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Kem Opperman-Torres
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Director of Sustainability for Dillard University with experience in waste diversion, student engagement, sustainable event planning, and staff education. Developing a strategic sustainability plan to align with the university’s vision while focusing on reducing the university’s carbon footprint and reinvesting the realized savings into further energy efficiency programs. Mentoring a dynamic student team, the Bleu Green Krewe, to educate the community about sustainability while developing programs for litter awareness, waste diversion, reduction of single-use plastics, and caring for the Avenue of the Oaks. Member of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program Management Conference, Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s University Sustainable Coalition, LifeCity’s Louisiana Climate Resilience Impact Committee, and Second Nature’s Intersectional Climate Action Committee. Earned LEED Green Associate and TRUE Zero Waste Advisor certifications.
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Director of Sustainability for Dillard University with experience in waste diversion, student engagement, sustainable event planning, and staff education. Developing a strategic sustainability plan to align with the university’s vision while focusing on reducing the university’s carbon footprint and reinvesting the realized savings into further energy efficiency programs. Mentoring a dynamic student team, the Bleu Green Krewe, to educate the community about sustainability while developing programs for litter awareness, waste diversion, reduction of single-use plastics, and caring for the Avenue of the Oaks. Member of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program Management Conference, Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s University Sustainable Coalition, LifeCity’s Louisiana Climate Resilience Impact Committee, and Second Nature’s Intersectional Climate Action Committee. Earned LEED Green Associate and TRUE Zero Waste Advisor certifications.