Stanley J. Sersen

Green Architect, NCARB, LEED, AP, RS
Owner, Architectural Support Group, Inc.
Founder & Managing Member of

The EnviroCenter

10:30am The 2009 Go Green America Expo – Opening Keynote

Stan Stersen, a life long resident of Baltimore with roots in Fells Point, Canton and Essex, has maintained that strong local community based businesses are the backbone of a sustainable society. Stan created the Enviro Center in order to “surround ourselves with people committed to providing our children and grandchildren with the legacy of a sustainable future of clean air, clean water and clean energy.” His company Architectural Support Group, Inc. specializes in building commissioning services, especially as related to LEED, QA/QC monitoring, ensuring that new buildings are built and perform as designed, as well as assisting owners of existing buildings in ameliorating problems and conducting reserve studies.

Stan received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Maryland in 1978, specializing in environmental design, solar engineering, and structural engineering. He is a licensed Architect in MD, PA and VA and is a National Council of Architectural Review Board (NCARB) certificate holder. He earned the Reserve Specialist (RS) designation from Community Associations Institute in 1998 and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP). Certification from the US Green Building Council in 2002 and is a member of the US Green Building Council and the Baltimore Chapter of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies.

Anca Novacovici

Anca Novacovici is the founder and president of Eco-Coach, Inc.

Eco-Coach, Inc., a sustainability consulting company that provides services for businesses and individuals to become more environmentally friendly, energy-efficient, and healthy.

Anca is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited professional and is on the Board of the Green Building Instiute. She recently finished co-authoring a book to help businesses get started on the path to sustainability, entitled ‘Sustainability 101: A Toolkit for your Business’.

Dr. Tim Foresman

Timothy W. Foresman, PhD, is President of the International Centre

for Remote Sensing Education.

12:00pm Perspective on Climate Change

Timothy W. Foresman, PhD, is President of the International Centre for Remote Sensing Education. He has been director of United Nations Environment Programme’s Division of Early Warning and Assessment (Nairobi, Kenya) and national program manager for NASA’s Digital Earth (Washington, D.C.). He is editor of The History of Geographic Information Systems, 1998, Prentice Hall. Dr. Foresman was the Director-General for the 5th International Symposium on Digital Earth. Dr. Tim Foresman PhD, is author of the illustrated children's book, The Last Little Polar Bear
 (www.lastlittlepolarbear.org).

Jesse Bunch

Director of Green consulting

for The EverGreen™Home

Saturday 4:00pm

Green Your Home From Soup to Nuts

and Sunday 1:00pm Green Think Tank

Jesse Bunch, a Montgomery County native, is the Director of Green consulting for The EverGreen™Home. He has been focused on the benefits of sustainable technologies for the earth for over a decade.

In the early 1990’s, Mr. Bunch managed the recycling and resale of used computer equipment, including the recycling of several thousand lottery terminals in Maryland, Minnesota, and New York.
In response to the energy crisis of the 1970’s, Jesse invented and was awarded 7 US patents relating to solar energy concentrators: patents - 1975 to 1990. He is currently working on a patent application that has solar energy applications as well. Jesse overseas The EverGreen Home's Green Team, which provides products and services to homeowners and business interested in being more sustainable.
 www.TheEverGreenHome.com

Sonia Bunch

Sonia Bunch, is the Director of Marketing for The EverGreen™ Home

11:00 The Wonderful World of Coffee

Sonia Bunch is the Director of Marketing for The EverGreen™ Home. She has promoted the company's organic, shade grown, and Fair Trade coffees throughout the country and has been a guest speaker at Whole Foods, where The EverGreen™ Home coffee is sold. Sonia is on the Stakeholder's Committee for Montgomery County's upcoming Green Business Certification program, under the County's Department of Environmental Protection. Her commitment to the principals of sustainable business practices has awarded The EverGreen™ Home the privilege of being a member of Green America's Green Business Network.