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Rick Blasgen has served as the president and chief executive officer of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) since 2005. He began his career with Nabisco, where he held various logistics positions, including inventory management, order processing, and transportation and distribution center operations management. He also served as vice president of supply chain for Kraft and senior vice president of integrated logistics at ConAgra Foods. Rick Blasgen also serves the Chair of the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness where he provides the US Department of Commerce advice and counsel on issues and concerns that affect the supply chain sector. Rick Blasgen earned his degree in business administration from Governors State University.

Stephanie Stuckey is Director of Sustainability Services at Southface Energy. She received both her undergraduate and law degree from the University of Georgia, where she graduated cum laude in 1992. After law school, she served as a public defender and then went into private practice before being elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 1999. Stuckey spent 14 years in the Georgia House of Representatives and went on to serve as the Executive Director at GreenLaw. In 2016, Stuckey was chosen as the Director of Sustainability and Chief Resiliency Officer for the City of Atlanta as part of the 100 Resilient Cities program, pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation. Stuckey currently also serves on the Boards for the Green Chamber of the South, EarthShare of Georgia, and the Olmsted Linear Parks Association. She is a graduate of the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership (2013) and Leadership Atlanta (2017).