Tanya Seaman
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Tanya Seaman is an American
environmentalist
and the co-founder and past executive director of PhillyCarShare
. Seaman was born on (18 May 1967) in Menlo Park
, California
to Lynn & Elisabeth Seaman.
organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. PhillyCarShare has been one of the most successful, fastest-growing carsharing programs. 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.
Her leadership made her one of the Philadelphia Business Journal
's "40 Under 40" to watch in the city of Philadelphia.
. 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
. Seaman attempts to live as sustainable a lifestyle as possible: she does not own a car and eats a vegan diet.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
environmentalist
Environmentalist
An environmentalist broadly supports the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities"...
and the co-founder and past executive director of PhillyCarShare
PhillyCarShare
PhillyCarShare is a non-profit car-sharing organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The service was launched in 2002. PhillyCarShare has cars available for use 24 hours per day throughout the city of Philadelphia and the region...
. Seaman was born on (18 May 1967) in Menlo Park
Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park, California is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, in the United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and Stanford to the south; Atherton, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to Lynn & Elisabeth Seaman.
Environmentalism
On November 7, 2002, Seaman helped to launch PhillyCarShare a non-profit carsharingCarsharing
Car sharing or Carsharing is a model of car rental where people rent cars for short periods of time, often by the hour. They are attractive to customers who make only occasional use of a vehicle, as well as others who would like occasional access to a vehicle of a different type than they use...
organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. PhillyCarShare has been one of the most successful, fastest-growing carsharing programs. 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.
Her leadership made her one of the Philadelphia Business Journal
Philadelphia Business Journal
The Philadelphia Business Journal is a weekly business-oriented newspaper published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is published by the American City Business Journals....
's "40 Under 40" to watch in the city of Philadelphia.
Background
Seaman holds a degree in design from the University of California, DavisUniversity of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...
. After working in the field of architecture for several years, she left her home state of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to earn a Masters in City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
. Seaman attempts to live as sustainable a lifestyle as possible: she does not own a car and eats a vegan diet.