The New Schneiderman - Socially Responsible Business Champion Nominees
Entrepreneurs for Sustainability
November 2005

• Rebecca Reynolds *winner*
• Rebecca Reynolds *winner*
• Stephanie McHenry & Chris Warren
• Mike Dungan

*winner* Champion: Rebecca Reynolds, Green Clean, Inc. *winner*
Nominated by: Bill Doty & Chuck Miller, Doty & Miller Architects
We are pleased to nominate Rebecca Reynolds, President of Clean Green, as a 2005 Sustainability Champion in the category of Healthy, High Performance Building. As owners and designers of green buildings, we are very aware that sustainability action doesn’t end when the construction is complete. Rebecca recognizes the significant impact on building occupants and the environment that comes from cleaning and maintenance products and procedures. Clean Green is committed to natural, safe cleaning practice and delivering a spotless home or business environment. Their alternative cleaning products also contrast with the health risks that come with using standard commercial cleaning products. Rebecca and her company have focused on every detail in delivering this commitment. Cleaning products come in containers that stay at your building or home and are refilled periodically. Cleaning is done using micro fiber towels, not disposable paper towels. Vacuum cleaners are left on your property, not moved from site to site. These are just a few of the hundreds of “attentions to detail” things they do.
Finally, the non-toxic cleaning products are produced by Rebecca’s grandfather using simple basic ingredients. And all cleaning is performed by a fairly paid, honest, dependable, and non-smoking staff.
When Clean Green becomes part of your property maintenance team, you will see, feel and breathe the difference. Rebecca is truly a champion.

*winner* Champion: Rebecca Reynolds, Green Clean, Inc. *winner*
Nominated by: Sr. Mary Schrader, The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph
Rebecca Reynolds is extraordinary in her focus and determination. She began her company, Green Clean, with a vision of protecting individuals’ health and assuring the health of the environment.
Motivated by health problems in her family she began to educate herself and to do research to produce cleaning products that would accomplish the same results as commercially produced ones but without the toxins.
The Congregation of St. Joseph began using Green Clean services because we were impressed by the quality of her materials. We also were impressed with her company’s hiring practices. The employees are paid a living wage with opportunities for increases. Also, employees are well trained and have opportunities for advancement in the company. Clients benefit from having polite, professional, non-smoking and happy workers clean their facilities. These employment practices foster respect and encouragement for Green Clean workers and benefit the facilities where they work.
Rebecca is an untiring champion of sustainable living in her business and in her personal life. I highly recommend her to be considered for the Champion of Sustainability Award.

Champion: Stephanie McHenry & Chris Warren, ShoreBank Cleveland
Nominated by: Brian Schneiderman, Self-Help Credit Union and Ventures Fund
ShoreBank Cleveland Corporation has stepped up to the plate as a key ingredient in the movement around sustainability. In Northeast Ohio and across the country there are more and more entrepreneurs who are seeing the value of sustainability principles in their business. Yet in our economy, capital helps fuel key parts of these ideas and innovations of enterprises. And ShoreBank has taken the lead in stating that it is critical to have the financial sector involved in this movement.
Like any true entrepreneur, ShoreBank continues to learn as it goes. It does not claim to have all the answers or have funds available for every challenge. However, it has planted its flag in the ground to say this is important to its organization and the stakeholders that it serves. ShoreBank`s mission is "ShoreBank invests in people and its communities to create economic equity and a healthy environment." Wow!
ShoreBank for over 30 years has provided "Caring Capitalism" that leverages the financial and small business models to build ownership in communities that historically have been shut out. A few years ago, the organization adopted the above mission.
In Cleveland both the Bank and the non-profit continue to learn how to appropriately adapt their products and services to show how equity, environment and economics can be tied together to build stronger businesses and communities.
The organization`s building, located in the Glenville neighborhood, is going through a major boiler replacement for its building. In learning more about sustainabiility, the group took the time to hire local engineers who could help frame the design and construction process to be more energy efficient and produce a healthier process. The company also has internal policies that encourage "conservation" for its employees by building goals into individuals` performance goals. Every year the corporation increases the number of loans it makes to "conservation" enterprises. In fact the nature of much of its real estate lending promotes smart growth as both the Bank and the non-profit focus their primary lending in Cleveland, thus encouraging investment back into the urban core of the metropolitan area. Additionally, being involved in the community, SHoreBank is continuously trying to bridge the gap of making sustainability principles relevant to minority communities--ShoreBank offers a unique position of working with different stakeholders that frequently focus their energy in one of two scenarios (related to economic development): 1. economics and environment and 2. economics and community.
ShoreBank is making important strides both internally and externally to say that true sustainabililty is economics, community and environment. Others have this same goal, yet ShoreBank`s stakeholders really do reflect the three areas. And ShoreBank is stepping up to learn how to be an important partner in making it happen in Northeast Ohio.
And this does not come without key organizational leadership. Therefore, in addition to nominating the organization, I would specifically like to nominate both Stephanie McHenry and Chris Warren for the "Schneiderman (Sandwich) Award."

Champion: Mike Dungan, BIE
Nominated by: Deirdre R. McDonnell, Atlas Architectural Services, Inc.,
As I write this I realize that I do not know Mike Dungan all that long or all that well. But, from what little I do know, Mike characterizes all of the traits of a true Champion. Whether you look at his entire company - the people, the products, the place and the principles, or just simply look at the man, Mike as a whole personifies what it truly means to be sustainable. From his generous sponsorship of local organizations, to his reserved ever-present involvement in their events, Mike sets not only an example for others, like me, to follow, but continues personally and professionally to better himself one day, one person, one project at a time.