{"id":282906,"date":"2018-08-23T06:06:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T20:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=282906"},"modified":"2018-08-23T06:06:53","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T20:06:53","slug":"guam-leaders-converge-for-inaugural-cis-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/guam-leaders-converge-for-inaugural-cis-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Guam leaders converge for inaugural CIS board"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Back row, from left,\u00a0Noel Enriquez, Asia-Pacific operations manager for Stanley Consultants Inc.; Archbishop Michael Byrnes; Norman Lauron, president of Big Fish Creative Inc.;\u00a0Jon Fernandez, superintendent of Guam Department of Education; Jeffrey Larsen, president of TakeCare Insurance Co.; Dr. Austin Shelton, executive director for UOG\u2019s Center for Island Sustainability and associate director for UOG Sea Grant; Madelaine Cosico, director of Sales & Marketing for the Hyatt Regency Guam; Maj. Gen. Roderick Leon Guerrero, adjutant general of the Guam National Guard; Roland Certeza, president and CEO of GTA. Front row, from left, Sonny Ada, president of Ada\u2019s Trust & Investment Inc.; Carlotta Leon Guerrero, executive director of the Ayuda Foundation; Annania Nauta, Miss Asia Pacific International Guam; Dr. Mary Okada, president and CEO of Guam Community College; Jackie Marati, senior vice president and chief communications officer for Bank of Guam; Jennifer Camacho, senior vice president of Cars Plus LLC; and Inna Wiese of RIM Architects LLC. (UNIVERSITY OF GUAM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the University of Guam\u2019s Center for Island Sustainability approaches its 10th\u00a0anniversary, CIS announces its launching of the inaugural Island Sustainability Community advisory board.<\/p>\n

The board is comprised of local leaders and captains of industry and government. The ISCA board will set strategies to cultivate a sustainable future for the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach board member was selected for their contributions to the community,\u201d said Jackie Marati, chair of the ISCA board. \u201cWith their help, we hope that sustainable actions will be ingrained in our society in order to secure our future as islanders.\u201d<\/p>\n

CIS was established in 2009 and has since become a focal institute in the region for adapting and modeling sustainable technologies to meet island needs in the broader areas of the environment, economy, society, and education.<\/p>\n

\u201cUOG has led the way in island sustainability for the past nine years,\u201d said former UOG president Robert Underwood. \u201cWe look forward to the leadership of this board in bringing sustainable practices into our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Underwood continues working with CIS following his retirement as UOG president last month.<\/p>\n

Over the next year, CIS will prepare for its landmark 10th\u00a0anniversary.<\/p>\n

Though the center is island-focused, it is also acting globally as the newest member of the Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes. Through this consortium, UOG will join collaborators for 12 international universities and research institutions in accelerating solutions to sustainability challenges.<\/p>\n

The first ISCA board meeting was held in July at UOG. Board members indicated that waste reduction, natural resource protection, and educational outreach will be the initial areas of focus for ISCA. The board will convene on a quarterly basis.\u00a0(UOG)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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