|
|
Who We Are
Board of Directors
 |
Leah Thompson
President & Executive Director, GreenMotion
Publisher, Green InSight eNewsletter
Leah Thompson is the President & Executive Director of GreenMotion, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which she founded in 2006. Committed to her vision to promote sustainable environmental development, Ms. Thompson became an architect of an expedition that will lead her across the United States and Canada, in an alternative fueled vehicle in May 2009. Ms. Thompson will be working with a highly experienced Advisory Board, leaders from key community sectors, international organizations and governments to create new renewable energy strategies. Ms. Thompson is engaged in an unprecedented educational campaign to communicate the urgent and global need and best practices for renewable energies worldwide.
ENTIRE BIO |
 |
Jon R. Dougal
Secretary, GreenMotion
Publisher/Editor, Green InSight & GreenSage eNewsletters
Jon R. Dougal serves as the Secretary on GreenMotion’s Board of Directors. Jon is known internationally as an expert writer, speaker, tradeshow director, and publisher on sustainable, environmental and business development technologies. Jon is the Founder, Editor, and Publisher of several newsletters focused on sustainability including: www.GreenSage.com; Building Industry Professionals for Environmental Responsibility, Green InSight from www.GreenMotion.org; these publications reach 300k subscribers in 21 countries. Dedicated to “Green Building, Natural Products, and Sustainable Living” these eNewsLetters cover all emerging topics, technologies, processes, and techniques needed by both professionals, government officials, agriculturalists, biofuel producers, and home owners in addressing climate change.
ENTIRE BIO |
 |
Jon Stein
Treasurer, GreenMotion
Partner, Stephan & Stein, CPA's, APC Inc.
Jon Stein graduated in 1987 from California State University at Northridge and has been a CPA for almost 20 years. Previously, Jon had some private company experience as a controller in private industry. Jon has experience in companies of revenues up to $100 million, and has worked with manufacturers, importers, retailers, distributors, and finance companies. Jon primarily works on the accounting/consulting portion of businesses, and also provides tax services. Jon performs audits, reviews compilations, financial forecasts, turnarounds, and general consulting. Jon has performed forensic accounting and has significant experience in working with lending institutions.
ENTIRE BIO |
 |
Martin Devon
Director, GreenMotion
Partner, The Normandin Group
Martin Devon, who will be a Director of GreenMotion, is a partner in The Normandin Group, a boutique executive search firm. Prior to joining The Normandin Group Mr. Devon served as the Chief Information Officer of Southern California manufacturer Sanders Industries, and as the Chief Operating Officer of SeaNet Technologies, the leading provider of network performance analysis tools.
ENTIRE BIO |
Board of Advisors
Board of advisors in alphabetical order by surname.
 |
Woodrow W. Clark, MA3, Ph.D.
Qualitative Economist
Dr. Clark founded Clark Strategic Partners (CSP) in 2004, whose major clients include: Energy Director (whose goal is to make the nine campuses energy independent and carbon neutral) for the LA Community College District; Energy Technology Advisor for Paramount Pictures; Senior Foreign Energy Advisor (Asian Development Bank) Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR), Peoples Republic of China; and Senior Fellow, Milken Institute. He also sits on the boards for non-profit and for-profit organizations.
ENTIRE BIO |
 |
John L Crain
Chief Technical Officer, ICANN
John L Crain is the Chief Technical Officer at ICANN, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is an internationally organized, non-profit corporation that has responsibility for Internet Protocol (IP) address space allocation, protocol identifier assignment, generic (gTLD) and country code (ccTLD) Top-Level Domain name system management, and root server system management functions.
ENTIRE BIO |
 |
William H. Dent, Jr.
Executive Director, Natural Partners
Mr. William H. Dent, Jr. is a native of Washington, DC. After attending the University of Maryland, where he earned a Bachelor's in history, he served in the Peace Corps in Chile. Upon his return, he did graduate work at the University of Chicago, earning a Master's degree in education and an MBA in finance. With the support of the Ford Foundation, Mr. Dent moved to Brazil to serve as a consultant to BNDES, the National Development Bank of Brazil, where he sensed the need for better business training and assisted Roberto Lima Netto in founding SEBRAE, Brazil's Small Business Administration, today the country's most important 'business school' for aspiring entrepreneurs.
ENTIRE BIO |
 |
Tyrone Grandison
Manager, Data Disclosure Research at IBM Almaden Research Center
Tyrone Grandison, Ph.D. leads the Intelligent Information Systems (IIS) team in the Computer Science department at the IBM Almaden Research Center. The group is focused on fundamental science in the field of data disclosure management that is relevant and applicable to industry verticals.
ENTIRE BIO |
 |
Alex Grizenko
CEO, Lucent Diamonds
Alex Grizenko has thirty years of professional experience in many diversified business areas, including managing healthcare clinics, designing and developing medical information systems, founding and managing a computer hardware and software company, developing several businesses in Russia, and in the past ten years becoming a renown expert on new diamond technologies. Alex holds a B.S. in Physiological Psychology from McGill University and a Master in Health Administration (MBA Program) from Duke University.
ENTIRE BIO |
 |
Marcus Johnson
Jazz Pianist & CEO, Marimelj Entertainment Group, LLC
When it comes to the fusion of mega-watt talent and contemporary business savvy President/ CEO Marcus Johnson's Marimelj Entertainment Group, LLC is synonymous with greatness. Marimelj is a tour de force multi-faceted entertainment company that houses some of today's hottest jazz musicians such as Bobby Lyle, Alyson Williams, and Nick Colionne. Not only does Johnson's Marimelj Entertainment Group serve as the parent company to Washington, DC-based Three Keys Music, but it is also home to a fully functional recording studio, Studio 8121 East, and two music publishing companies, Marimelj Music Publishing and Three Keys Music Publishing.
ENTIRE BIO |
 |
Jim Oberst
Co-founder & CTO, Watts Up America
Inspired by the California Energy Crisis Jim began researching renewable energy alternatives and ways to make PV solar cost-competitive with traditional energy sources. Since then he has become well-versed in PV solar technologies and market, federal and state renewable energy programs and incentives, public financing, and carbon trading markets.
ENTIRE BIO |
eCommerce Advisory Committee
Board of advisors in alphabetical order by surname.
 |
Timothy C. Grollimund
Chairman, eCommerce Advisory Committee, GreenMotion
Tim has thirty years of professional experience in Fortune 50 financial services, state government, small business ownership, start-ups, museums, nonprofits and sports marketing. His rich and varied background has provided unique insight in marketing, business development and analysis, market research, database development, strategic planning, information systems and economic development. Tim holds a B.S. in Business (High Point University), a Master of Arts Degree in Economics (Virginia Commonwealth University) and graduate certificates in International Business and Nonprofit Management (also from Virginia Commonwealth University).
ENTIRE BIO |
 |
Michael P. Harakal III
Founder, President, CEO, Technology and Operations, Sparhawk Corporation
Michael Harakal III is a senior business and IT executive who has structured and negotiated multi-million dollar, multi-year initiatives with a passionate entrepreneurial mindset, particularly in the area of helping important causes. As the business and technical force behind Sparhawk Corporation, Mike has drawn on his broad and in-depth experience in strategic planning, eCommerce, business development, P&L management, business and marketing plan creation and implementation, and support of global business units. A graduate of Cornell University, Mike’s solid business management, interpersonal skill and insight comes from extensive experience in building long-term client and employee relationships in business development, sales and general management, including managing a staff of 1000+ worldwide.
ENTIRE BIO |
|
