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Heather RamirezDirector of Development |
Heather graduated from the University of California, Irvine. She received a Bachelor of Science in Applied Ecology, a program combining Ecology and Biology to explore the relationship between the environment and human life. While attending UCI, Heather became a member of Alpha Phi Omega, a national, co-ed fraternity dedicated to serving the community through volunteerism. As a member, she was very active, taking on several leadership positions such as Service Vice President and Treasurer. Through this experience, she gained a passion for project management and fundraising. Upon graduation, Heather became interested in the work of her colleague, Ivan Kan. She then became part of the team as the Director of Development, a position that allowed her to apply her passion for community service, fundraising, and management.
As the Director of Development, Heather oversees the coordination and implementation of income programs for Tech Go Green, while setting goals that maximize the organization's potential. She ensures proper communication between all team members and volunteers and reports to the Executive Director.
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Daniel NiehAssociate Director |
Daniel is a distinguished former student of UC Irvine with a concentration in philosophy and economics. His interests include traveling and sailing. He is the former president of Figurados del Habana, a fine cigar society at UCI. He plans to build a jazz lounge one day and call it The Alley Cat. He is also an avid snowboarder, bodyboarder, web developer, as well as a classically trained pianist and the former first chair French horn player in several chamber orchestras. He currently resides in Redondo Beach with his pet bamboo tree, Fu-Man Chu
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Jeffrey MaganisBusiness Analyst |
As the business analyst of tech go green, Jeffrey assures its clients that their environmentally sustainable business is also a profitable one. He firmly believes that little to no sacrifices must be made to promote a sustainable and ethical business. Excel spreadsheets and projected costs savings plans are often his tool of choice.
Jeffrey graduated with honors from the University of California, Irvine with a degree in economics and management. His professional experience spans the entire gamut of business. At Balboa Capital, an equipment leasing company, he ranked amongst the all time top producing account executives. After, he moved on to become a marketing coordinator at Hanley Investment Group, a company focusing in the commercial real estate sector. His most recent experience was at EOS Partners, 2 billion dollar fixed income hedge fund in midtown New York, where he worked the trade floor during both the financial and oil crisis of 2008. He is an active member of his community and long time roller hockey enthusiast.
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Kalisa FalzoneProgram Coordinator |
Kalisa graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics and a minor in Astronomy. She has always been interested in the natural world and working out solutions to lower our environmental impact. Kalisa has a strong passion for helping others have an environmental way of life that is also a profitable one through promoting the idea that small changes will eventually make large impacts. She advocates that sustainability is about practicality and recognizing the limitations of our world that need to be addressed. Before coming to Tech Go Green, Kalisa worked as a Compliance Officer for Western Asset Management Company during the one of the biggest financial recessions in modern times. This experience gave her exposure to the financial world and investment and taught her how to use excel to simplify complex data to calculate important results.
As Program Coordinator, Kalisa is responsible for organizing workshops and interacting with professionals in different green jobs. Kalisa has been volunteering and networking for Tech Go Green to help unite and promote the green sector in Los Angeles. She is also contributing to the return on investment calculations and data for the Green Community Initiative sustainability designs.
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Anna HwangProgram Assistant |
Anna graduated from the University of California at Riverside with a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science. She understands the important role of local government in making environmental decisions that affect the community, and decided to dedicate her career in helping the environment from a political aspect. Anna has gone to Washington, D.C. with fellow environmental advocates for a week long campaign and lobbying for clean air with Greenpeace and Seventh Generation. She has also worked with her campus’ CALPIRG organization to bring about greener practices on her campus, and understands that environmental advocacy is no easy task.
As a Program Assistant Anna is responsible for helping Tech Go Green’s Sustainable Business Consulting Program to succeed and thrive. She is well versed with small business mentality and as a Program Assistant hopes she can help them become sustainable. She hopes to unite the South Bay Area in becoming more eco-conscious through education and low/no cost consulting.
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Stacey HoshimiyaProgram Coordinator |
Stacey has been on a sabbatical of sorts for the last few years, and in that time she has studied Chinese while living in Taipei, transformed an ocean-side barn into an art studio in Humboldt, and has written a book to confer her MFA in Creative Writing from Otis College of Art and Design.
After witnessing a certain disregard for the environment abroad, and in turn, transplanting herself to the very eco-conscious community of Humboldt, the precedent of sustainable living became a transformative inspiration. In awe of such natural beauty surrounding her and driven by a growing appreciation for the environment, she made significant personal changes to limit her own carbon footprint, and embraced the idea that sustainable living starts with individual change.
Upon her recent return to Los Angeles, she sought meaningful work in an organization she could believe in, and is delighted to dedicate her time to the Tech Go Green cause.
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Kate RedmanProgram Assistant |
Kate graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Anthropology. She has been interested in environmentalism for many years, but only recently decided to work professionally in this area. Kate is particularly interested in sustainable design and believes environmentally sound buildings are a crucial step toward a healthy planet. In 2008, she earned her LEED accreditation for New Construction. Kate is enjoys gardening and crafting, mostly with recycled or repurposed materials.
As a Program Assistant, Kate contributes to the organization and execution of Tech Go Green's workshop series. She also contributes to the Green Community Initiative and writes for the TGG blog.
