Awards & Honors
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LEED Fellow, US Green Building Council
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Inaugural Green Visionary Exceptional Volunteer Award, USGBC Los Angeles Chapter
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Focused Planning Issue Award for Playa Vista Residential Sustainability Guidelines, American Planning Association Los Angeles Chapter
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Westside Honor Award for Playa Vista Residential Sustainability Guidelines, Westside Urban Forum
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CHPS Green Apple District Awards for Los Angeles & San Diego Unified School Districts High Performance School programs, Collaborative for High Performance Schools
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Outstanding Planning Program Honor Award for City of Los Angeles Energy/LA Action Plan, American Planning Association
Positions
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Partner & Senior Advisor, ZC Sustainability
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Founder & Principal, Zinner Consultants
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Manager, Los Angeles Operations, Neos Corporation
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City Energy Coordinator & Planning Advisor, Office of the Mayor, City of Los Angeles
Leadership & Community Involvement
Current
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Chair Emeritus & Member, Executive Committee, CHPS
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Member, Advisory Board, USGBC-CA
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Member, Advisory Committee, Climate Action Santa Monica
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Board Member, US Green Building Council Los Angeles Chapter
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Co-Chair, CHPS National Technical Committee
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Former Chair, Santa Monica Planning & Housing Commissions; as commissioner, codeveloped initial Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan, now United Nations-recognized and celebrating its 30th year
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Vice Chair, Santa Monica Conservancy
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Member, Board of Directors, Association of Professional Energy Managers
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Chair, Association of California Energy Officials
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Member, Board of Directors, National League of Cities Conference of Local Energy Officials
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U.S. Conference of Mayors Representative, President’s Clearinghouse for Community Energy Efficiency
Presentation
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Interviewed on Good Morning America and several podcasts
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Lectured nationwide before professional, university and public audiences
Education
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MA, Urban & Regional Planning, University of Southern California
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BA, Political Science, Colorado College
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