Committed leaders emerging from every corner of society, working together to create a sustainable world: Enlightened, Empowered, Engaged.
Board of Directors
John R. Bartle,
Ph.D.
Dean, College of Public Affairs and Community Service
University of Nebraska, Omaha
Mary A. Ferdig,
Ph.D.
Executive Director, Sustainability Leadership Institute
Organizational Development (OD) Scholar-Practitioner, Omaha, NE
Alison Vickery Rider, M.A.
Community Advocate and Global Citizen
Retired Division Manager, Omaha Public Power District
W. Cecil Steward
President/CEO, Joslyn Institute for Sustainable Communities
Dean Emeritus, College of Architecture, University of NE, Lincoln
Founding Members
Maggie Moore Alexander
President, Center for Environmental Structure (CES)
Sant’Anna Institute, Sorrento, Italy
Formerly, Independent Organizational Development (OD) Consultant, Eugene, OR
Christopher Juniper
Principal, EcoLogic Resources
Denver, CO
President, Center for Environmental Structure (CES)
Sant’Anna Institute, Sorrento, Italy
Formerly, Independent Organizational Development (OD) Consultant, Eugene, OR
Christopher Juniper
Principal, EcoLogic Resources
Denver, CO
Mary A. Ferdig, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Sustainability Leadership Institute
Omaha, NE
Formerly President, Ferdig, Inc. Leadership & OD Consultancy
Monica McKenna
Principal, Learning Technologies
Cornwall, VT
Executive Director, Sustainability Leadership Institute
Omaha, NE
Formerly President, Ferdig, Inc. Leadership & OD Consultancy
Monica McKenna
Principal, Learning Technologies
Cornwall, VT
The Sustainability Leadership Institute (SLI) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) research and development organization that supports sustainability leaders who recognize they'll never know enough—on their own—about what it takes to respond to the ever-changing complexity of our world.
SLI Associates
Educational Institutions
- Benedictine University, Lisle, IL
- Complexity and Management Centre, Hertfordshire University, Hatfield, England
- College of Saint Mary, Omaha, NE
- Morningside College, Sioux City, IA
- University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
- School of Communication, College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media
- School of Public Administration, College of Public Affairs and Communities Services
- University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Non-Profit Institutes
- City Sprouts, Omaha NE
- Earth Day Omaha, Omaha, NE
- Environment Omaha, Omaha, NE
- Green Omaha Coalition, Omaha, NE
- ICAN: Institute for Career Advancement Needs, Omaha, NE
- Institute for Community College Development, Ithaca, NY
- Institute for Sustainable Ethics and Economics, Eugene, OR
- Institute of General Semantics, Fort Worth, TX
- Joslyn Institute of Sustainable Communities, Omaha and Lincoln, NE
- Midwest Child Care Association, Omaha, NE
- Non Profit Association of the Midlands, Omaha, NE
- Omaha by Design, Omaha, NE
- Omaha Environment Day, Omaha, NE
- Omaha Symphony Association, Omaha, NE
- Pachamama Alliance, San Francisco, CA
- Plexus Institute, Bordentown, NJ
- The Keystone Center, Keystone, CO
- US Green Building Council, Flatwater Chapter, Omaha, NE
- Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, Burlington, VT
- Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, Montpelier, VT
Business Enterprises
- Continuous Breakthroughs: Carnahan, Smith & Gunter, Inc., Portland OR
- First Star Fiber, Omaha, NE
- Omaha Public Power District, Omaha NE (Public Sector)
- Pattern Language, UK
- Sage Internet Solutions, Evanston, IL
- Verdis Group, Omaha, NE
Government
- Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, Lincoln, NE
- City of Omaha, Omaha, NE