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Nearly 300 people connecting with environmentally-friendly jobs
It was all about connecting people with environmentally-friendly jobs.
Nearly 300 people attended the Green Careers Expo at the Cypress Hotel in Cupertino on April 15.
The event gave attendees an opportunity to learn about careers in sustainable management, renewable energy, natural medicine and other environmentally-friendly fields.
“I’m looking into green careers because Silicon Valley is one of the centers of innovation and whatever the next, new, great thing is, it would start from here,” said one attendee.
Added another: “The reason I came to this event is because I wanted to look at options in the green field and see what’s out there.”
Attendees were able to meet with a number of businesses, organizations, career centers and schools about green jobs. They also were able to listen to interesting speakers, win prizes and sign up for newsletters and other information.
Exhibitors included Eucalyptus magazine, the Green Chamber of Commerce, Green Career Central, Green Jobs Network, Sustainable Silicon Valley, Real Goods Solar, Kimpton Hotels, Cheetah Learning, Kent Fields Photography, radio stations 94.5 KBAY and Mix 106.5, Golden Gate University, DeVry University, John F. Kennedy University, Antioch University, Five Branches University, Bastyr University, Bauman College and Rudolf Steiner College.
Speakers included Linden Skjeie of the city of San Jose’s Environmental Services Department, who works on environmental legislation and procurement and manages the city’s Green Team; Joey Shepp, a green MBA program director at the Dominican University of California; Jim Cassio, a workforce development consultant who is the author of Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future and Richard Seireeni of The Brand Architect Group, who is the author of The Gort Cloud.
“With Silicon Valley’s tradition of innovation, with its great venture capital resources, and with all its academic institutions, we’re in a great position to help the world transition to a greener economy,” commented Skjeie.
Sponsors of the event included Eucalyptus magazine, the Kimpton Hotels, and radio stations 94.5 KBAY and Mix 106.5.
“We’re here to be a resource for people who are interested in health, wellness and green living in Silicon Valley and beyond,” said Michaela Marek, publisher of Eucalyptus magazine. “We find that in today’s economy and in today’s world, people are looking to synch their careers with their personal beliefs.”
