Green Corps

Green Corps is an environmental organization^[6] in the United States^[7] that trains recent college graduates^[8] in a one-year post-graduate program^[9] in grassroots community organizing. During the program, Green Corps organizers learn in the classroom and are deployed in the field to work on campaigns.^[10]

Founding

Green Corps was founded in 1992 by Leslie Samuelrich and Gina Cummings^[11] with the financial backing of U.S. Public Interest Research Group^[12] in response to the momentum created by Earth Day 1990. Green Corps was created to channel young talent into environmental advocacy causes.^[13]

Campaign history

Green Corps is hired by non-profits such as the Sierra Club to manage their campaigns in the field.^[14] Campaigns Green Corps has worked on include:

• Launching fossil fuel divestment campaigns on campuses.^[15][16][17]
• Launching a national campaign to label GMO foods.^[18]
• Leading the fights to shut coal plants on college campuses.^[19]

Leadership

Executive Directors

Executive Directors of Green Corps have included:

• 1992-2008 Leslie Samuelrich
• 2008-2012 Cindy Kang
• 2012–present Joshua Buswell-Charkow

Board of Directors

The current Green Corps Board of Directors includes:^[20]

• Douglas H. Phelps, President and Executive Director, The Public Interest Network
• Bob Bingaman, National Organizing Director, Sierra Club (Resigned from the Board in July 2016)
• Cindy Kang, Executive Coaching Fellow, The Management Center
• Andy MacDonald, National Campus Organizing Director, Student PIRGs
• Leslie Samuelrich, President, Green Century Capital Management
• Wendy Wendlandt, Political Director, The Public Interest Network
• Matt Wilson, Executive Director, MASSCreative
• Naomi Roth, Massachusetts Organizing Director, Families for Excellent Schools
• Pete Maysmith, Executive Director, Conservation Colorado
• Phil Radford, Former Executive Director, Greenpeace
• Kirsten Collings, Deputy Director, Chesapeake Climate Action Network

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