Dawn Rittenhouse

DAWN RITTENHOUSE

Dawn Rittenhouse is a Senior Advisor of HillStaffer. She has over 20 years of experience in Sustainability, ESG, Green Building, and Chemicals, counseling HillStaffer cients on multiple strategic planning and operational issues including Sustainable Development, Solar Manuacturing, Business Management Processes, and multiple Chemical standards.

Dawn is currently a Board Member of the Delaware Nature Society (President, Board of Directors); The Nature Conservancy of Delaware (Board of Trustees); Future 500 (Board of Directors; Chair, Finance Committee); and the Conservation Innovation Fund (Board of Trustees).

Dawn has been recognized for her outstanding contributions in Sustianability, including:

• 2015 Green Building & Design ‘Women in Sustainability Leadership’ Award
• 2016 Society of Women Environmental Professionals  ‘Touchstone Award’
• 2017 WBCSD first ever Leading Women in Sustainability Award

Previously, Dawn was the Director, Sustainabilty for the DuPont Company.

Dawn joined DuPont in 1980 and held positions in Technical Service, Sales, Marketing, and Product Management within the Packaging and Industrial Polymers business and Crop Protection businesses. In late 1997, she began working in the corporate organization to assist DuPont businesses in integrating sustainability strategies into their strategy and business management processes.  She led DuPont’s efforts at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development  (WBCSD) and the United Nations Global Compact.

She was formerly on the Corporate Consultive Group Advisory Group of the World Resources Institute and the Penn State Smeal Sustainability Council.

Dawn has a double major in Chemistry and Economics from Duke University.

Dawn lives in Wilmington, Delaware. In her free time she loves photography and outside activities such as running, cycling, hiking, paddleboarding and kayaking.