SATURDAY, MARCH 1

 

PLEASE NOTE: Speaker biographies are available in our printed program.

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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM — WHITAKER CAMPUS CENTER
Registration & Exhibitor Hall Open; Coffee, Muffins, etc.

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM — ROSENSTOCK HALL

Opening Remarks and Keynote Presentation
Welcome: Katey Grogan, Vice President, Mobilize Frederick Board of Directors
Keynote Address: Hans Schmidt, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, Maryland Department of Agriculture

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM
Panel 4: Regenerative Agriculture, Climate Change & Resilience for Farms and Farmers

Moderator: Rob Schnabel, Senior Restoration Scientist, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Katie Stevens, Director, Frederick County Agriculture Office
Ron Holter, Holterholm Farms
Hans Schmidt, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Break
Click here to see our list of Exhibitors

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Panel 5: How to Incorporate Sustainability and Climate Change Planning in County Schools

Moderator: Karen Yoho, Frederick County Board of Education
Diego Lopez, Maryland Energy Administration
Pamela Boozer-Strother, Prince George’s County Board of Education
Joanna Pi-Sunyer, Baltimore City Public Schools

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM — WHITAKER CAMPUS CENTER
Lunch Break and Exhibitor Hall Open
Click here to see our list of Exhibitors

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WORKSHOPS 1 – 11

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Workshop 1: From Waste to Worth: Food Solutions for Planet, People, Pocketbooks and More
Room 223
Lisa Orr, Frederick County Food Council
Martina Gallagher, Magic Cycle

Kathleen Turk, Compost Crew​

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Workshop 2: Learning from Nature: Abundance for Wildlife & People
Room 23
Ben Friton, Executive Director, The REED Center for Ecosystem Reintegration
Mary Zastrow, Owner, Zastrow Arborists
 

Workshop 3: Finding Unity in Climate Activism Across Generations
Room 212
Joy Reeves, Assistant Director of Policy and Programs, The Rachel Carson Council
Carey Murphy, Program Co-Chair, Mobilize Frederick Green Schools

Workshop 4: Resilience for Homes: Fire, flood, heat, cold, health,
power, cost… What is a homeowner to do?
Room 31
Joel Rensberger, Owner, C.E. Rensberger Family Builders

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Workshop 5: Legislative Priorities and Effective Advocacy Approaches
Room 30
Kathy Kinsey, Chair, Mobilize Frederick Government Affairs and Policy Committee
Dave Arndt, Maryland Legislative Coalition — Climate Justice Wing
Laurie Welch, Third Act Maryland

Workshop 6: Community-based Sustainability
Room 218
Julia Ferguson, Founder and Keeper, Cowork Frederick
Audi Nagi, Co-Owner, Frederick Social

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Workshop 7: How to Be a Climate Conscious Consumer
Room 1
Cate Hershey, Mobilize Frederick Board of Directors, ESG Consultant
Barb Trader, Board President, Mobilize Frederick
 

Workshop 8: Public Health Impacts of Climate Change — the Local Experience
Room 123
Dr. Barbara Brookmyer, Frederick County Health Officer

Barry Glotfelty, L.E.H.S., Director of Environmental Health Services, Frederick County Health Department

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Workshop 9: Community Voices for Climate Action
Room 101
Lindsey Humphrey, Program Administrator, Division of Energy & Environment
Rayla Bellis, Climate and Energy Manager, Division of Energy & Environment
Lauren Paulet, City of Frederick Sustainability Outreach Coordinator

Tiara Lester, Frederick County Department of Energy and Environment

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Workshop 10: Co-creating With Nature: Effective Tools for Increasing our Resilience
to Eco-anxiety and Grief
Room 215
Pam McDonald, LCSW-C, SEP
Julie Kaus, LCSW-C

 

2:05 PM – 3:00 PM
WORKSHOPS 11 – 20

 

2:05 PM – 3:00 PM
Workshop 11: Share the Benefit of Trees: Create Tree Labels
Room 212
Mobilize Frederick Education Team
 

Workshop 12: Troubled Waters Ahead — Don’t Give Up on Your Climate Career Yet

Room 1

Faith H. Klareich, Former Senior Executive in Government Contract Consulting — (Aspen Systems Corporation, Lockheed Martin and SMW firms)

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Workshop 13: Sustainable Investing 101: How to Green Your Portfolio
Room 101
Dr. Ben Vivari, Hood College, CEO of Purcell Communications, CSRIC

Workshop 14: Stuck? Next Steps? Role Model? How to Mobilize Yourself and Others to Achieve an Energy Efficient Home
Room 233
Lisa Orr, Facilitator and Presenter
Matt Sera, CEO Atlas Home Energy Solutions
Lindsey Humphrey, Program Administrator, Frederick County Energy & Environment Division

 

Workshop 15: Combating Food Waste in Schools and its Challenges
Room 215
Joe Richardson, Sr., Bar-T Mountainside Ranch

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Workshop 16: Understanding Sustainability: A Passive House Approach
Room 31
Bruce Zavos, President, ZA+D
John Spears, President and Founder, Sustainable Design Group

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Workshop 17: The Power of Community
Room 218
Toni Bowie
 

Workshop 18: Climate Change and Trees in Frederick County
Room 30
Tim Zastrow, Arborist, Bartlett Tree Services

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Workshop 19: Mobilize Frederick Progress and Upcoming Programs — How to Get Involved
Room 23
Kylie Baker, Program Director, Mobilize Frederick Cooler Neighborhoods
Karen Cannon, Executive Director, Mobilize Frederick
Barb Trader, Board President, Mobilize Frederick
 

Workshop 20: Standing for Climate Action in an Age of Uncertainty
Room 123

Katey Grogan, Vice President, Mobilize Frederick

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3:00 PM–3:15 PM
Break and Return to Auditorium

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Closing Remarks and Door Prizes
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Karen Cannon and Barb Trader