Age: 30

Executive director, The Sustainability Institute

• Oversees The Sustainability Institute, an award-winning nonprofit organization with a mission of empowering S.C. communities to transform homes and workplaces to conserve energy and reduce our overall environmental impact.
• The institute has trained more than 4,000 people in green building and saved local communities more than $800,000 in energy costs since 2003

Community involvement

• President, U.S. Green Building Council S.C. chapter.
• Board of directors, Lowcountry Local First.
• Board of directors, 113 Calhoun St. Foundation.
• Volunteer, Animal Rescue & Relief Inc.

What made you select your chosen profession? A drive to help others and a passion for transforming homes and communities into energy-efficient, sustainable examples.

Best career advice you’ve ever been given: Don’t just accomplish your tasks. Instead, surpass all expectations of you and do the best you can at everything you do.

Books on your nightstand: Good to Great by Jim Collins and The Green Collar Economy by Van Jones.

Favorite hour of the day and why: 7 a.m. because I have the whole day in front of me.