Joseph Button

About Joseph Button

I love complex problems, especially the terrifyingly entangled ones. I am an experienced sustainable business strategist and conservation ecologist who is adept at delivering dynamic, yet workable, solutions for these often-overwhelming issues. As an architect of sustainability programs & initiatives, I design within the world of economic systems and organizational interdependencies while remaining ever-focused on crafting resilient solutions that create lasting impact. My career ambition is simple: help create truly sustainable impacts that are catalyzed by existing capacities and realize co-beneficial outcomes for people, the environment, & our communities.

Experience

1. Vice President, Sustainability & Strategic Impact

   Straus Family Creamery

   May 2022 — Present · Petaluma, CA, US

   Helping lead an organization by advancing dynamic sustainability initiatives that support the vision of creating a thriving relationship among farms, food, people, and the earth. Partnering with a brilliant team of co-workers and agricultural suppliers to create real solutions that amplify positive environmental, social, and economic impacts throughout the entire business and supply chain.

Education

• Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

  MA of International Environmental Policy:, Business & Sustainability

  2010 — 2010

• Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

  MBA:, International Management

  2008 — 2010

• University of Washington

  Bachelor of Arts, International Studies: Foreign Policy & Diplomacy

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Management Consulting
• Critical Chain Project Management
• General Administration