Betsy
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Areas of Focus
Green Banking and Insurance
(653 people) | Responsible Business Practices
(1744 people) | Socially Responsible Investment
(1651 people) | Organizational Governance
(633 people) | Organizational Support and Management
(850 people) | Social Entrepreneurship
(2029 people) | Energy Efficiency and Conservation
(1489 people) | Energy Policy
(709 people) | Renewable Energy
(2254 people) | Climate Change
(2730 people) | Affordable Housing
(948 people) | Sustainable Transportation
(1107 people) | Sustainable Urban and Regional Planning
(1237 people) | Sustainable Building
(1817 people) | Sustainable Materials
(1308 people) | Water and Sustainable Development
(1127 people)
About
I am the Executive Director of an affordable housing non-profit, homeWORD, in Missoula, Montana. In this position, I oversee all facets of theorganization including development (organizational and project-based),fundraising, marketing, policy and collaboration, and personnel issues. I also oversee the Homeownership Centers and the Billings office andsupervise six staff. As Executive Director, I serve as the key grantwriter, raising over $1,000,000 in grants and donations; promote and advocate for the implementation of green building principles and sustainabledevelopment; organize mediaoutreach and further advocacy for affordable housing and green building; and focuson green building and educating communities through events, symposiums, andtours.
I also currently serve in the House of Representatives in the Montana's legislature and am running for reelection this fall. I served on the Natural Resource committee and the Local Government committee, and I am the Legislative Audit Committee during the interim.
I have a strong background in sustainable development from the University of Michigan. I served in the Peace Corps from 1996 to 1998 in Togo, West Africa and worked on a variety of projects from agroforestry to running a girl's group to encourage them to continue their education and goals. I also worked in Senegal, West Africa for a local NGO, ENDA-Tiers Monde, concerned with desertification and sustainable development.
I have a Master's of Science degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana and was a Doris Duke Fellow, worked as an intern at the Rocky Mountain Institute, studying the link between corporate sustainability and community sustainability. My thesis was on the Opportunities and Barriers to Building Affordable, Green Housing.