MaryEllen Etienne

MaryEllen Etienne is committed to resilience—personally and professionally. She has helped numerous businesses, municipalities and nonprofits embrace sustainability and is a dedicated advocate for circularity. MaryEllen is a director at USGBC where she works on transforming the built environment through programs such as LEED, SITES and TRUE. Prior, she led numerous reuse and recycling initiatives including Reuse Alliance, Reuse NYC, London Community Recycling Network and Materials for the Arts. As a thought leader, MaryEllen created and writes the ”Women in Circularity” series, has developed and delivered a range of innovative programs and services, helped develop the TRUE certification and provides guidance on industry research, policy and legislation.