Meet the Staff

Tyson graduated from UCLA’s Environmental Studies department and has worked in the non-profit environmental
field since 1992. He has focused primarily in the areas of environmental education and the development of markets initiatives designed to conserve trees and natural resources. He developed and now directs the Green Press Initiative – a program which is catalyzing environmentally responsible book publishing in the U.S.

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Erin graduated from Ithaca College in 1972 with a BA in Drama. She has worked in the publishing world for nearly 25 years. Being a part of the Green Press Initiative fulfills one of her life’s passions—to advance environmental stewardship in society. She conducts small publisher and printer outreach and provides implementations assistance. She also engages in tasks related to communications and publicity. She is a strong advocate for sustainable agriculture and also works on watershed protection issues.

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Todd graduated from the University of Michigan's Program in the Environment where he focused largely on climate change, and techniques businesses can employ to minimize environmental impacts. Prior to working for the Green Press Initiative, Todd taught and coordinated environmental education programs at the Leslie Science and Nature Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Todd has also completed internships with several environmental non-profit organizations, including INFORM, Inc. which aims to identify and promote more sustainable business practices.

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Shannon joined the Green Press Initiative in October of 2007 to manage our work in the newspaper sector. Shannon brings a unique perspective having worked for a number of private and nonprofit organizations. Most recently, he supported conservation goals at The Nature Conservancy as part of a team that worked with Congress to develop science-based climate change legislation. Prior to that he helped organize the Global Roundtable on Climate Change at the Earth Institute, which brought together executives from industry to formulate a joint statement calling for public policies to address climate change. In the private sector, Shannon has worked as a manufacturing engineer with Motorola, General Motors, and Trane. He has also served as an agroforestry extension agent with the Peace Corps in Senegal, a communications manager for North Andaman Tsunami Relief in Thailand, and an English teacher in Prague. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University and a Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University.

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