Board of Directors

Chairman of the Board – Ed Bain»

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Michael Collins»

Michael Collins is an environmental entrepreneur. He is the Executive Director of Conserv and one of the members of Conserv’s Board of Directors. He is a former professional local and regional government planner, well driller, water resources consultant, environmentally-friendly building supply store owner, and public school science teacher.

Roger Voisinet»

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Richard Price»

Richard Price, Principal of Groundworks, is a nationally known expert in sustainable design and planning with more than 25 years of experience. His work includes campus planning, the design and development of sustainable communities, and the design of numerous commercial and residential green buildings. While Director of Community Design for William McDonough + Partners, he was responsible for the master plan for the revitalization [...]

Julie Connelly»

Julie Connelly, MD is presently Medical Director of Hospice of the Rapidan. She is Professor Emeritus of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Center of Bioethics and Humanities.   She is Vice-president of the Old Rag Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists (ORMN). Along with friends from ORMN, she is engaged [...]

Smith Coleman»

Smith Coleman has been a public school teacher since 1992. He owned and operated The Rappahannock Angler in Fredericksburg Virginia for ten years, teaching and guiding fly fishing. Smith is a frequent speaker and presenter on environmental and water quality issues. He is a nationally published travel author, and was the recipient of the NSEE National [...]

Chandler Van Voorhis»

Widely acknowledged as one of the foremost experts in the business world of conservation and carbon markets, Mr. Van Voorhis’ primary focus is on the business development and investor relations for C2I. Mr. Van Voorhis sits on the advisory boards of the Environmental Resource Trust and Corporate Strategy Today, and serves on the Board of the Clean Power [...]

Charlie Cushwa»

Charlie is Owner of The Wildlife Consulting Service and a PhD wildlife biologist formerly with the U.S. Forest Service. He has an extensive background in warm season grasses and has partnered in various capacities with FDC Enterprises to promote perennial biomass in Virginia, also working with Va. Tech and the Virginia Department of Game and [...]

Fred Circle»

FDC Enterprises is a native warm season grass installation company dedicated to offering guaranteed grassland establishment results that are socially acceptable. FDC Enterprises has planted over 225,000 acres of native grasses in 15 states since 2003 and is the only QVM (Quality Vegetation Management) certified grassland installation company in the United States.

John English»

John is CEO of English Boiler and Tube, Inc. English Boiler designs and manufactures watertube package boilers, firetube boilers, heat recovery/waste heat boilers, heat recovery steam generators, and provides complete “turnkey” bio-mass combustion systems. He has recently worked with English Construction to create the English Bioenergy and Research Complex at Ferrum College.

Brad Huff»

Brad Huff joined the Leadership Team at Bio Green USA in 2008 after a number of months in a consultant role with the company.  Brad received his B.A. in Business Administration from Hanover College in 1984.  He brings over 24 years of experience in operations, human resources, professional development, behavior management, and business consulting to [...]

Brad Pickens»

Colonel Bradley R. Pickens is the Vice Commander of the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Wing, headquartered at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. The 70th ISR Wing is a global organization comprising 4,700 Airmen and more than 7,800 family members. The wing develops and sustains Airmen who conduct, enable and execute national and tactical [...]

Al Weed»

Albert C. Weed II, Former Chairman and Co-Executive Director of Public Policy of Virginia (PPV), owns and operates Mountain Cove Vineyards in Nelson County. A founder of the Virginia Wine Industry, he was involved in every significant legislative, regulatory and organizational development of this now vibrant industry’s first quarter century. Mr. Weed also founded Rural [...]