Board of Directors

Carlene Taggart Bahler is the Chair of AEMI.   She is also the President of JT&A, Inc. and has led programs drawing together diverse stakeholders and creating education and outreach products for more than 30 years.  She has served as a leader in the mitigation and ecosystem banking industry since its beginning as the host of the National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference , the well-known and respected independent and balanced annual forum convening  more than 500 attendees at various locations within the United States.  

George leverages his deep experience in ecosystem markets, environmental finance, and environmental law to advance outcomes-based environmental solutions using market- and performance-based tools.

George most recently served as the CEO and Founder of Bespoke Mitigation Partners (BMP) and Partner of Earth & Water Strategies. Prior to forming BMP, he was the Chief Market Officer for Resource Environmental Solutions (RES). George led market initiatives for RES, with a focus on expanding the organization’s client base, geographic footprint, and wetland, stream, nutrient, and species offset markets. In this capacity, George spearheaded RES’ efforts to open nutrient and stormwater markets in the Chesapeake Bay Region; species markets in the Appalachian, Western, and Mid-Western U.S.; stream markets in Texas and the western U.S.; and wetland and stream restoration projects for water quality and carbon markets.

 It is with great sadness we lost Stuart Haney on Saturday,  April 25, 2020.  Stuart gave his "ALL" to AEMI.  A forward thinking and out-of-the-box visionary, Stuart saw AEMI strengthening investment in the environment  by connecting the "silos" and supporting proven science and tools.  More on Stuart below.  

Former General Counsel, Jack Kent Cooke Incorporated and

Founding Board Member, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Stuart Haney previously served as in-house counsel to Jack Kent Cooke and his companies including The Washington Redskins, The Chrysler Building (New York), Cooke CableVision, The Los Angeles Daily News, and Elmendorf Farm (a thoroughbred racing and breeding operation located in Lexington, Kentucky). Stuart served as Co-Executor of Jack Kent Cooke’s estate and formerly served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Salamander