April 23: WACC Earth Day Speaker Series (Virtual) with Shannon Binns, Founder & Executive Director of Sustain Charlotte

This year is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day – a celebration to educate people and drive transformative change for the planet. As people around the world unite for this annual event, join WACC for a conversation on Charlotte’s sustainability efforts and how global citizens can work together to support the Earth.

Join us for a WACC Speaker Series virtual presentation with Shannon Binns, Founder & Executive Director of Sustain Charlotte. In addition to this role, he has also worked for The Nature Conservancy, as an agroforestry volunteer with the Peace Corps in Senegal, and founded a tsunami relief organization in Thailand. He has previously received the accolades of the Charlotte Observer’s Seven to Watch, the Charlotte Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, and Charlotte’s NPR affiliate, WFAE, named him one of The Most Powerful Voices in Charlotte.

WACC Speaker Series (virtual)

Date: Thursday, April 23, 2020
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m..
Register online (Free to WACC members and non-members)

 

 

 

 

Biography

Shannon is the founder and Executive Director of Sustain Charlotte. Prior to moving to Charlotte in 2007, Shannon worked at The Nature Conservancy in Washington, DC where he was part of their climate change science and policy team. Shannon has also served as an agroforestry volunteer with the Peace Corps in Senegal, helped found a tsunami relief organization in Thailand, and served communities across the country as a member of AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps. In the private sector, Shannon has worked as an industrial engineer for Motorola, General Motors, and Trane. 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.

He has served as a Supervisor on the Mecklenburg County Soil and Water Conservation Board and as an adjunct professor in the Sustainable Technologies program at Central Piedmont Community College. He currently serves on the North Carolina Advisory Board for Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). In 2015, he was named one of Seven to Watch by the Charlotte Observer and one of the Charlotte Business Journal’s 40 Under 40. In 2018, Charlotte’s NPR affiliate, WFAE, named him one of The Most Powerful Voices in Charlotte.