elaine mccarty - board Secretary

Elaine McCarty brings over ten years of management and administrative experience in education, sustainability, and health care, with an emphasis on achieving data-driven results with multidisciplinary teams. She recently served as VP of Operations for a start-up medical device company, where she helped bring the world’s first biodegradable medical device to market. As Program Director of Dominican University’s Green MBA program, she led all aspects of an innovative graduate program in sustainability, including strategic planning, operations, compliance and budgeting. Elaine has consulted with companies, government agencies and nonprofits in industries ranging from health care to banking, specializing in project management and strategic planning.

She holds an MBA in Sustainable Enterprise from Dominican University of California and a B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics from Southern Illinois University, summa cum laude.