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Avery leads the hospital in their environmental sustainability goals and strategic commitments through collaboration across multiple departments, including facilities, supply chain, support services, communications, and clinical groups. Her role is focused on minimizing the environmental and public health impact of all hospital activities while ensuring BIDMC delivers extraordinary and compassionate patient care.
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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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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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As a member of Health Care Without Harm’s U.S. Climate and Health team, Dresser’s work focuses primarily on climate mitigation and resilience projects in Massachusetts. Current initiatives in Massachusetts include the Boston Green Ribbon Commission Healthcare Working Group, where partner health care systems collaborate on their latest climate challenges. His background includes natural resource management and community-centric project management. He has an MBA in social impact from Boston University and a B.S. from the University of Maine.
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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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Actor and Film Producer
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (/dɪˈkæprioʊ/; born November 11, 1974[2]) is an American actor and film producer. DiCaprio began his career by appearing in television commercials in the late 1980s. He next had recurring roles in various television series, such as the soap opera Santa Barbara and the sitcom Growing Pains.
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Practice Greenhealth Sector Performance and Recognition Director
DeLoach Lynn manages the Sector Performance department at Practice Greenhealth where she oversees the development of an industry-wide set of performance metrics and tracking mechanisms to monitor the success of health care sustainability programs and manages Practice Greenhealth’s Environmental Excellence Awards program. DeLoach Lynn brings more than 20 years of experience working with hospitals and health care organizations to create customized sustainability programs and goals. She has an MBA with a focus in corporate social… Read More
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Adam (he/him) is the Sustainability Manager at SSM Healthcare, a healthcare system consisting of 23 hospitals and over 600 medical facilities across Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. Adam is responsible for various environmental sustainability initiatives, including reducing SSM Health’s carbon footprint to Net Zero by 2050. Adam holds a degree in Architectural Sustainability from Boston Architectural College, where he completed an award-winning thesis on “How Cultural Sustainability helps to overcome marginalization and gentrification.” Adam is also passionate about serving the… Read More
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Maxie (she/her) brings 7+ years of experience in human health, academic research, coalition building, advocacy, and community organizing for climate action, social justice, and environmental health. She is a passionate weaver that integrates her various fields of expertise to nurture systems change to build a safe and equitable future that fosters prosperous, healthful, and thriving communities. She is a Certified Health Coach, and a Restorative Justice Practices facilitator, and holds a Master of Science in Physiology and Biophysics with a focus on Integrative Medicine and Health from… Read More
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John (he/him) is a corporate sustainability professional with over 10 years of experience focusing on renewable energy, data analytics, and the built environment. He enjoys serving as the bridge and translator for those who understand the benefits associated with sustainability and those who are at the beginning of understanding the opportunities that lay ahead.
Type: Event Presenters
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