Education Partnership
Implementation of the Education and the Environment Initiative is a collaborative effort involving a number of governmental and non-governmental organizations. Key partners include the Office of the Secretary for Education, State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, and the California Resources Agency. Heal the Bay, a non-profit environmental organization and the bill’s sponsor, has joined the state’s leadership team.The following individuals have agreed to represent their organizations on the Education Partnership charged with guiding the implementation of the initiative.
Government Partners | Associate Partners
| Government Partners | |
|---|---|
| Assembly Member Pavley’s Office Susan Little, Senior Assistant California Environmental Protection Agency Dan Skopec, Undersecretary Andrea Lewis, Assistant Secretary California Integrated Waste Management Board Margo Reid Brown, Chair Susan Sakakihara, Acting Assistant Director California Resources Agency Crawford Tuttle, Deputy Secretary Chris Potter, Coordinator, Coastal Grants & Wetlands Sue Sims, Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Department of
Water Resources |
Department of Education Sue Stickel,
Deputy Superintendent Department of Transportation James Lawrence, Chief Office of the Secretary for Education Ray Reinhard, Assistant Secretary Senator Torlakson’s Office Tom Higgins, Principal Consultant State Board of Education Bonnie Reiss, Board Member Catherine Barkett, Executive Director |
| Associate Partners | |
| California Council for Environmental and
Economic Balance Vic Weisser, CCEEB President Bob Lucas, CCEEB Consultant California Farm Bureau Cynthia Cory, Director - Environmental Affairs California Forest Products Commission Don Zea, President California Institute for Biodiversity Carol J. Baird, Executive Director California Manufacturers and Technology Association Jack Stewart, President California School Boards Association Scott Plotkin, Executive Director Rick Pratt, Assistant Director California Science Teachers Association Christina Bertrand, Executive Director California State Association of Counties Karen Keene, Legislative Representative California State Parks Foundation Elizabeth Goldstein, President Sara Feldman, Director, Southern California Office California State Parent Teacher Association Gini (Virginia) Natali California Teachers Association Marlene Fong, Instructional & Professional Development Consultant, CTA Region 4 Coalition for Clean Air Tim Carmichael, President George Lucas Educational Foundation Diane Demee-Benoit, Director of Outreach Heal the Bay Leslie Mintz, Legislative Director League of California Cities Yvonne Hunter, Legislative Representative EMA, Inc. Jerry King, Managing Partner |
National Geographic Society Francesca Cava, Ocean Literacy Program Mgr. Planning and Conservation League
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Suzanne Lawrence, Government Relations Sierra Club Youth Services Chris Taylor, National Director Society of the Plastics Industry Laurie Hansen, Contract Lobbyist TreePeople Chris Imhoff, Director of Education Universal Kelly Meyer, Liaison to Universal Studios UC Berkeley, School of Public Health Amy Kyle, Ph.D., MPH USC Sea Grant Phyllis Grifman, Associate Director Walt Disney Company Kathy DiRanna, Director of Environmental Programs Warner Bros. Shelley Levin Billik, Vice President Waste Management Inc. Kent Stoddard, Director Water Education Foundation Rita Schmidt-Sudman, Executive Director Western States Petroleum Association Cathy Reheis-Boyd Wright Consulting Ellen Wright |
Education and the Environment Initiative Home
Education and the Environment Initiative, http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Education/EEI/
Contact, Andrea Lewis alewis@calepa.ca.gov or EEI@calepa.ca.gov