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Christine Flowers-Ewing
Executive Director, Keep California Beautiful
Appointed by the Keep California Beautiful (KCB) Board of Directors in April 2007, Ms. Christine Flowers-Ewing brings a wealth of experience and skills to the organization. During her time with KCB she has overseen the relocation of the organization to Sacramento; developed several partnerships to increase recycling of various materials; served on litter, illegal dumping and marine debris task forces; and lead the KCB Board through rebranding and revitalization of KCB’s vision, mission, values and goals.
Her career experience spans over 23 years in community outreach and environmental education including curriculum development, grant writing and implementation; as well as working with various entities to implement source reduction and recycling programs. She holds Masters Degrees in both Biological Sciences and Secondary Education Curriculum Development from University of Central Florida. In 1985, Ms Flowers-Ewing began her career in education, teaching high school in Orlando, Florida; eventually becoming the Environmental Technology Program Director at Valencia College. From 1990- 2004, as a professor of biology, she held positions at Valencia College, Washington College and Shasta College. She served as the faculty advisor for the environmental leadership clubs and worked to establish campus wide Environmental Advisory Committees.
As part of her professional development in education she participated on advisory committees related to sustainability at the local, regional, state and national level; pollution prevention and environmental technology training with EPA Region 9 Western Regional Pollution Prevention Network; and environmental education projects with the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) as a Fellow and a Quality Assurance Team Member. ATEEC is a national center that promotes and supports environmental and energy technology education to address the needs of the national and global workforce. While on sabbatical through an interagency agreement from 2002-2004, she assisted the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) by developing sustainable building virtual training, furthering and developing new strategic partnerships, integrating high performance school facilities with environmental education curriculum, participating in Environmentally Preferable Product (EPP) specification development and coordinating CIWMB outreach to support sustainable building efforts among California State Universities, University of California and Community Colleges. Prior to joining KCB, she was a staff scientist with CIWMB, acting as the Market Development Program Coordinator for the Plastic Recycling Technologies Section and as a liaison for local government staff in the Office of Local Assistance.
According to Ms Flowers-Ewing, her most cherished award was the 2001 Anti-Apathy Award presented by the Shasta College associated Student Body. It is indicative of her commitment to encouraging good environmental stewardship, as “The Efforts of One Result in the Power of Many.” She continues to teach as an adjunct professor in the Environmental Studies Program at California State University, Sacramento.
KCB is an environmental 501c (3) non-profit providing support and services in a variety of ways to California’s citizens, communities, government agencies and businesses. KCB’s goals are to educate and communicate to inspire action by developing source reduction and resource conservation awareness programs. Through public education, outreach, and partnership opportunities, KCB develops and conducts litter prevention campaigns with celebrities such as World Champion Skateboarder Tony Hawk, and Five Time Triple Crown Surfer Sunny Garcia with the message Don't Trash California; encouraging youngsters to make a difference by signing a pledge not to litter and to recycle. KCB annually provides resources and support to more than 200 California communities, focusing on cleanup, beautification and enhancement projects. In 2008, during the three month long Great American CleanupTM, community members contributed over 211,974.5 volunteer hours; removing over 2,156,332 pounds of litter and debris from California's environment along 3,463 miles of roadways, 256 miles of waterways, 86.5 miles of trails, 27.5 miles of railroad tracks and 711 acres of parks. The volunteer efforts of KCB program partners saved the state and local governments of California an estimated $4,657,079.70 in labor while completing community improvement projects.
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