Green Light New Orleans

Green Light New Orleans
P.O.Box 13564
New Orleans, LA 70185

STORE & OFFICE:
Green Light New Orleans
8203 Jeannette Street
New Orleans, LA 70118

HOURS:
TUE-WED-FRI-SAT
9AM - 12:30PM and 1PM - 5PM phone number: 504-324-2429

Teaching garden:
2420 Cambronne Street
New Orleans, LA 70118

Community garden:
4864 Desire Drive
New Orleans, LA 70126

our team:
	Andreas Hoffmann, Executive Director email: andreashoffmann@greenlightneworleans.org direct phone number: 504-342-4966 Andreas founded Green Light New Orleans in 2006. He is a musician, and before founding the organization, he toured internationally with his band B-Goes. Andreas grew up in Switzerland and moved to New Orleans in 1993. He is a graduate of the University of Bern with a BA in German, French, English and Arts and is a certified teacher. Andreas obtained the Permaculture Design Certificate in 2015.
	Erika Cooperman Team member Erika joined the Green Light team in January of 2023 after volunteering multiple times to paint rain barrels. In 2020, she moved to New Orleans from the Virginia/D.C. area to get her Masters Degree in Public Health at Tulane. Dedicated to promoting equity and building resilience in the community, Erika is excited to contribute to the mission and values of Green Light New Orleans. In her free time she enjoys making art, hiking and working with music venues like Broadside NOLA. rainbarrel@greenlightneworleans.org
	Sam Swarthout, World Horizon Volunteer Sam is 18 years old from Berlin, Germany. He was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and lived in Montana for the first part of his life. In 2010 he moved to Berlin and graduated with an American High School Diploma at the John F. Kennedy School Berlin, in June 2022. He came to work at Green Light New Orleans because of their work in environmental sustainability, which he was fascinated by. The way that Green Light helps the community in New Orleans is amazing and Sam wanted to contribute to that as much as possible. He hobbies are playing football and eating.
	Nicholas Blackburn, Team member Nicholas resides in New Orleans and has been with Greenlight since May 2020. He began working as a volunteer and quickly became fascinated with sustainability and conservation initiatives. Nicholas has been happy to have the opportunity to help service the New Orleans community with us and feels he has found a home with the Greenlight Team.
Volunteer requests:	Please fill out our volunteer form Volunteer Coordinator (We are open to receive volunteers TUE-WED-FRI-SAT 9AM - 12PM and 1PM - 4PM ) Sign up for your volunteer shift here volunteer@greenlightneworleans.org
Internship applications:	email your resume and application to andreashoffmann@greenlightneworleans.org
Corporate team building:	email andreashoffmann@greenlightneworleans.org
Board of Directors:
	Rebecca Madura, president Rebecca, a native New Orleanian, is a visual artist and a certified art educator with 28 years experience. She received a BA in Fine Arts(Studio) and a BA in French from the University of Texas at Austin. She is an instructor at New Orleans Museum of Art where she also serves on the Educational Advisory Board. She has also been involved with YAYA, Inc. as an instructor, consultant, and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. In 2017, she earned a Non-Profit Management Certificate from UT, and is presently enrolled in the MLA Program at Tulane University. She continues to pursue her own art and actively exhibits locally. Rebecca’s work can be seen at Where Y’art Gallery and website, and recently, on several GLNO rainbarrels.

	Hannah Ganzel, secretary Hannah is a recent transplant to New Orleans from her native state of Iowa. She works in Student Affairs at Tulane University, and is very passionate about social, economic, and environmental justice. She received her B.A. in Spanish and Film Studies in 2017. In her free time, Hannah sings in the choir at Rayne Methodist Church, experiments with cooking, and is an avid reader.
	Orly Ludwig, director Orly is a senior at Tulane University studying environmental biology. She is originally from Philadelphia. Previously an intern at GLNO, Orly is thankful for the genuine work the organization provides and she is excited to continue to support GLNO and the New Orleans community.
	Leigh Fava, director Leigh Fava, a native of West New York, New Jersey, moved to New Orleans in 2009. She holds an associates degree from Brookdale College in Lincroft, NJ. Leigh has been a litigation paralegal for 17 years. Since arriving in New Orleans, Leigh has volunteered with many local organizations, including the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, NOLA Trash Mob, and Trap Dat Cat. She in a member of the eco-friendly krewe – the Krewe of Goddesses. She recently participated in the 2021 Krewe of House Floats, with her home being the only house float on the map in New Orleans East. Leigh became a homeowner in New Orleans East in 2015, where she resides with her three rescue cats, Quark, Tesla, and Oreo.
	Justin Shaw, treasurer Justin Shaw moved from Doylestown, Pennsylvania to New Orleans in 2006 to attend Tulane University. While studying anthropology he met his wife and became certain that New Orleans was where he wanted to lay roots. He married the love of his life, Malise, and they recently welcomed their son, Frank, to the family. Justin works as a Financial Services Professional with New York Life helping small businesses, and the families that run them, make smart financial decisions for the future.
	Lintz Rivera, director Lintz Rivera is a native New Yorker. In New York at Wagner College she was an assistant track and field coach while completing a MS in Education. In 1999 she moved to New Orleans and began her teaching career with Jefferson Parish Public School System. In her free time she likes to play in the dirt and develop her butterfly gardens. She also volunteers at WWOZ as a Livewire host.
	Green Light New Orleans is a 501c3 non-profit organization EIN 20-8151937
Advisory Board:	Clemson(SC) - New Orleans(LA) - Bern(CH)
	Dr. Terry H. Walker (Clemson, NC) Dr. Terry H. Walker is a Professor of Biosystems Engineering at Clemson University. He has over 20 years of experience in sustainable bioprocessing. He obtained his Ph.D. in Biosystems Engineering in 1997 at the University of Tennessee in cooperation with the Chemical Technology and Life Science Divisions at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He was an assistant professor at LSU before arriving at Clemson as an associate professor in 2002. His research interests are primarily in biofuels and co-products from fungal and algal fermentation, bioproduct separations and bioavailability studies. He has co-authored a book entitled "Biofuels Engineering Process Technology" with Drs. Caye Drapcho and John Nghiem. He has great concerns for our current global climate crisis and strongly advocates the switch to renewable energy and sustainable food systems with a sense of immediate urgency. His focus is on both engineering and social solutions through resilient biosystems related energy, agriculture, food and water that works with natural systems rather than against. He helped establish GreenLight SC, an umbrella non-profit organization under GreenLight New Orleans directed by Andreas Hoffman that addresses energy efficiency, sustainable food and poverty.
	Prisca Weems (New Orleans, LA) As Principal of FutureProof, Prisca supports the design and development of projects with aggressive resilience and sustainability goals, and provides strategy and oversight in the design and execution of community and regional-scale initiatives. Working with the public, private, and philanthropic sectors, she has most recently been focused on system-scale strategies and policy development for urban and coastal climate adaptation. Prisca holds a MArch and an MSc in Advanced Environmental and Energy Sciences with a specialty in Urban Water Systems. She is a LEED AP, Living Building Ambassador, and an Enterprise Technical Assistance Provider.
	Lindsay John Reed (New Orleans, LA) Lindsay is an educator with 25 years experience in higher education and a proven record of managing classroom instruction and individual tutoring. He is the founder of the Tech Renewable Energy Society at Texas Tech and is an active member of Citizens Climate Lobby.
	Peter Mani (Bern, Switzerland) Peter graduated from the Geographic Institute of the University of Bern. Now he is a member of the management of Geo7 , a small private company working in the field of geoscience. As a senior expert his work is focused on climate change impact and related adaptation on natural hazards, especially on floods. Beside this he is engaged in projects, dealing with energy planning and the implementation of renewable energy. Switzerland is far advanced in the field of adaptation on natural hazards. This is the reason why Peter wants to get involved with Green Light New Orleans and in doing this, contribute to a resilient society.
	Laura McKinney, (New Orleans, LA) Laura is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Tulane University. She received her bachelor’s degree in sociology and psychology from University of North Alabama in 2004, her master’s degree in sociology from Middle Tennessee State University in 2006, and her PhD in sociology from North Carolina State University in 2012. She joined the faculty at Tulane in 2012 where she instructs courses in sociology and environmental studies.
	Allisyn L. Swift, (New Orleans, LA) Allisyn holds a Doctor of Philosophy from Tulane University and specializes in trauma-focused school psychology. Her dissertation was titled Toward a Local Model of Teacher Professional Development for Social-emotional Learning for Elementary Teachers of Urban Minority Youth.
	Alexandra Mora, (New Orleans, LA) Alexandra "Sascha" Mora is originally from New York, and feels connected to her Latin American and Swiss roots. New Orleans has been home to her for over 20 years. She is a lawyer, mediator, and hearing officer. As a lawyer, she has worked with non-profits and taken on civil rights cases. She also enjoys practicing Reiki and Jin Shin Jyutsu. Sascha expresses her commitment to the environment by carrying her own plastic cup, avoiding plastic water bottles, re-using whenever possible, and supporting organic and local businesses. She is proud to support Greenlight as a boardmember.
Impact maps:	View maps and graphics of the program impact here.
Impact calculation:	Click here to learn how Green Light calculates the environmental impact of the programs. This includes CO2 reduction and water retention calculations.
Annual reports:	View the annual reports here.
990:	View the last 3 years 990 here
credits:
logo:	Magnolia painting: Jennie Hammatt Magnolia idea: Sarah Fleming, Jennie Hammatt