Yvette Bordeaux is Director of the Professional Master’s Programs in Earth and Environmental Science. A graduate of the University of Rochester, she received her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000. A paleontologist, Dr. Bordeaux eschews dinosaurs and other large vertebrates for the fossils of much smaller creatures who can indicate how the environment has changed over time. More>

Richard W. Berman is a registered architect, having received his professional degree from the Rhode Island School of Design. He began his architectural career working for a number of firms in and around the New York City area. More>

James G. Blaine is a journalist, teacher and consultant, whose work has focused primarily on environmental, urban and social issues. He currently works with the Stroud Water Research Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to research and education on steams and rivers. More>

Tom Daniels is a Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania. He teaches courses on Environmental Planning, Land Use Planning, Growth Management, and Land Preservation. He also directs the Certificate Program in Land Preservation. More>

David Harper founded Land In Common as a consulting practice to assist landowners, land trusts and community organizations in establishing a network of common lands available for affordable, community-based sustainable agriculture, forestry, and ecological housing. More>

Professor Huemmler was with Exelon and its predecessor, PECO Energy, for 20 years. He started his career at PECO as an energy conservation analyst and finished at Exelon's Power Team as a senior power transactor buying and selling electricity in wholesale power markets. More>

Professor Keene received his B.A. from Yale University, a J.D. from Harvard University, and an M.C.P. from the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Keene's teaching and research interests focus on environmental planning and law, legal and policy issues relating to brownfield remediation, and management of urban growth.  More>

Stan Laskowski has been a senior executive, leader, teacher, scientist, advisor, and mentor during his career in environmental protection.  Currently he is a lecturer and advisor at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). At Penn he develops and teaches environmental management and policy courses and advises students and professors in many Departments including environmental science, business, and law. More>

Trudy Heller is founder and President of Executive Education for the Environment. A 25-year experienced consultant and master business educator, she prepares businesses to compete in a resource constrained world. A Wharton School Ph.D. and former professor of business strategy, Dr. Heller creates speeches, workshops and training programs for companies, universities and government agencies. More>

Tim Bechtel grew up on the Rockdale Run Formation, with a sinkhole in the backyard of his boyhood home. He has a B.Sc. from Haverford College (where he majored in geology at Bryn Mawr College), and an M.Sc. in Rock Mechanics and a Ph.D. in Geophysics (focussing on gravity) from Brown University.

Carl Mastropaolo has a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from St. Joseph’s University and a master’s degree in environmental science from Drexel University. He has been employed in the environmental consulting field for 16 years, the last 12 as a self-employed environmental scientist.

Roger Raufer is an independent consulting engineer with more than thirty years of private-sector experience in dealing with environmental impacts in the energy sector.He has worked as a consultant for the United Nations addressing environmental issues in China since 1990, and spent four years (2001-2005) as a Technical Advisor in the Division for Sustainable Development at U.N. headquarters in New York. More>

Elaine Brennan Wright retired from the US Environmental Protection Agency where she held various supervisory and senior management positions for over 25 years.  While at EPA, Elaine taught environmental management courses internationally and throughout the US. Elaine served as a management consultant conducting organization analyses for Poland's Environmental Ministry and the Regional Environmental Center of Central and Eastern Europe in Hungary. More>

Sarah Willig teaches for the Master of Environmental Studies Program at Penn, and advises students as they develop their academic careers as well. Sarah has her A.B. in Geology from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Geology from the Universityof Pennsylvania. More>