CHAPTER CHAIR

Charles Miller

Charles Miller has two decades of environmental advocacy.  In 2022 he represented the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance on the California Global Biodiversity Working Group policy committee as a member of the California delegation to the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15). 

A certified California native plant and wildfire defense landscaper and LEED Green Associate, Miller serves on USGBC-LA’s Urban Landscaping Committee and USGBC’s national Advocacy Working Group.  His training includes a sustainability education from UCLA and Zero Waste training from the California Resource Recovery Association.  He created the advocacy organization, LA Native, which promotes biodiversity through native landscaping on behalf of over 30 stakeholder groups. 

Currently, Miller is an Environment / Habitat / Natural Resources representative on the LA County Metro Sustainability Council, serves on the Board of Directors of Westwood Greenway and the aforementioned Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance while also being active with the LA Community Forest Advisory Committee.  He has served several elected terms with the Palms Neighborhood Council where he founded and has chaired the Green Committee as well as chairing the Transportation Committee. 

His background includes an MA in Cinema Production from USC and work as a globally represented and exhibited fine art photographer.

VICE-CHAIR

Andy Hattala

Andy Hattala attended the Los Angeles training in August 2018 and immediately joined the Los Angeles Chapter. Though he regrets joining the sustainability movement late, he is working rapidly to make up for lost time. Having studied political science and believing in the power of democracy, he aims to collaborate with chapter members and others to propel the sustainability movement forward and establish water abundance. Andy continues working to adopt more sustainable behaviors and live an increasingly zero waste lifestyle. He actively presents on zero-waste living and sustainable water infrastructure, and advocates policies that engender it.

Andy served as Chapter Chair from 2020 to 2022. In addition to his role as Vice-Chair, Andy is the current Chair of the Water committee.

Please ask him about anything. He can literally talk and collaborate on anything, hopefully, with the objective of creating a better, more sustainable and water-rich world. The mantra by which he lives is don’t leave the world a little better, leave it significantly better than when first encountered.