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About Us

Sustainable Shenandoah Valley is a regional consortium facilitated by representatives from the following institutions:

Blue Ridge Community College

Bridgewater College

Eastern Mennonite University

International Beliefs and Values Institute

James Madison University

Mary Baldwin University

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.

About SSV: About Us

What We Do

A sustainable Shenandoah Valley preserves and enhances our unique educational, social, environmental, and economic resources to ensure the future well-being of Valley residents and our children.

Dialogue

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.

Activities

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

Opportunities

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

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Meet Our Team

The Steering Committee

Steve Grande

SSV Chair

James Madison University

Director of Community Service-Learning

Carol Lena Miller

SSV Secretary

James Madison University

College of Integrated Science and Engineering Sustainability and Environment Associate

Jennifer Coffman

Steering Committee

James Madison University

Professor of Integrated Science and Technology

Jim Yoder

Steering Committee Representative
Eastern Mennonite University

Professor of Biology

Jinyoung Kang

Steering Committee Representative

Mary Baldwin University

Assistant Professor of Business

Katy Melton Simpson

Steering Committee Representative

Blue Ridge Community College

Instructor of Veterinary Technology

Mike Cast

Steering Committee Representative

Blue Ridge Community College

Associate Professor of Biology

Rob Alexander

Steering Committee Representative

James Madison University

Professor of Political Science, Coordinator of Environmental Studies minor, and Co-Director of Institute for Constructive Advocacy & Dialogue

Tim Kreps

Steering Committee Representative

Bridgewater College

Associate Professor of Biology

Jenna Piersol

Steering Committee Representative

James Madison University

Assistant Director of Community Partnership Development

About SSV: Meet the Team
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