Chris Birchall

Affordable Housing Program Coordinator

Amanda Broad

ecoENERGY Program Manager

With her backyard in childhood stretching into Linley Valley park and the ocean just down the street, Amanda grew up immersed in British Columbia’s natural beauty. She learned firsthand the importance of environmental awareness while watching the destruction caused by every day household pollutants on a pond’s fragile ecosystem. She believes that positive change first comes through social and environmental education, and in order to be a part of this growing change, Amanda graduated from the University of Victoria with a double major in Geography and Environmental Studies, and has since been involved in a number of environmental and human rights issues.

Amanda is pleased to be working with homeowners, contractors, government and other partners to create efficient, sustainable, affordable housing across the province. Prior to joining City Green Solutions, she taught at an environmental children’s school in Taiwan; worked on social justice and environmental rights with Burmese ethnic minorities in Thailand; and in Victoria supported adults who have developmental disabilities to pursue independence

Candice Carrillo

ecoENERGY Client Services Coordinator

Candice Carrillo joined the City Green team in July 2008. She graduated from the University of Victoria with a BA in Geography and a minor in Anthropology in April 2008, and was eager to join the workforce. Having focused on environmental and cultural geography, she has grown to be extremely interested in the human response to environmental issues, making a non-profit society such as City Green the perfect place to be. She encourages everyone to be responsible for their actions and make sustainable changes. Candice is especially inspired by the positive response to the Federal and Provincial energy efficiency programs, but likes to remind everyone that even the little things can reduce your environmental impact!

Zhi Chen

Technical Services Representative

Bio coming soon.

Maya Chorobik

ecoENERGY Program Research and Development

Maya has had many roles at City Green since joining the team in the fall of 2008 and continues to be excited by the work City Green is doing in advancing energy efficiency in British Columbia’s built environment. Maya is fascinated by the interconnectedness of global and local systems and is inspired by the variety of energy efficiency projects City Green in involved with. This job has allowed Maya to apply and build on her education in geography and environmental studies, as well as witness firsthand how positive changes on a small scale can really add up. Maya loves riding her bike around Victoria, exploring nearby forests, and frequenting coffee shops.

Natalie Cushing

Program and Development Assistant

Natalie is a recent graduate of the Environmental Technologies program at Camosun College. She has been involved in many local environmental groups, including Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary, LifeCycles Project Society, Camosun Students for Environmental Awareness, and the Compost Education Centre, where she has been a board member for the past two years. Past work experience in this field includes stints as Project Assistant for the Black Gold Challenge at the Compost Education Centre and as Project Coordinator for the Homes and Habitats project – a four-home naturescape project at Habitat for Humanity site. Recently Natalie’s focus has shifted to urban issues, including participating in her local neighbourhood action group and conducting a research project on boulevard trees health and sustainability. Natalie is excited to join City Green, and to help find practical solutions to complex sustainability challenges. Natalie assists the Executive Director and Coordinators in a variety of business and program development projects.

Sarah Eggen

ecoENERGY Client Services

Sarah has had a love for traveling from a very young age, and has witnessed the lack of response to environmental degradation in many places around the world. Moving to Victoria from Montana in 2003, she was fascinated to see the proactive response British Columbians have to climate change. While working on her Commerce degree at UVic she became even more intrigued during a course in Business and Sustainability and promised herself she would use her education to make a difference. Sarah feels lucky to have joined the bright and passionate team at City Green Solutions in January and has made it her personal goal to live sustainably every day. When she’s not motivating others to do the same, she can be found exploring the beautiful B.C. wilderness and dreaming of her next big adventure!

Tricia Graham

Finance Assistant

Tricia was born in New Zealand in a house with no insulation and a corrugated metal roof. She is a big believer in making homes energy efficient and cozy! With a background in health services, customer service, and web design, Tricia is responsible for accounts payable, payroll, financial reports, and human resources at City Green. Tricia loves working for an environmentally-conscious organization that fits with her values and philosophy. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, reading, and watching baseball.

Matthew Greeno

Outreach Assistant

Bio coming soon. .

Jodie Hendriks

Technical Services Representative

Jodie has recently moved back to the west coast after graduating from the University of Calgary with a BA in Urban Studies and a minor in Geography, and is excited to begin a career with City Green Solutions. Jodie is originally from the Comox Valley, and is happy to be back on Vancouver Island enjoying the mid climate and all the outdoor activities , including running, baseball, wakeboarding and camping . Jodie has a background in Urban and Regional Planning and has focused much of her attention toward environmental and social initiatives including transit oriented developments and redevelopment projects, and is proud to work for an organization that shares the same objectives. Jodie feels that encouraging the energy efficiency of homes is a positive approach to living a more sustainable lifestyle.

Britt Karlstrom

Affordable Warmth Program Coordinator

Britt Karlstrom is City Green’s Affordable Warmth B.C. (AWBC) program coordinator. Along with coordinating all provincial energy assessments for multi-unit residential buildings, Britt spends time researching, writing, and planning new venture opportunities. Britt has spent time working in community engagement initiatives for the past several years. She has a background in education and entrepreneurial management and has supported several local businesses looking to transform traditional practices to triple-bottom-line approaches. For the past two years Britt has been an active member of the Oak Bay Green Committee and is an active Director for the Sierra Club of BC. She is passionate about engaging community at the grassroots level and has demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience working with multi-stakeholder groups.

Kyle Kerr

ecoENERGY Volunteer

Bio coming soon.

Matthew Lehner

ecoENERGY Technical Services Coordinator

Bio coming soon.

Pravin Narsing

ecoENERGY Client Services Representative

Bio coming soon.

Kieran O'Brien

ecoENERGY Client Services

Kieran O’Brien began at City Green Solutions as an office temp, but before long, she was signed on to the Client Services team. She is thrilled to be a part of an enterprising non-profit in a rapidly expanding industry. In this way, she feels like her career ambitions are supported by a company that is invested in her continued education – but her whole job centers around helping the average homeowner and motivating them to make positive changes for themselves and the environment. This combination of the challenge of interpreting and accessing the government grant system and the compassion Kieran feels for the people it is intended for, makes working as a Client Services Representative for City Green Solutions a dream job. She must admit that her primary source of inspiration (vocationally and otherwise) is her mother, who has maintained a rewarding position with the Ministry of Environment for almost ten years now. Kieran has been a student at the University of Victoria for many years and intends to, someday, complete her degree in English Literature. She lives with her family and two beloved Westies in Saanich.

Nicole Puckett

ecoENERGY Client Services

Bio coming soon.

Paula Steele

Director of Communications

Paula is the Director of Communications for City Green Solutions and the Program Coordinator for the Community Energy Manager Initiative in the District of Saanich. She has a Bachelor of Education, a Masters in Professional Communications and four years experience in the field of building energy efficiency. Continuing education courses and certifications include the Built Green Building Science training, LEED AP accreditation (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and the self-guided BOMA (Building Operators and Managers Association) Go Green Certification.

In her previous career as a teacher, Paula learned the importance of empowering others through education; she enjoys the challenge of finding new ways to educate clients, contractors, and other supportive community organizations about the benefits of energy efficiency. Recent projects include writing green building curriculum for real estate professionals and coordinating an energy efficiency campaign for building owners in the District of Saanich.

Clare Stephenson

Advisor Financial Support

Clare recently moved from Boston where she and her partner became intrigued by innovative green building retrofit design. Clare comes to City Green with a background in finance, and is responsible for accounts payable, advisor invoices, and other financial support to City Green’s Certified Energy Advisors. She is excited to be working for an organization she can be proud of, and enjoys working with like-minded people. When not at work, Clare enjoys hiking and camping, riding her bike, and growing as much food as possible in her small apartment. She is currently completing a Certificate in Web Design at Camosun College.

Dawn Stewart

Financial Officer

Dawn Stewart has relocated from Vancouver after being away from Victoria for 25 years. Very much a coastal person she and her family have lived in Powell River, Gold River and Campbell River over the years. Dawn brings extensive experience in small business financial record keeping having guided many a bookkeeper into the world of computerize bookkeeping. Her mantra is, “There is always room for improvement in every task and that is what keeps a job interesting”.

Peter Sundberg

Executive Director

Peter is a social entrepreneur with extensive experience developing and implementing technical and entrepreneurial capacity building initiatives and community energy projects in North America, Latin America and Asia. Working as the executive director at City Green since 2005, Peter supervises all program, services and business development. Peter is inspired by the continual learning that comes from working with a team to build a thriving social enterprise that is driven by the goal of maximizing the positive environmental outcomes of its services and programs and minimizing the environmental footprint of its operations.

Prior to working with City Green, Peter managed the International Renewable Energy Program for a Maritimes based non-profit organization, Falls Brook Centre, and coordinated rural electrification and capacity building projects in Nicaragua and India. In the field of disarmament and post conflict reconstruction, Peter developed skills training programs for victims of war and for five years worked as a research consultant with the Nobel Prize winning International Campaign to Ban Landmines and its reporting network the Landmine Monitor. Peter is co-founder of the Planting Hope Education Foundation and is on the Board of Directors for Mines Action Canada.

Peter has adventured and travelled extensively, completed a university degree, worked as a commercial fisher, logger, trail builder, carpenter, and general contractor for commercial renovations. Peter spends his spare time improving the energy efficiency of his 1947 home, being in the outdoors in all seasons and spending time with his son – learning about experiencing the world from the perspective of a two year old.

Kerry Thompson

ecoENERGY Technical Services

Bio coming soon.

Glenys Verhulst

Communications Coordinator

Part of the City Green team since October 2008,Glenys is happy to get to speak every day with ordinary people across BC who are making small and extraordinary steps towards reducing their carbon footprints and energy use. Believing that a more sustainable, environmentally-minded society is not only possible, but will also be very enjoyable, she is very excited to be part of the growing "green economy" in BC. She is also proud to be part of an enterprising non-profit that works to include low-income individuals and families in the transition to more energy efficient homes. Glenys has a B.A. in Geography, Environmental Studies, and English from the University of Victoria, and has experience in non-timber forest products, health, and media research, as well as international human rights observation. When not at work, Glenys enjoys riding her bike and transforming her backyard in Fernwood into a food-producing permaculture garden.

Thea Windle

ecoENERGY Program Administration and Communications

Thea brings considerable experience to her newly defined role at City Green. In 2006 after completing her BA in Sociology/ Anthropology , and AD in Media and Communications from the University of the Fraser Valley, she landed in Waterloo, Ontario and began working as Customer Service Coordinator for a local ecoENERGY provider called REEP – the Residential Energy Efficiency Project. Having worked with both REEP and City Green prior to taking on her new role, Thea learned early on that being part of a team of active and engaged people delivering environmental solutions to homeowners was the right match for her.

Having worked as a sales associate for Lumenstar LED Lighting she is knowledgeable about the emerging technology of solid state (LED) lighting and its benefits for a sustainable future. In her new role as ecoENERGY Program Administration and Communications, she is thankful to telecommute and can be found performing research, community outreach, quality assurance, and assist in the office when needed.

When she is not helping residents of BC to ‘green’ their homes, Thea can be found doing some of her favourite activities – reading, running or spending time with her family and friends. She loves motivating others through her infectious positive outlook and unique sense of humor and wants to remind everyone to simplify and enjoy life by being outdoors and of course, bring a travel mug for that morning coffee!

Yully Woon

ecoENERGY Client Services Assistant

Bio coming soon.

Chia Chia Yeh

ecoENERGY Client Services

Chia Chia comes to City Green with an MBA from the University of Southern Queensland and experience in international trade. She has always wanted to be involved in the ‘green’ sector and to help respond to the issues of climate change and waste that we are facing today. In her work at City Green, Chia Chia helps homeowners to understand how their choices can help the earth, and encourages everyone that it’s definitely not too late to make changes to our lifestyles. Chia Chia is working on making a habit of living sustainably, and finds Victoria a great place to learn more about how to do it!