Jill Buck
Upon graduation from the University of Illinois in 1991, Jill Buck was commissioned a Naval Officer. While stationed at the Fleet Training Center, San Diego, she served as the Legal, Physical Security, Admin, and Command Inspection Officer, as well as a Damage Control Instructor. She is an honor graduate of the Military Justice School, and a graduate of the Navys small arms weapons course, taught by former Navy Seals.
In 2002, Jill wrote the Go Green Initiative, which is now the largest and fastest growing comprehensive environmental education program in the world, operating in all 50 U.S. states, 13 countries, and on 4 continents. The program has been endorsed by the National School Boards Association (NSBA), National Recycling Coalition, 8 State PTAs, California Integrated Waste Management Board, California Resource Recovery Association, and many more.
Jill owns Buck Consulting, which helps businesses go green, and achieve profitability through sustainability. She teaches business leaders how to drive revenue up and costs down through environmentally responsible business practices, and how to engage in green marketing to increase market share. Her techniques and training are applicable across all industry sectors. In August 2007, she was invited to serve on the International Appraisal Committee for the Daonong Center for Enterprise, a think tank formed by the China Entrepreneur Club. Jill was one of the VIP speakers for the 1st Green Business Summit in Beijing on Earth Day 2008. Jill serves as a Commissioner on the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Commission. Jill is the host of Go Green Radio, a weekly program on the U.S.s largest internet talk radio station, www.VoiceAmerica.com.
Jill is an international featured speaker at business, public policy, political, and environmental conventions, and is one of the nations leading advocates of free market solutions for environmental protection issues. Jill has been featured in such publications as U.S. Mayor, NSBA newsletter, Working Mother Magazine, Womens Health Magazine, Ebony Magazine, Diablo Magazines Women to Watch, Cleveland Business Connects Magazine, and Dermatology Times.
Posts by Jill Buck:
- Will the CRP Turn It’s Back on the Military?, 15 Mar 2011 in Blog Posts
- San Francisco’s Environmental Injustice, 17 Nov 2010 in Blog Posts
- What I Want for Veterans’ Day, 11 Nov 2010 in Blog Posts
- California Agencies are Reaching for the Wrong Superlatives, 06 Jun 2010 in Blog Posts
- Yes on Prop 16, 10 May 2010 in Blog Posts
- Part II: What do Gay Republicans say about Senator Ashburn’s situation?, 11 Mar 2010 in Blog Posts
- What do Gay Republicans say about Senator Ashburn’s situation?, 10 Mar 2010 in Blog Posts
- CALGREEN …Public Policy the Way it Should Be, 29 Jan 2010 in Blog Posts