Board of Directors

Shari Aaron

Director of Development StartingBloc; Founder, Fresh Marketing

Chris Bright

President, Earth Sangha; former Senior Researcher, Worldwatch Institute

Lewis Hoffman, Founder and President,

Technical Director, Grass Commons; Systems Engineer, alonovo, CTO, Valid Query Incorporated

Justin Lowell-Bellew

Founder, Mana Mushrooms; Former Sales Associate, KLD Research & Analytics

Ethan McCutchen, Founder and Secretary,

Executive Director, Grass Commons; Director of Research and Analytics, alonovo; CEO, Valid Query Incorporated

Brandon Sanders

Founder, SolSeed; Technical Director, IBESI

Governing Council

The Board of Directors is elected annually by our Governing Council:

  • Mark Arehart
  • Mary Anne Hitt, Appalachian Voices
  • Lewis Hoffman
  • Erin Johnson
  • Sara Longsmith
  • Michael Marano
  • Ethan McCutchen
  • Griff Miller