Our Staff
buildaroo is the work of a group of dedicated professionals. Below is a short list of buildaroo's main contributors, as well as short biographical information and contact details. Let us know how we're doing! We love hearing from our readers.
Yaakov Albietz
Yaakov Albietz is co-founder of buildaroo.com. He has a BA in Environmental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, where he focused on developing community education programs to help give people a greater awareness of environmental issues. Yaakov has a broad interest in various environmental topics and is especially interested in helping to bring a basic awareness of social and physical environment into our day-to-day lives. He currently lives and works in Berkeley Calfornia, and can sometimes be found skiing the slopes near Lake Tahoe.
You can reach him via email at [email protected]
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Tali Aaron
Tali Aaron is co-founder of buildaroo.com and is based in Berkeley, California. She has a BA in psychology from Columbia University and a MSW from Yeshiva University. A self-taught green guru, she writes about various green technology topics including alternative energy, green building and energy efficiency. And she is also the lead reporter for buildaroo.com when we attend trade shows, and she is featured in our popular buildaroo video series.
You can reach her via email at [email protected]
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Lela Lake
Lela Lake, based out of Austin, TX, is a writer and internet producer who has produced hundreds of Internet videos, articles and Web presentations promoting community activism and environmentally conscious entrepreneurs. Lake has a Bachelor of Arts in social science and her work for groups such as the Sierra Club and Alley Cat Allies has been published in regional newspapers and national magazines. Her writing for buildaroo.com currently focuses on various green technology topics including renewable energy and green building.
You can reach her via email at [email protected]
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Barbara Davis
Barbara Davis is a writer with 20+ years writing and publishing academic science textbooks in all disciplines (i.e. Life, Physical, Earth). Barbara has spent many years writing on topics ranging from nanotechnology, AI, biomimetics, and other high-tech subjects. Her writing for buildaroo.com focuses on the evolution of cutting-edge green technologies.
You can reach her via email at [email protected]
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Melissa Skyler
Melissa Skyler is a senior writer at buildaroo.com She writes about various green technology topics including alternative energy, green building and energy efficiency.
You can reach her via email at [email protected]
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Patricia Ewanski
Patricia Ewanski is a contributing writer at buildaroo.com She writes about various green technology topics including alternative energy, green building and energy efficiency.
You can reach her via email at [email protected]
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Jackie Mirandola Mullen
Jackie Mirandola Mullen is a contributing writer at buildaroo.com. She is currently working on her PhD in environmental history at the University at Albany. She completed her BA in environmental history and German at Notre Dame, where she wrote regular environmental columns for the student paper. Her research looks at how technological advancements in America and Europe have altered land use decisions in the twentieth century.View all Posts