The Green Chamber Of Nevada’s next panel discussion is just around the corner, and we would like you to meet the panelists. We have asked some of the most respected and trusted names in green efficiency from around the Las Vegas Valley. They will be answering the questions submitted by members and attendees for this event. Join us to hear what they have to say about the issues that matter most to you.
Meet the Panelists
Tara Pike-Nordstrom
The recycling coordinator for University of Nevada, Las Vegas is the foremost expert on industrial recycling and how to reduce waste. In fact, Pike-Nordstrom began championing green living as an environmental studies undergraduate student at UNLV in the late ’90s and soon put her master’s thesis into action when she founded the Rebel Recycling Program in 1995. Since 2003, she’s helped the campus recycle more than 5,600 tons of material but she’s nowhere near her goal to make UNLV a zero-waste campus where all trash is either recycled, reused, or composted.
Joseph Jolley
A lifelong resident of Las Vegas, Joseph Jolley earned his BS degree from UNLV in Hotel Administration. Joseph is the father of six children. After being a scout master for seven years, he is currently a merit badge counselor for The Boy Scouts of America. He is a big supporter of Opportunity Village and is a member of MGM Resorts EnAble Employee Networking Group. He is the Sustainability Chair for Mandalay Bay’s Corporate Social Responsibility Council. He has been with MGM Resorts International since 2007, beginning as Senior Project Manager for the Corporate Sustainability Division and transferred to Mandalay Bay in 2011, as the Recycling Manager.
Miguel Angel Gutierrez
Born in Chicago, Illinois Miguel Gutierrez holds a B2 General Contracting license with the Nevada State Contractors Board, and a C2g which is a photovoltaic specialty license in the state of Nevada. A graduate of UNLV with multiple degrees in different areas of Engineering. Having taught PV theory and design nationwide to assist building officials in acquiring the necessary knowledge and understanding of the different types of systems and how they come together, Miguel has worked on many projects to reduce waste and increase efficiency. Some of these projects include: ·Terminal 3 McCarran Airport Design Project Engineer, Las Vegas Convention Center Remodel Project Coordinator, Azul Tequila, Forum Shops, and Solar installations and designs for 240 homes in 2014 alone.
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