Who We Are
Megan Dobratz, LEED AP
Principal / Owner
Megan has nearly two decades of experience working in the sustainability field. Her expertise includes resource management (waste, water and energy), corporate sustainability, and green building. Megan leverages her knowledge, relationships, and creativity to help clients make business choices that support their environmental and social commitments, profit motives, and human capital. She works to uncover the low-hanging fruit opportunities as well as the longer term potential for resource efficiency, positive social impact and an overall lighter environmental footprint.
She serves on the board of Voyageurs Conservancy - the official nonprofit partner for Voyageurs National Park.
Angie Trygg
Executive Admin
Angie Trygg is a business owner and co-founder of PAIKKA, an established event venue in St. Paul. She has a broad understanding of how to get things done, how to collaborate and how to adapt when challenges arise. She relies on her evergreen optimism to always keep things moving forward. With a background in fine art and design, Angie enjoys working in the intersection of creativity and structure, with a holistic approach to building systems that support growth and organization. She can see the big picture while meticulously honing in on details with aesthetic sensibility. Angie is intentional about cultivating connections and relationships in her work, and continually seeks to create environments that put people and their experiences first.
Alex Koehl, MSc, Green Spark Certified
Manager
Alex holds a MSc in Sustainable Development in Practice from the University of the West of England, with a focus on sustainable media production. He has nearly a decade of professional media production experience, with deep insight into industry-specific workflows across all phases of production.
Alex works with production teams to identify and reach their sustainability goals.
He believes in the power of reciprocal collaboration. His focus is leading the Sustainable Media Production services offered by Native Sustainability where he utilizes industry-leading sustainability frameworks and tools such as; Green the Bid, GreenSpark, Albert, and the Green Production Guide.
OUR VALUES
Native Sustainability uses a network model to build project teams. We bring in the best of the best in the environmental field to ensure we have the unique combination of skills that will match our clients needs.
As a company and as individuals, we are committed to anti-racism and acknowledging the intersectionality of environmentalism and sustainability work.
PEOPLE FIRST: Environmental progress is about preserving the places where people live, work, play and breathe every day; the environment is for ALL people, no matter geography, race, or socioeconomic situation. For businesses, it can be much more concrete. We understand customers and employees are the heart and soul of your work. We believe sustainability efforts can boost employee engagement, leverage employee retention, and attract and retain customers.
PROFIT TOO: Too many companies overlook their potential environmental efficiencies because they fear the cost of making change. Native Sustainability believes that your environmental improvements can and should support your business goals. We want to help you save money—and even generate new profits—as we help the planet.
PROGRESS ANY WAY: This is a no-judgement zone. Whether your goal is to demonstrate your commitment to social responsibility or you just want to identify cost-saving and efficiencies, your efforts have the same impact—they help the environment. We work with businesses no matter what their motivation, we celebrate the work you’re already doing, and we help you see the many ways your sustainability plan can benefit your company.