Alice Derbyshire
Alice Derbyshire first heard about biodiesel in 2001, on an NPR science program about sustainable energy. In 2002 and 2003, she completed the Iowa State University course in biodiesel business, production technology, and analytical methods. Those same years, Alice teamed with her son to power a 1987 International school bus over 40,000 miles on the Van’s Warped Tour.
She is a founding partner of DFW Biodiesl, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas, and a charter member and former board secretary of the Biodiesel Coalition of Texas. Alice is a native of Fort Worth, Texas, and currently resides there with another form of sustainable energy – her 100 year old mother.
Camille Armantrout
Camille Armantrout of the Abundance Foundation couldn’t agree more with the Abundance’s mission of increasing public awareness of sustainable energy usage and local food consumption. She brings fervor for local independence and a penchant for creating harmony to the project. She and her multi-talented husband, Bob have lived and worked all over the world. They were surprised to find such a solid sense of community right here in little Pittsboro and so came here to live.
Some of Camille’s many heroes are Vandana Shiva, Howard Zinn, Mahatma Gandhi, Kurt Vonnegut and Jane Goodall. Both Bob and Camille are idealists who believe in romantic love and in giving peace a chance. They once left the country just to avoid watching their tax money buy bombs for Iraq.
Camille has worked in kitchens, on construction sites, driven taxi and groomed race track thoroughbreds. She bakes for fun, trains horses, and writes about the world as she sees it.
Don Scott
Serves as Director of Sustainability for the National Biodiesel Board. Don’s program areas build science and awareness to ensure that biodiesel production meets today’s needs for environmental stewardship, economic prosperity, and quality of life without compromising future generations’ ability to meet these needs for themselves.
Don is a licensed Professional Engineer with a civil engineering degree from the University of Missouri–Columbia. Prior to joining the National Biodiesel Board, Don was an Environmental Engineer for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. His work there focused on protecting clean, plentiful drinking water. Don enjoys driving and working on diesel engines, and joined the NBB team to help the biodiesel industry grow as a sustainable alternative to traditional transportation fuels.
Jeff Plowman
Jeff Plowman has been involved with the development of the biodiesel industry since 2000 and has worked in all areas of the industry including feedstock development, biodiesel production, marketing and distribution. Jeff is currently leading the efforts of the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (SBA) to develop sustainability standards for the U.S. biodiesel industry. In 2008 he led a workgroup that developed the Baseline Practices for Sustainability of Biodiesel (BPS), the first document of its kind to address biodiesel sustainability issues in the United States. Under his leadership the BPS document has been developed into a web-based tool for self-evaluation and quantification of sustainability attributes.
Matt Rudolf
Matt Rudolf is the Regional Manager, Americas for Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels. Prior to his work with the RSB Matt served as Executive Director of Piedmont Biofuels, a biofuels cooperative in central North Carolina known for its emphasis on appropriate scale and sustainable production. While at Piedmont Biofuels Matt was involved in many facets of biodiesel, including production, distribution and use and helped develop a nationally recognized biodiesel education program based on best practices and sustainable production. Matt currently serves on the Piedmont Biofuels Board of Directors. He is also a biodiesel technology instructor for Solar Energy International, a renewable energy education center based in Carbondale, Colorado. Prior to his work with Piedmont Biofuels Matt was involved in a partnership between the University of San Carlos and the New Alliance Community on an electrical generation biofuels project in rural Guatemala. Matt is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Moya Hallstein
Ryan Lamberg
A biofuels consultant for The BioSolar Group and the People’s Fuel Cooperative was Co-Founder, and Director Communications and Logistics for Community Fuels, a Bay Area biodiesel production company. Ryan was responsible for developing communications materials, monitoring the regulatory environment, and identifying grant and regional promotion opportunities. Ryan has experience with small business development, environmental project management and educational campaigns. Ryan is also a recognized subject expert in fair trade initiatives and has extensive relationships with the regional agricultural community and biodiesel advocacy groups.
Tanner Watt
Tanner Watt with the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance has been a social and environmental advocate and organizer since 1999. Tanner comes from a background in communications and computer technology and holds bachelor’s degrees in both public relations and photography. He has been a biodiesel user and supporter of the sustainable biodiesel movement since 2006. Tanner has been with the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance since 2006, and is currently serving as Associate Director.
Past Organizers:
Kimber Holmes, SaraHope Smith, Emily Landsburg, Rachel Burton, Frankie Abralind
