Tanya Seaman

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name = Tanya Seaman

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birth_place = Menlo Park, California, USA
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education = BA, UC Davis; Masters, UPenn
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Tanya Seaman is an an American environmentalist and the co-founder and past executive director of PhillyCarShare. Seaman was born on (birth date|1967|5|18|mf=y) in Mountain View, California to Lynn & Elisabeth Seaman. [cite news | first= | last= | url= http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=4797 | title= Lynn Seaman Obituary | publisher= The Almanac | date= 2007-08-29]

Enviromentalism

On November 7, 2002, Seaman helped to found "PhillyCarShare" a non-profit car-sharing organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. cite news | first= Melissa | last= Dribben | url= http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/phila/20071029_Philly_CarShare_becomes_well-traveled.html | title= PhillyCarShare becomes well-traveled | date=2007-10-29] PhillyCarShare has been one of the most successful, fastest-growing carsharing programs. 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 PCS cars as fleet cars for city workers. cite news | first= Athena D. | last= Merritt | url= http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2004/04/05/daily5.html | title= City starts partnership with PhillyCarShare | publisher= Philadelphia Business Journal | date=2004-04-05]

Her leadership made her one of the Philadelphia Business Journal's "40 Under 40" to watch in the city of Philadelphia. cite news | first= | last= | url= http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/event/2174 | title=40 Under 40 Awards Program | publisher= Philadelphia Business Journal | date=May 2006]

Background

Seaman holds 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.cite web |url= http://www.phillycarshare.org/29/vision/our-people.php |title= PhillyCarshare - Our people |accessmonthday= 11-21 |accessyear= 2007|last= |first= |date= 2007-03-29 |work= |publisher=phillycarshare.org]

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