Danny is the Sales Manager for Patagonia’s food division, Patagonia Provisions. Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, Danny spent four seasons as a fly-fishing guide in western Alaska where he both shared the wonder of the Bristol Bay region with clients and furthered his appreciation for that ecosystem. He entered the organic food space working in sales for beverage company Purity.Organic, traveling to many US cities and learning about the natural food retail environment. Danny is inspired by the many hardworking people involved in improving food systems and is passionate about contributing to the efforts that benefit people and the planet. Now living in Sausalito, Ca, Danny enjoys cooking, getting outside, and exploring life with his wife and one-year-old son. He holds a BA from Western Washington University.
Archives: People
Shayla Walker
Shayla works with a nonprofit advocating for rare diseases.
“Turning Green served as a catalyst for my interest in sustainability and public health. During my time with TG, I gained an enormous breadth of knowledge regarding my personal impact on the environment and positive ways to improve it, lessons that are still applicable to my daily life. It also helped me break out of my comfort zone to be more involved in things I’m passionate about.”
One word to describe Turning Green? Momentous!
Tamsin Stringer
Tamsin Stringer (she/her) participated in and won Project Green Challenge in 2016, which jump-started her journey into sustainability and led her to intern with Turning Green in Sausalito in 2018. She majored in Environmental Studies and Economics at Bates College, where she helped the college transition to electric hand dryers, implement solar and EV chargers, and ultimately achieve carbon neutrality. During college, she developed an interest in ESG and impact investing, which led her to her current position as an ESG analyst at the Gilmartin Group in San Francisco. Her work involves helping management teams strategize their sustainability plans, writing ESG reports, and staying up to date on corporate climate disclosure regulations. She also volunteers for AHA Bolivia, a sustainable textiles organization based in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Tamsin is incredibly excited to mentor this year, knowing the enormous impact PGC can have.
Emmaline Spier Camposano
Emmaline is working towards a Masters in Environmental Engineering at Clemson University.
“Turning Green truly changed my trajectory and made me want to be a champion for change.”
One word to describe Turning Green? Motivating!
Brian O’Connor
Brian is a passionate bilingual social studies educator that currently works at Colegio Nueva Granada in Bogota, Colombia. As an anthropologist from the University of Iowa interested in ethno botany and Latin American studies, Brian spent much time studying in Mexico and Colombia. After a few years studying abroad, teaching, and social work he entered the MAT in social studies teaching at Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR. After three years teaching US and World History in Spanish in Woodburn, Oregon, Brian and his wife Marta moved back to Colombia in 2007. Brian makes sustainability part of the curriculum in his AP Human Geography and AP Seminar courses, as well as the PGC class inspired by this amazing program. Brian enjoys working at the school where his two sons attend, his wife works, and has a bio diverse campus that have inspired many student-led projects over these past 18 years here.
Sarah Settanni
Sarah runs the YouTube channel Abundantly Minimal and the company Mr and Mrs Social Studies.
“My involvement with Turning Green really opened my eyes to the truths about the environmental movement, and it sparked my curiosity into aspects of sustainability that I didn’t know as much about. Turning Green empowered me to be the change I wished to see in the world, and put myself out there more than I likely would have otherwise. It also gave me the chance to collaborate with amazing leaders in the environmental movement!”
One word to describe Turning Green? Transformative!
Juliana Rojas
Juliana is a Design Student and an intern at the Organization of American States.
“I am very thankful to have been able to participate in PGC, and to meet all the amazing people behind Turning Green, because it really changed my life and shaped my decisions.”
One word to describe Turning Green? Leadership!
Hannah McGovern Gross
Hannah is a native New Yorker, an actor, singer and environmentalist. She founded the NYC chapter of Turning Green while at The Brearley School, won a grant while she was a student at Wellesley College to host a Project Green Dorm event there, and since then, has helped whenever she could, most recently with Project Green Challenge in 2020 and now also for 2021.
Nelson DiBiase
Nelson is a student at Chatham University in a dual masters program for a Masters of Sustainability and Masters of Business Administration.
“Through hosting the CCRT, I discovered how to inform individual minds on a more conscious lifestyle. The CCRT helped link me to like-minded individuals with similar motivators, which inevitably lead to shaping my future plans.”
One word to describe Turning Green? Inspiring!
Emily
Emily is a documentary filmmaker with a focus on border control.
“Turning Green served as a way for me to funnel my activism and learn more about advocacy, environmentalism, and organizing. It made me unafraid to be involved and passionate, to take leadership roles for causes I cared about.”
One word to describe Turning Green? Ambitious!
