AnnArbor.com: Ann Arbor's Whole Brain Group uses software to reduce University of Michigan office paper consumption

Read the August 3, 2009 article in Ann Arbor.com here.

Whole Brain Is a 2008 Commuter Challenge Winner

As part of Curb Your Car Month and The Commuter Challenge, businesses of all kinds we called upon to pariticpate in logging their sustainable transportation miles during their commutes. During the month of May, all participating businesses logged each sustainable mile biked, walked, bused or carpooled in order to accumalte points and reduce carbon emissions. The results are in! These businesses have proven they have what it takes to employ sustainable methods of commuting to work. 2-9 Employee Category Winners (all had 100% participation!) Above the Treeline, American Friends Service Committee-MI Criminal Justice Program, Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority, Center [...]

An interview with Marisa Smith, partner, The Whole Brain Group LLC

Three years ago, you could find Marisa Smith wearing pajamas, sitting at her computer at her Ann Arbor home. That was when she had her own company: DataSmith Consulting LLC. Now she works in an Ann Arbor office managing a staff of five, including a member in a Wisconsin office, and is receiving training from ATHENA International. In 1995, she accepted a position with Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at U-M. She began as a part-time secretary, received her master’s degree in Higher Education Administration, then became an academic advisor. Smith became interested in using the Web to get [...]