This past Wed. 10/7, T.J., Amie, and David met with one of the 28 initiative teams that was a result of the Sustainable Cleveland 2019 summit. One of the outcomes of the summit was the formationof these initiative teams. In addition to the formation of the initiative teams, a Steering Committee was created. The group that our Renewable Synergy team is working with is the ‘Communications Campaign and Branding’ initiative group.
Communications Campaign and Branding: (as described from the post summit report summary)
‘Build a solid communications plan with goals, phases and budget that will provide a common language, spread awareness, spur conversations about sustainability, help to market Cleveland as the grenn city on a blue lake both locally and nationally and create a positive reputation of a city that has turned itself around from the city where the river burned.’
The two people that our team will be corresponding with that are the leaders of this Initiative Group are the following:
- Gregg LaBar – Senior Vice President, Dix & Eaton. (glabar@dix-eaton.com)
- David Jurca – Urban Designer, Urban Design Center of Northeast Ohio. (djurca@kent.edu)
We need to ensure that we communicate with the above group members so that our work will not be repeated and any new information / updates can be shared immediately.
Areas where Team Renewable Synergy’s assistance would be beneficial:
(And questions that our team can help answer)
- How can we align all of the segmented groups within the Cleveland area that are separately working on sustainability? (i.e. Green Energy Ohio, E4S, Green Building Coalition, etc…)
- What moves the needle when it pertains to sustainability?
- What are the metrics that other cities utilize to determine their sustainability rankings?
- How does Cleveland compare to these cities?
People / Groups Team Renewable Synergy should contact for interviews
- Andrew Waterson – Chief of Sustainability, City of Cleveland
- Maureen Harper – City of Cleveland Communications
- Dave Nash – Member of the Steering Committee (I have his phone no. we are to tell him we were referred by Brian Blune)
- Someone from Green City Blue Lake (?)
