Our Nominating Committee is pleased to announce our Four Generation Awardees below. We were thrilled to receive a large number of impressive nominees and were heartened by their excellent work. Thanks to all who submitted these nominations. We are also recognizing a special Lifetime Achievement awardee.
This year’s theme is…
"Regenerating – for a Positive Future"
Why We Honor Four Generations: Leaders in Energy (LE) believes in harnessing the talents of all Four Generations – a collaboration across the ages – to advance clean energy and sustainable solutions for the environment encompassing technological, economic, and social innovation.
Our program will include a special mixology session from the solar-powered Catoctin Creek Distillery. A representative will be making "green" and other cocktails and mocktails for our festivities. Our pre-awards and post-awards program will feature small group networking and discussion sessions.
Registration is now open –
Attendee early bird rates through Nov. 27th. Student/job seeker rates also available. A special Changemaker ticket will feature your name in our program and help support our mission and organization.
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Our Four Generations of Leaders
in Clean Energy & Sustainability Solutions Awardees are:
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Baby Boomer Awardee
Dr. Klaus Lackner
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Klaus Lackner, Ph.D. is the Director of Center for Negative Carbon Emissions and professor at the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.
Dr. Lackner’s research focuses on closing the carbon cycle by capturing carbon dioxide from the air, including carbon sequestration and carbon foot-printing.
He has developed artificial trees – but not the kind that decorate living rooms and lobbies. His artificial trees can capture carbon dioxide directly out of the air—and they’re 1,000 times more efficient than nature’s trees in doing so. These trees don’t look like natural trees – they don’t have leaves or branches. But they function in a similar way by absorbing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Millions of the trees could eventually generate “negative carbon emissions,” meaning they could take more carbon dioxide out of the air than is emitted from fossil fuels. This can help to reverse the course of climate change. He received his PhD in physics from Heidelberg University, Germany. Learn more here. |
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Gen X Awardee
Tonya Graham
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Tonya Graham, Executive Director of the Geos Institute. Ms. Graham has led the institute’s ClimateWise program helping communities build resilience in the face of climate change. She has taken a lead role in developing the concept of Whole Community Resilience, which takes a holistic approach to addressing climate change impacts and develops solutions that are both ecologically sound and socially equitable.
As a member of the ClimateWise team, Tonya has helped communities adapt to changing climate conditions in Oregon, California, Montana, Alaska, Texas, Kentucky, Colorado, and Ontario, Canada. She holds a B.S. in Biophysical Environmental Studies from Northland College and a M.A. in Community Development from Goddard College.
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Millennial Awardee
Akanksha Khatri
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Akanksha Khatri is the Head of the Nature Action Agenda for World Economic Forum’s Platform for Global Public Goods. Ms. Khatri was the lead author of the report, “The Future of Nature and Business,” which shows how 15 strategic transitions can halt nature loss by 2030 while providing economic growth and jobs.
Prior to this, she worked as Lead on Government Engagement for India and South Asia followed by an extended remit as Chief of Staff and Head of Strategy and Performance for the Forum’s Regional and Government Engagement globally. She has also had experience working at HT Media Ltd. which is the second largest media company in India. She holds a BA (Hons.) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India and M.A. in International Affairs from Columbia University, USA. She was a Global Leadership Fellow with the World Economic Forum (2013 - 16).
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Gen Z Awardee
Jerry Achtermann
Jerry Achtermann attends Oberlin College studying Music Theory and Composition. As a 7th grader frustrated by the Fairfax County Public Schools’ (FCPS) use of polystyrene trays in the school system’s cafeterias, Jerry decided to try to eliminate them. In 2015, he created a petition on change.org and thepetitionsite.com, garnering approximately 500 signatures from across the state, the country, and the world. He created a Prezi presentation and spoke on Arlington County’s Sustainable Scoop. Jerry then met with the FCPS school board to present his evidence on the environmental and health dangers of polystyrene. His efforts resulted in the county’s elimination of the trays and their replacement with compostable cardboard trays.
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Lifetime Achievement Awardee
Peter Siedel
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See further information on our program schedule and
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Become a Four Gens Awards Sponsor
Show your support for clean energy
and sustainability solutions!
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We are offering five categories of sponsorships:
Big Green Shift Leader
(Limited to one only),
Sustainability Leader
(Limited to two only),
Clean Energy Leader,
Environmental Leader,
and
Benefactor
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A number of sponsorship categories also have early bird rates
by Friday, November 20th. Learn more here. Contact Marty Silber, Leaders in Energy, Director of Development and Fundraising at marty.silber@gmail.com for more information or call or text 571-236-5396.
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