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10/04/2024

Aaaaahhhh Astypalea. Known as “The Butterfly of the Aegean” because of its butterfly shape and beautiful landscape 🦋 Ever since I heard about The Astypalea Smart & Sustainable Island project I have wanted to learn more and more. Thank you for putting this on my radar.

Why is it cool? Astypalea can become a model for climate neutral mobility! The local carbon emission footprint and overall quality of life will improve substantially. The island will become even more attractive as a location where sustainability is real, and demanding environmentally-conscious tourists will endorse it.

The University of Strathclyde and the University of the Aegean will work together researching the “Smart & Sustainable Island” project as a living lab.

We will have our eyes on:

💚monitor the changes taking place on the island (from the current world of traditional combustion vehicles to the world of new sustainable mobility).

💚gain valuable insight on how the island’s residents respond over time to these changes.

💚explore the social consensus on the “Smart and Sustainable Island” project.

Here are the key implementations:

💚Vehicle Electrification: Replace the existing fleet of combustion vehicles with electric vehicles. In total, around 1,500 combustion vehicles will be replaced with about 1,000 electric cars and a total of 60 publicly accessible charging points will be installed on the island.

💚Smart mobility: Traditional public bus transportation will be transformed into a ridesharing service that will deploy 100% electric on‑demand shuttles. These e-shuttles will operate all over the island according to the needs of both locals and visitors flexibly.

💚Charging and Energy: As the island becomes greener, the electricity demand for households, companies and traffic will be gradually covered by renewables. Also, the electric fleet will be powered entirely by green renewable electricity. The project will foster Astypalea’s clean energy transition by establishing renewable energy infrastructure, such as wind turbines and solar panels, that will gradually replace the ageing fossil fuel-based generator.

08/24/2024

Nobody will remember:
-How “busy you were”
-How many hours you worked

People will remember:
-How much you campaigned for the protection of our environment
-If you encouraged others to care for our planet

*updated website! Link in bio

02/12/2024

Usher was super, super cool but Super Bowl 2024 powered by Nevada desert solar farm is off the hook. Watching the show with this historic green milestone in mind made me go 👉🏽

01/16/2024

No amount of oil or money is worth more than saving the planet. 🌎

01/15/2024

A Greenie’s dream. .centralpark 💚

01/14/2024

Where am I? 🌱

01/05/2024

Thank you and for including me in this article about sustainable meetings in the Northeast.

https://meetingsmags.com/northeast/ne_planning/a-sustainable-touch/

12/21/2023

Concluding the Fall '23 semester at and reflecting on one for the books! Here are my rose, thorn and bud of the semester.

Rose(s) - There were too many to pick just one!

Getting out the classroom with the event planning students to visit:

with
+ Emma Ogilvie (former student and rising star at the Langham!)

The Hynes Convention center
with Michael Claire Tedford, Joclynne Bynoe, Bernadine Hendrix + Caryn Zielonka Izhar

Networking event-Thank you to ; ; +

Thank you to my exceptional guest speakers for dedicating time from your busy schedules to visit the classroom and enlighten the students: Hilary Tribolati Noel, Jeff Barnhart, + Grace Ward, of ; ; Melissa Fetter, Founder and Owner of and her COO Irene MacDonald ; + Jonathan Morse, Founder and CEO of

A special thank you to of for your partnership in a very successful semester team project experience for the event planning course. You know it's a good project when it's incredibly hard to choose a winning team.

Thorn:

Witnessing many students and colleagues directly impacted (and at the least emotionally and psychologically affected) by the ongoing war in Israel. I continue to pray for peace and extend my support through friendship and a listening ear.

Bud:

Planning for an exciting Spring Semester of classes and ongoing curriculum building. Additionally looking forward to two very special events on the horizon: The
with my trusty Co-Chair
+ SHA Gala as Faculty Advisor for

In conclusion, life is far from boring and there is no shortage of good friends and memorable times, when you work in Hospitality.

12/07/2023

This is what passion looks like. I am very grateful to work in a place where I smile this big most days. The event planning course students killled it in their final presentations. That’s why they are smiling too. A huge thank you to Lindsay Cadigan of for participating in the semester project with us. It was a fantastic experience for all.

11/09/2023

It has been a SHAwesome week at Welcoming to my classroom, attending a event with the event planning course, and attending the BU School of Hospitality Real Estate Symposium last night at (whenever I visit this building, I don’t want to leave) all makes my job the opposite of boring. Congratulations to my colleagues and Kaushik Vardharajan “Professor V” for producing such an inspiring event. I am so proud to work with you. 💚

10/20/2023

It was a beautiful day for a behind the scenes tour of The Hynes Convention Center, connecting with teams from both + .restaurants. Students got to witness three separate events setting up or in motion simultaneously. Thank you for a spectacular and impressive visit.

10/10/2023

09/30/2023

I have four words: fossil fuel treaty now.

09/19/2023

If you aren't familiar with The Willow Project, it's a good time to get familiar with Presidential Elections coming up. It is a massive new oil drilling operation in Alaska's Arctic that was unlawfully approved in March '23 by the Biden administration (very surprising). Experts are calling it a carbon bomb because if we don't stop this oil and gas extraction project, it threatens to unleash 260 million metric tons of CO2 into the atmosphere over the next 30 years.

The Willow Project will commence in 2027 and a new President and administration could prevent or prolong the launching of this project.
Follow , , to sign ongoing petitions to stop the willow drilling. 💚

09/14/2023

💚Good job I loved connecting with .out.front + 💚

09/06/2023

If you didn’t take a selfie in front of the school, did you even come back to campus? 🤓Wishing my colleagues and students a successful and memorable semester. Keep looking ⬆️ and setting new goals for yourself. 💚

08/22/2023

Let's talk about ocean temperatures. Tropical storm Hilary brought record-breaking rainfall and an estimated 75,000 LA County residents don't have access to a permanent home or shelter. Part of the ocean that Hurricane Hilary formed over is around Baja California, Mexico, in the Pacific. Temperature anomalies there are part of what's been fueling this storm, says UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain. Hurricanes are more likely to be larger and more powerful when they form over hotter ocean water, and the ocean is a lot warmer than usual this summer.

Forty percent of the world's oceans are experiencing heat waves right now, according to federal researchers, in part due to a natural climate pattern called El Nino and human-caused climate change. Experts say we should expect more tropical storms this season. We still haven't reached the peak of what's expected to be an above-average hurricane season. In a midseason forecast, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted 14 to 21 named storms and six to 11 hurricanes, both predictions up substantially from the original season forecast released in May.

08/15/2023

The United Arab Emirates, host of this year's UN Climate conference, has named Dr. Sultan Al Jabar as President of COP28.

Dr. Al Jaber is CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), which has emissions of global warming pollution larger than those of ExxonMobil or BP. The direct conflict of interest is quite obvious. I am interested in learning if there is a credible plan to reduce emissions. 🙏🏼 🌎
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