SPEAKERS GUIDE

Michael Oshman

Founder/Executive Director
Green Restaurant Association

Michael Oshman is the founder and executive director of the Green Restaurant Association (GRA), a national non-profit organization formed in 1990 to create environmental sustainability in the foodservice industry.

Michael has worked tirelessly over the past two decades to make environmental sustainability in the restaurant industry front and center… by providing research, consulting, education, and certification, helping restaurants better serve their customers, employees and the environment. A true expert in the field, Michael has been featured in Time Magazine, NBC Nightly News, NPR, CNN, Fox News, ABC, The New York Times, The Boston Globe and hundreds of other local and national media outlets.

The GRA’s notable press coverage has lead Michael to keynote speeches and guest lectures at conferences across the country including the National Restaurant Show, Food Service Packaging Institute, New York Restaurant Show, International Hotel/Motel Restaurant Show, SPECS, Green Festival, and more.

Michael Oshman started the Green Restaurant Association at the age of 19. In 1998, he was honored by the Do Something Foundation for his work toward positive environmental change. In 1999, he was chosen by Youth for Environmental Sanity as one of the top thirty young leaders in the world.

As the pioneer of the green restaurant movement, Michael Oshman continues his mission to educate consumers and restaurateurs…affecting change one bite at a time.

Topics on which qualified to speak:

• Theological / Philosophical Perspectives
• Ethical / Halakhic Perspective
• The Jewish Festival Cycle and Ecology
• Jewish Environmental Action
• Green Building / Sustainability
• Oil, Israel, Judaism, and the Environment

Types of Presentations available for:

• Scholar-in-residence for congregations
• Scholar-in-residence for campus
• In-service training program for educators
• Synagogue speaker / sermon
• Campus speaker
• Conference speaker
• Day school / religious school speaker