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X-WR-CALNAME:EcoReps Lunch & Learn: Louisville’s Net Zero Goals
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SUMMARY:EcoReps Lunch & Learn: Louisville’s Net Zero Goals
CONTACT:Brian Barnes\, 502-338-1338\, email:brian.barnes@louisville.edu
DESCRIPTION:Learn to be a peer advocate for sustainability! Join us for mon
 thly EcoReps Workshops with a free vegetarian lunch on last Fridays at noo
 n in the Center for Belonging, Access & Engagement (or Teams). Next up on 
 October 30, are Jacob Medley, Katie Halpin & Heather Wright from Louisvill
 e Metro's Office of Sustainability on Louisville’s Net Zero Goals, follo
 wed by a workshop on Generative AI on Novmber 20. If you cannot join us in
 -person for lunch, please join the livefeed here on Microsoft Teams.\n\nTh
 e Mayor’s Office of Sustainability works with Louisville residents, busi
 nesses, non-profits, and other governmental or quasi-governmental partners
  (including all Metro agencies) to set and achieve Louisville’s sustaina
 bility goals, address climate change, and improve the health and quality o
 f life for all residents. Join this workshop to learn where the Louisville
  region stands on its greenhouse gas emissions, net-zero goals, and progra
 ms expanding clean energy and climate adaptation. The Sustainability team 
 will be represented by Net-Zero and Climate Adaptability professionals, Ka
 tie Halpin & Heather Wright, along with the Office’s Director, Jake Medl
 ey.\n\nJacob Medley is the Director in the Mayor’s Office of Sustainabil
 ity. Jake was hired by the Office of Sustainability in February of 2024 to
  drive its programmatic work (Solarize Louisville, Cool Roof, EPAD, Green 
 Bank and business engagement) and is now leading the department.\nKatie Ha
 lpin is the Sustainability Analyst of the Mayor’s Office of Sustainabili
 ty. Katie holds a B.S. in Natural Resources from Cornell University, an M.
 S. in Environmental Science with a concentration in Energy from Indiana Un
 iversity, and an M.S. in Secondary Science Education from Indiana Universi
 ty. Katie started her career as a high school science teacher. After almos
 t 10 years, Katie left the education world to work as a corporate sustaina
 bility consultant. Katie has worked with multinational corporations on eve
 rything from completing GHG Inventories, to regulatory disclosure, to stra
 tegy setting.\nHeather Wright is the Executive Administrator for the Mayor
 's Office of Sustainability. Heather began her journey with Louisville Met
 ro Government in 2023 as a part of the new administration, bringing valuab
 le experience from the private sector. Before joining the Office of Sustai
 nability, Heather served as Executive Assistant in the Mayor’s Office, w
 here she supported multiple Deputy Mayors and managed all mayoral proclama
 tions. Heather brings a wealth of knowledge, organization, and citywide in
 sight from her time in the Mayor’s Office that will greatly contribute t
 o the continued growth and success of the Office of Sustainability.\n\nFac
 ebook Event.\n\nIN-PERSON: Center for Belonging, Access & Engagement (Belk
 nap Village North room 176)\nVIRTUAL: Microsoft Teams.
GEO:38.2187;-85.7571
LOCATION:Center for Belonging, Access & Engagement
URL:https://events.louisville.edu/events/ecoreps-lunch-learn-louisvilles-ne
 t-zero-goals/2026-10-30
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