Coalition Building
Pete Mahoney and Anne Nielsen are inviting a variety of individuals representing related concerns to CAAV steering committee meetings once a month.
All "Coalition Partners" since January 2016 are featured on our public website here: https://climateactionallianceofthevalley.org/category/coalition-building/
1/19/16 Charles Hendricks, the Gaines Group architect, about the "tiny" house project on E. Johnson St.
11/17/15 Debbie Sturm, JMU Dept. of Graduate Psychology, on the human/nature connection.
10/20/15 Dave and Lee O'Neill, Radical Roots Community Farm, SC met at the farm and were given a tour
8/18/15 Bobby Whitescarver, Chesapeake Bay Foundation; retired soil conservationist, USDA, Getting More on the Ground blogsite
7/21/15 Kyle Lawrence, President, Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition
6/16/15 Amy Knorr, Practice Director, Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, Eastern Mennonite University
5/19/15 Ernie Reed, President of Wild Virginia
4/21/15 Nancy Sorrells, Co-chair, Augusta County Alliance and All Pain No Gain
3/17/15 Lara Mack, non violent civil disobedience
1/20/15 Mike Collins, Harrisonburg Public Utilities Director, about water supply and wastewater treatment
11/18/14 Erin Shehane, Friendly City Food Co-op outreach and member services about the local food movement
10/21/14 Eric Bendfeldt, Extension Agent, VA Extension Service on recent training at the Southern Region Extension Climate Academy in Georgia
9/16/14 Tom Benevento with updates on NCP, the Megabus and his trip to the Dominican Republic
7/15/14 Bishop Dansby of HRGN about the public school energy efficiency campaign and upcoming visit of Bob Inglis to H'burg
6/17/14 Ian Sawyer of the New Community Project (NCP) gave a tour of all the sustainability efforts at 715 N. Main St.
5/20/14 Alleyn Harned, Director of Virginia Clean Cities and City Council candidate
4/15/14 Diane Foucar-Szocki, adult learning specialist with JMU and private practice
3/18/14 Thanh Dang, Harrisonburg Public Works
2/18/14 Joe Lapp on personal divestiture, Managing Director of the Harrisonburg office of Everence Financial Advisors
11/19/13 Erik Curren about his Council and Transition Staunton Augusta work with local foods initiatives.
10/15/13 Bishop Dansby about a net zero energy middle school for Harrisonburg and his training with the Climate Reality Project in Chicago last summer
9/17/13 Julia Cotrell and Genna Beckenhaupt with the McAulife campaign
8/6/13 Justin Van Kleeck, local activist for veganism on the significant contribution of animal agriculture to climate change
7/16/13 Lynn Cameron of Friends of Shenandoah Mountain
6/18/13 Tom Benevento of New Community Project including Harrisonburg's Spring Village and the Northend Greenway
5/21/13 Paulette Moore with Occupy Harrisonburg, blogger, digital media faculty at EMU and Michael Snell-Feikema also with O/H-burg
4/16/13 Valerie Serrels, associate director, Kids vs Global Warming/ iMatter Campaign
3/19/13 Jonathan Lantz-Trissel, sustainability coordinator for EMU
2/19/13 Phil Henning with JMU ISAT on green building
1/22/13 George Neall with Land Air Water Stewardship- Action Group (LAWS-AG)
11/20/12 Earl Martin and Ben Wyse with the Voluntary Gas Tax.
10/16/12 John Eckman former director of The Valley Conservation Council.
9/18/12 Dave Pruett author of Reason and Wonder: A Copernican Revolution in Science and Spirit.
7/17/12 Suzi Carter with the Northend Greenway.
Other opportunities have included:
collaboration with Occupy Harrisonburg, Sierra VA, iMatter for a climate change related "teach-in" at Community Mennonite Church Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013.
attending the introductory meeting of a 350 Central VA chapter in Charlottesville on January 29.