2017 Green Business Awards

The County of Santa Cruz is pleased to announce that 19 local businesses will be honored with Green Business Certificates at the December 12 Board of Supervisors meeting.

The Green Business Program is an incentives-based certification program designed to encourage businesses to meet and exceed environmental standards while conserving natural resources. These businesses have voluntarily reduced water consumption, increased energy efficiency, reduced solid waste, and have gone above and beyond regulatory requirements by implementing pollution prevention practices in their businesses.

“These establishments represent the leading environmental stewards among Santa Cruz County businesses,” Santa Cruz County Public Works Director John Presleigh said, whose department administers the awards. “They are to be commended for going above and beyond to protect our environment and maintain Santa Cruz County’s position as a nationwide champion for preserving our natural resources.”

The Santa Cruz County Green Business Program is a leading member of the California Green Business Network, which includes program coordinators from different counties and cities throughout the state. Over 3,800 certified green businesses are now recognized statewide.

For more information on the Green Business Program and how to become a certified Green Business, please contact Sheila Peck, Santa Cruz County Green Business Coordinator, at (831) 454-3976.

The Green Business Certificate awardees will be honored shortly after 10:45 a.m. on December 12 in the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers, 701 Ocean St., 5th floor, Santa Cruz. A brief reception will follow the ceremony.

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Green Business certificates will be awarded to the following Santa Cruz County businesses: Cassandra Collins, Let’s Put a Bird on It, Capitola • Sandi Manor, AdManor, Inc., Aptos • Tori Milburn, Santa Cruz Waldorf School, Santa Cruz • Eric Gross, Pacific Elementary School, Davenport • Hilda Fernandez, ABC Daycare, Watsonville • Jennifer Young, Goodwood Products from Summit Views LLC, Watsonville • Anna Kim, Palo Alto Medical
Foundation, Santa Cruz/Aptos • Tracy Herfindahl, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, Santa Cruz • Ryan Hart, Airport Automotive, Watsonville • Gerry Van Dyke, California Orthopedic and Sports Therapy (C.O.A.S.T.) Rehab, Aptos • Denise and Michael Baetge Homespace, Capitola • Toni Castro, Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce, Capitola • Maria Pena, Fruteria Quetzal, Watsonville • Joshua Nathan, Capitola Self Storage, Capitola • Chris Laughlin, Ocean Champions, Capitola • Monique Padia, CalNonprofits Insurance Services, Capitola • Ashley Bernardi, Sotola Bar and Grill, Capitola • Devin Bernhardt, Benedict DDS & Associates, Scotts Valley • Vai Campbell, Soquel Creek Water District, Soquel