ACE Appoints Pic Walker as Executive Director
Oakland, CA, November 01, 2009 --(PR.com)-- ACE :: Alliance for Climate Education, a national nonprofit that offers dynamic climate change education programs for high schools, today announced the appointment of Pic Walker as its Executive Director. Walker has worked with ACE since late 2008 as Deputy Director with responsibility for leading program development. Walker will replace Blakely Atherton, who has been acting Executive Director of ACE since its inception and will continue with ACE as Director of Development.
"Pic's work has been an invaluable driver in rapidly expanding ACE from a start-up to a national organization reaching more than 150,000 students in our first six months of operations," said Michael Haas, ACE founder and Chairman of the Board. "We're thrilled to draw on Pic's leadership and experience to continue expanding ACE's leadership role in climate change education."
In assuming his new role, Walker draws on a decade of experience in the environmental sector. Before starting at ACE he was a managing consultant at Blu Skye, a consulting firm which assists fortune 500 clients in developing sustainability and environmental strategies. Prior to Blu Skye, Walker worked at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation leading environmental research and development for new environmental initiatives. While at Moore Foundation, he was a charter member and co-developer of the Wild Salmon Ecosystem Initiative. Prior to the Moore Foundation, he worked with several conservation organizations including Conservation International, CI-Guatemala and Rainforest Action Network.
"I'm honored to take on this role at such an exciting time," said Walker. "In just a few months we've seen young people begin to make a real impact in curbing the risks of climate change. I look forward to expanding our programs across the nation to give more teens the opportunity to learn the facts and work toward solutions."
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About ACE:
ACE :: Alliance for Climate Education is a nonprofit dedicated to educating America's youth about the science behind climate change and inspiring them to take action to stop it. Trained ACE educators visit high schools around the country to teach students through dynamic and interactive multimedia assembly presentations. After the presentations, ACE provides opportunities to connect interested students with local organizations that can help them start projects to curb the effects of climate change. ACE also helps students start action teams to reduce CO2 emissions in their schools, offers presenter and leadership training, and connects leading students and schools with scholarship and grant opportunities.
Founded in 2008, ACE is headquartered in Oakland, California, with offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and Houston, and new offices opening soon in Denver, Atlanta, New York and Washington, DC. For more information, visit http://www.acespace.org.
Contact:
Matt Stewart
Head of Marketing
415.867.0999
@mjfstewart
"Pic's work has been an invaluable driver in rapidly expanding ACE from a start-up to a national organization reaching more than 150,000 students in our first six months of operations," said Michael Haas, ACE founder and Chairman of the Board. "We're thrilled to draw on Pic's leadership and experience to continue expanding ACE's leadership role in climate change education."
In assuming his new role, Walker draws on a decade of experience in the environmental sector. Before starting at ACE he was a managing consultant at Blu Skye, a consulting firm which assists fortune 500 clients in developing sustainability and environmental strategies. Prior to Blu Skye, Walker worked at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation leading environmental research and development for new environmental initiatives. While at Moore Foundation, he was a charter member and co-developer of the Wild Salmon Ecosystem Initiative. Prior to the Moore Foundation, he worked with several conservation organizations including Conservation International, CI-Guatemala and Rainforest Action Network.
"I'm honored to take on this role at such an exciting time," said Walker. "In just a few months we've seen young people begin to make a real impact in curbing the risks of climate change. I look forward to expanding our programs across the nation to give more teens the opportunity to learn the facts and work toward solutions."
Download Pic Walker headshot
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About ACE:
ACE :: Alliance for Climate Education is a nonprofit dedicated to educating America's youth about the science behind climate change and inspiring them to take action to stop it. Trained ACE educators visit high schools around the country to teach students through dynamic and interactive multimedia assembly presentations. After the presentations, ACE provides opportunities to connect interested students with local organizations that can help them start projects to curb the effects of climate change. ACE also helps students start action teams to reduce CO2 emissions in their schools, offers presenter and leadership training, and connects leading students and schools with scholarship and grant opportunities.
Founded in 2008, ACE is headquartered in Oakland, California, with offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and Houston, and new offices opening soon in Denver, Atlanta, New York and Washington, DC. For more information, visit http://www.acespace.org.
Contact:
Matt Stewart
Head of Marketing
415.867.0999
@mjfstewart
Contact
ACE :: Alliance for Climate Education
Matt Stewart
415.867.0999
www.acespace.org
@mjfstewart
Matt Stewart
415.867.0999
www.acespace.org
@mjfstewart
Contact
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