BOSTON GREEN TOURISM

CREATING A GREENER WELCOME FOR GREATER BOSTON'S VISITORS

About Us

Mission

Boston Green Tourism’s mission is to:

·         Establish Greater Boston as a preeminent destination for environmentally-minded visitors by complementing the area’s beauty, natural resources, and outdoor recreation opportunities with a full array of environmentally-friendly visitor services.

·         Boost Greater Boston’s convention and tourism business by promoting the area’s unique environmental advantages, accomplishments, and innovations.

·         Protect our environment by improving the environmental performance of Greater Boston’s visitor industry and modeling our achievements for others to emulate.

·         Showcase the environmental best practices adopted by Boston’s commercial and governmental institutions to the public and media.

Boston Green Tourism Steering Committee

Jim Apteker                             Nancy Grilk
Owner                                     Chief of Staff, Office of
Longwood Events                          Environmental Services
                                               City of Boston
 
Michael Auerbach                    Jim Hunt
Deputy Director                        Chief, Environmental and
Massachusetts Lodging                  Energy Services
    Association                          City of Boston

Bill Babis                                 Stephen Johnston
Hotel Manager                          Executive Director
Hotel Marlowe                          Jurys Boston Hotel

Joanna Blasi                            Stephanie Mehail
Media Relations and                 Hotel Manager
   Tourism Sales                       Langham Boston Hotel
Greater Boston Convention
   & Visitors Bureau

Ray Burger                              Matthew Moore
President                                 Director of Rooms
Pineapple Hospitality                Seaport Hotel
 
Art Canter                               Tim Obert                      
President and CEO                  General Manager           
Massachusetts Lodging            Hyatt Regency Boston            
     Association

Manny Costa                            Michael Oshman
President and CEO                   Executive Director
Costa Fruit Produce                  Green Restaurant Association

Len Czarnecki                           Jim Rooney
Hotel Manager                           Executive Director
Fairmont Copley Plaza Boston    Massachusetts Convention
                                                     Center Authority

John Dalzell                               Daniel Ruben
Senior Architect                         Executive Director
Boston Redevelopment Authority Boston Green Tourism

Dianna Dixon                              Tedd Saunders
Indoor Environment Consultant     Co-owner and EVP
Lake Air Systems                       The Saunders Hotel Group

Anamarija Frankic                        Jim Solomon
Assistant Professor                      Owner and Chef
University of Massachusetts,         The Fireplace Restaurant
      Boston

Eric Friedman                              Philip Stamm       
Director of State Sustainability      General Manager
State of MA, Executive Office        Hyatt Harborside at Boston's   
     of Environmental Affairs                 Logan International Airport         

Mark Fischer                                Jill Zick
General Manager                          Project Manager
Onyx Hotel                                   Boston Redevelopment Authority 

 

Executive Director

Dan Ruben is the Executive Director of Boston Green Tourism. Prior to that he was the Executive Director of the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Conventions, an organization that promoted, implemented and publicized environmental best practices at the 2004 Democratic and Republican National Conventions. CERC won the international Environmentally Responsible Meeting Award, two EPA Environmental Merit awards, and the Advocate of the Year award from the Massachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance.

Before working in the environmental sector, Dan spent 17 years as a health care administrator with both Harvard Community Health Plan and Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital. For seven years, Dan was the Health Center Administrator of HCHP’s Swansea Health Center.

Dan is the vice president and former president of the Green Decade Coalition/Newton, a grassroots volunteer environmental non-profit. The Green Decade works with households, businesses, schools and institutions in Newton and elsewhere to implement measurable improvements in the way resources are used. 

He is also the Eastern Massachusetts Coordinator for the Global Action Plan's Household EcoTeam Program, and has coached about 150 participants more than 25 EcoTeams to live environmentally sustainable lifestyles. In 1998, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection recognized Dan as “Unsung Environmental Hero of the Year” in recognition of his leadership in expanding the Household EcoTeam program to this state.

Dan speaks and writes extensively on the subjects of environmentally-friendly business practices, global warming, and environmentally sustainable lifestyles.

175 Auburn Street   Newton, MA  02466  617-527-7950  info@bostongreentourism.org
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