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The Environmental Consortium is governed by a multi-disciplinary Steering Committee, comprised of a chair, vice-chair and 19 members, including two students, hailing from diverse institutions. The Steering Committee holds five meetings throughout the year. Subcommittees address strategic planning and membership development.
 
 
2008 Steering Committee Members
(Each term year runs January through December)
Chair:
Rachel Grob, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
Sarah Lawrence College
3-year term 2007-2009
Vice-Chair:    
Lucille Lewis Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor of Anthropology
Vassar College
3-year term 2006-2008
Ex Officio Member:    
John Cronin
Director and Chief Executive Officer
The Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
Director, Pace Academy for the Environment
Pace University
   
Committee Members:    
Mark Becker, MA
Associate Director, Geospatial Applications Division
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
Columbia University
3-year term 2007-2009
Stuart Belli, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Vassar College
3-year term 2008-2010
Paul Benzing, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
College of Saint Rose
3-year term 2008-2010
Alan R. Berkowitz, Ph.D.
Head of Education
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
3-year term 2006-2008
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Esq.
Assistant Dean of Environmental Law Programs
Pace University School of Law
1-year term 2008
Hassan El-Fawal, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Health Sciences
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
3-year term 2008-2010
Kevin Farley, Ph.D.
Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Manhattan College
3-year term 2006-2008
Ada Fox
Environmental Science Major ('10)
Marist College
3-year term 2007-2009
John P. Harrington, Ph.D.
Dean Emeritus, School of Science & Engineering
SUNY New Paltz
3-year term 2007-2009
Alvin Konigsberg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geological Sciences
SUNY New Paltz
3-year term 2007-2009
Lynn Maelia, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
Mount Saint Mary College
3-year term 2007-2009
Michael Mascarenhas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
3-year term 2008-2010
Alan Molof, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
Polytechnic University
3-year term 2006-2008
Dean Nieusma, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Science and Technology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
3-year term 2007-2009
Larry O'Connell, MBA, MS, MA
Adjunct Professor of Economics
Pace University
2-year term 2007-2008
Roger Panetta, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor of History
Curator Hudson River Collection
University Libraries
Fordham University
3-year term 2008-2010
Fredrica Rudell, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Marketing and International Business
Iona College
3-year term 2006-2008
Ruth Sawyer
Geography Major ('10)
Vassar College
3-year term 2007-2009
Michael Tannenbaum, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Science
Marist College
3-year term 2008-2010
 
Subcommittees
Strategic Planning Subcommittee
Chair: Rachel Grob
Members: Kevin Farley, Michelle Land
Governance Subcommittee
Chair: Lucy Johnson
Members: Michelle Land
 
 
Meeting Schedule
Steering Committee, Spring 2008

Friday, February 13, 2009, 10:30am - 2:30pm (Beacon Institute)

Friday, April 24, 2009, 10:30am - 2:30pm (Pace Academy for the Environment)

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