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Webinar: A Day in the Life of A Sustainability Professional at Joint Base Lewis-McChord | December 2011

$10.00

Instructor:

Miriam Villacian

Event Date:

December 15, 2011 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

SKU: wb_11_12_lewis-mcchord

DECEMBER WEBINAR:
A DAY IN THE LIFE of a Sustainability Outreach Coordinator

Sustainability at Joint Base Lewis-McChord

Thursday December 15, 2011
at 1PM PT | 2PM MT | 3PM CT | 4PM ET

Join Miriam Villacian, Sustainability Outreach Coordinator for Joint Base Lewis-McChord, to discuss sustainability at the second largest military installation in the US. Find out how sea turtles started the sustainability movement at the Department of Defense and how the program has evolved since then.

Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) is located between the cities of Tacoma and Olympia in western Washington. This places the installation in the midst of the fastest growing region of the Pacific Northwest, bordered by commercial development and expanding suburban areas; the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge; the Nisqually Indian Reservation; and the Puget Sound. It is the home of I Corps and 62nd Airlift Wing.

On Oct. 1, 2010, a five-year process culminated in the merger of Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base as JBLM, one of 12 joint bases worldwide. JBLM-Lewis supports 33,000 military, 127,000 retirees, 56,600 Family members, and 10,700 civilians. JBLM-Lewis’s 86,000 acres comprise 32 maneuver areas, four impact areas, 67 live-fire ranges, and 50 artillery or mortar firing points, a world-class Military Operations on Urban Terrain site and battle simulation centers. As the only power projection platform in the Pacific Rim, more than 106,130 Soldiers from 1,224 units (multiple times) have been mobilized and/or deployed in support of global military operations.

What does sustainability mean on a military base?

> Opportuinties to partner with The Nature Conservancy

> ISO 14001 as the management system for environmental programs

> Commitment to stakeholders to change the way we do business, ensuring a better tomorrow

> Green Procurement

> Waste Diversion

> Sustainable Master Plan

> Alternative Fuels and Transportation

> Energy Conservation

> Sustainable Training Lands

> Stormwater Filtration System

MiriamVillacian is the Sustainability Outreach Coordinator for Joint Base Lewis-McChord. She is enthusiastic about her role and strives to engage the community in issues of sustainability. Current projects include: organizing sustainability events; writing articles for various publications; supporting sustainability initiatives; rejuvenating the community garden; and creating a comprehensive communication campaign plan for the sustainability program. She brings her passion of sustainability to each endeavor she pursues.

Miriam obtained her Master's in Sustainable Business from Bainbridge Graduate Institute where she also works as a teaching assistant for the class "Using the Social Web for Social Change".

Contact Info:
miriam.easley@us.army.mil
(253)966-1734