President, JT&A, inc.
and NMEBC Steering Committee
Herndon, VA
Carlene Taggart Bahler is President of JT&A, inc, the host of NMEBC since it's founding 25 years ago, and continues to chair the NMEBC Steering Committee. Carlene brings 30 years of experience in drawing together diverse stakeholders through balanced education and outreach products and programs, including her role as the Chair of the Alliance of Environmental Markets and Investments.
Since joining JT&A, Carlene Bahler has been involved in domestic, international, government, corporate and defense outreach and event projects including the creation and production of public outreach materials, books, posters and extensive proceedings. Some of her major accomplishments include the development of the patented EnviroScape® created by the founder of JT&A Judith Taggart, now a series of six models and kits in use in all 50 states and internationally.
She was involved in the first American Wetlands Month, the first Watershed Conference, and various “firsts” educational and outreach materials produced in cooperation with EPA, USDA, DOI and other agencies, corporations and NGOs.
Her desire to bring varying perspectives and approaches together in a collaborative manner to bring about solutions has resulted in JT&A’s success in purposefully transitioning from purely contract services to a product and collaborative-based company.
Prior to joining JT&A, inc. Carlene worked for the U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service at the Office of the U.S. Special Trade Representative in Geneva, Switzerland and at the Embassy in East Berlin, for the Assistant Secretary of Administration at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C, and for Senator Robert Dole (Kansas). Carlene holds a BS in Marketing from Georgia State University.
Disclosure information not submitted.
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
