Jennie Nevin Green Spaces Colorado, Founder of Green Spaces

Jennie founded Green Spaces in 2009 in New York City. Green Spaces provides flexible and collaborative work and event space for socially and environmentally conscious start-ups.  She now runs the Colorado location, and has launched the Green Route, an outreach initiative of Green Spaces to showcase the top green businesses in the front range.

The Green Route hosts an annual music festival in Five Points celebrating the top green businesses in Colorado and features local beer, food, music, fire dancers and over 80 green vendors.

Jennie started her career at Merrill Lynch in their Private Banking and Investment Group as a Senior Investment Specialist in NYC.  She attended the University of Wisconsin - Madison for her undergraduate degree, took graduate courses in Environmental Studies at Harvard and received her MBA in Entreprenuership in Minnesota at the University of St. Thomas. 

 

 

 

 

Marissa Feinberg Green Spaces New York, Co-Founder, Green Spaces

Marissa is owner of Green Spaces New York and SalonEco, and serves as Executive Director of Green Leaders Global. Marissa also does consulting work in the evaluation of environmental investments, business development, marketing and PR. Previously, Marissa did Partnership Development for Felissimo's sustainable design initiatives, building DESIGN21's membership to 350 organizations globally. Marissa also worked for the General Electric Foundation, publicizing its community initiatives worldwide.

Marissa has degrees in public relations, marketing, and Spanish from Syracuse University S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Through her commitment to culture, Marissa worked in journalism as Managing Editor of Focus Magazine and publishing for Random House and The Princeton Review. During her free time, Marissa dedicates herself to causes and the arts. She is part of Fashion Delivers' Associate Board, Zoological Lighting Institute's Board, and NYU Stern Social Entrepreneurship Conference's board. She also acts in off-Broadway, tv and independent films. Follow her on Twitter, LinkedIn or Tumblr.

 

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Special thanks to friends and advisors who helped shape our past, present and future:

Marc Alt, Founder, Green Parking Council, Open Source Cities; Partner, Opportunity Green

Marielle Anzelone, Founder, Drosera, NYC Wildflower Week

Davide Berruto, CEO, Environment Furniture

Wendy Brawer, Founder, Green Map System

Amy Chender, COO, ABC Carpet & Home

Jerri Chou, Co-Founder, All Day Buffet

Mary Cleaver, Founder, The Green Table, Cleaver Company

Fabien Cousteau, Founder, Plant a Fish

Ryan Fix, Founder, Pure Project

Susan Hartley, Director, Bank of New York Mellon

Diane Hatz, Co-Founder & Director, The Glynwood Institute for Sustainable Food and Farming; Curator/Host, TEDxManhattan

Graham Hill, Founder, Treehugger.com

Michael Karnjanaprakorn, Founder, Skillshare

Jill Kickul, PhD., Director of the Stewart Slatter Program in Entrepreneurship, New York University Stern School of Business

Shayne McQuade, CEO, Voltaic Systems

Susan McPherson, Vice President, Fenton

Janera Soerel, Founder and Publisher, Janera.com

Lina Srivastava, Principal, Lina Srivastava Consulting

Sachiko Uozumi, Principal, Uozumi Design Consulting

Jody Weiss, CEO, PeaceKeeper

Parris Whittingham, Parris Whittingham Studio