September 19, 2017 | Oceans Ballroom at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta

The Visionary Dinner raises awareness and funding for Southface’s continued work in high-performance affordable housing, green infrastructure, clean energy, healthy buildings and sustainable communities.

This Year was Special

The program was a provocative conversation focusing on the changing landscape for collaboration among cities to create healthy and resilient communities through the eyes of national leaders philanthropy.

The evening highlight was the presentation of the prestigious Argon Award to Steve and Marie Nygren to celebrate excellence in sustainability.

The audience at the Visionary Dinner

Argon award. L- Barry Goldman, Southface board chair, Andrea Pinabell, Southface president, Steve Nygren, Serenbe, and Dennis Creech the Kendeda Fund

Steve Nygren addresses the audience after receiving the Argon Award

Dennis Creech awards the Argon Award to Steve Nygren

Steve Nygren addresses the audience

Megan McCartthy, appetizer course, chef for Healthy Eating 101

Denise Knapp and Maureen Beebe prepared the dessert course

Flambéed desserts

Flambéed desserts

KSU students from the Michael A Levin School of Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality assist in plating Jiyeon Lee's short ribs course

The all female, Visionary Dinner chefs

Laura Case, Southface, networks with Tim Rizzi and Sarah Batchelor of Total Systems Commissioning

Shan Arora with Callie Pendergrast and Dennis Creech

KSU contingent w Cyndi McConnell, Will Conrad, Christian Hardigree, Maureen Beebe, Denise Knapp (chefs) and Daniel Henderson

Argon award, crafted by Peter Clemens, glass by American Insulated Glass.

Bill Hallman and April Trigg

Kevin Bell, Skanska; Danna Richey, Newcomb & Boyd; Meredi Lee, Skanska; Barkley Richey, Skanska

Chris North, Southface chats with Rebekah Hudgins and Walker Brough

Holly Beach pours a taste of St. Michele wine

Tammy and Greg Stuck, Michel A. Leven School of Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality at KSU

Bill Campbell and Linda Bolen of Columbia Property Trust

Katie Walls, Meteorologist at WSB TV was the emcee, seen here chatting with Andrea Pinabell

R-L, Andrea Pinabell intrduces Steve Nygren to Rachel Carey of the Atlanta Housing Authority.

Networking before the dinner start

Sarah Shanley Hope of the Solutions Project

Kevin Wildes of the Mohawk Group

The Southface staff at the Visionary Dinner

Stephanie Valdez Streaty introduces Dennis Creech

Sweet corn succotash with Georgia shrimp prepared by Lane Barton

Steve Nygren and his family

Viewing the Mohawk video

Denise Knapp has a laugh with the KSU students who assisted with the dinner

Guests

Head table guests

Audience

John Lanier and company

Vasser Seydel from the Turner Foundatin was a guest panelist

John Lanier of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation listens intently

Katie Walls interviews Andrea Pinabell