Tanya Seaman was an American environmentalist and the co-founder and past executive director of PhillyCarShare. Seaman was born in Menlo Park, California to Lynn & Elisabeth Seaman.[1] Seaman died in March 2022 of metastatic breast cancer.[2]
Tanya Seaman | |
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| Born | May 18, 1967 |
| Died | March 17, 2022 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Education | BS, UC Davis; Masters, UPenn |
| Employer | PhillyCarShare |
Environmentalism
editOn November 7, 2002, Seaman helped to launch PhillyCarShare a non-profit carsharing organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3] PhillyCarShare has been one of the most successful, fastest-growing carsharing programs.[3] 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.[4]
Her leadership made her one of the Philadelphia Business Journal's "40 Under 40" to watch in the city of Philadelphia.[5]
Background
editSeaman held a degree in design from the University of California, Davis. 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.[6] Seaman attempted to live as sustainable a lifestyle as possible; she did not own a car and ate a plant-based diet.
References
edit- ^ "Lynn Seaman Obituary". The Almanac. 2007-08-29. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27.
- ^ "Tanya Seaman, environmentalist and cofounder of PhillyCarShare, dies at 54". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2022-04-12.
- ^ a b Dribben, Melissa (2007-10-29). "PhillyCarShare becomes well-traveled".
- ^ Merritt, Athena D. (2004-04-05). "City starts partnership with PhillyCarShare". Philadelphia Business Journal.
- ^ "40 Under 40 Awards Program". Philadelphia Business Journal. May 2006.
- ^ "PhillyCarshare - Our people". phillycarshare.org. 2007-03-29. Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
