Our organization started with three people and an idea. We are nowsupported by our three main local governments and work to bringsustainability issues to the forefront of our communities. We focus oncollaborating and creating real solutions. One of our challenges is ourremoteness. Another is our diversity from highend ski resort on oneend of the county to rural agricultural and mining based communities onthe other. Our efforts to build resilient communities throughcollaboration could be a good model for other communities and citizensgroups. Our story would be appropriate for any general audie ...
Abba Yahudah, a local bay area artist, native to Jamaica, is known forhis socially conscious lyrics and unique way of expressing symbolismthrough colors. Dubbed a wordsmith by many, he is one of the mostpassionate and articulate speakers on any topic, especially his art.
Hideyo Yamada is originally from Tokyo Japan and is a trained sushi chef. After working at various restaurants in Japan and New York, she became interested in combining the healthy elements of vegan, gluten-free, and modern Japanese cooking. After moving to United States, she attended the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York City where she studied holistic approach to nutrition and received her Holistic Health counselor accreditation from the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. From 2011 to 2012, she attended the Natural Gourmet Institute 619 hour chef training progr ...
A pacemaker within the green movement, Rev Yearwood has successfully bridged the gap between communities of color and environmental justice for more than three years. Shortly after founding the Hip Hop Caucus, Yearwood became National Director of the award winning Gulf Coast Renewal Campaign where he spearheaded a coalition of national and grassroots organizations to advocate for the rights of Katrina survivors. Later, on August 4, 2009, Yearwood led the Hip Hop Caucus to create theGreen the Block campaign in partnership with Green for All. In result, the Hip Hop Caucus is the first organiza ...
Maame has five years of experience in philanthropy, women’s rights, social justice, gender and development, having worked with the Global Fund for Women, UNICEF-Ghana and San Francisco based NGO World Savvy. In 2009, Maame was one of 20 women selected by the Global Women’s Leadership Network to participate in the Women Leaders for the World Program. She is part of several networks, including: the African Feminist Forum, African Studies Association and the International Human Rights Funders Group. Maame was born and raised in Ghana. She earned her MA in International Policy Studies with an ...
Yin is theAsia Business Development Manager at Silver Spring Networks, where she is instrumental in bringing the firm's cutting-edge Smart Grid communication solutions to new markets. She isa Beijing-born, Germany-raised and US-educated Canadian citizen, who previously worked as a Project Leader at The Boston Consulting Group's Berlin and Beijing offices.Yin holds an MBA, as well as dual-bachelors in Finance and International/German Studies from The Wharton School/University of Pennsylvania, all of which she completed in five years.
Justin Yoffe, is Co-Founder of nonprofit program Arts:Earth Partnership, which is recognized as the "Official Green Certification for Cultural Facilities in Southern California.” Arts:Earth Partnership signed a ground-breaking contract with the City of Los Angeles to assess and certify all city owned cultural facilities for environmental sustainability and works closely with the City of Santa Monica to green the practices and operations of their cultural institutions, both public and private. Arts:Earth Partnership is a voluntary coalition of theaters, museums, art galleries and cultural fac ...
Yoga to the People is a unique donation-based yoga studio with the goal of recapturing what we consider to be the essence of yoga… simply put, yoga made available to everyone. In a time where yoga as a business is getting a lot of attention, the fact that it is being priced out of many people’s reach is in direct conflict with what we consider to be the spirit of yoga itself. We’ve heard from people all over the country that they simply can’t afford to do yoga on a regular basis. We want to make it possible for everyone to do yoga regardless of economic limitations. The beauty of th ...
Blyss Young is a single mother of three who created The Sanctuary Birth & Family Wellness Center in 2007 when she courageously decided to leave an abusive relationship and drastically change her life. With no outside investments, Blyss and her partner started on a mission to manifest the only center of its kind in the entire country, whose mission is to “Transform the way birth is managed and perceived in this country”. The Sanctuary now employs over 30 people and is anticipated to gross over 1.5 million this year and open two new centers early next year. At the heart of everything Blyss d ...
Since 1996, Youth Speaks has made it their mission to shift the perception of youth by combating illiteracy, alienation and silence and by creating a global movement of young people brave enough to take their voices to the stage. As the leading nonprofit presenter of spoken word in the country, Youth Speaks offers youth the opportunity to speak their truths each year at Brave New Voices, Youth Speaks' international teen poetry slam competition. There, hundreds of young people gather to share with one another their personal stories of triumph, sadness, joy, pain, and also their distinct and ind ...
Jason Yun, “Jay”, is the Community Manager at Zimride, a revolutionary ridesharing service in sunny but cold San Francisco. A veteran of community, Jay started in the health sciences to become a published diabetes and cancer researcher at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. After transitioning away from the medical world, Jay has refocused his passion for working with people by joining Zimride to help grow and foster their community. In addition to Zimride, he is also involved with Lyft, Zimride’s newest on-demand ridesharing service in San Francisco. Jay has a history in social justice a ...
As CEO, Chris is responsible for leading the company and overseeing all aspects of its business development initiatives designed to achieve long term growth. Chris has been a featured speaker at the Clinton School of Public Service, TEDx Asheville, and at numerous colleges and universities. In 2011, Mr. Yura was invited to the White House three times to participate in forums regarding Young Entrepreneurs and American Job Growth. Chris attended the University of Notre Dame where he was a four-year letterman and stand-out fullback for the Fighting Irish football team, and received a Bachelor o ...