Living and Thriving in Long Island Sound: Our Critical Ecosystem

February 12 · 5:30pm – 7:30pm EST

at HAYVN Darien, 320 Boston Post Road Suite 180 Darien, CT 06820

TOPIC: Living and Thriving in Long Island Sound: Our Critical Ecosystem

Discover How Climate Change is Shaping Our Waterways and Shores—Today and Tomorrow!

FEATURED SPEAKERS, PANEL MEMBERS, & COSPONSOR:

• Alicia Sullivan, Executive Vice President of Engagement and Philanthropy, Save the Sound
• Scott Redfern, Senior Manager of the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Climate and Resilience Institute, Save the Sound
• Event curated by Lisa Miniter of LAM Consulting
• Event cosponsor: Save The Sound

COST:

• General Admission: $15
• HAYVN Members: Free with promo code (email questions@hayvn.com)

ABOUT EVENT:

Get ready for a lively conversation on how these entrepreneurs navigated a range of sustainability-focused sectors to help solve the never-ending quest of protecting our planet’s health and its finite resources!

Come learn from a workshop that will offer truly inspiring missions, forward-thinking product innovations, and action-packed tactics, to help launch your business as fully sustainable-driven or for a specific area.

KEY WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS:

• Discover Pioneering Successes: Learn how to help accelerate your own sustainable-focused startup journey…. with the “how and why” from seasoned Founders.
• Phases of Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Learn about early-stage strategy, marketing, identify funding, and more.
• Early Stage…Teetering at a Low Point…. and coming back successfully. How did they do it!
• How startups’ integration of sustainability efforts has influenced their market growth and brand value.
• Fuel / Build your own Startup Network – From the Proven Successes developed by Sustainability Startup Founders…. Cultivating a range of Critical Stakeholders!

Alicia Sullivan leads Save the Sound’s development team and guides the organization as a member of the Executive Team. She oversees major donor and foundation support, membership growth goals, corporate donations, government grants, and currently, the Sound Future Campaign to raise $10 Million by 2027.

Alicia brings over 25 years of experience in conservation and fundraising to the team, having accomplished major conservation victories with the Trust for Public Land. She’s protected thousands of acres of land and lead multi-million dollar conservation funding campaigns.

Alicia received a B.A. from the University of Vermont and a J.D. with a Certificate in Environmental Law from Pace University School of Law. In her spare time, she enjoys the outdoors, hiking, skiing, and kayaking with her two sons and dogs.

Scott Redfern is Save the Sound’s Senior Manager of The Henry L. and Grace Doherty Climate and Resilience Institute and is focused on moving policy ideas into action by mobilizing people, coalition-building, and education using a simple, science-based approach. In 2023, he left his first career in technology, where he held product development leadership roles in startups and global enterprises including VCE, IBM and Dell, to work on preserving our lands, water, and air while addressing the impacts of climate change across our region. He has a degree from Northeastern University and a graduate certificate from UConn in Nonprofit Leadership, as well as certifications in Design Thinking from MIT and Climate Change Advocacy from Terra.Do, and is a certified Master Woodland Manager through CT DEEP and CFPA.

Scott is also the Secretary of the Board of Directors at The Center for Family Justice in Bridgeport, sits on the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Board of Advisors, and Chairs their Club-wide Conservation Committee. He enjoys tending to his vegetable & pollinator gardens as well as backpacking & mountaineering and has hiked the Appalachian & New England National Scenic Trails.

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