Sustain Rockford’s main vision is to be a community organization that educates and advocates for practices and policies that protect our community’s land, air, and water to benefit all. We work to accomplish this by close collaboration with those citizens, organizations, businesses, and governmental bodies that have a heart for our community and its ongoing sustainability and resilience. Sustainability is not just about air, water, and clean energy. It is also about social equity, economic stability, equal opportunities, and health. We often talk about the triple bottom line – people, planet, and profit. True sustainability must include all three.
Following the presentation, we'll enjoy a buffet style dinner consisting of the following:
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House salad
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Mac & Cheese
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Ribs
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Vegetarian Lasagna
Brad Roos is a Rockford native with Chemistry degrees from the University of Illinois/Champaign-Urbana where he then taught high school. For more than 40 years Brad has been doing neighborhood and community development work with most of his work focused on affordable housing development using sustainable building design. He has also served in leadership and consulting roles in the Rockford area and in Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota and Washington State.
Awards and Positions:
- President and Co-Founder, Sustain Rockford
- Volunteer Consultant, Midtown Lutheran Parish
- President, Midtown District Association (2012-2014)
- Member, Lutheran Climate Change Coalition (national working group commissioned by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
- President, Supportive Housing Providers Association (statewide group, 100+ organizations in Illinois) (2002 – 2006)
- President, Rockford Area Affordable Housing Coalition
- Executive Director, Seventh Street Area Development Corporation (1992 – 1998)
- Member, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, Citizen Advisory Council
- Named as a Mover and Shaker in the Greater Rockford Area” (2000)
- Founding Board Member, Chicago Rockford Charter School Organization