As one of very few Green Roof Professionals (GRP) in Saskatchewan, my work forms part of a dynamic new layer in the sustainability of its built and natural landscape. My approach draws on education in architectural and building construction engineering technologies and prairie horticulture, as well as work at architectural firms in Edmonton and Saskatoon, and a career in planning roles at the University of Saskatchewan. Overseeing the development of the university's Office of Sustainability from 2004-2013, my knowledge of the field was cultivated in an institution serving over 20,000 students on a main campus of over 100 buildings on some 300 acres. Recruiting and establishing this team from the ground up provided countless learning opportunities over time as well as providing an immersion course on the University and regional communities.I have been fortunate to connect and collaborate with so many others through the common lens of sustainability. I have served on various boards and committees including the Canada Green Building Council’s Saskatchewan Chapter and the City of Saskatoon’s Environmental Advisory Committee, and RoadMap Saskatoon. I feel privileged now to have an opportunity to help teach the minds of the future in the form of university guest lecturing and many others via various green roof presentations. Delving deeper into in the areas which most interest me, I operate a small business in green roofs and urban agriculture within a northern prairie environmental context. Higher Groundwork HortiCulture offers education, advocacy and research as well as consultation, design and implementation of green roofs, rooftop gardens and living architecture.Michael Molaro LEED® AP, GRP