Kim Hildreth — The Call to Stewardship: Our responsibility to always remember, in every decision we make, we must consider the impact on the next seven generations.

Speaker — Kim Hildreth
Leader — Brian Moore

Title: The Call to Stewardship: Our responsibility to always remember, in every decision we make, we must consider the impact on the next seven generations.

Topic: What is stewardship and how do we in Mansfield/Richland County answer the call?

By gaining a better understanding of our responsibility to conservation, protection, and preserving of our natural resources, we can learn how accepting the call to stewardship has a direct interconnection to the community, including economic stability and viability for today and future generations.

In addition gain a better understanding of Storm Water (including some mandates), local programs, and how important it is to become involved and answer the call to be good stewards including the interconnections of our actions on the environment, community and neighbors.

Key areas to be covered include:
– Storm Water Management in our community (explain the requirements of the EPA Storm Water Permit)
– Earth Day, Arbor Day, and Soil Stewardship Week – and the Annual Earth Stewardship Celebration (litter clean ups, tree plantings, green infrastructure, beautification recycling, energy conversation)

Bio: Kim Hildreth, Project Planner for the City of Mansfield Engineering Department

Graduated from Ashland University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, Major in Psychology and Religion, Minor in Philosophy. She began working at the city in 1995 as the Program Coordinator for the Litter Prevention & Recycling Program. In 2005, she began working with the Engineering Department with the city’s Storm Water Permit, responsible for the Public Education and Public Involvement components of the permit. In 2007, took on the role of coordinating the Safe Routes to School program, which includes infrastructure and non-infrastructure components. The Litter Prevention office was consolidated into the Engineering Department in 2011 with the responsibility of the NPDES Storm Water Permit compliance. Project Planner for the city of Mansfield’s Backflow program (Cross Connection control) Also serves as the point of contact for the City of Mansfield’s Shade Tree Commission.

She has served on numerous Boards, including Past President of the Ohio Association of Litter Prevention & Recycling Professionals, Past President of the Clear Fork Valley Foundation, and past Board member of New Beginnings, the Rehab Center and Catalyst Life Services. Past Chair of the United Way Speakers Bureau and 2000 Leadership Unlimited.

Kim resides in Butler with her husband John.