Susan Gibbons, PMP, LEED Green Associate

Barrington Hills, 

Illinois 

United States

I am a dedicated and focused sustainability professional. I am passionate about the need to accelerate the sustainability transformation in businesses, local government, and communities. I have strategically combined my professional experience with the practical professional certifications that will enable me make valuable contributions to this important and emerging field.

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Susan Gibbons, PMP, LEED GA | LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com/pub/susan-gibbons-pmp-leed...
There are several Susan Gibbons on Linkedin. This is my personal account.

Bishop's Task Force on Sustainabili...back to top

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Energized for Energy Conservation: a report from Washington ...
btfsblog.weebly.com/1/post/2012/10/energized-for-e...
I was invited and attended this event at the White House with Bishop Jeffery Lee and his wife Lisa Rogers Lee. Lisa and I were co-chairs of the Bishop’s Task Force on Sustainability and she was invited to present our work.

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Energy Benchmarking & Analysis Using EPA’s Energy Star...
www.zvents.com/evanston_il/events/show/221419865
The Bishop’s Task Force on Sustainability held several training sessions throughout the diocese on how to us the EPA Energy Star Portfolio Manager.

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One-Stop Shopping for Energy Audit Help - Task Force Talk
btfsblog.weebly.com/1/post/2011/12/one-stop-shoppi...
This link will take you to the area of the Bishop’s Task Force on Sustainability website where you can access the Energy Audit Leader Board for the Diocese.

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holyfamilyparkforest.org
holyfamilyparkforest.org/files/November_2010_ECO-c...
This is a link to the November 2010 Eco-Connect Issue, the Bishop’s Task Force on Sustainability e-newsletter. This issue led up to the 2010 Diocesan Convention where we passed an Energy Audit Resolution that set our energy efficiency project in motion. We also organized a line up of environmental speakers.

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Bishop's Task Force on Sustainability - first blog posting
http://btfsblog.weebly.com/1/archives/02-2011/1.ht...
This is the first blog posting for the Bishop’s Task Force on Sustainability. Therese DeLisio and I co-wrote the article.

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Bishop's Task Force on Sustainabilit...
www.linkedin.com/groups/Bishops-Task...
This is our Linkedin page for the Bishop’s Task Force on Sustainability.

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Bishop's Task Force on Sustainabilit...
sustainability.episcopalchicago.org/seven_p...
This is the link to the Bishop’s Task Force on Sustainability Website. I developed the 7 Pillars of Sustainability framework after a collaborative brainstorming session with the Task Force. I also wrote this page of the website.

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Bishop's Task Force on Sustainability
http://sustainability.episcopalchicago.org/
Home page to the Bishop’s Task Force on Sustainability.

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Reclaim West Sussex - Recycling Contract
http://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/counci...
I managed the communications and education of this contract for 2 years during my employment with West Sussex County Council.

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Household Waste Recycling Centres
http://www.recycleforwestsussex.org/recycling-site...
I was responsible for the event planning when opening the site to the public. I planned several site openings while in my position.

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Work with Brighton University
http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/...
West Sussex County Council worked in partnership with WERG (BU) to get their help and expertise with the For Better Tomorrows and Waste Prevention Advisor projects.

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Better Tomorrows
http://www.bettertomorrows.org.uk/
Better Tomorrows is the name of the Booklet that I produced in 2005, 2006 and 2007, which contained educational information about the waste minimization and recycling initiatives as well as other sustainability initiatives in the County. The work my team did was tranferred in late 2008 to the non-for-profit organization that supported this website.

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Waste Prevention Advisor Program
http://warrr.org/1142/1/179.pdf
My manager came up with the idea of the Waste Prevention Advisor Program and I implemented it with the help of WERG (Brighton University). After I left, it became an award winning program in the UK.

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West Sussex Green Club
http://www.wsgreenclub.org/news/(offset)/60
The West Sussex Green Club was put together as joint effort between the district and borough councils and the County Council. It was designed to get parents and children involved in home composting and gardening.

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Love Food Hate Waste
http://www2.westsussex.gov.uk/environment/waste/Be...
This initiative began shortly before I left the department. This project was done in partnership with the Waste and Resource Action Program. It demonstrates the type of work we did in our department.

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Waste and Energy Research Group
http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/research/sustainability...
This link tells you who the Waste and Energy Research Group is. There is also a link to the projects they did in partnership with West Sussex County Council.

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Horsham District Council advertizes all the Waste Prevention...
http://www.actingtogether.co.uk/athome/waste_home....
This link demonstrates how the work my department did was advertized by the District and Borough Councils throughout West Sussex.

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MRW Article on West Sussex Recycling - 2006
http://www.mrw.co.uk/home/west-sussex-continues-re...

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Recycle for West Sussex Web Page
http://www.recycleforwestsussex.org/
I began this website when working as the manager in waste minimization and recycling department. It has grown and changed over time - as it should have!

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Recycle for West Sussex DVD 2007
http://webserver01.westsussex.gov.uk/wscc/Assistan...

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Recycle for West Sussex DVD 2007
http://webserver01.westsussex.gov.uk/wscc/Assistan...
My team made this video and one of the stars was my daughter Elise! This DVD was produced to show West Sussex residents show easy it is to recycle and compost. And the enviromental impact of not recycling waste.

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Waste Prevention and Recycling in the County Magazine - Jan ...
http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/newsroom/CONN%2028%20...
This is an example of the West Sussex Connections Newspaper that went out to the 365,000 households in the County. There are several waste minimization and recycling adverts in it that my team was responsible for submitting.

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Aluminium Recycling Press Release
http://webserver01.westsussex.gov.uk/wscc/Assistan...
My team won an award from the Aluminium Packaging Assocation because we had the most number of schools signed up to the program and also had the most press releases and advertizing supporting the program. Our prize: A trip to Burkina Faso to visit sub-Sahara Africa and learn sustainable agriculture techniques using Trees! I went and it was an extraordinary experience.

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Real Nappy (Diaper) Scheme - UK Best Practice
http://webserver01.westsussex.gov.uk/wscc/Assistan...
The Waste and Resource Action Programme awarded the West Sussex Real Nappy Scheme - UK Best Practice. I was managing the department at the time and helped to write up the best practice guidelines for WRAP.

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Opportunities for the Church to promote sustainable waste ma...
http://warrr.org/1182/1/219.pdf
I urged the Head of Waste Management to support Rev. Hale in his efforts to engage the church ins sustainable waste practices. We supported Rev Hale by meeting and providing information to him as well as with financial support for his sabbatical research project.

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Materials Resource Management Contra...
www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=941...
Many of the links on this page contain work that I did while at West Sussex County Council.

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Joint Commercial & Industrial Waste Strategy for West...
www2.westsussex.gov.uk/ds/mis/270411ee3a.pd...
This is the innovative Waste Strategy that we followed the supported the direction of the Materials Resource Management Contract.

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West Sussex County Council: MRMC frequently as...
www.westsussex.gov.uk/living/waste_recyclin...
Frequently asked questions about the Materials Resource Management Contract.

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Bus Accident - Susan Gibbons - July 8 2010
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/visiting-vi...
This is the article that appeared in the Portsmouth News while I was in the hospital after being run over by a 20 ton bus.

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Bus Accident - Susan Gibbons responds - July 2010
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-2322756...
This is the article where I spoke directly to the Portsmouth News.

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I signed this document in support of the Climate Ethics Campaign.

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