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The Denver Green Building Conference is proudly organized by Sustainable Conferences, Inc. We provide quality education in inspirational settings.

John Gitchell promotes environmental education, sustainable products, and environmental management services from his home town of Eagle Colorado. John received his B.A. from Colorado State University, ski bummed in Telluride, worked in hotel management, and studied language and culture while working in Germany. Inspired by European environmental standards and business practices, John returned to Colorado and earned his MBA at the University of Denver with coursework in environmental policy and management. For ten years as environmental manager at Vail Resorts, Inc., John led environmental programs at Keystone, Breckenridge, Arapahoe Basin, Vail, Beaver Creek and the Grand Teton Lodge Company including policy development and implementation of management systems and standards. John’s career passion is improving the environmental performance of business.

Katie M. Hoffner is an international Marketing Executive. She has over 13 years of experience with global start up companies. Hoffner has worked in sports marketing and consumer-based companies, such as UMBRO Worldwide and Outlast Technologies. She has also lived in Europe during an internship with German Members of Parliament. Hoffner’s professional foray into the environmental arena started with HydrogenWorks, where she helped promote the use of hydrogen energy through the Hydrogen Education Tour, Hydrogen Magazine and Hydrogen.com. Katie’s education includes a dual degree from Sweet Briar College in International Affairs and German studies where she graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Hoffner completed her Masters of Business in International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management.

Gina Bechtold-Yoo is a committed planner for environmentally focused events. Ms. Yoo was instrumental in organizing and promoting the 2003 Hydrogen Education Tour in Denver, which brought together over 3,000 adults and students to learn about the benefits of hydrogen and renewable energy. Ms. Yoo has also coordinated executive-level roundtable meetings for Denver-based Montreux Energy, and gained internet experience as a director with MallFinder Network, a provider of information services to shopping malls across the United States. Ms. Yoo holds a BA in Environmental Science and German from the University of Colorado.