Suzanne Maxx

The vision of a world team inspired Suzanne to use media to actually "tell-a-vision". She pioneered the positive non-scripted genre "Actuality Television" with the development of the World Team™ television series, as the creator, writer and producer, which began after her first multi-media international co-production sponsored by Coca-Cola in Japan, as part of the World Expo. She is the Founder and President/Chair of the non-profit organization, WTN, and she is the leader of the World Team project. Through the journey to develop World Team, Suzanne worked on many global productions: Ashes and Snow, the International Yoga Expo, and the Earth Train For Peace. She is a professional writer, producer, and actress, athlete and international public speaker. In true entrepreneurial spirit Suzanne started "Sports to the Maxx," where as a sponsored pro, she coached others to go beyond what they believed to be possible in extreme sports: in-line and roller skating, skiing, and horseback riding. As named in "Best of LA" and featured on "Eye on LA," she has mobilized masses of people in clinics and classes around the world. Locally in Malibu she started the skate program and camp, plus helped to build the skate park, a continuation of her native NYC roller skate roots. She has worked with children, pro athletes, the disabled, and celebrities. Suzanne's in front of the camera work includes a soap opera, episodic night time television, commercials and film. As a journalist, she wrote about film, sports and travel for a local Malibu paper, and as a public speaker she has addressed many international audiences.

The business plan for the World Team Project, and WTN's Challenge developed through rare opportunities at Universities to work with students and faculty. With office space gifted to incubate World Team at Columbia University's Computational Learning Systems, CCLS; Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Public Policy, and the International University of Monaco's Business School, she bridged the gap between academia and professional worlds. Her Bachelor of Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College gave her the architecture to acquire knowledge and inspired her global travels that wove an adventure for an ongoing creative education. Suzanne's vision is contagious, as evidenced by all the people who have dedicated their time and resources to the World Team project. Life to the Maxx, maybe her creed, but it is also the working title of the book she has been asked to write on leadership.

Albert Boulanger

is Director of Technical Strategy for World Team Now. He is with the Center for Computational Learning Systems (CCLS) at Columbia University. He is currently a member of a team at Columbia who are jointly developing with Con Edison and other partners the next generation Smart Grid for intelligent control of the electric grid of New York City funded by the Department of Energy. For the past 16 years at Columbia, he has been involved in forward looking research and development in energy with electrical power now at CCLS, and prior, with oil and gas while at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. He is a founding member of CALM Energy Inc. and World-Team Building, LLC. For two years beginning in 2000, Albert was on leave of absence from Columbia and worked as the CTO of vPatch Inc. Prior to coming to Lamont, he spent twelve years doing contract R&D at Bolt, Beranek, and Newman (now Raytheon BBN Technologies.) He has extensive complex system integration experience. His forte is in integrating numerical, intelligent reasoning, human interface, and visualization components into seamless human-oriented systems. Albert started his career working for a cloud seeding group at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) during high school and college. He remembers fondly the starry nights of the Everglades while repairing equipment at his job at NOAA. Albert strives to use his body in equal proportions to his mind. To keep fit and sane, he roller skates, and loves all forms of dance, especially swing. A trumpet player, he enjoys big band jazz, and all kinds of music. His photography and other artistic endeavors can be seen at www.aboulanger.com. Albert Boulanger received a B.S. in physics at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida USA in 1979 and a M.S, in computer science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois USA in 1984.

Walter Andrews

is Director of Energy and the Environment for World Team Now. Nearing retirement, Walter was looking for a way to continue to be involved in the environmental movement and public health. The mission and goals of WTN offered me the opportunity to continue my work on global warming and environmental justice from a global perspective.

Walter retired from The US Environmental Protection (EPA) Region 2 in January 2010 after serving forty (40) plus years. He is a charter member of EPA having joined the Agency in 1969. Walter held many management positions over the years; however, his last position was that of Chief of the Drinking Water and Municipal Infrastructure Branch (DWMIB) in the Division of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP), Region 2.

During his tenure at EPA, Walter was involved in several noteworthy cases that help define EPA’s authority such as; 1) The Belmar Sludge Case where he led the team that inspected and sampled the off shore discharges form sewerage treatment plant along the Long Island and New Jersey shores. The resulting body of data was used by a judge to determine that sewerage sludge was a solid and not a liquid. As this practice was a violation of the Rivers and Harbors Act, the determination led to the eventual cancellation of Ocean Dumping in the New York Bight. 2) The General Electric Fort Edwards PCB Case: Walter led the team that did the first comprehensive investigation and sampling of the General Electric Plant in Fort Edwards, New York. The report found extensive discharges of PCBs and other toxic agents into the Hudson River which was a violation of its discharge permit. Thirty years after that report, EPA began removal of PCBs from the Hudson River as part of the Superfund Program. 3) While Walter was Chief of the Rochester, NY Field Office, one of his staff engineers investigated the company plants in Niagara Falls, NY that had discharged hazardous waste into a pond that was later covered over. Homes were eventually built over the filled waste pond area. This area and case became to be known as Love Canal.

Community Service: For a five year period Walter served as the EPA Liaison to the North River Community Environmental Review Board (NRCERB) in West Harlem, NYC. He was chairman of the DEPP Environmental Justice Workgroup (DEJWG) in Region 2. Further, he is the chairman of the nonprofit, House of Hope Community Development Corporation (HOHCDC) in Metuchen, NJ. Walter is also chairman of the nonprofit, Sphinx Scholarship Fund, Inc. in Somerset, NJ. Walter became a Board member of World Team Now in October 2009.

Education: Walter earned his B.S. degree in Biology from Wilberforce University in Ohio and his Masters of Public Health Degree (MPH) in Water Quality from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Andrea Davis

is Senior Vice President at NAI Horizon in Phoenix, Arizona and a partner with Davis Landers brokerage team. She specializes in office sales and leasing in North Scottsdale as well as tenant representation throughout the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Throughout her brokerage career, Andrea has closed over 180 million dollars worth of transactions totaling over 1 million square feet.

For over 13 years, Andrea has worked closely with her clients understanding their overall business and personal objectives to provide comprehensive real estate solutions. Her development background gives her a valuable perspective in site selection, property comparison analysis, negotiations, and resourceful transactional follow through. Andrea provides demographic evaluations, introductions to appropriate municipalities for potential incentives, and qualified vendors (architects, contractors, appraisers, inspectors, attorneys, movers…) with whom she enlists their services regularly.

Simply put by one client, “She got the job done efficiently allowing me to focus on my business while accomplishing my real estate objective.”

Davis‘s introduction into commercial real estate career began with WAM Development Group when she assisted in development opportunities, initial site selection research, pro-forma analysis, and acquisition of assets. Andrea elevated her career when she was retained by Cavan Commercial and eventually Shea Development to sell owner/user office properties, representing both developers and buyers. She is uniquely diverse in all aspects of commercial development including office, industrial and retail.

Prior to Andrea’s real estate career, she was and still is, an accomplished chef, having graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and has been highlighted in several New York newspapers and magazines. She also has worked in the entertainment industry with ten years of advanced acting, movement and voice training. Andrea’s diverse background naturally lends itself to excellent client representation and industry excellence.

Andrea’s achievements include receiving the Chairman’s Gold Circle Award in 2007. She is an active Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), a participating member of the North Scottsdale Chamber Of Commerce and a Board Member for World Team NOW. Andrea was recognized locally when she received the Helen Brusinscki Scholarship Award. Davis currently lives in Scottsdale, AZ with her husband, Stuart and their daughter Mikella.

Arthur Kressner

is currently the President of Grid Connections, LLC, a corporation helping to create intelligent systems to advance renewable generation, flexible transmission and distribution, and storage and end-use efficiency for electricity. He recently retired from the Consolidated Edison Company in New York City with over 40 years of diverse and varied experience, most recently Director of Research and Development. He managed annual spending of $15 to $20 million, which resulted in a portfolio of $100 to $150 million in direct and co-funded projects. The program developed and commercialized advanced technologies for electric energy operations for one of the world’s largest and complex electric power systems and created innovative solutions for customer services and customer energy efficiency in one of the world’s most challenging market places.

He now serves as a consultant and advisor and participates in the strategic planning and business operations of several early stage technology companies as well as working with major corporate clients. Mr. Kressner serves on the Boards of several not-for-profit and for-profit companies dedicated to achieving business and environmental objectives that are responsive to community and national goals and stewards of our resources.

Now that Artie is retired, he finds time to pursue interests in travel, music, reading and zymurgy along with keeping up with his many interests in technology and his wife Millie.

David Cohen

is Program Manager for the Energy Upgrade California™ team in Los Angeles County for the the Energy Coalition. David M Cohen joined the Energy Upgrade team after managing the outreach and marketing implementation for a number of energy-efficiency programs for NYSERDA, FirstEnergy, and NV Energy while employed by the consulting firm SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation). Recently transplanted from New York City, Mr. Cohen comes from a background in commercial real estate development, construction, LEED certification, entitlements, marketing implementation plan creation, and brand management of various aspects of real estate.

Mr. Cohen manages the implementation of the Homeowner and Building Industry Professionals marketing and outreach plan in Los Angeles County throughout the lifecycle of the Energy Upgrade program. The Energy Coalition is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation that was founded in the 1970's. For more than thirty years, The Energy Coalition has pioneered innovative concepts within the energy sector, and forged partnerships between local governments, utilities, businesses, schools, community-based organizations, and other constituencies. The Energy Coalition is building upon the proven success of its programs and is implementing comprehensive and integrated approaches to address energy, resource management, greenhouse gas, and sustainable development issues within our partner cities.

Energy Upgrade California is a collaboration between the Public Utilities Commission, Energy Commission, utilities, local governments, and the private sector. It's a one-stop resource for information on building energy improvement benefits, financing and incentives, finding a qualified contractor, workforce training, and home energy ratings. It coordinates federal, state, utility, and local government retrofit program outreach, incentives, and contractor and participant qualifications. For more information, visit www.energyupgradeCA.org /LACounty. David is the Treasurer of World Team Now.