CEED National Advisory Board Members
2007-2008
President Richard Cook |
Dr. Richard Cook was named the 20th president of Allegheny College in 1996 after serving sixteen years on the faculty and seven years as provost at Kalamazoo College in Michigan. Specializing in chemistry, he earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan and his doctorate at Princeton University. His research in hazardous waste incineration and his establishment of study-abroad centers has taken him to six continents. Information provided by President Cook's office |
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Mr. Steve Davies |
Steve Davies serves as Senior Vice President for Project for Public Spaces (PPS), a non-profit founded in 1975 that builds upon the pioneering Street Life Project of writer-sociologist William H. Whyte. PPS is known for its work on the design, management, and transformation of public spaces. Steve is nationally acclaimed for his work in urban revitalization. An advocate for livable communities, his work has taken him around the world as a consultant, facilitator and speaker. Having joined Project for Public Spaces in 1978, Steve is a member of its senior leadership team, and has guided the development of the organization for nearly 30 years. |
Pennsylvania Congressman Phil English |
U. S. Representative Phil English was elected in 1994 to serve northwestern Pennsylvania's 3rd District. He was appointed to the Ways and Means Committee, which handles legislation affecting taxes, trade, health, Medicare, Social Security, and welfare. He is also a member of the committee's Health, Trade, and Human Resources subcommittee. Prior to his election to the U. S. House of Representatives, English served as Chief of Staff for PA Senator Melissa Hart. He also worked as the Minority Executive Director of the state Senate Finance Committee and served as the Executive Director of the state Senate Transportation Committee and Research Director of the state Senate Labor and Industry Committee. Information provided by Congressman English's office |
Caren Glotfelty |
Caren Glotfelty is director of The Heinz Endowments' Environment Program. Under her leadership, the program's grant making has expanded to promote smart growth and land use at regional and state levels, recognizing that ecologically sound development is an essential component of economic prosperity and environmental protection. She was a major strategist in the production of the Brookings Institution study of sprawl in western Pennsylvania, "Back to Prosperity," and in the subsequent creation of the Campaign to Renew Pennsylvania, which is working for policy reform. Prior to her work with the Endowments, Caren was the Goddard Professor of Forestry and Environment at the Pennsylvania State University. Prior to this she worked as the Deputy Secretary for water quality for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Info from: Richard Engel,: Home Efficient Home, The Woodchuck Cafe. |
Mr. Stephen Goldsmith |
Stephen Goldsmith is the co-founder of the Center for the Living City at Purchase College. In addition, he served as director of the Enterprise Community Partners’ Frederick P. Rose Architectural Fellowship, which supports young architects and community-based organizations in low-income communities. Stephen is also the founder of Artspace, a nationally known nonprofit corporation that develops living and work spaces, childcare space, educational facilities and office space for other nonprofit agencies. Formerly the planning director for Salt Lake City, he was the first artist/planning director appointed in a major city in the U.S. |
Mr. Brian Hill |
Brian Hill '81 is president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC), a statewide nonprofit environmental action organization. Brian has served as PEC's Vice President for Watersheds; director of PEC's award-winning French Creek Project in Meadville; director of PEC's Western Pennsylvania Office in Pittsburgh; and, director of Research and Education for PEC in Philadelphia. In 2004 and 2005, Brian served as an executive senior policy adviser to Governor Edward Rendell on environmental and transportation issues. While director of the French Creek Project, which began in tandem with CEED, Brian served on Meadville City Council where he was particularly interested in downtown revitalization and economic development issues. |
Ms. Patricia Johanson |
Patricia Johanson is an environmental artist with over three decades of experience designing functioning works of art that create infrastructures to reclaim impacted ecosystems. As early as 1969, with no specific clients in mind, Patricia originated plans for water and ecology gardens (made from flood basins, dams, reservoirs, and drainage systems), dewponds, municipal water-garden lakes, and highway gardens. Patricia's thinking paved the way for many contemporary, collaborative environmental and ecoart projects aimed at integrating nature and the urban infrastructure. Her projects involve the design of unusual trails and landscaping features that remediate the environment, reintroduce endangered plant and animal species, and create natural oxidation ponds and polishing pools for improving water quality. |
Mr. John Knox |
John Knox is the Executive Director of Operations for the Earth Island Institute, an international non-profit umbrella organization that provides organizational support for individuals interested in developing projects for the conservation, preservation, and restoration of the global environment. John began with Earth Island Institute as a volunteer in 1984, and began serving as Executive Director in 1986. John has had extensive experience in non-profit management, vocational rehabilitation administration, and community organizing and played a key role in the development of Earth Island's unique organizational model. He also was instrumental in the expansion of Earth Island's international project work, particularly in Russia. His commitment to the environmental movement involves simultaneously deepening people's ecological awareness while promoting a concern for sustainable communities. Info from: Earth Island Institute |
Pennsylvania State Senator Robert Robbins |
State Senator Bob Robbins (50th District) represents Crawford County. Prior to his election to the Pennsylvania Senate, he served in the House of Representatives from 1983-90. Senator Robbins was first elected to the Senate in 1990 and currently holds the Leadership position of Majority Caucus Secretary. He presently serves as Vice Chairman of the Local Government Committee. He is a member of the Senate Committees on Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Community & Economic Development, Game & Fisheries, Rules & Executive Nominations and Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness. Senator Robbins is also a member of the PIAA Legislative Oversight Committee, the Local Government Commission, the Keystone State Games and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Information provided by Senator Robbins' office. |
Mr. Bill Schmidt |
Bill Schmidt is the Associate Managing Editor for the New York Times. He has been with the Times since 1981. His prior experience includes eight years of working as a foreign correspondent for Newsweek where he ran bureaus in Moscow, the Middle East and Miami. In 1977 he won an award from the Overseas Press Club for his reporting on the war in Lebanon. Info from The Oracle, Vol. 38-no. 48, Lucas Grindley, Nov. 2000 |
