The Sustainable Business Incubator

The untimely demise of the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology means that there is no longer an official “approval” for science and technology incubators in New Jersey. Nor is there — this year at least — any state funding. New Jersey’s 14 incubators, members of NJBIN, have been left to fend for themselves, [...]

Victoria Zelin often finds herself at the leading edge of change, helping individuals and organizations make a paradigm shift. No surprise that she has been researching, writing, speaking and consulting around the “Greening” of Corporate America. She has provided solutions in many areas of human capital management to clients like Novartis, Chubb, Schindler Elevator and [...]

Amy is the Chief Research Officer and Co-Founder of Earthsense, an applied marketing and research company formed in 2007 that is responsible for Eco-Insights, the largest consumer survey of its kind providing in-depth insights into consumers’ “green” attitudes and behaviors; she is also the creator of the Green Confidence Index in collaboration with Greenbiz.com [...]

Chuck Slotkin is the founder and Managing Director of Nature’s Equity LLC, an investment banking firm focusing on the natural products industry.
He cultivated his investment banking skills working on Wall Street. In 1990, Chuck developed a strong personal connection with the world of alternative health care. After experiencing the efficacy of a nutritious diet and [...]

Jerry Masin is Founder and Principal Advisor of CompasScale LLC.
CompasScale is a management consultancy whose focus is building organizational capacity and capabilities for early-stage and emerging companies through the strategic design and implementation of technology and human capital infrastructure. CompasScale also provides retained and pro bono advisory services to for-profit and non-profit organizations on entrepreneurial development, business acceleration, [...]

Patricia A. Boswell, creator of Safonique, member of one of WalMart’s Sustainability Committees, and successful manufacturer of consumer products.
She is also the Principal of Business Sustainability Group, LLC, in which she is supported by a network of sustainability associates specialized in energy, waste reduction, materials science, and change management, to assist companies in making the [...]

Matt Polsky, Research Fellow of the Institute for Sustainable Enterprise, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Director of the Land Trust, Passaic River Coalition
Email:innovator3@hotmail.com - http://fdu.edu/ise
Mr. Polsky works on several ISE projects, including the Incubator. He is a sustainability change-agent. He has extensive sustainability and green economy experience, as well as unique cross-sector experience working in government, [...]

Wanda Knapik – President, My Local Garden
Wanda Knapik is an inspirational leader, environmentalist, food activist, outdoor adventurer, and owner of My Local Garden, which she launched in 2008.
She is currently focused on building a broad community of backyard vegetable growers in New Jersey and creating a more sustainable local food system.
She has a B.S. degree [...]

Jan Graff, BA, Studio Arts & Art History, Certified Permaculture Designer
Jan Graff lives in the perennial, edible, forest, garden eco-system of the Great Passaic River Watershed. She is married to Chuck Slotkin, founder of Nature’s Equity, the green investment banking firm.
Jan’s company, Big OldTrees, is allied with the global permaculture movement and is dedicated to [...]

Paula Durand
Senior Venture Officer, Clean Technology
New Jersey Economic Development Authority

The EDA is a state financing and development agency that works to strengthen New Jersey’s economy by retaining and growing businesses through financial assistance, by renewing communities, and by promoting the State’s strategic advantages to attract domestic and international businesses. Paula focuses on working with investors [...]