CERTs 2009 | Students Leading the Way
Session Audio
Moderator
Kai Bosworth, Student, Macalester College
Willmar Senior High School Community Greenhouse Project
Robert Palmer, Science Teacher, Willmar Senior High
Youth Energy Summit
Cheryl Glaeser, Program Specialist, Southwest Initiative Foundation: Cheryl Glaeser has been employed at the Southwest Initiative Foundation since 2005. In her role as Program Specialist, Cheryl provides leadership in the in the planning, development, and implementation of the Foundation’s renewable energy initiatives including the Youth Energy Summit (YES!) and the Rural Energy Development Initiative (REDI). Cheryl has helped SWIF build an extensive network of partnerships to move the Foundation’s goal of advancing renewable energy development forward including academic, private sector, government, and non-profit stakeholders. Prior to her work with the Foundation, Cheryl was the Training and Marketing Director for BusinessWare Solutions. Cheryl is currently a steering committee member for both Southwest and West Central CERTs.
Campus Sustainability Revolving Loan Funds
Matt Kazinka, Student, Macalester College: Matt Kazinka is a young climate activist, student, musician, and facial hair enthusiast. He is a national organizer for the Summer of Solutions, a two-month, youth-led community organizing program for clean energy solutions, and has worked with TEAM MN, a coalition of college students working across campuses to foster a more sustainable Minnesota. Currently he is a sophomore at Macalester College in St. Paul, where he studies Environmental Justice and works with sustainability in the Facilities Services department.
Lindsay Wimmer, Student, College of St. Benedict: Lindsay is currently an Environmental Studies major at the College of Saint Benedict’s/St. John’s University. Starting in September, she became more involved with TEAM MN, the Transcampus Energy Action Movement of Minnesota, and recently became the president of Echo, one of the environmental groups on campus.
Youth Energy Activists of Minnesota
Starr Brainard, Junior, Central High School
Clean Energy Resource Teams