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Patty Menjivar
Sustainability Manager, Chair of Corporate Sustainability, and Community Practice Lead
Patty Menjivar is an experienced sustainability strategist with over 18 years of experience in creating a sustainable now and future with a focus on circular economy, climate resiliency, and equity.
She has a diverse background in leading, collaborating, and managing sustainability and climate change initiatives with Fortune 50 companies, cities, agencies, registries, utilities, ports, airports, and private businesses.
Patty Menjivar excels in balancing creativity, innovation, analytical skills, and financial acumen in her work.
She is actively engaged in speaking engagements and community outreach, hosting the 'Temas Verdes' podcast and appearing on platforms like Things Green (PBS), iHeartRadio, and GoodDayLaLaLand to discuss climate crisis and sustainability tips for a bilingual audience in Southern California.
Her appointments, networks, accreditations, and certificates include being a Qualified 6Sigma Specialist, a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Agency Sustainability Council, the West Coast Representative for WOC/CS (Women of Color in Climate Solutions), a BIPOC Climate Change representative in California, LEED AP Legacy, Envision SP, TRUE Advisor for Zero Waste, GPro, NABCEP-certified (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners), and a Digital Communication Campaign Creator.
Patty Menjivar, an Indigenous Salvadoran-American, is based in Los Angeles and holds degrees from the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles in areas such as Civic Engagement, Environmental Health Science, Global Sustainability with a focus on Business, Environmental Engineering, and Chemistry.
Her professional experience includes roles as a Sustainability Strategist at Create Sustainably, the former Sustainability Chair and Corporate Sustainability & CoP Lead for Climate Resiliency, Equity & Sustainability at Kleinfelder, Sustainability Manager at PacRim Engineering, TV Show Host for Temas Verdes at Things Green, Sustainability Consultant at A SustainAble Production, LLC (ASAP), Senior EHS and Sustainability Lead at Raytheon, and Environmental Engineer at URS Corporation, An AECOM Company.
