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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Contact Dr. Alan Marco at alan.marco@pubpolicy.gatech.edu for more details.
Summary Sentence: Pinabell will give a talk on how we can respond to city growth through the regenerative economy.
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Andrea PinabellAndrea Pinabell is a purpose-driven leader, driving change in the sustainability community.
Andrea is the President of Southface Energy Institute, the leading Southeastern organization in the research, design, and implementation of a regenerative economy.
As the leader of the 40-year-old nonprofit, she has transformed its potential and created a new approach to leveraging Southface’s influence on the future of healthy, vibrant communities across the Southeast.
Prior to Southface, Andrea was the Vice President Sustainability and Global Citizenship at
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. where she led the strategy, operations and integration for Starwood’s global sustainability programs and its related philanthropic efforts. Prior to Starwood, she was the Director of the Sustainable Cities Institute
& Sustainable Community Development Program Manager with The Home Depot Foundation.
Andrea is known for stimulating innovation and improving organizational growth. An engineer by education, Andrea brings over 20 years of wide-ranging
sustainability expertise from water to energy to sustainable business, communities and development. In addition, she sits on multiple boards and has been honored with several awards including Smart CEO Magazine’s Award (2015) honoring visionary leadership in the commercial real estate industry.
