Awards & Recognitions
2024 – Dream in Green – Resolution No. 24-023, recognizing DIG as a ‘Sustainability Education Organization’ for Miami Dade County Public Schools
2021 – Dream in Green – Finalist “Best of Green Schools” from the Center of Green Schools
2021 – Dream in Green – winner of “Innovation in Education” for the 2021 Recycling Champion Award from the Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation
2021 – Alexandra Ender, Dream in Green Program Manager – winner of the “Green Schools Advocate” from US Green Building Council’s GalaVerde Awards
2021 – Diego Cancel, Dream in Green Program Coordinator – winner of the “Rising Star” from US Green Building Council’s GalaVerde Awards
2019 – Barbara Martinez-Guerrero, Dream in Green Executive Director – winner of the “Green Schools Advocate” from US Green Building Council’s GalaVerde Awards
2017 – Jesse Rittenhouse, Dream in Green Vice Chair – winner of the “Green Means Green” Awards by the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce in the category “Green Leadership Professional”
2017 – Executive Director Karla Utting – honoree of the “Best of Green Schools”, class of 2017 by the Green Schools National Network and the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
2016 – Executive Director Karla Utting – finalist in the “Green Means Green” Awards by the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce in the category ‘Green Leader Professional’
2015 – Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties for the Water & Energy Learning and Behavior (WE-LAB) Program
2015 – ‘Green Pro’ Award from the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
2014 – Better Miami Award from Earth Day Miami
2014 – ‘Green Machine’ Award from the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
2013 – The CLEO Institute – Leadership Circle Inductees
2012 – Certificate of Recognition for the Green Schools Challenge Program from Commissioner Michael Gongora, City of Miami Beach
2010 – Sustainable South Florida Award for Green Education & Outreach from the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
2009 – Sustainable South Florida Award for Green Education & Outreach from the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
2008 – 11th Annual Diamond Awards, 2008 Go Green Award Finalist from Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
2006 – Certificate of Recognition for Miami’s First CO2 Emissions Event hosted by Dream in Green from Mayor Manuel A. Diaz, the City of Miami
Speaking Engagements
Green Schools Conference, March 2024. “Navigating the Waves of Climate Anxiety with Youth & Students” B. Martinez-Guerrero
Green Schools Conference, February 2023. “Green Schools Challenge: Increasing Environmental Literacy” B. Martinez-Guerrero and A. Ender
North American Association for Environmental Education Conference, October 2022. “Local Support of Green Ribbon Designation Through Environmental Education Programs” B. Martinez-Guerrero and A. Ender
North American Association for Environmental Education Conference, October 2022. “Education & Conservation, Training the Next Wave Through Collaborations” B. Martinez-Guerrero and A. Ender
League of Environmental Educators Conference, April 2022. “Green Schools Challenge: Whole-System Approach to Integrating Environmental Education” B. Martinez-Guerrero
North American Association for Environmental Education Conference, October 2021. “Engaging Students in Architecture to Promote Green Career Pathways” B. Martinez-Guerrero and A. Ender
Miami Circular Cities Week, October 2021. The Need for Sustainability and Circular Economy Education and Practices in Public, Private and Nonprofit Sectors. B. Martinez-Guerrero
American Solar Energy Society Conference, August 2021. Policy, Education & Finance Track: Youth Energy Education and Development. B. Martinez-Guerrero
Climate Stories Through Citizen Science, April 2021. B. Martinez-Guerrero
Miami Youth Climate Summit, March 2021. “Green Schools Challenge: Whole-System Approach to Integrating Environmental Education” B. Martinez-Guerrero and A. Ender.
The Climate Reality Project Spotlight on Series, November 2020. “Talking to kids about climate change” B. Martinez-Guerrero
North American Association for Environmental Education Conference, October 2020. “Green Schools Challenge: Whole-System Approach to Integrating Environmental Education” B. Martinez-Guerrero and A. Ender
DIG’s Virtual Town Hall, August 2020. “What is education’s role in ensuring environmental justice in our community” B. Martinez-Guerrero
Goldin Solar: Fridays with Daren, June 2020. “Environmental education for resilience and resistance” B. Martinez-Guerrero
Committees/Memberships
Current
- Greening Education Partnership hosted by UNESCO
- USGBC South Florida: Green Schools Committee
- Consortium for a Healthy Miami-Dade (Board Chair of Heath & Built Environment)
- Zero Waste Coalition
- The Miami Foundation Community Advisory Council
- March of Dimes (MOD) Collective Impact (Build Supportive Communities Group)
- Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (Education & Workforce Committee)
- 2024 Food Waste Prevention Week Planning Team
Previous
- Healthy Little Havana (Public Spaces)
- Biscayne Bay Advocates Coalition