Since 2001, the County of Marin Sustainability Team has been working to support healthy, safe
and sustainable communities while preserving Marin’s unique environmental heritage. Housed in the County’s Community Development Agency,
the team has developed programs to promote renewable energy, tackle climate protection, encourage green building, certify green businesses
and implement energy efficiency in County schools, cities and special districts. Their dedication shows in a list of accomplishments ranging
from setting a countywide target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in 2001, to certifying their 250th green business in April of 2008. The policies
and programs they have developed will ensure that the County of Marin is healthy, vibrant and sustainable for many generations into the future.
Our work reflects the County's mission
statement: "The mission of the County of Marin is to provide excellent services
that support healthy, safe and sustainable communities; preserve Marin's
unique environmental heritage; and encourage meaningful participation
in the governance of the County by all."
Dana Armanino is a Planner on the Marin County Community Development Agency's Sustainability Team. She received her undergraduate degree in Environment, Economics and Politics and a Masters degree from the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her emphasis during her degree program was in water resource management and pollution prevention.
Ms. Armanino spent several years in Colorado leading outdoor tours. She also worked for the Aspen Skiing Company's Environmental Affairs department on green building and waste reduction programs. In 2000, Ms. Armanino moved back to her native Marin County to run her family's commercial cabinet company. She joined the County of Marin staff in May 2003 to coordinate the County's Green Business, energy efficiency and solar programs.
Omar Peña currently works as a Planner with the Marin County Community Development Agency's Sustainability Team. He began work with the County in January of 2006 as an intern while concurrently working towards earning his bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies and Planning from Sonoma State University.
Mr. Peña works on a variety of sustainability programs and initiatives including the County's Green Building Program, Energy Watch Partnership, and Climate Protection Program. He earned a Green Building Professional Certificate from Sonoma State University and is a Build it Green Certified Green Building Professional (CBBP) and GreenPoint Advisor (GPA).
