David is the Advisory Council Chair. He is the Founder, CEO and President of The Meriwether Group, Inc. and Meriwether Capital Partners, LLC – firms that specialize in strategic business acceleration and venture funding. Prior to founding The Meriwether Group, David was the Director of Licensing and Business Development for adidas America. David also served for several years as Corporate Counsel for adidas. David’s professional background and deep commitment to the natural environment will help PEAC set the standard for environmental clinic performance.

Joe is the Global Vice President of Marketing for Mountain Hardwear and Montrail; and Managing Partner of The Meriwether Group, a venture capital investment firm focused on green technology and consumer product investments. Building from entrepreneurial roots, he has spent two decades shaping global business strategies for some of the world’s leading brands. Joe has played leadership roles at Nike, Adidas (Global VP & GM of the Sports Heritage Division) and The North Face (Chief Marketing Officer). He has been responsible for spearheading the ambitious goals of multiple start-ups, managing vast global product lines, supervising billion-dollar product divisions, and overseeing international marketing operations and global initiatives. The sum of Joe’s experiences has afforded him a 360-degree perspective on business, and more specifically, the challenges of brand development in an increasingly crowded and competitive world.

Mary is the founder of Neighbors for Clean Air. She worked as a marketing communication specialist in the athletic industry until she chose to stay home and raise her children. When she learned of a national study indicating that her daughters’ school was in the top 2% of schools with the nation’s worst air quality, she became an industrial air toxins activist and a tireless advocate for clean air. PEAC has supported Neighbors for Clean Air on the issue of ESCO Corporation’s Title V air permit renewal. As Mary says, ‘Citizens now have a stronger voice that gives us the power to exercise our rights in the regulatory process and to air our concerns in an informed and effective way.’

Susan is the Jeffrey Bain Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law at Lewis & Clark Law School. Her specialties include criminal law and environmental enforcement. Susan is co-author of a treatise on the subject of environmental crimes and has written a number of articles on the same topic. She has recently lectured at national law schools in India and is active in supporting public interest law. She currently chairs the Board of Metropolitan Public Defender and is a member of the boards of the Public Interest Law Project and the Loan Repayment Assistance Program.