Martin Tull

Formos

Martin Tull - Director of Sustainable Solutions at Formos Martin Tull leads clean tech and environmentally related business development for Formos, a northwest based custom software development firm. Working with innovative non-profts, businesses and public agencies, Formos develops and deploys custom software applications for conservation, energy reduction, green building and other environmentally focused projects. Martin is also an active volunteer in the community, serving on the regional and national advisory boards of the Climate Prosperity project, the Clean Tech Alliance, and the Oregon Global Warming Commission communication committee. He also volunteers for the Northwest Earth Institute where he previously served as Director of Organizational and Government Partnerships. As a lifelong rock climber and instructor, he is also interested in the role that experiential education can play in building an environmental ethic in youth.

Rex Burkholder

Metro Councilor

Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder For over 30 years Rex Burkholder has been working to protect what makes Oregon special, leading efforts to preserve our farms and forests, expand transportation choices and tackle climate change. Rex helped found the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, and under his leadership, our region has gone from virtually no bike lanes to one with hundreds of miles of bike lanes. He also worked to establish the Coalition for a Livable Future, uniting more than 80 local organizations to advocate for sustainable growth policies. Rex was elected to the Metro council in 2000 and continues to represent District 5. For the past nine years, he has led efforts to expand light rail, bus services, bicycle and pedestrian lanes. Rex has been recognized for his tireless efforts on behalf of our community. He was honored as the Most Effective Citizen Advocate in 1998 by 1000 Friends of Oregon, and as a 1999 founder of a New Northwest by Sustainable Northwest. Rex also received a Special Recognition award from the Environmental Educators of Oregon in 2009, as well as the 1999 Alice B. Toeclips award from the Bicycle Transportation Alliance.

Andria.Jacob

Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Andria Jacob is a program manager in the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability at the City of Portland, Oregon, where she works on a variety of energy and climate initiatives. Andria has over 10 years of experience in sustainability program design and implementation. Before joining the City’s staff, Andria spent three years at Ecos Consulting, a Portland-based energy-efficiency program implementation firm, designing and managing residential efficiency programs for utility clients. Andria began her career in energy efficiency at E Source, in Boulder, Colorado in 1998.

Jana Gastellum

Oregon Environmental Council

Jana Gastellum is the Program Director for Global Warming at the Oregon Environmental Council.  She leads OEC’s work to implement climate solutions. She previously served on the United Nations Foundation/Energy Future Coalition joint climate and energy team where she focused on domestic and international opportunities for clean energy development and the nexus between energy security, climate change and poverty alleviation. She helped launch the 25x’25 renewable energy alliance and built capacity within the agricultural and forestry communities around the role these sectors can play in a low-carbon economy. Jana also managed a soils laboratory that analyzed the impacts of climate change on ecosystems at the University of Michigan. She received a B.S. and M.S. in Earth Systems from Stanford University. When she’s not working, she enjoys playing ultimate Frisbee, hiking, trying new recipes, and discussing books with her husband.