Sustainable Shenandoah Valley is a Regional Centre of Expertise. There are similar organizations throughout the globe that serve as locally organized, coordinated, and self-directed networks of teachers, higher education representatives, members of the local business community, local and regional governmental officials, researchers, and other community members that facilitate learning, create platforms for local dialogue, and partnerships for sustainable development.
Sustainable Shenandoah Valley is a regional consortium facilitated by representatives from the following institutions:
Blue Ridge Community College
Bridgewater College
Eastern Mennonite University
James Madison University
Mary Baldwin University
What We Do
This consortium brings together teachers, higher education representatives, members of the local business community, local and regional governmental officials, researchers, and other community members to promote Dialogue and educate the community on pressing local sustainability issues.
This consortium brings together teachers, higher education representatives, members of the local business community, local and regional governmental officials, researchers, and other community members to promote activities, events, and resources that increase understanding and awareness of how current actions can have implications for the Valley in the future
This consortium brings together teachers, higher education representatives, members of the local business community, local and regional governmental officials, researchers, and other community members to promote opportunities that develop our knowledge, skills, and behaviors to ensure the vitality of the Central Shenandoah Valley
Meet Our Team
Carol Lena Miller (SSV Chair); James Madison University (Research Program Manager, College of Integrated Science and Engineering)
Steve Grande (SSV Secretary); James Madison University (Assistant Professor, Graduate Psychology)
Jennifer Coffman; James Madison University (Professor of Integrated Science and Technology)
Jim Yoder; Eastern Mennonite University (Professor of Biology)
Ben Erickson; Bridgewater College (Director of Community Engagement and Senior Instructor of Communication Studies)
Katy Melton Simpson; Blue Ridge Community College (Instructor of Veterinary Technology)
Mike Cast; Blue Ridge Community College (Associate Professor of Biology)
Tim Kreps; Bridgewater College (Associate Professor of Biology)
Jenna Piersol; James Madison University (Assistant Director of Community Partnership Development)