Our History
Green Team Academy has grown and evolved over the years. Here's a quick synopsis of our history and plans for the coming year. Read about our history and join us in creating our future!
2024
​Our plans for 2024:
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Host the 5th Annual Earth Week Summit on April 22, 2024.
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Host the 4th Annual International Climate Action Challenge, kicking off on August 1, 2024.
2023
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Became a fiscally-sponsored project of Youth Timebanking (YTBNJ), a 501c3 nonprofit registered in New Jersey.
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Director, Gin DeMaio, visited challenger teams in Uganda.
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Gin and Joan become co-directors.
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Launched a new online series, The Future of Climate Action: Empowering Communities
2022
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Gin DeMaio became our new director.
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Hosted the 4th Annual Earth Week Summit.
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Hosted the 3rd Annual International Climate Action Challenge.
2021
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Green Team Academy became a fiscally-sponsored project of Social Good Fund, a 501c3 nonprofit registered in California.
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Hosted the 3rd Annual Earth Week Summit.
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Published 17 more episodes of the Green Team Academy Podcast.
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Hosted the Wild & Scenic Film Festival.
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Hosted the 2nd Annual International Climate Action Challenge.
2020
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Hosted the 2nd Annual Earth Week Summit.
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Published 34 more episodes of the Green Team Academy Podcast.
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Joan Gregerson wrote and published the book and accompanying workbook, Climate Action Challenge: A Proven Plan for Launching Your Eco-Initiative in 90 Days.
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GTA hosted the 1st Annual International Climate Action Challenge using the book and workbook as the guide.
2019
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Hosted the 1st Annual Earth Week Summit.
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Joan coached 20 teams in the Metro Denver area in the Green Team Accelerator Lab in partnership with Denver and Lakewood Sustainable Neighborhoods programs.
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Published 29 more episodes of the Green Team Academy Podcast.
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Launched the Green Team Academy YouTube channel.
2018
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Green Team Academy (GTA) was founded as a project by Joan Gregerson.
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Launched the Green Team Academy Podcast and published 40 episodes.
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