MAJORA CARTER  140 Word Bio

Dr. Majora Carter simultaneously addresses public health, poverty alleviation, and climate change as one of the nation’s pioneers in successful green-collar job training and placement systems.  She founded Sustainable South Bronx in 2001 to achieve environmental justice through economically sustainable projects informed by community needs.  Her work has been noted in numerous books; celebrated with awards from the National Audubon Society, the EPA, the NRDC, and the AIA among many others.  She is a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, one of Essence Magazine’s 25 Most Influential African-Americans in 2007, one of the NY Post’s Most Influential NYC Women for the past two years, a board member of the Widerness Society, and recording a special national public radio series called “The Promised Land” for 2009 release.  This year, her mission extends to include other cities, foundations, universities, businesses, and communities across around the world on how to unlock their green-collar economic potential to benefit all everyone.