Tanya Seaman

Tanya Seaman

Seaman in a PhillyCarShare Prius in front of the Art Museum steps in Philadelphia
Born (1967-05-18)May 18, 1967
Menlo Park, California, USA
Education BS, UC Davis; Masters, UPenn
Employer PhillyCarShare

Tanya Seaman is an American environmentalist and the co-founder and past executive director of PhillyCarShare. Seaman was born in Menlo Park, California to Lynn & Elisabeth Seaman.[1]

Environmentalism

On November 7, 2002, Seaman helped to launch PhillyCarShare a non-profit carsharing organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] PhillyCarShare has been one of the most successful, fastest-growing carsharing programs.[2] It is seen as a national model in both the environmental and non-profit sectors. Seaman helped develop the innovative program with the City of Philadelphia to use PhillyCarShare cars as fleet cars for city workers.[3]

Her leadership made her one of the Philadelphia Business Journal's "40 Under 40" to watch in the city of Philadelphia.[4]

Background

Seaman holds a degree in design from the University of California, Davis. After working in the field of architecture for several years, she left her home state of California to earn a Masters in City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania.[5] Seaman attempts to live as sustainable a lifestyle as possible: she does not own a car and eats a vegan diet.

External links

References

  1. "Lynn Seaman Obituary". The Almanac. 2007-08-29.
  2. 1 2 Dribben, Melissa (2007-10-29). "PhillyCarShare becomes well-traveled".
  3. Merritt, Athena D. (2004-04-05). "City starts partnership with PhillyCarShare". Philadelphia Business Journal.
  4. "40 Under 40 Awards Program". Philadelphia Business Journal. May 2006.
  5. "PhillyCarshare - Our people". phillycarshare.org. 2007-03-29. Archived from the original on 10-02-2008. Retrieved 2007-11-21. Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
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