SSDN Celebrates New Growth in 2021
As we steadily navigate through the challenges brought our way in 2020, we want to share our deep gratitude for our members’ passion, expertise, and leadership in recovering our Southeast communities after COVID-19.
Thank you to our 2020 Steering Committee for the invaluable guidance they have provided over the last year.
In 2021, we continue weathering the storms of change alongside this year’s Steering Committee:
2021 Co-Chair Dana Sjostrom
Municipal Planner
Memphis & Shelby County, TN
Laurel Creech
Assistant Director, Division of Sustainability
Metro Nashville & Davidson County, TN
Edwin Revell
Director, Department of Planning Engineering and Permits
Birmingham, AL
Ashlee Painter
Sustainability Coordinator
Oldsmar, FL
Chris McNamara
Sustainability Project Manager
Fayetteville, AR
Mary Pat Baldauf
Sustainability Facilitator
Columbia, SC
In addition to welcoming the newest Steering Committee, we also welcome three new, full-time staff members:
Riyza Jose Morales, Network Coordinator (Tampa, FL)
Joined May 2021
Michael Dexter, Manager of the Southeast Sustainable Recovery Center (Sarasota, FL)
Joined August 2021
Ann Livingston, Director of Policy (Sarasota, FL)
Joined September 2021