The Sustainable Business Incubator

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 [...]

Ms. Italiano is Managing Principal of Merintra Co., LLC, a strategic business and market development consulting firm that she founded in 2003. Prior to founding Merintra Co., she spent 15 years on Wall Street leading large scale change initiatives related to governance and strategy alignment for both Morgan Stanley and Chase. Her program [...]

Zaheer Jan is an independent energy & oil/gas consultant with expertise in Value Engineering.
Zaheer has served as:

Manager of Pipeline Engineering on the $24.0 billion Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System
A Consultant and Expert Witness for the State of Alaska in its $2.0 billion oil transportation tariff case with Alyeska Pipeline Company
A Consultant to PEMEX, of Mexico
A [...]

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 [...]

Douglas Cohen, M.A.- Applied Behavioral Science is Chair, National Youth Initiatives, US Partnership, Education for Sustainable Development; and Founder, The Leadership Center.
Douglas Cohen practices Social Architecture focused on sustainability as a driver of large scale change.
He is practitioner of collaborative, cross-sector solution seeking, addressing key social equity and economic justice and spiritual dimensions of the [...]

With an extensive background as a global strategic technology marketing and business development leader at companies in the Internet, telecommunications, and computer services industries, Thomas brings a wealth of corporate and entrepreneurial experience.
Thomas also founded and sold Spacemill Sciences Corporation, an engineering and technology firm that specialized in delivering high quality products for synchrotron, x-ray [...]

Jerry Flach is Project Director, Sustainable Building at the Paterson Habitat for Humanity and is founding Principal of Sustainable Solutions LLC.
She designs and implements community development and sustainable business consulting services for organizations committed to advancing economic, environmental and social goals.  She directs the building of energy efficient and healthy, affordable housing and volunteers with [...]