Biography: Jennifer Schwab

As Director of Sustainability, Jennifer is responsible for all environmental information, education, and initiatives at Sierra Club Green Home.com. Jennifer studied environmental design and sustainability at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, then completed her Master's in Urban Planning and Sustainable Design at the University of California -- Irvine. Jennifer is a LEED Accredited Practitioner and serves on the USGBC Education Committee. She also serves on advisory boards for the UC-Irvine Sustainability Leadership Program and the Healthy House Institute. Jennifer consults on energy efficiency and sustainability for various corporate clients, restaurants, and hotels. Jennifer serves as a member of the Board of Advisors for Source 44, a carbon footprint assessment company based in San Diego; and on the Board of Advisors for BlogWorld Expo, the largest social media tradeshow in the country. She is a widely quoted media analyst appearing in hundreds of articles both in print and online. She has been interviewed by the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Dwell magazine, CNBC, Good Housekeeping magazine, Fortune magazine, the LA Times, The Oregonian, Forbes, Self magazine, Kiwi magazine, the Examiner, EcoSalon, Consumer Digest, SheKnows, and Planet Green, among many others. Away from work, Jennifer can be found on the tennis court or in the Bikram yoga studio. She follows art and design avidly and is also a trained Cessna pilot. You can find her innermost green thoughts as a weekly contributor to the Huffington Post, LOHAS, BlogHer, as well as on the home page of www.sierraclubgreenhome.com.
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