Westfield Green Careers Fair – May 2021

The Town of Westfield’s Green Team, in conjunction with the Westfield Board of Education and assistance from the NJ School Boards Association, held a high school level Green Career Fair in May to introduce students to future careers in the Green Economy. The Career Fair ran virtually over four days and featured 12 speakers, each representing various jobs in the sustainability field, and moderated by WHS teacher Jeffrey Robbins.

Session #1 May 20,2021

• Michael Chodroff, Founder The Ripple Center, Non-profit for Entrepreneurship, Educator
• Gail Lalla, Client Manager Grants and Construction, T&M Associates
• Amy Tuininga,PhD, Director, PSEG Institute for Sustainable Studies, Montclair State University

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/b6bZJf4wn9E

Session #2 May 24,2021

• Doug Zemeckis, County Agent for Rutgers Environmental Extension
• Angela Knowles, Planner at Van Cleef Engineering
• Amy Tuininga,PhD, Director, PSEG Institute for Sustainable Studies, Montclair State University

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/0Kfg8qt2Yyg

Session #3 May 25,2021

• Amanda Nesheiwat, Deputy Director of Sustainability and community Outreach
• Paul Knowles, PhD, PE & Northeast Region Sustainability Lead at Hazen and Sawyer
• Medea Villere, Regional Coordinator, Middle Atlantic + New England Region, U.S. Green Building Council

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/CQN0KP2YLns

Session #4 May 27,2021

• Jeff Geist, Programs Coordinator at Duke Farms
• Wayne DeFeo, LEED AP, Principal and Founder of DeFeo Associates
• Andrew Conte, CEM, CEA, CMVP, Director of Advanced Energy Solutions, Administrator of ACESplus from NJSBA, & Administrator of Energy Solutions from PSBA

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/YPo-pUiPfug