GREG BUTLER–ACTION TEAM LEAD
CEE BYRD–LOCAL EXPERT
Casey “Cee” Byrd is a proud Appalachian with a passion for education and sustainability. Cee holds a BA with Distinction in Environmental Studies and Sustainability from UMASS at Boston and a AS in Natural Science from BCTC at Lexington. Cee is a graduate teaching assistant for the Geography Department at UKY and is the co-founder of the Compost Carpool, Kentucky’s first curbside compost service located in Lexington, KY. When Cee’s boots aren’t in the mud, they enjoy video gaming, reading, and cooking up Appalachian goodness from scratch.
JOE KUOSMAN–LOCAL EXPERT
Joe Kuosman is one of the founders of West Sixth and owners of the Breadbox. Prior to founding West Sixth Brewing, Joe had operations management roles with Amazon.com and Westinghouse Electric. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon. He currently lives in Lexington with his wife and two children and enjoys growing giant pumpkins.
ANGELA POE–LOCAL EXPERT
Angela Poe is a Senior Program Manager for Lexington’s Department of Environmental Quality and Public Work. Her team focuses on communicating with the public about what EQPW is doing on their behalf and engaging the public in actions that support the department’s goals.
Before joining the city of Lexington, Angela was Sustainability Director at Transylvania University where she worked with students, faculty and staff to integrate sustainability into all aspects of campus life. She has also served as Executive Director at Bluegrass PRIDE (now Bluegrass Greensource), a Field Educator for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and Education Outreach Coordinator for the Fayette County Conservation District. Angela returned to Kentucky in 2009 after receiving her Masters in Communication from The Ohio State University. She has a BS in Natural Resource Conservation and Management from the University of Kentucky.
Click here for Angela’s presentation from the Sustainability Summit.