Sustainable Now – for a brighter future

IAN F. BOOTH

SUSTAINABLE NOW: Asheville, NC 1999-present: Founder

GREEN VIDEO NETWORK: Asheville, NC 2007 - present: Co-founder. Producer and host of the Green Radio Bistro - a new-paradigm variety TV show featuring live music, comedy, kids reports and guest interviews highlighting technologies and strategies to help everyone enjoy a green, sustainable lifestyle.

MOUNTAIN AREA ECOTOURISM PROJECT: Asheville, NC 1998-1999 - Organized and produced the Ecotourism Summit and other events to promote sustainable tourism in the North Carolina mountain region. Presented state, national and international experts on ecotourism, sample ecotourism field experiences and eco-entertainment.

CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS AND MEDIA: Asheville, NC 1996-1997 - Produced the environmental music awards CD Road to Paradise in cooperation with the Governor's Year of the Mountains Commission.

MEDIA CONSULTANT: Boulder, CO 1991-1996 - Produced educational and promotional media for the Institute for Human Skills, Lockerbie Resource Group, Concerts for the Earth and the Values and Visions Institute.

MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER: Boulder, CO 1988-1991 - Co-created, produced, and performed in It's About Time, a Soviet-American mixed-media performance about life aboard Spaceship Earth, our on-board flight conditions and our possibilities for the future. Developed the script, business plan, promotional media, marketing materials, video and sound editing. Co-managed cast and technical crew, performed in pilot performances in the United States and the Soviet Union.

PROJECT CONSULTANT: Aspen, CO 1986-1988 - Consultant to the Windstar Foundation's traveling mixed-media performance The State of Our Planet based on Buckminster Fuller's World Game. Presented global population, food, energy and resource issues. Co-developed the marketing and logistical program, co-authored the performance script. Technical director of performances with John Denver.

ENERGY CONSULTANT: Asheville, NC 1982-1986 - Conducted residential and light commercial energy audits using original software to prioritize energy design and retrofit options. Worked with SUNY Stonybrook physicists to troubleshoot Solar Performance and Energy Conservation Software (SPECS); co-authored the SPECS User Manual.

THE ALPHA PROJECT: Asheville, NC 1980-1982 - Developed a community education project to demonstrate residential resource techniques for self reliance including energy conservation and solar design, water conservation and grey-water management, residential scale food systems and more. Presented public seminars on the environmental, economic and personal benefits of residential resource management.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Music Producer: Atlanta, GA - Managed a touring concert PA system and performed in the cult legend progressive rock band Flood

Author: Guidelines for Event Coordinators - a handbook for organizations sponsoring community events

Securities License: Boulder, CO 1993 - NASD Series 22 and Series 63

EDUCATION

Guilford College: Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science

University of Colorado: Post-graduate independent study in global resource analysis and Ecological Economics

Cornerstones Institute: Certification in residential energy auditing, state certified in North Carolina and Maine

Duke University: Nicholas School of the Environment, post-graduate certification in Ecotourism