Sustainable Tucson Board of Directors
David Eisenberg
David co-founded and has led the Tucson-based nonprofit Development Center for Appropriate Technology (DCAT) since 1992. His experience with concrete, steel, masonry, wood, adobe, rammed earth, and straw bale construction has grounded DCAT’s work on codes and standards. He served on the U.S. Green Building Council Board of Directors and founded and chaired their Code Committee for many years.
David played a leadership role in the International Residential Code standards for Strawbale Construction, Light Straw-clay, Cob Construction, Hemp-Lime Construction, and Tiny Houses. His award-winning work has dramatically expanded the potential for green building not only across the U.S. – on public, private and tribal lands – but internationally as well. David’s diverse background includes co-authoring The Straw Bale House book and being the trouble-shooter on site for construction of the high-tech cover of Biosphere2. He serves on the boards of Green Advantage and the Tucson 2030 District as well as with Sustainable Tucson.
A Tucson local for over 60 years, Tres has deep roots and connections within the community. His entire family lives in Tucson. While his professional background lies in engineering physics and more than four decades in residential property management, his true passion lies in ensuring Tucson’s long-term sustainability. For over 40 years, Tres has been a driving force in community organizing for sustainability, including co-founding Sustainable Tucson in 2006 and serving on the Board ever since.
Tres’s dedication is evident through a number of initiatives: co-chairing a transportation planning, spearheading tree-planting projects, co-founding the Neighborhood Coalition of Greater Tucson, advocating for water harvesting policies, organizing volunteer home repair programs, and now promoting the Green Retrofit to rehabilitate the County’s aging housing stock.
Stuart Moody, MA
Stuart Moody earned a BS in Conservation of Natural Resources, MA in Counseling Psychology, and certification in Somatic Yoga. In Marin County, he led the Rethinking Plastics campaign, putting plastics reduction on the environmental agenda. He chaired the Citizens Advisory Committee on Zero Waste and served on the advisory committee for “The Greenest County Fair on Earth.”
In Tucson, Stuart co-convened the Shade Tucson coalition and co-founded BaRN (Building a Resilient Neighborhood). He now manages ST’s Sustainable Leadership and Ambassadors of Sustainability training programs. Stuart brings to this work his training in solution-centered conflict resolution. In his spare time, Stuart enjoys walking in town and on the trail, and getting around on his e-bike.
Paula Schlusberg
Paula has been active with Sustainable Tucson almost since its beginning in 2006, serving on the Core Team and now on the Board of Directors. She was co-chair or chair of Envision Tucson Sustainable Festival for 7 years; for many years she has also organized ST tabling at community events. Currently she is active with Sustainable Tucson’s Zero Waste Working Group, with a particular interest in reducing plastics production and use.
An East-Coast transplant happy to escape Syracuse winters, Paula has lived in Tucson since 1999. She is retired after a long career as an English as a Second Language (ESL) professor and an ESL textbook editor. Her love of the desert stretches back many years and strengthens her commitment to working to preserve our beautiful Sonoran Desert home.
Ellie Hammond
Ellie Hammond is a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analyst. Graduating from UA’s department of Geography in 2021, she joined the Green Iowa AmeriCorps, working on energy efficiency, conservation of natural landscapes, and housing for low-income, veteran, disabled and elderly demographics. As Outreach Coordinator, she organized events, coordinated volunteers, and collaborated with people and agencies outside her worksite. Tasks included home energy audits, seed harvests and invasive species removal, and water quality monitoring.
Ellie returned to UA to earn her MS in Geographic Information Systems Technology. During that time, she had a short stint at the City of Tucson’s Office of Equity, where her guiding mission was to research, adopt, and advocate for data practices that prioritize fairness and inclusivity at both the organizational and public levels. She now works full-time with Pima County as a GIS analyst on the Enterprise team.
When she’s not analyzing data, Ellie enjoys hiking, swimming, and walking her dog.