She is a Fellow and on the Board of Directors of the American Leadership Forum Oregon.
Cylvia has 23 years of professional experience in sustainable energy, economic development, green jobs, green building and sustainable forestry and agriculture.
She co-chaired the Oregon Renewable Energy Working Group, which developed the state Renewable Energy Standard, Renewable Fuels Standard, and other clean energy policies.
Cylvia has been honored as a Top 50 Leader in Oregon by Oregon Business Magazine, a Top 40 Under 40 by Cascade Business News and as a Central Oregon Earth Star. She has a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies from Evergreen State College.
Raised a farm kid, Cylvia was driving trucks and running chainsaws by the time she was 10 years old and has worked as a horse trainer, apple picker, fryer-chicken catcher, and heavy-equipment operator, among many other things. In her early 30s, she became the first person in her family to earn a graduate degree.
Cylvia Hayes will be a keynote speaker at the Opening Session of the GRC Annual Meeting on Monday, September 29 from 8:30am -12:00pm at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon.
