Jack Byrne
As the director of sustainability integration at Middlebury College, Jack coordinates Middlebury’s effort to achieve carbon neutrality by 2016. Jack’s prior career has been in the non-governmental sector starting and developing organizations that support local, national, and international initiatives in soil and water conservation; watershed health; citizen science; and building capacity to integrate sustainability knowledge and skills in public schools, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. He has led the development of learning networks and communities on a variety of topics. He is a co-founder of Foundation for Our Future. He founded and directed the River Watch Network. He currently serves as green campus leader for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Commission on Education and Communication.