Climate Summit 2024 Schedule
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3
PLEASE NOTE: Speaker biographies are available in our printed program.
7:00–9:00 am
Exhibitor Setup
8:00–9:00 am
Exhibitor Hall Open, Registration, Coffee and Snacks
Click here to see Saturday's list of Exhibitors!
9:00–9:15 am
Opening Remarks
Joel Rensberger, Mobilize Frederick Board
9:15–10:00 am
Keynote Address
Mike McHale, IBEW Local 24
10:00–11:00 am
Green Schools Panel
Facilitator: Janet Ady
Mary Westlund, Green Schools Program Director / MAEOE
Sanjana Ranasinghe, Urbana High School Student
Melissa Hargreaves, Myersville Elementary (Retired)
Zoey Dimitriou, Frederick High School Green Club President
11:00–12:00 pm
Building Efficiency & Electrification
Facilitator: Ron Kaltenbaugh, Mobilize Frederick
Joel Rensberger, Owner, C.E. Rensberger Family Builders
Ruth Ann Norton, Green and Healthy Homes Initiative
Ernesto Villasenor, CCAN
12:00–1:30 pm
Lunch Break & Exhibitor Hall Open
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1:30–2:15 pm
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
CHOOSE ONE BREAKOUT SESSION:
SESSION 1
Feeding Frederick County: How you can help create a robust and resilient local food system
Haroun Hallack, Food Security Network
Amy Cawley, Farm to Food Bank
Emma Jagoz, Moon Valley Farm
Sarah McAleavy, Frederick City Supervisor of Food & Nutrition Services
SESSION 2
Growing Green! Environmental Education & Outdoor Learning
Jocelyn Tuttle, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Mobilize Frederick Education Team
SESSION 3
Using Federal and Local Resources to Improve Building Energy Efficiency and Create Healthier Buildings
Ernesto Villasenor, CCAN
Joel Rensberger, Owner, C.E. Rensberger Family Builders
Matt Sera, Atlas Home Energy Solutions
Ron Kaltenbaugh, Mobilize Frederick
SESSION 4
Bringing Nature Back to Your Community
Amy Rembold, Frederick County Master Gardeners
Jenny Willoughby, Sustainability Manager, City of Frederick
Ginny Brace, Friends of Waterford Park
SESSION 5
Sustainable Careers
Dr. Drew Ferrier, Hood College Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies
David Feldman, Bethesda Green
Mike McHale, IBEW
2:15–2:30 pm
Break and Return to Auditorium
2:30–2:50 pm
Final Keynote Address
Ben Friton, Founder, REED Center for Ecosystem Reintegration
2:50–3:00 pm
Closing Remarks
Mobilize Frederick Executive Director Karen Cannon and Board President Barb Trader
Be sure to visit our Exhibitors in the Exhibitor Hall!
Saturday's 2024 Climate Summit Exhibitors
Advanced Biofuels USA
Atlas Home Energy Solutions
Audubon Society of Central Maryland
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN)
Citizens for Responsible Growth
City of Frederick Sustainability Committee
Climate Change Working Group
East Frederick Rising
Frederick Bird Club
Frederick County Building Industry Association
Frederick County Division of Energy and Environment
Frederick County Food Council
Frederick Food Security Network
First Lego League Team #52603 Code+We
Food For Life Instructor
Fox Haven Organic Farm and Learning Center
Green Energy 360
Hood College — Biology Dept. Undergraduate Programs
Hood College — Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies
Hood College Graduate School
Josh Bokee for Frederick Board of Education
Key City Compost
Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE)
Maryland Forest Service
Mobilize Frederick
Montgomery County Green Bank
Mountainside Education and Enrichment
Multi-faith Alliance of Climate Stewards (MACS)
Neighborhood Sun
One Frederick Collaborative, A Benefit LLC
Recycle My Battery
Schott Nurseries, LLC
Sierra Club — Catoctin Group
SilvoCulture
Sugarloaf Alliance
SustainabilitE Solutions
Sustainable Maryland
Sustainable Monocacy Commission
Tekesha Martinez for Congress
Third Act Maryland
Total Comfort Heating and AC
University of Maryland Extension — Frederick County
Veridian Capital Partners
Wegmans
When We All Vote; Civic Nation
Zavos Architecture