Objective

Summary of qualifications

To share my experience, problem-solving skills and leadership ability with sustainable 

businesses and organizations offering products and services that improve the world.

• Seven years experience as a tech CEO and entrepreneur

• Sixteen years experience as a social entrepreneur

• Five years experience serving on nonprofit boards

• Winner of local, national and international awards and scholarships

• J.D. with a Bachelors of Science

• Member of Club of Rome tt30 think tank since 2004

Education

9/1998 - 5/2001Lewis and Clark CollegePortland, Oregon

Doctorate of Jurisprudence

• Member Phi Delta Phi honor society

• Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law

• Clinical Experience: International Environmental Law Project

9/1991 - 5/1998Humboldt State UniversityArcata, California

Bachelor of Science

• Major: Natural Resources Management Policy

• Minor: International Relations

• Graduated Summa Cum Laude (gpa 3.9 out of possible 4.0)

Professional experience

3/2000 -€“ 6/2007

Smart Mediary Systems

Portland, Oregon

CEO & Co-Founder

• Managed all aspects of business start up, fund-raising, operations and development including intellectual property protection, finding investors and clients, directing technology development and acting as in-house counsel and chief evangelist for internationally recognized “many-to-many” digital content marketplace. Launched Briefsmart.com, online legal document marketplace powered by Smart Mediary’s proprietary e-publishing platform.

6/1998 - present

Various Organizations

OR, CA & NV

Legal & Business Support and Consultation

City of Eugene, OR Office of Sustainability; ELAW (Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide); Saner Living LLC; State of Oregon; OpenSourcery LLC; State of Nevada, Department of Business & Industry; Identity Commons Inc.; DuVal Business Law; Oregon State Bar Association; Legacy Health System; Foster Pepper & Shefelman LLP.

4/1999 -€“ 11/1999

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Portland, Oregon

Law Clerk

• Worked with environmental and natural resources law practice group on hazardous waste litigation, water law, RCRA, and toxic tort issues. Co-edited Oregon Environmental Law Handbook and Brownfields (ABA Publication).

3/1997 -€“ 5/1998 

Center for Environmental Economic Development

Arcata, California

Project Manager

• Managed Center for Environmental Economic Development project helping manufacturers use recycled material, wrote proposals, facilitated community planning and economic development meetings.

2/1994 -€“ 5/1997

Humboldt State University

Arcata, California

Teaching Assistant

• Co-edited Environmental and Natural Resources Economics textbook and helped to create online courses in Environmental Economics and The Economics of Sustainable Societies. (Spring Term 1997).

Apprentice Mediator

• Worked for campus Center for Resolution of Environmental Disputes facilitating community meetings on forest practices, endangered species, and urban land use and development. Worked with US Fish & Wildlife Service to facilitate dialog with private property owners affected by marbled murrelet critical habitat designation. Oversaw all aspects of monthly dispute resolution seminars. (1994 – 1996).

Nonprofit Boards & Leadership

2001 -€“ present 

SustainUS

New York

Co-Founder/ Board Member

• Helped start national youth network for sustainable development, now with over 2000 members. Attended 2003 United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development meeting. Serve on Board with representatives from United Nations Environment Program and United Nations Program for Youth.

2003 -€“ 2005 

International Young Professionals Foundation

Australia

President/ Board Member

• Oversaw network of over 500 young professionals from all over the world focused on mentoring and empowering members working toward the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

1997-1998 

Omicron Delta Kappa

Arcata, CA

Chapter President

• Elected to lead university'€™s chapter of this national leadership honor society. Presented "Leadership by Example: College Campuses as Models for Sustainability"€ at national conference in Tennessee.

  Honors & Awards

  • 2004: Elected Club of Rome tt30 Think Tank Member

  • 2003: Finalist for Oregon’s “Woman Entrepreneur of the Year” by Portland Business Journal, Women in Business 2003. See: “Lockey White: Environmental ideals and business ethics drive founder of Smart Mediary Systems” by Aliza Earnshaw, the Portland Business Journal April 25, 2003. p 16

  • 2003: Featured law school alumni in “Lockey White J.D. ’01” by Dee Anne Finken, Lewis & Clark Chronicle, Winter 2003.

  • 2002: Won Young Innovators award from Youth Employment Summit in Alexandria, Egypt. (Summit Co-Chairs Susan Mubarak and former US President Bill Clinton)

  • 2000: Nominated to join Phi Delta Phi law school honor society

  • 1998: Won Natural Resources Law Scholarship ($30,000) from law school.

  • 1997: Won Al Elpusan Award for Student Activism, selected for Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society

  • 1996: Won Morris K. Udall Foundation Congressional Scholarship