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Cate O'dahl has served as a promoter, organizer, and educator, since 1990. Cate is an early-adopter of Green Building in Washington State. Working with private enterprise, non-profits, and governments, she designs, supports, and promotes Green Building initiatives and project promotions throughout the Northwest, primarily in the Seattle metropolitan area. Notable projects include the Green Pages for the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild since 2002, the Built Green® manuals for King and Snohomish Counties, and most recently, editorial manager for the Nisqually Watershed Building Guide in collaboration with the Stewardship Partners. Cate served for three years as the Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Sustainable Development Task Force in Snohomish County, increasing awareness and opportunities for sustainable development in this rural and growing county, especially for low impact development. Bringing green education to the real estate market has been Cate’s focus for the last few years: creating curriculum for deep green Real Estate education classes in association with GreenWorks Realty and O’Brien and Company, and providing an even more thorough examination of green building, by developing several classes for the North Seattle Community College’s Green Real Estate Certificate program. According to Cate, teaching green real estate classes to aspiring green professionals “is a fantastic feeling after all these years of talking to the choir.” When Cate is not doing something 'green,' she’s playing with her dogs. “My practically-perfect Golden Retriever, Brooklyn, and her pals keep me and my husband/business partner busy, happy, and full of joy."