Environmental Consortium

Governance

Bylaws

Governed by a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary, Steering Committee comprised of the Consortium director, a chair, vice-chair and 18 members, including two students, the Steering Committee is responsible for the overall functioning and governance of the Consortium while the Director provides leadership by implementing the policies, activities, and work plans of the Consortium.

The Environmental Consortium maintains an office generously provided by its host institution, Pace University, in Pleasantville, New York.

2013 Steering Committee Members
(Each term year runs January through December)

Director:
	Michelle Land, J.D. Director Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies		2004-Present
Chair:
	Lucille Lewis Johnson, Ph.D. Professor of Anthropology Vassar College	3-year term	2012-2014
Vice-Chair:
	John Kowal, Ph.D. Director and Professor, Center for Environmental Science and Technology SUNY Cobleskill	3-year term	2011-2013

Ex Officio:
	Timothy F. Sugrue, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries Dean, Clarkson University School of Business

Committee Members:
	Paul Benzing, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Environmental Science College of Saint Rose	3-year term	2011-2013
	David T. Conover Education Director Hudson River Sloop Clearwater	3-year term	2012-2014
	John Cronin Beacon Institute Fellow Clarkson University Senior Fellow in Environmental Affairs, Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies Pace University	3-year term	2012-2014
	Gabriel Dunsmith ‘15 Environmental Activist Vassar College	3-year term	2012-2014
	Peter Ellard, Ph.D. Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Siena College	3-year term	2013-2015
	Monika Espinasa Professor, Department of Biological Sciences SUNY Ulster County Community College	3-year term	2013-2015
	Daniel Farkas, Ph.D. Chair, Information Technology Department Pace University	3-year term	2011-2013
	Craig L. Frank, Ph.D. Co-Director, Environmental Science Program Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Fordham University	3-year term	2012-2014
	Lin Harmon, J.D. Professor, Assistant Dean and Director of Environmental Law Pace Law School	Partial term	2012-2014
	Kytt MacManus Geographic Information Specialist CIESIN Earth Institute at Columbia University	3-year term	2013-2015
	Captain Walter Nadolny Assistant Professor Marine Transportation Department SUNY Maritime College	3-year term	2013-2015
	Larry O'Connell, MBA, MS, MA Adjunct Professor of Economics The New School	3-year term	2012-2014
	Carol Rietsma, Ph.D. Emerita Associate Professor, Biology SUNY New Paltz	3-year term	2013-2015
	Douglas A. Robinson, Jr., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology Division of Natural Sciences Mount Saint Mary College	3-year term	2012-2014
	Martin Shaffer, Ph.D. Dean, School of Liberal Arts Marist College	3-year term	2011-2013

Fall 2013 Steering Commitee Meeting Schedule

Friday, September 20, 2013 (9:30am – 12:30pm)
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
Center for Environmental Innovation and Education (CEIE)
199 Dennings Avenue
Beacon, New York
Directions
Friday, December 13, 2013 (9:30am - 12:30pm)
Pace University
Goldstein Academic Center, Room 100
Pleasantville, New York

Meeting Minutes