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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:

  • Host the 5th Annual Earth Week Summit on April 22, 2024.

  • Host the 4th Annual International Climate Action Challenge, kicking off on August 1, 2024.

2023

  • Became a fiscally-sponsored project of Youth Timebanking (YTBNJ), a 501c3 nonprofit registered in New Jersey.

  • Director, Gin DeMaio, visited challenger teams in Uganda.

  • Gin and Joan become co-directors.

  • Launched a new online series, The Future of Climate Action: Empowering Communities

2022

  • Gin DeMaio became our new director. 

  • Hosted the 4th Annual Earth Week Summit.

  • Hosted the 3rd Annual International Climate Action Challenge.

2021

  • Green Team Academy became a fiscally-sponsored project of Social Good Fund, a 501c3 nonprofit registered in California.

  • Hosted the 3rd Annual Earth Week Summit.

  • Published 17 more episodes of the Green Team Academy Podcast. 

  • Hosted the Wild & Scenic Film Festival.

  • Hosted the 2nd Annual International Climate Action Challenge.

2020

  • Hosted the 2nd Annual Earth Week Summit.

  • Published 34 more episodes of the Green Team Academy Podcast.

  • Joan Gregerson wrote and published the book and accompanying workbook, Climate Action Challenge: A Proven Plan for Launching Your Eco-Initiative in 90 Days.

  • GTA hosted the 1st Annual International Climate Action Challenge using the book and workbook as the guide. 

2019

  • Hosted the 1st Annual Earth Week Summit.

  • Joan coached 20 teams in the Metro Denver area in the Green Team Accelerator Lab in partnership with Denver and Lakewood Sustainable Neighborhoods programs.

  • Published 29 more episodes of the Green Team Academy Podcast.

  • Launched the Green Team Academy YouTube channel.

2018

  • Green Team Academy (GTA) was founded as a project by Joan Gregerson.

  • Launched the Green Team Academy Podcast and published 40 episodes.

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