Profile

Daphne Dixon
Organization: Conscious Decisions
Summary:
Daphne is an eco-entrepreneur/environmentalist who has been working closely with sustainability leaders, businesses, organizations, and community members to raise awareness about resilient communities and to engage people in green - living practices. In 2007, Daphne founded Conscious Decisions, an organization focused on educating the public on sustainable and eco-friendly living practices. She founded the annual Fairfield County Green Faire, the Fairfield County Green Coast Awards, and is co-founded the Green Market Exposition in Bridgeport. She is co-founder of Live Green Connecticut! a 501 (c) (3) public charity dedicated to environmental stewardship. Daphne is a committee member of the CT Green Building Council, SoundWaters, Sustainable Stamford, Wilton Go Green, Inc., Fairfield’s Earth Day Celebration, and Fairfield's Citizens Emergency Response Team. Daphne is a certified Master Gardener and serves as an alternate on Fairfield's Zoning Board of Appeals board. She is the host of Fairfield Green Drinks, Co-host of Stamford and Bridgeport Green Drinks, and involved with many regional, statewide and national sustainability initiatives. Daphne currently resides in Connecticut, but is a native Californian and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
Organizations
Executive Director
Conscious Decisions
Co-founder
Live Green Connecticut!
Projects
Executive Director
Green Coast Awards
Director
GreenTowns
Director
Connecticut Green Team
Annual Events
Co-founder
Live Green Connecticut Green Living and Family Festival
Founder
The Green Faire
Co-founder
Green Market Exposition
Executive Director
CT's Resiliency Task Force Workshop
Committee Member/Exhibitors, Fairfield Earth Day Celebration
Logistics & Day of Event Chair
Wilton Go Green Festival
Monthly Events
Host, Fairfield Green Drinks'
Host, Bridgeport Green Drinks
Co-host, Stamford Green Drinks
Environmental Committees
Committee Member
Business in the Environment
SoundWaters
Committee Member
CT Green Building Council
Board Member
Wilton Go Green, Inc.
Community
Investment Manager, Board Member
Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, DAR
Fairfield's Citizen Emergency Response Team
Past President
Team Member
Zoning Board of Appeals, Alternate
2009-2013