About Tammy
Tammy Kaleel is the Founder and Principal of Tammy Kaleel Consulting, LLC.
Tammy joined The Walt Disney Company in 1990 and in 2008 she decided to specialize in the environmental sustainability field, connecting into her network to gain the coveted position of leading the Environmental Integration team. Her career highlight to date was providing environmental leadership for Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide. In partnership with business leaders, her team drove environmental sustainability strategy development, progress oversight and story telling accuracy for all destinations combined including Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney Cruise Line and Disney Vacation Club Resorts. She also served as the environmental liaison to Tokyo Disney Resort.
With her team, Tammy developed environmental sustainability expertise and solutions in waste minimization and recycling, greenhouse gas emissions reduction and renewable energy, and water conservation. She provided the global picture of environmental performance for senior executives, while diving into the details of specific areas of opportunity in different businesses like hotel operations, maintenance, food and beverage operations, retail operations, theme parks, and resort-wide sustainable design.
Tammy ensured accurate data was leveraged for decision making and prioritization, and collaborated to develop strategies, implement solutions and tell fact-based stories. As a result, The Walt Disney Company could successfully publish its achievement of the publicly stated environmental goals and targets in 2013 and 2018. She is proud to have been a part of the Disney Environmental Integration team during this transformational decade. https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/environmental-sustainability/
Tammy has served on the Sustainable Florida Board of Directors, and was an Advisor for Recycle Across America. She has represented The Walt Disney Company in the media and has been a frequent panellist and speaker at environmental and industry conferences.
A central Florida native, Tammy received her bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and her master’s degree in Simulation Systems from the University of Central Florida. She was the Disney liaison for Florida Audubon and volunteered with the Disney Conservation Fund supporting sea turtle conservation on the east coast of Florida.
Privately, Tammy is dedicated to her spiritual path of yoga, mindfulness, well-being and exploring new cultures and global destinations through travel. By seeking to understand and witnessing the connections between all beings, she is convinced we can collectively contribute to making our planet a healthier place for organizations, her children, and generations to come.
