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Speakers
SAAS Summit: Climate, Conservation, and Citizenship
October 20, 2024
We are thrilled to welcome an incredible lineup of speakers and panelists to SAAS Summit—all of them closely connected to SAAS, including parents, faculty, alumni, and alumni parents.
Featured Guests & Alumni Speakers
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- All
- Bringing it Home: Community-Rooted Conservation
- Corporate Citizenship: Large Organizations and Impact at Scale
- Creative Problem-Solving in the Built Environment
- Entrepreneurship, Consumers, and the Green Economy
- Kitchens, Cafes, and the Grocery Aisle: Sustainable Eating, Sustainable Communities
- Making it Personal: Outdoor Recreation as Conservation Catalyst
- Policy, Politics, and Getting it Done
- Science, Data, and Decisions: Research, Advocacy, and Informed Action
- The Path Forward: Direction and Action for a Healthy Planet (Keynote)
Principal, Capen Consulting, and former Technical Director of the Living Building Challenge
Middle and Upper School Innovations Teacher
Executive Director at Wenatchee River Institute; Former SAAS Teacher and Wilderness Trip Leader
Federal Research Scientist at the NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Carbon Removal Collaborator; Associate Portfolio Manager of Reforestation Strategy at BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group
Former CEO, Cotopaxi and Eddie Bauer; Former VP Design and Merchandising, Patagonia; Trustee and Strategic Initiatives Committee Member, Outdoor Industry Association
Rare Plant Consultant; Startup Founder, Nacho Plants
Director, Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Commerce; Dean’s Council Chair at the University of Washington's Evans School of Public Policy and Governance
Associate Athletic Director at Seattle Academy
Divisional VP, Supply Chain Product Management & Operations at REI
Co-Founder, President, and CEO of Earth Finance; Board Chair, Seattle Parks Foundation
Associate Head of School
Household Carbon Sequestration Entrepreneur; President, Carbon Tree Ranch SPC
Upper School Dean of Academics and Differentiated Curriculum, Upper School Science Teacher at Seattle Academy
Former Vice President, Global Supply Chain at Starbucks; Trustee at the Center for Food Integrity
Restaurant Owner; Co-Founder of Yes Parade Restaurant Group
Vice President at BNB Builders
Direct-to-Consumer and Sustainability Executive; CEO, Grove Collaborative; Former CEO, Zulily
Global Energy System Innovator; President of GE Vernova
Chairwoman Emerita of the University of Washington Foundation Board; Former Board Member, Seattle Parks Foundation
Chief Sustainability Officer at Amazon
Senior Vice President of Store Operations at Starbucks
Associate Teaching Professor and Associate Director of the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Washington
Managing Principal, Seneca Group; Policy Committee Member, Downtown Seattle Association
Managing Director, Tom Douglas and Company
Senior AI Research Engineer at Lockheed Martin
Senior Investment Analyst at Elemental Impact
University of Washington Regent; Chair of Advisory Board, UW College of the Environment; Former Board Chair of Bullitt Foundation
Food and Wellness Entrepreneur; Founder & CEO, HI Foods
Board Chair of evo; National Trustee at the Wilderness Society; Founding Partner of Grant Peak Capital
Outdoor Trips & Travel Director at Seattle Academy
Washington State Director at The Wilderness Society; Board Chair, Winter Wildlands Alliance
Sustainable Business MBA, Bainbridge Graduate Institute
Pre-Medical Student at Claremont McKenna and Mountain Biking Coach at Sweetlines
President of Industry and Partnerships at Microsoft
Research Manager at Health In Harmony
Engineer, Social Enterprise; Head of Product & Technology at Okra Solar
Partner, LMN Architects
Operations and Management Advisor, Waterfront Park for City of Seattle
Founding Board Member, Former Chair of Satterberg Foundation Board
Climate Entrepreneur; CEO & Director of CarbonBuilt
President & CEO of Seattle Parks Foundation
Chief of Staff, King County Council District 2; Council Member, Metropolitan King County
Head of School
Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior; Global Board Member and Treasurer of The Nature Conservancy; Advisory Council Chair of the University of Washington’s EarthLab
Natural Resources and Environmental Management Masters Student at University of Hawai'i
Public Policy Consultant and Deputy City Attorney for City of Seattle; Board Member, Arboretum Foundation
Research Scientist, U.S. Forest Service
Research Analyst and Natural Catastrophe Risk Expert, RenaissanceRe Capital Partners
Principal of Pacific Public Affairs; Former Chief of Staff for King County Executive Dow Constantine
Brand and Marketing Expert; Founder and CEO of Bridge Latino; Board Member, Zero Waste Washington
Partner and Sustainability Lead at Monument Advocacy
Innovations Department Chair, Seattle Academy
Owner and Co-Founder of Griffin Creek Farm, formerly Full Circle Farm
Forestry Customer Success Manager at Planet
Executive Director at Clark Conservation District
“At each SAAS Summit, we intentionally invite multigenerational collaboration and problem-solving to build connections where there has been isolation, and to translate early failure into eventual success.” Rob Phillips, Head of School, SAAS