We are pleased to announce that Andrew Ehrich will be joining the Surdna Foundation for the upcoming year as a Tom Ford Fellow in Philanthropy through the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University. Andrew graduated from Stanford in June 2009, having completed a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics and a senior thesis in Environmental Science, Technology, and Policy. After research experience in green building design, he gained work experience with the San Francisco Great Streets Project, working for more sustainable and livable urban environments.
When choosing to spend his fellowship year at Surdna, Andrew was drawn to the foundation's long-standing leadership in this area, its commitment to social justice, and its innovative engagement of non-traditional voices in city planning processes. He hopes to spend this year learning how strategic coalitions built from broad sets of stakeholders can efficiently transform varied ideas into effective and meaningful policies and programs. The two other Tom Ford Fellows from Stanford are spending their years at the Hewlett Foundation, tackling issues of population and health, and at Tipping Point Community, focusing on family services and breaking the cycle of poverty. At Surdna, Andrew will be working across the Foundation, but primarily in the Sustainable Environments program with Beth Herz, Program Associate, who recently graduated from Wesleyan University and is currently completing her independent study to acquire a M.S. in Environmental Justice from the University of Michigan, as well as Helen Chin, Program Officer, and Sharon Alpert, Program Director.
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