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Who's Who @ o2-USA
Learn about the people behind o2-USA

Bay Area Chapter
http://www.o2-usa.org/bayarea
Liaison: Sophia Wang
Co-Chairs: Zeth Kinnett, Mike Lin

Zeth Kinnett
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Mike Lin
Profession: Founder of Vestal Design Atelier, product and web design consulting.
Background: Stanford Mechanical Engineering. Socially responsible & Environmentlaly Sustainable Product Development. Green Architecture.
Goals: To transform the product landscape and educate consumers by bringing attractive, desirable and profitable sustainable solutions to market.

Cascadia Cooperative
http://www.o2-usa.org/cascadia
Co-Coordinators: Sean Schmidt & Sophia Wang

Sean Schmidt
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Sophia Wang Traweek
Profession: Sustainable Design Consultant
Background: Trained as a mechanical engineer and designer, she has worked for IDEO, Apple, and WSP Environmental and with NASA, MBDC, and SVTC.
Goals: To save the earth...whether through helping to design better products, forwarding interesting tidbits, or explaining why she eats organic and vegetarian.

Chicago Chapter
http://www.o2chicago.org
Liaison/Chair: Peter Nicholson
Profession: Co-Founder and Executive Director Foresight Design.
Background: Knowledgeable on a broad array of sustainability-related topics, Peter consults on and undertakes forward-thinking design projects for a diversity of clients, including government agencies, institutional nonprofits, and diverse businesses.

Florida
http://www.o2-usa.org/fl
Liaison: Jessica Arkwright
Profession: Interior Designer
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Indiana Chapter
http://www.o2-usa.org/in
Liaison/Chair: Mathew Groshek
Profession: Design Faculty
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Michigan Chapter
http://www.o2-usa.org/mi
Liaison/Chair: Greg Vendena
Profession: Design Faculty
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New York City Chapter
http://www.o2nyc.org
Liaison: Kakee Scott
Profession: Non-profit outreach and administration
Background: Sociology/liberal arts degree, work in green building, green marketing, and sustainable food related orgs.
Goals: To broaden sustainability education for designers in the US.

North Carolina
http://www.o2-usa.org/nc
Liaison: Whitney G. Wilkerson
Profession: Principal & Creative Director Stop Studios
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Pennsylvania Chapter
http://www.o2-usa.org/pa
Liaison/Chair: Tony Guido
Profession: Industrial Design
Background: Co-Founder/Co-Principal [ grow-design ] Sustainable to Restorative© Design,
Design Educator/Associate Professor -- The University of the Arts-Philadelphia
Sustainable to Restorative© Design + Post-Industrial Design Education
Goals: Sustainable to Restorative© Industrial Design Solutions that unite economic and environmental goals through the transformation of products, services, and systems.

Upper Midwest Chapter
http://www.o2umw.org
Liaison/Chair: Wendy Jedlicka, CPP
Profession: Packaging Designer / Jedlicka Design Ltd
Background: Graphic + Industrial Design, Marketing + Strategic Positioning
Goals: To make "Green design is simply good design" the status quo.

Washington DC
http://www.o2-usa.org/dc
Liaison: John C. Peterson, P.E., LEED AP
Profession: Architectural & Mechanical Engineer
Background: Sustainable & Green Building Design
Goals: To implement more incentives and add direction to use sustainable materials and create more efficient buildings & better developed sites.

o2-Global Network
http://www.o2.org
Listserv: http://www.egroups.com/group/o2mailinglist
USA Liaisons: Wendy Jedlicka, CPP & Peter Nicholson

Wendy Jedlicka, CPP
o2-USA Cooperative, Co-coordinator
o2-USA/Upper Midwest, Chapter Chair
(001) 651.636.0964

Peter Nicholson
o2-USA Cooperative, Co-coordinator
o2-Chicago, Chapter Chair