About the Organizers

Monday 06th of September 2010

Neil Bulger

Neil is an engineer with a passion for sustainability and green buildings. Graduating from Cal Poly with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, he currently works for Rumsey Engineers, a leading green HVAC design firm in the bay area. Last year, he had the privilege of organizing a daylong leadership-training seminar called Be the Change. Students came together to teach and learn from one another with the goal of empowering the next generation of on-campus leaders in sustainability. From this and other experiences, Neil aspires to be a conduit of knowledge, learning from and teaching others.

Chad Worth

Chad Worth, is a senior Industrial Engineering student at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and is currently working for the Sierra Club organizing Energy Town Hall events across SLO county. In his time at Cal Poly, Chad helped found the Hydrogen Energy Club, the Green Campus Program, the Industrial Engineering Sustainability Council, and the Mustang Daily's "Green Spot" weekly column. As the former president of Empower Poly Coalition, an organization of 21 campus clubs that focus on sustainability issues, Chad and his colleagues worked tirelessly to transform the way campus operates. Last year, Chad directed one of the largest events in Cal Poly history, Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America involving all 6 colleges, 150 faculty, and 5,000 students.

Nancy Cole

Nancy is a graduating city and regional planning student with a focus in energy and climate change policy. Nancy planned and participated in an energy tour that brought 20 energy professionals across Northern Europe to discuss clean energy solutions. Nancy initiated and managed the Cal Poly Green Campus Program by obtaining an annual $20,000 grant for her campus to promote energy efficiency programs that saved Cal Poly over $115,000 in energy operational costs the first year. She successfully negotiated a referendum for a multimillion-dollar recreation center expansion project to be LEED certified, a green building standard. Nancy has worked for municipal governments, authored a long-range plan for reducing citywide greenhouse gas emissions, and developed a monitoring program to measure progress towards countywide sustainability goals.

Eric Veium

Eric is an Industrial Engineering graduate with a focus on sustainability and technical systems integration. While a Green Campus Program intern, he facilitated the adoption of power management software designed to increase the energy efficiency of the campus-wide computer network. As a leader in the Empower Poly Sustainability Coalition, he participated in the development of crucial sustainability initiatives, including biodiesel, food-based compost, and the Focus the Nation - Climate Change educational program winning him an award for Outstanding Graduating Senior for Contributions to the University.