About the Green Home Tour

The East Bay Green Home Tour grew out of the Electrification Working Group – a volunteer group that formed as an offshoot of the Berkeley Climate Action Coalition and wanted to provide homeowners with the inspiration, information, and resources necessary to help them transition away from natural gas. At the same time, the Coordinator of the Bringing Back the Natives Tour, Kathy Kramer, also wanted a Green Home Tour to introduce native plant enthusiasts to green home features they may not know about. In 2021, the East Bay Green Home Tour was launched, coordinated by Amy Kiser with planning, promotions, and technical support from Berkeley’s Office of Energy and Sustainable Development and the Ecology Center. The neighbor-to-neighbor format allows diverse residents to see families, homes, and situations that resemble theirs. The hyperlocal approach means that the resources and services highlighted can help attendees take the next step where they live.

Production Team

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AMY KISER

Amy founded the East Bay Green Home Tour. Her consultancy, Verdant Communications and Project Management focuses on writing, editing, grant writing, and designing communications for nonprofits and agencies. Amy co-founded the Berkeley Climate Action Coalition and co-chaired the Berkeley Electrification Working Group.

MAYA CURRY

Maya is an East Bay-based independent film producer and videographer, part of the Bay Area Green Tours (BAGT) Lens team. With a background in journalism, communications, and documentary storytelling, Maya’s video work is centered around social and environmental impact and advocacy.

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REBECCA MILLIKEN

Rebecca is the Sustainability Outreach Specialist at the City of Berkeley’s Office of Energy and Sustainable Development. Rebecca collaborates with other municipalities and community organizations to educate and engage residents on climate change solutions, and co-convenes the Berkeley Climate Action Coalition with the Ecology Center.

ELISABETH GALLEGOS

Eli moved from Spain to California and joined the Bay Area Green Tours (BAGT) Lens team. Eli majored in Humanities and Filming in Barcelona and has been working for different organizations and small businesses, filming and editing all sorts of videos, and trying new styles and techniques, aiming to create projects that transcend.

JUDE ROCKAFELLOW

Jude graduated from Berkeley High and is now a college student at UC Santa Barbara. Jude served as videographer, video editor, and drone pilot for the first 34 Green Home Tour videos, and contributed drone footage and induction cooking shorts to later tours.