玛丽·惠特尼博士.D.
Hometown : Pittsburgh, PA
ACADEMIC AREAS OF INTEREST
Organizational and institutional change, renewable energy policy, environmental studies, informal environmental education, 可持续性, collaboratives.
传记
Dr. 惠特尼 has spent the last 15 years in environmental education, working primarily with citizens, teachers and their students. As 可持续性 director for Chatham’s campuses, she leads collaboration on 可持续性 practices at the university, works to help Chatham meet its carbon neutrality goals, and teaches environmental studies and civic engagement. Dr. 惠特尼 is one of the founders of GEM, the Green Education Movement, a professional support and education organization for environmental education practitioners in Pittsburgh. She holds a doctorate in 可持续性 Education from Prescott College, a Master of Public Policy and Management from the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, and is a graduate of Chatham College for Women at Chatham University.
教育
- PhD, 可持续性 Education, Prescott College (Prescott, AZ), 2013
- MPPM Non-Profit Mgt, GSPIA, University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA), 2003
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Energy Champions (2001) www.energychampion.org
组织
- Ukrainian Cultural and Humanitarian Institute : Board of Directors '04-present
- Rachel Carson Homestead Association: Membership Committee ’99-’03
- Rachel Carson Homestead Association: Development Committee ’00-03
- Pennsylvania Association of 环境al Educators: Conference Planning Committee 2000,
- Chatham College Alumnae Association: 多样性 Committee Chair ’02-’05
- Chatham College Alumnae Association: Nominating Committee ’99-’05
- Expanding Your Horizons in Math & Science, Pittsburgh Planning Committee: Career Panels Chair ’98,’99.
- Expanding Your Horizons in Math & Science, Pittsburgh Planning Committee: Registration Chair ’00, ’01.
- Expanding Your Horizons in Math & Science, Pittsburgh Planning Committee: Development Director ’00, ’01.
- Rural Wind Project Advisory Board – ’99-’02
成就
- Serve as Chair of Chatham Climate Committee: 2009-present
- Served as Co-chair of Financial Stability Committee ’05 - Urban Ecology Collaborative:
- Served as Co-chair, of Education Working Group, Urban Ecology Collaborative '08
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
- 环境al Citizenship: Issues, Action and 公民参与 for 本科s. 37th North American Association of 环境al Educators (NAAEE) Annual Conference, 威奇托, 2008年10月.
- Small Budget, Big Impact: Leverage Networks, Partners and Creativity for Project Success. With Allyson Lowe, PA Center for Women, Politics and Public Policy, Chatham University. 95th American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) Annual Meeting, 西雅图, WA, 2009年1月.
- Calculating and Communicating the Carbon Benefit of Campus Trees. With Mark Twery, US Forest Service and Jenn Andrews, Clean Air-Cool Planet. National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference. College Park, MD, March 2010.
- Calculating and Communicating the Carbon Benefit of Campus Trees. With Claire Roby, Clean Air-Cool Planet. Association for the Advancement of 可持续性 in Higher Education (AASHE) 2010. Denver, CO, October 2010.
- 惠特尼,玛丽 "Youth-Led 社区 Problem Solving" Pennsylvania Service Learning Alliance Annual Conference (Penn State) 2003
- 惠特尼,玛丽 and Magnusson, C. "The Wind Farm Game: Role-playing Energy Education". NE Sustainable Energy Association Energy In 学校 Conference. (奥尔巴尼，纽约州)2002
- 惠特尼,玛丽. "Energy Pioneers" NE Sustainable Energy Association Energy In 学校 Conference (Albany, NY) 2001.
- 惠特尼,玛丽. "High Performance 学校 Project". Empowerment 2000: Green 学校 Conference . (Madison, WI) 2000.