainable practices in television production at ESPN, Inc. In the Fall of 2015 she also joined the Environmental Center at CU Boulder as the Zero Waste Events Coordinator. For ESPN, she has traveled across the country to work many large scale remote events and attended tours of numerous university environmental programs. The position scope focuses on environmental stewardship and education, community outreach and positive legacy. Her collaboration with sustainability colleagues and ESPN employees provided the momentum for sustainable initiatives to become more widespread within the company. As the Zero Waste Events Coordinator, she works closely with Football, Basketball and numerous other events on campus to continue the mission of zero waste at CU Boulder and in the collegiate sector. Her work at the Environmental Center (EC) concentrates on waste reduction practices and the engagement of students, which is key to the success of the program. She coordinates the student staff at the Recycling Operations Center (ROC) where they process all recycling collected on campus. Combining zero waste ground work with professional development enhances the opportunities for students and campus.

Ms. Lin Guo is the Business Development Manager of Bluewater USA INC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bluewater, a Swedish company that innovates and commercializes world-beating water purification technologies and solutions for residential, business and public drinking applications. Lin has over 22 years' experience in the global consumer goods industry. Joining Bluewater in 2013 has leveraged her wide spectrum skills in international business, supply chain management, manufacturing operations and export & import to build Bluewater USA operations and sales throughout North America. A natural business strategist and leader, Lin attributes Bluewater's strong growth in the USA to its unmatched water purification technologies and commitment to sustainability and delivering healthy lifestyle options to people at a time when public trust in municipal drinking water has been eroded.

With nearly 25 years' experience in the global textile industry, Jay is an accomplished executive with a unique combination of product development, sales and marketing skills - Jay knows how to develop innovative new products, as well as how to commercialize them through effective branding and marketing. Jay has proven leadership and demonstrated results in; managing in-plant and customer commercialization processes to increase the speed-to-market of new products; verifying financial analysis of development projects and maximizing opportunities for best profit margin and revenue; maintaining frequent contact with key customers, retailers, brands and recognized research groups to help define next steps for product innovation; and maintaining knowledge of competitive products and developments in order to achieve leadership for Unifi products.

David Kang is the Vice Chancellor for Infrastructure and Sustainability and the Chief Facilities Officer at the University of Colorado Boulder where he manages over 12 million SF of facilities to support education and research. He is also responsible for overall campus sustainability and resiliency; Real Estate and Environmental, Health, and Safety programs. Prior to CU Boulder, David was the Director of Project Management at the White House Military Office where he led several multi-million dollar, highly technical, classified facility programs/projects in support of the Continuity of the Presidency, White House Operations, Camp David, and other White House support facilities. He also served as the Director for Shore Energy for the Department of the Navy where he championed a culture of sustainability and led department-wide efforts to increase energy efficiency, increase use of renewable energy and integrate smart energy technologies on Naval installations throughout the world.

Lin managed the R4 Recycling Program at UC Davis for fifteen years and Cal Zero Waste at UC Berkeley for the past seven years. UC Berkeley has won the Pac-12/ Green Sports Alliance Road to Zero Waste Basketball competition four consecutive times. He is the founder and Chair of the Zero Waste College and University Technical Committee under the TRUE Zero Waste Program of the USGBC and on the Board of the California Collegiate Recycling Council under the California Resource Recovery Association. He has also served on the Board of the College and University Recycling Coalition and California Resource Recovery Association. Lin completed his Bachelor's degree from UC Davis and his Masters at California State University, Fullerton, where he completed his thesis on evaluating and reporting the status of all twenty CSU campus waste reduction and recycling programs.

Jeremy has worked on numerous projects varying from small-scale baseball and softball complexes, training facility designs to large-scale venues and stadiums. Jeremy joined Populous in 2003 as an intern working on multiple projects such as the University of Missouri Athletics Training Complex and the University of Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium. After receiving his Masters of Architecture from the University of Kansas, Jeremy began his work on the Rutgers Basketball Training Facility Design. Jeremy recently served as the project designer for both the University of Arkansas Football Center and the University of South Florida Basketball Training Facility. During his time on multiple design projects, Jeremy's responsibilities have focused on the functionality and adjacencies of each facility, as well as the overall design aesthetics from both a recruiting impact and campus integration. Currently, Jeremy is contributing in all phases of design, from concept to contract documents, for The University of Arkansas Football Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The facility is scheduled to open in the summer of 2013.

Izabel Loinaz is the Director of the Center for Sustainable Business Practices (CSBP), in the Lundquist College of Business at University of Oregon. A leader in higher education, Lundquist is one of the first R1 business schools to define and imbed robust sustainable business programming. Founded over a decade ago, CSBP houses several sustainable business programs, including a pioneering Green MBA which has consistently ranked in the top 5 nationally. Izabel's mission at UO is to integrate and amplify sustainable business education through collaborative partnerships across campus, industries and peer universities. For over 18 years, Izabel has driven superior results as a creator of organizational ecosystems across entrepreneurial, corporate, and public institutions. Izabel graduated with an MBA in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School, in San Francisco.

Liz Matzdorf is a senior at Oregon State studying Anthropology and German. She is a member if the women's rowing team and has been a member of BAST (Beaver Athletics Sustainability Team) for two years. Liz was elected vice president of BAST in December where she is focusing on helping make Oregon State Athletics more sustainable and educating student athletes on BAST initiatives.

Ms. Muir has managed Stanford University's Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Composting Program for the last 24 years. She leads Stanford University toward a zero waste campus through a rigorous and comprehensive program of waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting. She enjoys most working with students and the campus community on waste reduction and educating on the connection between materials management, the economy, and climate change.

Dave launched the first US college sports sustainability activation with corporate partnership for the Florida Gators when he was UF's Director of Sustainability in 2002. Later he became Director of the University of Colorado Boulder Environmental Center and founded the nation's first comprehensive NCAA Division 1 sports sustainability program, Ralphie's Green Stampede. He has helped develop fan engagement partnerships with BASF, Pepsi, Wells Fargo, WhiteWave Foods, The Pantry, Eco-Products, and UPS etc aimed at influencing fans' behavior toward sustainability at home, work and play. Dave is also Secretary of the Green Sports Alliance Board of Directors, former Board Secretary of the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, an award winning publisher and editor, and a former elected county commission board chairman.

Daniel worked for USC last year as their Zero Waste Specialist in both the Coliseum Zero Waste program, as well as the on-campus Tailgate Waste Diversion program. He has actively stayed involved with both of these programs at USC and is now the Regional Program Manager for EcoSafe, which is a Zero Waste program partner with USC. Daniel regularly meets with the Coliseum and Sustainability teams to consult on their Zero Waste efforts.

Jason Richardson played for Coach Tom Izzo at Michigan State where he won the 2000 NCAA Championship his freshman year. The following year Jason was a 2001 second-team All-American, the Spartans' leading scorer and named to the Big Ten First Team. He was selected fifth overall by the Golden State Warriors in the 2001 NBA Draft. During his first two seasons Jason was the two-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion, NBA Rookie Challenge MVP, and named to the NBA All-Rookie first team. Renowned in the league as a respected veteran leader by players, coaches, and front office personnel, Jason logged more than 29,000 minutes for five NBA teams over 13 seasons. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, he and his family now consider Denver, Colorado home. Jason is currently studying business and is expecting to graduate with his degree from Michigan State University. Recognizing that sport has the power to improve society and basketball is a global sport loved by fans everywhere, Jason is a NBA ambassador promoting sportsmanship to unite and inspire people all over the world.

Dr. Tiffany Richardson is a lecturer in Sport Management at the University of Minnesota's School of Kinesiology. She holds a Ph.D. in Sport, Recreation and Tourism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to pursuing graduate school, Tiffany had a successful career in professional sports working with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the Los Angeles Clippers and the Anaheim Ducks. Since arriving at the University of Minnesota in 2009, she has grown her network in the Twin Cities and has developed collaborative partnerships with the MLB All Star Games (2014-2017), the Minnesota Twins (Go Twins, Go Green program, 2014-present), the Minnesota Wild (Go Wild, Go Green program, 2016-present), the Minnesota X-Games (2017 and 2018). She currently holds appointments as an Educator with the Institute on the Environment, and as Co-Chair of the 2019 NCAA Men's Final Four Sustainability Committee.

Monica is a former program manager for Ralphie's Green Stampede, the University of Colorado's award-winning sports sustainability program, focusing on fan engagement campaigns made possible by corporate partnerships and designed to encourage behavior change in the university fan base. She acted as project manager for the Fan Engagement for Sustainability Playbook; a joint project of the University of Colorado, the Green Sports Alliance, and many other great partners. A Pac-12 loyalist, Monica has an MBA from CU Boulder's Leeds School of Business and a BA in Geography/Environmental Studies from UCLA. However, she has recently started as the Sustainability Coordinator for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and looks forward to bringing green sports to Cajun Country.

Presley Savarino recently joined Oregon State Athletics in March as a Facilities and Events Coordinator. She oversees daily and game operations for multiple athletic facilities and various sports. Savarino also manages the sustainability operations for Oregon State Athletics. After serving approximately two years with the TCU Athletics' Facilities, Event and Game Operations Department as a Graduate Assistant. Previous to her Graduate Assistant position at TCU, she also spent time at TCU as an intern with the Athletics Marketing and Licensing Department. Prior to TCU, Savarino worked with Texas A&M Athletics' Facilities Operations Department and participated in the $500M redevelopment project of Kyle Field (Texas A&M University Football Stadium) and also served as an Athletics Financial Operations intern at Texas A&M University. She is a 2016 graduate of Texas A&M University with a Bachelor's degree in Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences with a minor in Sports Management and a Master's degree in Liberal Arts from Texas Christian University.

Rachel Stonecypher joined University of Colorado Boulder as a project manager for the Planning, Design and Construction department in 2012. She is currently a Capital Project Manager for the university's Planning, Design and Construction department overseeing complex capital construction projects, most notably the completion of the LEED Platinum certified Athletics Complex and Folsom Parking Garage. During her tenure at CU she has been responsible for managing over 80 design and construction projects valued at over $240M for a variety of University departments. Rachel comes to CU after serving as an active duty officer in the U.S Coast Guard for ten years where she took on numerous roles such as a shipboard engineering officer, area planner, and construction manager for military facilities along the east and west coasts. She earned her undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and went on to earn a Master's of Science in Civil Engineering with a focus in Construction Engineering and Management from the University of Colorado Boulder. Rachel is a registered professional civil engineer in the state of Colorado.

Heidi is currently CU Boulder's first Chief Sustainability Officer. She has worked on sustainability issues in the non-profit, public, academic and private sectors as an organizer, writer, researcher, and public speaker for the majority of her professional career. She returned home to Colorado from Washington, DC where she served as the Director of Public Engagement at the U.S. Department of Energy. Prior, Heidi was Director of National Outreach for the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Senior Energy Advisor for the Worldwatch Institute. Heidi served as Colorado's first gubernatorial climate advisor for Governor Bill Ritter. She also served as senior associate of the Wirth Chair in Sustainability at CU Denver and as Deputy Director of the Presidential Climate Action Project. She is an alumnae of Carleton College.

Heather Vaughan is Vice President of Marketing for the Pac-12 Conference and Pac-12 Networks. In this capacity, Heather is responsible for oversight of the marketing, promotions and creative services teams. She also leads campaign strategies for all Pac-12 programming, both on and off channel and is at the helm of the overall look and feel of the Pac-12 Networks brand. A veteran marketer, Heather has worked for the Sacramento Kings, several advertising agencies and was also an instructor at the Art Institute. Heather has a B.A. in Communication Design from California State University, Chico and an M.A. in Communications from California State University, Fullerton. She is a member of the NSMN, WICT, WISE, and the ADL.

Shelley Villalobos is the Managing Director of the Council for Responsible Sport and an instructor of management at the University of Oregon Lillis College of Business. A practitioner of creative collaboration, she engages diverse stakeholders to realize maximum mutual benefits according to the 'triple bottom line' concept of sustainability. She has 8 years of experience with project development and coordination between the University of Oregon (Office of Sustainability & Athletics Department) and the City of Eugene. At the Council for Responsible Sport, she's overseen the start-to-finish certifications of over 90 individual sports events in 27 states and eight countries. She holds a BA in Journalism and Communications and a graduate certificate in 'Leadership in Sustainability' from the University of Oregon.

A native New Yorker, Ed moved to Colorado in 1991 for his undergraduate work at UCB. As a member of the student Environmental Board, he soon became engaged in campus sustainability efforts. In 1998, Ed was a member of the executive committee that oversaw the expansion and renovation of the student union building known as the University Memorial Center (UMC). The UMC was the first campus building designed and built to LEED standards, although it was not certified until 2006. In 2008, Ed took the lead role in designing and implementing the 'Zero Waste' component of Ralphie's Green Stampede, a comprehensive sustainability initiative at CU's Folsom Field. As a result, Folsom Field became the first NCAA Division 1 sports facility in the nation to eliminate public trash cans, collect all materials in recycling and compost containers, and transform its materials procurement into a zero waste process. In 2014, Folsom achieved 90% landfill diversion across all six home football games. ▼

Jamie Zaninovich joined the Pac-12 Conference as Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer in July of 2014. He is responsible for all aspects of the Pac-12's administrative operations, including television administration, sport management, championships, football bowl relationships, Pac-12 Global, governance, enforcement, compliance, and officiating. During his first two years at the Pac-12, Zaninovich helped guide the conference through unprecedented governance changes, major increases in its international efforts, and continued high-level success of its 23 sponsored sports. To name just a few of his myriad accomplishments at the Pac-12, Zaninovich has overseen the addition of two Pac-12 sports, transitioned the Pac-12 football postseason from the BCS to the College Football Playoff, navigated major changes in intercollegiate athletics governance and rule-making, and overseen reforms to student-athlete benefits and the addition of the Pac-12 Student-Athlete Leadership Team to the Pac-12's official governance structure. ▼

Katie Zeller is the Director of Facilities, Recreation Centers & Sustainability with Stanford Athletics, where she manages two campus recreation centers and sustainability initiatives for the department. She came to Stanford from UCLA where she was Sustainability Coordinator at UCLA Recreation for three years, after earning her Bachelor's degree in Geography/Environmental Studies with a minor in Environmental Systems and Society. She helped UCLA earn the 'Most Improved' Award in the 2017 Pac-12 Zero Waste Basketball Challenge, going from 13.6% diversion in 2016 to 63.9% in 2017, and collaborated with UCLA Athletics to launch their first "Green Game." She now serves as Stanford's liaison to the Green Sports Alliance and Pac-12 Sustainability Working Group, and works closely with Stanford Athletics Facility & Event Operations, Recreation & Wellness, and the Sustainability & Energy Management teams on campus.