Steven Peck, GRP, HON ASLA, founder and president

Steven spearheaded the first green roof demonstration project on Toronto City Hall 20 years ago and the mandatory green roof policy in Toronto a decade ago.  This innovative policy has resulted in more than 6 million additional square feet of green space across the city. Due to Steven’s work, GRHC has helped to win green roof policy victories in San Francisco, Washington, DC; Portland, Oregon; and Denver, Colorado.  Steven also founded Green Infrastructure Ontario coalition to bring together organizations that share an interest in the protection and development of green infrastructure in Ontario. In 2007 he co-founded the World Green Infrastructure Network, an international organization that promotes the use of green infrastructure around the world.

speck@greenroofs.org
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Eric DuRnford, Director of Business Development & Events

Eric is a graduate of the University of Toronto, holding a BSc in Environmental Science. He now serves as Director of Business Development & Events for Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. He is focused on connecting the green infrastructure industry so we can work together to pass more productive policies that incentivize sustainable and green urban design. Being fortunate enough to have grown up surrounded by the beauty of nature, he aims to bring that beauty into our cities. Outside of work, Eric is an avid musician, birdwatcher, and reader.

edurnford@greenroofs.org
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Rushil Malik, Marketing Manager

Rushil (she/her) is a recent graduate from the University of Western Ontario, receiving an Honours Bachelors of Arts. She is currently the Marketing Coordinator at Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, and is excited to start her career in the enviro-nonprofits.

She’s enthusiastic about intersectional environmentalism, and supporting marginalized communities. Rushil also loves films, volunteering, gaming, and the outdoors.

rmalik@greenroofs.org
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blaine stand, GRP, professional resources manager

Blaine Stand is an anthropologist specializing in sustainability planning and implementation with the ultimate goal of developing communities that are healthy, equitable, and resilient. With a focus on human interaction with the built environment, he examines how people influence and are influenced by the environment and policies around them, and how sustainable infiltrations translate both hard and soft benefits to the communities in which they are installed.

bstand@greenroofs.org
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