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| Dave Hastings - Director |
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David Hastings, owner of The Windsor Forest Company, Inc. in Yorba Linda, California, founded ECO-RACING.ORG. For over twenty-five years his company has manufactured custom furniture, flooring and interior woodwork for very exclusive clients. In recent years he recognized the need to be a better steward of the natural resources his company was using.
In 2007, The Windsor Forest Company, Inc. was granted certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to use ecologically-friendly harvested materials and became a member of the U.S. Green Building Council. While acquiring an education in Green Building practices, new concerns arose for Dave. Having been an avid Formula One fan since the late seventies and with his two sons desiring to undertake kart racing, Dave had growing concerns about the two seemingly unparallel paths they were on.
After analyzing the needs in racing and karting in general, the opportunity arose to not only educate racers and spectators concerning the environment but also help to implement recycling programs within the racing community. While many environmentalists don't see the need for motor sports, Dave feels that Eco-Racing.Org can help both survive and grow.
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| Nola Hastings - Treasurer |
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| Nola has over twenty years experience in natural resource conservation. As principal of Hastings & Co., she has been contracted with Resource Action Programs in Reno, Nevada as their California Outreach Coordinator since 2004. In this capacity she visits schools throughout the state speaking to sixth graders about the importance of water and energy conservation as well as introducing the Livingwise and Waterwise programs. Hastings & Co. is also an approved contractor for the Southern California Edison Company to help with environmental and education issues.
Deeply aware of water issues facing California, Nola is passionate about the wise use of water in California and throughout the Southwest. She has always been an avid gardener, but with drought a constant part of life in Southern California, she has joined the growing number of Californians removing lawns and replacing them with vegetable gardens.
Nola holds a Master of Arts degree in Geography, has written water efficiency-based curriculum and taught at the community College level. She is excited to see the Eco-Racing.Org programs develop and is looking forward to the next level of environmental education that Eco-Racing will introduce to the racing community.
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| Phil Giebler - Board Member |
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| 2007 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year, Phil Giebler brings extensive racing experience and knowledge to Eco-Racing. Phil began his career in karting in which he won no less than four National Karting Titles. He then became the first American to land a drive for the World Championship Tony Kart Team.
Phil moved to Europe where he became one of only two American drivers to win an international karting event in the past twenty-five years. Upon entering Formula Renault he was the only American to win in that series, which he did three times, and finished second in the series championship.
His other racing exploits in Europe consist of wins in French F3, F3000, and Formula Palmer/Audi Championship. Phil returned to the states for a limited ride in the Indy Pro Series where he won his first race of the year on an oval and finished the year on the podium. He then became the American driver in the A1GP series where he finished second at Zandvoort in Holland.
Phil's back in the states running the very successful Phil Geibler Racing Team as a factory Fernando Alonso Kart race team. He also remains focused on his own racing as well as young driver development. Phil won Rookie of the Year at Indy in '07 and returned in '08 to attempt to put and underfunded and outdated car into the field. Phil is looking forward to working with Eco-Racing and race teams regarding environmental issues within their teams.
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| Leading interior designer Kelly LaPlante, who taught the design community that "green is a standard, not a style" is raising the bar once again. Sustainability now represents only a single component in LaPlante's ever-evolving criteria-- a criteria which will illuminate in LaPlante's first periodical publication, Standard (www.standardmag.com)
LaPlante's design projects include the Lexus Hybrid Living Suites at the Fairmont Hotels in San Francisco and Washington D.C, as well as the acclaimed Venice Beach Eco Cottages. Currently she is designing residential projects across the country, a historic boutique hotel in Berkeley California, and a Carribean Eco-lodge on the island of Dominica.
LaPlante's first book, ecologique (benefitting The Blank Theatre Company and Global Green USA) was released in 2008. She is the creator and founder of thegreengrades.com, and co-founder of jak, a luxury eco-furniture collection designed in collaboration with designer James Saavedra. For more information, or to read Ms. LaPlante's blog, please visit; Kellylaplant.com
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