The Sustainability Partners Mission

The heart of Sustainability Partner’s mission is to educate people about making choices that lead to a sustainable lifestyle, with a focus on home life and transportation choices.

About Sustainability Partners, Inc

Sustainability Partners, Inc is a not for profit corporation with 501(c)(3) status (formerly dba Partners for Clean Choice). We facilitate high impact educational events by partnering with businesses, municipal and NGOs who provide information about sustainable products and services on the market. 

Board of Directors and Officers

• Katherine (Kate) Schrank, J.D., Executive Director and President

  Kate is founder, current board member, and President of Sustainability Partners, Inc. Her dedication and commitment to personal and corporate social responsibility is a direct outgrowth and furtherance of her professional background as an environmental lawyer for nearly 15 years, and her graduate work in pastoral studies. Her education and experience provide the context for her understanding the importance of increased consumer education for individuals to understand the role they need to play to fully address contemporary air pollution and climate change concerns Read more->

• Thom Schindel, Board of Directors

  Thom has been a member of the Board Sustainability Partners, Inc since it was established in 2007. Thom became involved with Partners through Toyota of Naperville where he worked as Community Relations Manager. Prior to working at Toyota he worked as Community Relations Liaison for a company in Warrenville which dealt in natural treatment of individuals who suffered from Autism, Bi-Polar Disorder, Post Partum Depression and other disorders related to biochemical imbalances. Thom’s career has taken him in many directions from training and hiring individuals in a retail setting to a 27 year career as a Psychiatric Case manager. His involvement in the community has been on going throughout his career.

• Deb Villarese

  Deb Villarese has been passionate about the GREEN movement for more than 30 years. She is an entrepreneur at heart and has made a commitment to educate others on the effects of each person’s effect on our environment as well as on their own health, their own home and on Mother Earth. She has marketed GREEN, safe cleaners manufactured by Shaklee, long before it was popular. She is highly respected among her peers and is called upon frequently for her networking and Leadership skills. Check out her blog eco-logicalnews.com to learn what simple things can be done to make a powerful impact on our environment and more importantly, your life.