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Christopher has been working in health care sustainability for over 12 years. Christopher has deep expertise in the topics of chemicals, greening the OR, food, climate, energy, transportation, water, sustainable procurement, green buildings, and leads the work on health care waste and plastics for Practice Greenhealth. His focus is measuring sustainability in the health care sector through data to drive meaningful outcomes for people and the planet. Christopher owns a circular economy consulting and manufacturing firm that recycles medical plastics into sustainable products. Christopher was… Read More
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Jake comes to us from his most recent position as a Sustainable Technologies Sales Consultant at Cardinal Health. Jake spent more than 7 years working with a diverse array of health systems in the United States to reduce waste and create financial savings through medical device reprocessing. He was twice named Sales Rep of the Year and was a member of his organization's Sales Leadership Council. Before his time at Cardinal Health, he worked for the GPO Resource Optimization & Innovation (ROi) as part of ROi's Private Label team. Jake holds an undergraduate degree in Systems Engineering… Read More
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Director of SustainabilityCarilion Clinic
As director of sustainability at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Virginia, Wohlford (she/her) facilitates and coordinates programs that reduce inefficiencies and waste and promote environmental sustainability. After receiving a Master’s in public health from Virginia Tech, Wohlford conceptualized and proposed her current position, created a work structure for sustainability for Carilion’s seven hospitals, and developed the Carilion Clinic Environmental Stewardship Council. Her programs increase recycling, decrease energy utilization and natural resource… Read More
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John works at the intersection between food and climate by supporting Practice Greenhealth partners through the implementation of plant-forward menus and the Coolfood Pledge, and guides partners on reducing food waste through source reduction and donation. He earned his Master of Science from Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition specializing in the Agriculture, Food, and Environment program.
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Chelsea (they/them) is responsible for data and metrics deliverables, maintaining data platforms, and awards benchmarking. With nine years of experience in the health care field, they previously served as sustainability coordinator for UT Southwestern Medical Center and as management engineer for Baylor Scott & White Health in Texas, focusing on process improvement, data analysis, and related areas. They live in Dallas with their partner Victoria and dog Gracie, and love traveling, hiking, listening to audiobooks while walking Gracie, and riding their e-bike all over town.
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Katie (she/her) leads our Environmental Excellence Awards program. With a background in ecology and environmental biology, she has 10 years of experience in experiential environmental education and spent five years at RUSH University Medical Center in facilities management and sustainability. She was named one of Crain’s 2023 Notable Leaders in Sustainability. Passionate about the benefits of letting your landscaping go a little wild, she is Treekeeper #1754 through Openlands and posts photos of native plants in her small Illinois yard on her Instagram.
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Amber (she/her) is the director of sustainability at Northwell Health, the largest health system in New York, comprised of 21 hospitals and 850 outpatient facilities. In her current role, she supports the development of Northwell's long-term environmental sustainability strategy and manages the implementation of decarbonization initiatives across all departments. She previously worked at the New York City department of sanitation, the world's largest sanitation department. There, she led zero waste programming in schools, offices, universities, and public housing developments. As a New York… Read More
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U.S. Associate Director of Climate and Health
Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth
Keith works to support U.S. health systems in their efforts to decarbonize and to build climate resilience, including GHG emission inventories, action plans to reduce emissions or achieve net-zero emissions. He has over 30 years of sustainability experience in medical and residential architecture and construction. He previously spent 11 years as the sustainability and construction coordinator for Providence Health System in southwest Washington and finished his time with Providence as a facility… Read More
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Edgerton (he/him) has over 30 years of sustainability experience in medical and residential architecture and construction. He previously spent 11 years as the sustainability and construction coordinator for Providence Health System in southwest Washington and finished his time with Providence as a facility engineering manager for two different hospital campuses. Edgerton joined Health Care Without Harm in 2020 and supports U.S. health systems in their efforts to decarbonize and to build climate resilience. He specializes in helping U.S. health systems develop comprehensive GHG emission… Read More
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Matthew supports the growth and advancement of environmental sustainability initiatives across the health care sector. Drawing on several years in dedicated sustainability roles within Northeast Ohio health systems, Matthew shares on-the-ground experience with hospital partners as they navigate their own paths forward. He has supported or developed health system programs focused on communication and employee engagement, green building, energy management, waste reduction, food sourcing, and other efforts centered on improving efficiencies and supporting health. Inspired by how the… Read More
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