Climate-Positive, Equitable Economic Development
President’s Task Force on Carbon Neutrality and Climate Resilience
Working Group on Climate-Positive, Equitable Economic Development
The Working Group on Climate-Positive, Equitable Economic Development (Working Group 7) focuses on defining the concepts of climate-positive economic development and equity as they should be used by Working Groups 1-6 in their deliberations.
For the April 1, 2020 deliverable, Working Group 7 will provide input on three broad topics:
- Define a concept of climate-positive, equitable economic development that can be applied to Task Force efforts – what does it mean to be a good steward of the environment and equity while considering economic development strategies for the university and broader economy?
- How can we achieve/contribute to climate-positive, equitable economic development through functions of the university?
- How do the Rutgers climate-positive, equitable economic development efforts align with/contribute to state policies for the broader economy?
Insights generated on these topics will aid Working Groups 1-6 as they seek to incorporate climate-positive economic development considerations.
To see the detailed charge for the Working Group on Climate-Positive, Equitable Economic Development, click here.
Climate-Positive, Equitable Economic Development Working Group Members
Co-Chairs
Margaret Brennan
Associate Director and Executive Director for Economic Development and Innovation, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Jessica Paolini
Assistant Director of Economic Development and Innovation, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
PhD Student, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Carl Van Horn
Director, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Members
Jeanne Fox
Former President of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Noa Gafni
Executive Director, Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation
Rutgers University-Newark
Gregory Gamble
Director, Economic Development
Rutgers University-Camden
Jeanne Herb
Executive Director, Environmental Analysis and Communications Group, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Leonie Kattermann
Graduate Student, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Bob Kopp
Director, Rutgers Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Elayne P. McClaine
Regional Director-Middlesex County New Jersey Small Business Development Center
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Melanie McDermott
Senior Research, Sustainability Institute, The College of New Jersey
Visiting Assistant Research Professor, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Gary Minkoff
Instructor of Professional Practice, Rutgers Business School
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Amy Rowe
County Agent II/Associate Professor, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Lynne Trabachino
Associate Director, Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Henry Turner
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research in the Humanities and Arts
Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
Rutgers University–New Brunswick