I am by profession a Horticulturist, so being green is a personal passion, but as the mother of two children, I want to raise them free of environmental toxins and leave them an unpolluted environment. In addition to my Environmental Landscape Management (ELM)expertise, I practice Integrated Pest Management(IPM) using no synthetic chemicals for pest control both in the landscape and inside our County buildings. Sarasota County belongs to the Dept. of Energy's Rebuild America program. I'm the Rebuild Sarasota Coordinator for the County.I'm also involved with our Sarasota County Office of Sustainability. Education is a component of my job, presentations to the public through various organizations, but fostering sustainable behavior is an extremely interesting idea as I see the benefit of change by avenues other than education.