Episode 2: Natalie Narotzky with the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN)

Today, I’m sharing my interview with Natalie Narotzky,
Program and Communications Manager for the Urban Sustainability
Directors Network (USDN). 

From their website: "The Urban Sustainability Directors Network
(USDN) is a peer-to-peer network of local government
professionals from communities across the United States and
Canada dedicated to creating a healthier environment, economic
prosperity, and increased social equity. Our dynamic network
enables sustainability directors and staff to share best
practices and accelerate the application of good ideas across
North America."

I met Natalie a few years ago through our local 350 Massachusetts
climate action group where we spent a good deal of time together
serving in leadership roles. Natalie put her impressive
skills and abundant energy immediately to work, enabling us
to achieve far more than we ever could have without her help. I
am proud to continue to work with her on important climate
initiatives here in western Massachusetts, and to call her my
friend.

Mature and accomplished beyond her years (she's not yet 30!),
Natalie exemplifies the kind of young person who is highly
motivated to make real change in our society in answer to
the greatest challenges of our times. To live sustainably on the
earth is no fad – it is an imperative, and one that we
can no longer ignore. Natalie understands the urgency of
this work, and rises to the occasion, and then some. 

Thank you Natalie!
It was a fun interview and a pleasure to learn more about your
work!


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LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:


LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:


Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) website


Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance (CNCA) website


USDN’s Urban Sustainability Bulletin


The Guide to Greening Cities by Sadhu Aufochs Johnston, Steven S.
Nicholas, and Julia Parzen. Available at Island Press.


LEED sustainability and green building education at U.S. Green
Building Council (USGBC) website