About
GreenGurus.net is a group of individuals united by a common cause…
the protection and cultivation of nature’s truth.
And since we're Co-op America approved, you can trust that our company and its team has been put through a rigorous screening to ensure that we're sincere in our convictions to provide a quality service and product to you, your children and the planet.
We're also working towards a full LEED's certification for our company, team and each member's related field.
Mission
Green Gurus, LLC (a CA registered Limited Liability Corporation) is an Open Source "collective" consultancy focused on providing sustainable solutions to the home, business and beyond. Our mission is to provide sustainable and ecological enlightenment, protection and harmony for all.
Team Overview
*From L-R: Shena, Elizabeth, Jedi, (Ed and Mario are not team members), Brent, & Ryan.
Our team currently consists of Jedi Wright serving as CEO, Shena Turlington as Chief Green Officer, Douglas Reeser as Non-profit Project Manager, Elizabeth Marley as Sustainable Architectural Designer, Ryan Wartena as Electrochemical Engineer & Energy Systems Designer, Brent Heyning as Technical Energy Specialist & Builder, and Evonne Heyning as resident Green Fairy, Interactive Artist, Writer & Producer.
Jedi Wright / Chief Executive Officer
CEO - Distinctivefabric.com '04-Present; Assistant Director of Sustainability & Production Artist - Lightning In A Bottle.org / The Do LaB '00-Present; Director Media Relations, Rooftop Promotion, Gardena, CA April '03-April '04;
General Manager - Hidden River Adventures '96-'02
Shena Turlington / Chief Green Officer
Master of Built Environment, Sustainable Development, University of News South Wales, Sydney, Australia; BS Economics, Management, Business & Public Policy, Environmental Management, UPenn, ’00 – ‘04
Associate - Eric Lloyd Wright & Associates, Malibu, CA Jul ’07 - Present;
Director of Sustainability - Lightning In A Bottle.org / The Do LaB '06-Present;
Sustainable Design Associate - Arup, Sydney, Australia Oct ’06 – Jun ‘07;
Management Consultant - Monitor Group, Santa Monica, CA, May ’04 - Feb. ‘06
Elizabeth Marley / Sustainable Architectural Designer
Accredited, Professional Degree in Architecture, Sciarc, LA CA, Graduated with Distinction, Sciarc Service Award for Community Involvement, & Honored in Top 5 Undergraduate Thesis
Architectural Consultant - Farmlab, Los Angeles, CA Jun ’07 - February ’08
Ryan Wartena / Electrochemical Engineer & Energy Systems Designer
B.S. in Chemical Engineering from UCSD with minors in philosophy and psychology; Ph.D. from Georgia Tech in Chemical Engineering with a minor in International Information Business Technology Management, Post-Docs at the Naval Research Laboratory (’01 – ‘03, Advanced Electrochemical Materials Section) and MIT (’04 – ‘07, Department of Material Science and Engineering) developing small battery technologies (3D architectures, bio-materials-based electrodes), energy systems, carbon nanotube structures and nanoparticle assembly techniques.
Co-founded and co-directed the Burn Clean Project that helped create the pathways to bring biodiesel generators and fuel to the Burning Man festival in ’06 and ’07 and successfully advocated for the use of biodiesel fuel in generator sets owned by commercial vendors. Co-organized the Burn Clean Project's BIOBUS 2007 shuttle between Reno Airport and Black Rock City, NV. Assisted in the development of MIT's solar house (Solar 7) entry into the 2007 Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon. Co-designed MIT's 1.102 Spring 2007 course on building applied energy generators in the forms of wind turbines, a rowing machine, an exercise bike, a pedal station and a merry-go-round. Co-Developer of Growing Architecture (’97 to Present). CTO at iCel Systems, Inc. (April ’08 to Present)
Previously VP of E,R & D at Nano Sol Systems, Inc. Currently serving as VP of Manufacturing and Co-Director of Academic Development for Watts Up America. Recently founded Growing Energy Labs, Inc.
Brent Heyning / Technical Energy Specialist & Builder
University of California, Los Angeles CA, Production Design, Art Direction, ’93 – ‘96; BA Fine Arts: Engineering, Theatre - Technical Arts, University of Memphis, ’85 – ‘92
Technical Director - Toyshoppe Productions, Los Angeles, CA ’04 - Present; Power/stages at LightningInABottle.org, Sound/power at Black Rock City, OYA Energy installation (with Ryan Wartena, Elizabeth Marley, Evonne Heynig), technical robots and craft for film/tv, custom LED design for clients such as Disneyland and the CW Network, television appearances include Monster House (2005) & voice talent for shorts & commercials.
Evonne Heyning / Green Fairy, Interactive Artist, Writer & Producer
B.A., Religion/Chaplaincy, Business, Communication Arts, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA, September ’93 – May ‘98
Post-fire cleanup & sustainability planning for Madre Grande (’07), OYA/Green Man Pavilion, Many international bridge building & resourcing projects with Amoration/International Humanities Center (’04 – ‘07), Founded/organized the first AltWheels festival in New England (’03), Artist/Teacher at Apeiron Foundation (building a sustainable, all-natural ecocenter, 2001-2). Television appearances as an artist for Blind Date, Monster House & Black Rock City documentaries (’05). Frequent speaker on the use of virtual worlds for international gatherings, saving the cost of carbon by interactively working together.
Douglas Reeser / Non-profit Project Manager
Candidate for dual degree, MA in Applied Degrees expected in May 2008: Anthropology & MPH in Global Health, USF. BA in Anthropology w/Spanish Minor, West Chester University, PA, Summa Cum Laude, May '05.
Graduate Assistant - University of South Florida 2005-Present; Vice President -
Hidden River Adventures '92-'01; Volunteer - Recycling Services Inc., Pottstown, PA '94-'00.
