Emily Kanter Program & Outreach Director
Emily is the Program & Outreach Director for the SBLP. As a Cambridge native with years of experience working with local business owners, including a family business, she has a deep understanding of the daily challenges that small and medium-sized companies face in a global economy. Emily works with local companies in many sectors including restaurants, retail, lodging, small manufacturing, health clubs and professional offices. Her recommendations have effectively helped “green” company operations and reduce resource usage and costs through utility rebate-programs and vetted service providers.
Currently Emily is also helping to coordinate The Boston Local Food Festival happening in October 2010, a delicious outdoor celebration of the many benefits of local food. Located on the historic Boston waterfront along Fort Point Channel, the festival will showcase affordable and scrumptious food grown and produced in the Boston area, Massachusetts, and New England.
emily@sustainablebusinessleader.org
Adritha Subbiah Program Coordinator
Adritha is a consultant for the SBLP program in Boston. With a B.S. in Environmental Science, Chemistry and Zoology from St. Joseph’s College in Bangalore, Adritha has been involved in environmental projects ranging from resource management to species diversity studies. She also has particular expertise in the area of waste stream management.
Adritha holds an M.A. from the Integrated Marketing Communication program at Emerson College, Boston. She has worked in the field of Advertising and Public Relations and has an intimate understanding of the role that communication plays in promoting sustainability. With her combination of technical skills and public relations experience, Adritha is uniquely positioned to help companies improve their sustainability practices and communicate this success to their stakeholders.
On a personal level, having grown up in a community actively involved in wildlife conservation in India, Adritha recognizes the delicate balance between nature and human development and is passionate about finding a sustainable balance between the two.
adritha@sustainablebusinessleader.org
Laury Hammel, SBN Executive Director
Laury Hammel is the owner and president of The Longfellow Clubs located in Wayland, Sudbury, Natick, and Franklin, MA. For over twenty years his company has been an environmental leader for local businesses everywhere. He developed the first version of the SBLP in 1989, which was called Conserve, Preserve, and Recycle--CPR for the Earth. Laury has also founded several business groups committed to social and environmental responsibility including BSR, SBN, and the national group called the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE).
Peter Crawley Senior Advisor
In addition to advising SBLP, Peter is an independent sustainability consultant and real estate project manager specializing in green development through his company Satoria Consulting. Through his consulting work and development projects, he has creatively integrated economic, social and environmental concerns and helped clients "green" their projects and operations. He has worked in both the public and private sectors, including at the Boston Redevelopment Authority, John Hancock, Boston Capital, and Meredith Management Corp. Peter is adjunct faculty in the Leadership for Change program at the Boston College School of Management, and has published articles and directed workshops on Leadership and Sustainability. He is currently working towards a Masters degree in Sustainability & Environmental Management at Harvard University, and holds a BA from Amherst College and an MS from Columbia University.
