Board

Allen Perkins, Co-Chair & Co-Founder

Catalyst Technology Group
email: [email protected]

Allen Perkins was a Fraud Investigator for 16 years and brought his extensive knowledge of online fraud prevention and investigative skills to the technology field in 2006. He and business partner Steven Wilson founded Catalyst Technology group in July of 2007. Shortly thereafter, together with NextStep Recycling and Green Solutions Printing, they founded the Greenlane Sustainable Business Network.

Jodi Sommers, Co-Chair and Events Committee Chair

Essex General Construction
email: [email protected]

Jodi Sommers is the Marketing & Business Development Manager at Essex General Construction. She is committed to sustainability, and has been actively marketing sustainable businesses since 2007. Jodi became a Lane County Master Recycler in 2008. She grew up in New York, and spent time in Gainesville, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, and Santa Monica, California before moving with her husband Jay to the Coast Range outside of Eugene in 1990. They’ve raised two wonderful sons, both native Oregonians. Jodi enjoys all that Oregon has to offer, and is committed to protecting Oregon’s natural resources.

Shandy Buckley, Chair of Membership Committee

GloryBee Foods
email: [email protected]

Shandy Buckley is GloryBee’s Sustainability Supervisor. GloryBee is a local family owned natural ingredients supplier. At GloryBee Shandy finds ways to reduce resource consumption and engage employees and customers in environmental awareness.
Shandy has a Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental Science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and a Master’s of Science in Marine Science from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, California. Growing up in New Zealand, Shandy learned to conserve resources, reducing water use in the summer, separating compost and recycling to reduce trash, and saving electricity by turning off lights when leaving the room. One summer while studying the impact of Ocean Acidification on the West Coast shellfish industry, she learned how shellfish farmers, scientists and policymakers were working together to identify the problem, begin working on a solution, and was inspired to look for other ways groups of different people can work together towards solving environmental problems. Her goal at GreenLane is to help to raise awareness of the environmental issues that need the support of the business community.

Nicole McClintock, Treasurer

Isler CPA
email: [email protected]

Nicole McClintock is a Tax Manager at Isler CPA assisting individuals, small to medium size businesses, and US citizens living abroad with various tax issues. At the office she has assisted with implementing a paperless workflow process and she encourages everyone at the office to alternatively commute. In her personal life, food is a central element and it is important to her to support local farmers and sustainable farming practices. She also wants her two children to understand the importance of sustainable farming and looks forward to teaching her kids about gardening. Nicole moved to Oregon in 2003 and has developed a huge love and respect for the outdoors and enjoys it in many ways: biking, swimming, camping, and so much more.

Andrew Core, Board Member

Farmers Insurance and Financial Services
email: [email protected]
Andrew Core Insurance Agency

Andy Core is the owner of Andrew Core Insurance Agency and is an Insurance and Financial Solutions Registered Rep with Farmers Insurance Group. His interest in business sustainability stems from his passion for environmental stewardship and his understanding of the business benefits that come from sustainable practices. Prior to running an insurance and financial solutions business, Andy worked as a biological researcher focusing on conservation and insect ecology. His most recent work centered around honey bee conservation and sustainability of ecological systems. Andy hopes to expand Greenlane’s network of local business members while working on the Membership Committee.

Robin Forster, Board Member

FeelsSoAlive
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Robin Forster is owner and CEO of the FeelSoAlive Team, who have partnered with a leader in the green movement for over 50 years, the Shaklee Corporation.
Robins’ past work included her passion of working with troubled youth, for over 20 years. She was fortunate enough to work in different arenas including: juvenile corrections, as a trainer, as a teacher and as a counselor. Robin Forster is an entrepreneur who loves helping others to live a healthier life, a softer-on-the-planet lifestyle, to raise healthy babies and provide financial support for herself and the non-profits she cares about. Robin took the Lane County Master Recycling course in the spring of 2012, after joining GreenLane Sustainable Business Network. She earned her Master’s Degree in Special Education, and her Bachelor’s Degree in Planning, Public Policy and Management. She has two grown children and has been married to Rick Albin for over 18 years.

Kate Parker, Board Member

Effective Communication Consultants
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Kate has an extensive background in workforce and training. Her work fosters positive personal and organizational growth. She offers customized workshops on topics such as pubic speaking, emotional intelligence, diversity, customer service and all manner of communication related topics. She also provides individualized coaching on these topics, as well as career and employment guidance. She values her participation with Green Lane as a way to support values that she shares.

Susan Quash-Mah, Board Member

Tamarack Aquatic Center
email: [email protected]

Susan Quash-Mah, Ph.D., has been the Non-Profit Manager at Tamarack Aquatic Center since 2011. She has owns The Polished Word, LLC, since 1992 and consults with non-profits, businesses, and child welfare in the areas of collaboration, change, cultural intelligence, and systems development, as well as doing academic editing. She is an avid recycler who was raised by a father who practiced organic farming in the 1950s. A native Oregonian, Susan has lived in the Eugene/Springfield area since 1972 and is committed to responsible citizenship through grassroots action.