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Sustainability Awards 2023
Award Winners

St. Louis City Mayor Tishaura Jones, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, and St. Louis Zoo WildCare Park Director Dr. Jo-Elle Mogerman were the featured speakers at the Opening Ceremony of the St. Louis Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 22, at 1 pm.

Lisa Cagle, President of the earthday365 Board of Directors, announced the 2023 Sustainability Awards, which highlight achievements in sustainability over five different categories.

2023 EARTH DAY SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS – Winners and Runners-up

Hellbender Award
For Leadership in Environmental Sustainability

• WINNER – Louise Bradshaw, Director of Education, St. Louis Zoo
• WINNER – Emily Andrews, Executive Director, Missouri Gateway Green Building Council
• RUNNER-UP – Aaron Young, Sustainability Planning Manager, East-West Gateway Council of Governments
• Jenn DeRose, Beyond Coal Campaign, Sierra Club
• Eve Cooney, Youth Programs Coordinator, St. Louis Zoo
• Mary Grose, Good Dirt Composting Collective

Keystone Community Activist

• WINNER – Tyrean Lewis, Heru Urban Farming
• RUNNER-UP – Judith Arnold, SLACO
• Velma Bailey, St. Louis Torchbearers 2
• Janett Lewis, Rustic Roots Sanctuary

Circularity in Business Award
Recognizing Sustainability in Business

• WINNER – REFAB
• RUNNER-UP – New Earth Farm
• St. Louis Cardinals
• Perennial
• Benton Park West Tiny House Project

Food For Thought Award
For Green Dining Alliance Excellence

• WINNER – Old Bakery Beer Company
• RUNNER-UP – Urban Chestnut Brewing Company
• Olive + Oak
• Pizza Head
• The Royale

Emerging Environmental Leader Award

1. WINNER – Aaron Dohogne, Trash for Trees with Forest ReLeaf of Missouri
2. RUNNER-UP – Angela Pearson, Mayor’s Office, City of St. Louis
3. Cassandra Logan, Logan Kids Resale and Cherish Closets
4. Becky Eslinger, Erase the Trace
5. Brian & Aina Ferris, The Native Explorer
6. Erin Godwin, STL TreeLC