Category: GreenHomeNYC People

  • Deirdre Molloy

    Deirdre Molloy is currently finishing up a degree in Interior Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, and she has been a part of GreenHomeNYC since February 2008. You may find her typing away in the corner at the monthly forums as she documents the many highlights of the meetings. In 2003, after finishing up…

  • Ryan Merkin

    Ryan Merkin first became interested in green buildings while completing his graduate work on the urban heat island effect at MIT, where he received his Master Of Science in Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. He currently works as a building systems consultant assisting owners of buildings both old and new achieve their sustainability goals through…

  • Joe Franza

    Green Building Monthly Forum Coordinator Joe Franza has been involved with GreenHomeNYC since January 2003 and joined its staff three months later. His interest in green building traces back to his undergraduate years at Columbia University where he researched sustainable architectural design and energy-efficient construction methods. Joe holds a Master of Architecture with a concentration…

  • Miquela Craytor

    Miquela Craytor has felt passionately for the environment ever since she hugged her first tree. Growing up in Oregon created a strong belief in balancing the environment and the needs required for everyday living. Upon receiving a BA in Planning from University of Oregon,she embarked on city-planning on an entirely different scale. She received her…

  • Sharon Brind

    Having spent a lot time outdoors as a child, Sharon Brind has always been interested in the environment and protecting it. Being a seasoned traveler she was introduced to many different cultures and went on to get a BA in Art History/Anthropology. Her love of art and wanting it to be available to all, essentially led her…

  • Caroline Amell

    Caroline Amell became interested in concepts of sustainable development as an undergraduate at University of Southern Maine. While taking courses in her combined Geography/Anthropology major, she worked at a local bakery that was involved in sustainable practices, leading her to further realize how every person and every company can make a difference. Currently, Caroline is…

  • Nicole Smith

    Nicole Smith found environmental/sustainable architecture while travelling the Southwest United States and Europe. Upon finishing her Bachelor of Design in Architecture at the University of Florida she moved to New York, and joined the team at GreenHomeNYC in February 2003. Currently Nicole is a partner of Designs by Smith, a custom stained glass and mosaics…

  • Ariella Maron

    Ariella Rosenberg Maron is the Deputy Commissioner for Energy Management at the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Prior to this role, she was the Deputy Director of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, the office responsible for the implementation of PlaNYC, the city’s long-term sustainability plan. She was part of the…

  • Aaron Yowell

    Co-founder, President