Bio: Sustainability and Special Projects Administrator for the City of Denton, TX. Worked with the City for over 18 years on projects and items related to construction and renovation, energy efficiency, environmental preservation and education, and sustainability. She has overseen Denton’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventories, facilitated the development of the City of Denton Sustainability Plan and begun the implementation phase of the plan as well as the tracking, measuring and reporting of initiatives that are being developed and/or are underway at the City. Managed the Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center (a 2800 acre nature center/preserve) for the last 9 years, has overseen construction of education facility and coordinated with Denton ISD to bring outdoor education to over eight thousand second, fourth and fifth grade students annually. She coordinates with UNT, TWU and NCTC to facilitate higher education research and education at the center and has also instituted a nature lecture series that is free to the public.
Education: B.S in Emergency Management Planning, University of North Texas MPA, University of North Texas
Bio: Ms. Peters is a planner with over seven years experience in developing sustainability, neighborhood, and smart growth management plans, energy master planning, and technical analysis and preparation of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or state NEPA-equivalent environmental documentation. She specializes in stakeholder facilitation to find integrated solutions that balance the built and natural environment. Her hands-on experience includes projects involving energy, transportation, solid waste, and climate change mitigation and adaptation planning. Her strengths lie in her ability to build public consensus and translate highly technical information into more easily understood terminology.
Education: Tufts University, 2008 Master of Arts in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning; Lake Forest College, 2006 Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Environmental Policy
Key Publications: Co-author of conference paper titled “Local Government Action Towards Energy Efficiency and Sustainability” in Air and Waste Management Association, 103rd Annual Conference & Exhibition, Calgary, AB, Canada, June 2010.
Past Assignments: “Greenhouse Gas Regulatory Programs and Emissions Inventory: Issues for Water/Wastewater Treatment Plants.” Presented at the Illinois Section of the American Water Works Association and Illinois Water Environment Association’s WATERCON 2011 Conference, Springfield, Illinois, March 2011; “Calculating Carbon Footprints” IRA/ILCSWMA/SWANA, Illinois Recycling and Waste Management Conference, Bloomington, Illinois, June 2009; “Greenhouse Gas Modeling and Emissions Reduction Study at Former Lake County, Illinois Landfills” Air and Waste Management Association, Practical Sustainability Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, May 2009; "Greenhouse Gas Management and Planning: Assessing Your Organization’s Carbon Footprint” Illinois Recycling Association, Greening Your Organization Conference, DeKalb, Illinois, January 2009.
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