Founding Advisory Board 

Founded by a mix of marketing professionals, entrepreneurs, public health and climate experts, the Legacy of a Livable Planet applies proven principles of cause marketing coupled with AI-driven platforms to drive interest, awareness, education and engagement with climate mitigation solutions.

  • Ademola Adesina, Board Chair

    Founder and CEO, Rensource Energy, Africa’s fastest-growing renewable energy company;

    Co-founder and President, SABI, Inc., sustainable supply chain solutions;

    2019 winner of the Financial Times / IFC Transformational Business Award for Climate and Urban Infrastructure Solutions

  • Dr. Scot Miller

    Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

  • Sara Milstein*, Founder & Executive Director

    Chief Marketing Officer, Non-profit sector
    * Ex-officio Board Member

  • Dr. Gena O’Keefe

    Expertise: maternal and child health, public-private partnerships

  • Dr. Khushrow Press

    President & CEO, Saft America

    Chief Technology Officer, SAFT Worldwide (retired)

    Expertise: Rechargeable Lithium batteries enabling GPS satellites, underwater and land autonomous vehicles, electric and hybrid applications; clean energy generators (windmills, solar, hydro) and more.

  • Nancy Rosenberg

    Expertise: Occupational Therapy in Aging

  • Michael Rowland

    Brand Strategy Consultant

    Brand building experience includes: Lenox China, Bank of America, WorldCom, Blue Cross Blue Shield. Time Warner

  • Eric Somerville

    Social Impact Executive

    Expertise: Non-profit sector strategic partnerships

  • Kim Strassner

    Entrepreneur/Small Business Owner

    Expertise: Start-ups and business management

  • Michael Teitelbaum

    President, Baltimore Magazine

    Expertise: marketing, media, digital publishing, content marketing

  • Robyn Vance

    Marketer in the Non-profit sector

    Expertise: Social media, content development, internal communications, strategic communication

  • Marilyn Vanderpool

    Founder and Executive Director, Vanderpool Films

    Expertise: Long and short format films and commercials in science, technology, health and advocacy

More about Sara Milstein, Founder and Executive Director

  • 30 year marketing career with a focus on influencing consumer behavior in retail, social issue and public health marketing

  • Three-time EFFIE award winner, given by the American Marketing Association for the most effective campaigns in the U.S. 

    Campaign experience includes:

    • AARP

    • Children's National Medical Center

    • Johns Hopkins Medicine

    • The Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins Medicine

    • The Nature Conservancy

    • Marriott Corporation

    • Prealize Health (AI-powered predictive analytics in disease prevention)

    • US Airways

    • Y-USA

    • The Y in Central MD

    • The United Way