Stephenie Presseller

Currently serving as Sustainability Manager, Center for Sustainability (@GreenMVCC) for Moraine Valley Community College; Volunteer Regional Chair for Community Green, USGBC Center for Green Schools (@mygreenschools); Illinois Green Economy Network Affiliate (@IGENCC); Chicagoland Metropolitan Agency for Planning (@GOTO2040) Citizens Advisory Council; and, Advisory Council Chair + Listening Project Lead for Association of the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (@AASHENews).

Evangelist of all things sustainability-related, community development, engagement and empowerment, making positive changes, Chicago, Florida, active transportation, farmers markets, the great outdoors, growing & cooking food and personal well-being.

Professional Guiding Credo: "Cultivate relationships and explain the synergism between the well-being of people, thriving communities, and environmental health so that others will strive to equitably enhance these life systems, too."

Strengths: networking and relationship building; sustainability/green initiatives; public speaking; program/project management; budget management; staff development; non-profit/NGO administration; community college administration; behavior change management; organizational development; informal, interpretive education; youth empowerment; community engagement; meeting/conference development and facilitation; love, passion and happiness - emotional intelligence.

Down time? Running, biking (@bike4ROW), long walks with the small but mighty dog, #Nugget...While my professional credo is very much a personal statement, I also try to live by the dogma of #exploreeverything