The four of us met 25 years ago while working with the Center for Creative Leadership, helping Fortune 500 executives build their leadership skills. Executives arrived from around the world to spend five days in intensive feedback and experiential learning.
Now, with the Earth facing unprecedented challenges, we asked ourselves, “What is our best and highest role in helping the environment?” Given our skills, energy and connections, how can we have our greatest impact? What can we do now that will make a real difference?
It’s a question we all have to ask ourselves … and a primary theme of the conference.
For us, the answer was Green Wave. We crafted a cutting-edge program for leaders who have a passion for the environment — to empower these leaders to act swiftly and ambitiously for the good of the planet. On our team, we each bring unique skills and experience, but we all are committed to creating a special experience — a warm and welcoming environment where leaders can be themselves, reflect on what is working and take their leadership game to the next level.
Dr. Richard O. (Rocky) Kimball is an internationally-recognized pioneer in the field of experiential learning and leadership development. He is Founder of Action Learning Associates and Co-Founder of the Fred Leadership Forum. Rocky enjoys backcountry skiing and mountain biking.
Dr. Laura Quinn is Global Director, Organizational Leadership at the Center for Creative Leadership and Founding Board Member of the UN Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative. She enjoys hiking near her home in Colorado.
Dr. Paul Seymour is an executive coach who has worked with senior leaders and their teams for 25 years. He is a featured presenter and facilitator at the flagship Leadership at the Peak program at the Center for Creative Leadership, working with leaders at the top of Corporate America. Paul enjoys fly fishing and blues guitar.
Dr. Glenn Hallam is a pioneer in leadership models and metrics, having developed published tools as a Research Scientist with the Center for Creative Leadership and as founder of two companies: Creative Metrics and Green Dock Ventures. He enjoys jazz trumpet and mountain biking.
Thank you
We would like to thank the following leaders for their guidance in developing Green Wave
David Batstone, Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at USF School of Management
George T Brennan, H. Smith Richardson Fellow and Executive in Residence, Center for Creative Leadership
Peter Byck, Professor of Practice, Arizona State University School of Sustainability & Cronkite School of Journalism
Brad Carlson, Chief Technical Officer at Recovered Energy Technologies Inc
Scot Case, Senior Consultant, Shelton Group, Inc.
Yufu Cheng, China Director, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and R20 Regions of Climate Action
Victoria Charles, Professor/Sustainability Practitioner, Circleofzero.com
Elena Christopoulos, Commissioner, City of Santa Monica
Liselle DeGrave, President, DeGrave Communications, Inc.
Gary Gero, Chief Sustainability Officer, County of Los Angeles
Dana Gunders, Advisor/Expert, Food Waste Reduction
Eliot Metzger, Director, Sustainable Business & Innovation at World Resources Institute
Nancy McGaw, Deputy Director, Business and Society Program at The Aspen Institute
Thomas McQuillan, Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Culture and Sustainability, Baldor Specialty Foods, Inc.
Jennie Nigrosh, CEO, The Green Garmento
Brad Peirce, Former Sustainability Lead, TD Bank and Citizens Bank; Founder, FEED Strategies, LLC
Seth Warren Rose, Founding Director, Eneref Institute
Daniela Salazar, Earned Media Strategist, Saatchi & Saatchi
Thomas Schueneman, Founder, PlanetWatch Group
Tim Silman, Senior Manager, Impact & Design, XPRIZE
Patricia Smith, Executive Director, EarthShare California
Molly Jo Stanley, Mindfulness and Sustainability Educator, Adventures in Nourishment
Gina Tesla, Vice President, Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability, IBM
Alison Thompson, Founder/CEO at Third Wave Volunteers
Kevin Thompson, General Manager, GOOD Worldwide Inc and Upworthy
Violeta Villacorta, Owner, the Sage & the Butterfly
Wendy Wendlandt, Senior Vice President & Political Director, the Public Interest Network
Stephanie Whyte, Event Manager, Zero Waste Company
Danielle (Geers) Wright, Executive Director, The North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council
Sean Wright, Executive Director, Global Sustainable Finance, Morgan Stanley
