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Julia Langer is CEO of Toronto Atmospheric Fund, with responsibility for advancing the organizations climate solutions mandate and maintaining the endowment which supports TAF's work. Previously she was a director at World Wildlife Fund where she ran campaigns focused on reducing contaminants, addressing global warming pollution and marine conservation. Her degree is in environmental sciences from U of T. Julia is an avid gardener and wilderness canoeist.

Mary Pickering is VP Programs and Partnerships at the Toronto Atmospheric Fund. She was previously Associate Director of Development at World Wildlife Fund, Marketing Manager for Green$aver and Associate Editor of Alternatives Journal.

Tim Stoate is Vice President Impact Investing with the Toronto Atmospheric Fund. His background is in impact investing and corporate finance consulting in the banking sector. He is a former VP finance of two entrepreneurial companies.

Bryan Purcell is the Manager of Incubation and Social Innovation at the Toronto Atmospheric Fund (TAF). He oversees TAF's TowerWise program, which focuses on improving energy efficiency in Toronto's Multi-Unit Residential Buildings sector. He also oversees TAF's LightSavers program, which focuses on accelerating deployment of next generation lighting technologies. Prior to joining TAF, Bryan worked with the University of Toronto Sustainability Office, which focuses on reducing the University's carbon footprint. Bryan earned his HBA in Environmental Studies from the University of Toronto and an M.A. from McMaster University.

Ben Marans is TAF's Manager of Social Innovation & Transportation. For the past five years, Ben has been managing TAF's transportation and electric vehicle program, including a 10-vehicle plug-in hybrid pilot, co-chairing the City of Toronto's EV Working Group and directing the FleetWise EV300 initiative. Ben also manages TAF's grants program, working with both non-profits and City staff to cultivate, incubate and fund innovative emission reduction projects in Toronto. Prior to joining TAF, Ben managed an award-winning neighbourhood sustainability pilot in downtown Toronto to animate and engage residents, businesses and community groups to improve the local economic, social and environmental qualities of their neighbourhood. While Ben is a big fan of electric vehicles, he won't be purchasing one as he does most of his traveling by bike. However, he is pleased that his local car sharing company now offers no less than four different electric cars that he can rent as needed.

Lyle Jones is a Stakeholder Support Coordinator at the Toronto Atmospheric Fund (TAF). He works on many different TAF programs including Impact Investing, which provides loans to businesses that have a product or service that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Toronto and beyond. Another program that Lyle focuses on is FleetWise EV300, which provides decision support tools to fleet managers to de-risk the purchase of electric vehicles. Lyle earned his Bachelor of Science from McGill University.