The Climate Project United States (TCP US)
The Climate Project United States is the American branch of Nobel Laureate and former Vice President Al Gore 's climate change leadership program founded in June 2006. As a program of the Alliance for Climate Protection, TCP's mission is to educate the public about the harmful effects of climate change and to work toward solutions at a grassroots level worldwide.
TCP supports more than 3,500 diverse and dedicated volunteers internationally, and TCP U.S. comprises one third of this global force. These volunteers are known as TCP Presenters and have been personally trained by Vice President Al Gore to deliver an updated version of the slide show featured in the Academy Award-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth.
TCP Presenters have delivered 70,000 presentations and have reached a combined global audience of more than 7.3 million. Presentations are customized and frequently revised to include the latest climate science and can be requested free of charge by any size group or organization. TCP's global headquarters is located in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Alliance, a unique non-profit, non-partisan organization with more than 5,000,000 members worldwide, is committed to educating the global community about the urgency of implementing comprehensive solutions to the climate crisis.
TCP Goals
TCP seeks to raise awareness about the urgency of the climate crisis. We hope to motivate individuals to become active participants in solving the climate crisis by:
1) Training a diverse range of citizens from numerous geographic regions and walks of life to communicate the science and impacts of climate change.
2) Engaging the public through presentations, news media, individual conversations, and grassroots advocacy and activism so that they will make informed choices about public policy matters related to climate change.
3) Promoting local, domestic and global initiatives to solve the climate crisis.
TCP presentations are available free of charge for public engagements of any size and may be requested by clicking here.
History
TCP began in June 2006 as an effort to train 1,000 Americans on the effects of global warming in order to spread the message about the problem. The class of "First Fifty" presenters was trained in Nashville, Tennessee, which has since become the home of its international headquarters.
International
Since then, TCP has established international branches in Australia, Canada, India, Spain, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, China, and Mexico, resulting in the training of hundreds of other committed individuals.
Expansion
TCP also has an official presence in Argentina, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Singapore and Turkey. New plans are being devised for trainings in Eastern and South Europe, and South Africa.
Presenters
TCP thrives as a result of the commitment, dedication, and passion of presenters to educate, encourage, and promote dialogue about climate change as well as potential solutions and policy reform. TCP's more than 3,000 presenters have reached a worldwide audience of 7.3 million people and its reach continues to grow. TCP Presenters come from all walks of life -- they are in science, academia, government, business, civic groups, places of worship, and schools.Faith-based Training
In October 2008, TCP held its first-ever Faith Community Training session in Nashville. The program resulted in the training of an exemplary group of faith leaders to deliver a version of the TCP slide show and engage in other congregational activities geared toward combating the climate crisis.Inconvenient Youth
In 2009, TCP United States took oversight of Inconvenient Youth, a network of teens committed to educating their peers and developing activities to engage young people.For more information, visit InconvenientYouth.org or email your questions to icy@theclimateproject.org.
Staff
Staff at TCP's international headquarters aim to support presenters in every facet of their work as climate change messengers.Contact TCP
The Climate Project
2100 West End Avenue, Suite 600
Nashville, TN 37203
Email: info@theclimateproject.org
Phone: (615) 327-7577
Meet the TCP Staff
Jenny Clad, Director of The Climate Project (TCP), has been at the helm of TCP since day one. In three years, Jenny has grown TCP from the first class of 50 presenters in the United States to a force of more than 3,000 dedicated volunteers from many countries around the world – creating a unique environmental movement that educates and transforms public attitudes about climate change.
Jenny has worked as a Consultant for the New Zealand Minister of Justice, a Lecturer & Tutor in Law at Hong Kong University, a Mediator-Dispute Resolution Specialist at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and an Attorney/Mediator in private practice in Washington, DC. She has lived in New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, and the United States, and has traveled extensively for most of her life and continues to do so today.
Jenny has a BA in Political Science and Anthropology from Canterbury University and a LLB (JD) degree from Victoria University of Wellington (NZ).
Sabrina Cowden is Program Director for The Climate Project. She joined TCP in July 2006, serving as the first paid employee of the organization. She has been involved with all aspects of TCP from managing staff, logistics, and strategic development to forging relationships that strengthen and expand the TCP message and managing program development for all TCP events. In her present role, she provides a variety of professional support to the Director. She serves as the Director's primary liaison with staff, both domestic and international, and the community at large. This role also has her coordinating and integrating the activities of department heads in the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and programs for TCP. She also oversees the daily operations of TCP headquarters. She holds a BA in Speech Communication from Lipscomb University located in Nashville, TN.
Carrie Criado, Communications Director, joined The Climate Project in 2009. Previously, she was a corporate staff attorney and Director of Public Relations for USLegal, Inc. Criado has also worked for KVII-TV, KEYT-TV, KUHT-TV, The First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt and was a law clerk for the Federal Communications Commission. She has also taught media law and journalism courses at Middle Tennessee State and Southern Methodist University. Criado received a BA in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, and earned a juris doctorate from the University of Houston. Carrie is licensed to practice law in Texas and Tennessee.
If you're a member of the news media and need assistance with a story you're working on or if you have any questions, comments, or story suggestions for TCP, please contact Carrie directly at (832) 576-6207 or via email at press@theclimateproject.org.
Kate Nolan, New Media Specialist, joined The Climate Project in 2009. She most recently worked as a public relations account executive, implementing public relations and marketing strategies for technology companies. Kate also worked as a programming manager for the women's social network 85 Broads. As a biology major at Bates College and attendee of the Semester in Environmental Science at the Marine Biology Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, Kate studied the affects of climate change on arctic marine ecosystems. She is an avid traveler and recently spent two months touring southern and eastern Africa.
Kathryn Michel, Logistics Coordinator, was previously employed by Vanderbilt University as the Special Programs and Projects liaison for the Recycling Program within the Sustainability and Environmental Management Office. Her enthusiasm for helping to create a more sustainable future stemmed from her Master's program, also attained from Vanderbilt University, which she received in the summer of 2008, earning her Organizational Leadership degree.
Kathryn received her BA in Psychology and Spanish from Vanderbilt University in the spring of 2007 and hails from Phoenix, Arizona.
Sam Davidson serves as the program manager for Inconvenient Youth, an initiative of The Climate Project US designed to organize teenagers to address climate change. Sam previously worked with teens at Oasis Center, a Nashville-based organization that helps youth grow, thrive and create positive change in their communities.
Sam recently founded and ran Cool People Care, a media and merchandise company that helps people live a more caring lifestyle. While there, he wrote New Day Revolution: How to Save the World in 24 Hours.
Grant England, Inconvenient Youth Coordinator, joined The Climate Project in 2009 as a part-time member of the communications team, where he worked with TCP's website, social media presence and lead a search engine optimization campaign. He recently transitioned from that position to Inconvenient Youth, an initiative of TCP US. Grant graduated from Vanderbilt University with a dual degree in Education and Psychology, and jumped at the chance to be part of a movement that combined his two passions: youth and the environment. He hopes to use his skills to empower young people to become climate activists.
TCP Presenter Leadership
The Climate Project's volunteer leadership consists of District Managers, who supervise and coordinate presenters in their area.
DISTRICT MANAGERS
West
Janelle Hansen (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA)
Camille DeMarco-Hay (CO, KS, UT, WY)
Jeff Mikulina (HI)
Eric Torres (Southern CA, NV)
Haily Summerford (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Paul Valva (Northern CA)
Central
Joyce Lanning (AL, AR, LA, MS, TN)
Mike Wallander (FL, GA, NC, SC)
Sarah Lynn Cunningham (IL, IN, KY, MO, OH)
Lisa Kamil (IA, MI, MN, ND, NE, SD, WI)
East
Steven Leibo (Upstate NY, VT)
Peter Kelley (MD, VA, DC, WV)
Marilyn Castriotta (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI)
Katie Scheidt (DE, NJ, New York City and Long Island, PA)
International
Yves Mathieu
Evan Wiliams (UK)
Support
TCP welcomes support to continue and expand its work to educate the public about this vital issue. As a program of the Alliance for Climate Protection, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, donations are tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.The Alliance for Climate Protection, Attn: Climate Project
901 E Street NW, Suite 610
Washington, DC 20004
Email: info@theclimateproject.org
Phone: (615) 327-7577
TCP presentations are available free of charge for public engagements of any size and may be requested by clicking here.
The Climate Project is Al Gore's climate change leadership program and is a part of the Alliance for Climate Protection, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. TCP's mission is to educate the public about the harmful effects of climate change and to work toward solutions at a grassroots level worldwide. TCP supports more than 3,500 diverse and dedicated volunteers worldwide. TCP Presenters have delivered 70,000 presentations and have reached a combined global audience of 7.3 million people. Your donation will allow us to engage even more people directly in our mission and empower every individual to play a part in solving the climate crisis. Donations for The Climate Project are accepted through the Alliance for Climate Protection. Please specify that your gift should be allocated to The Climate Project fund. Contributions or gifts to The Alliance for Climate Protection are deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes. No goods or services of any value were or will be transferred to you in connection with this donation. Unless otherwise indicated, donations are considered unrestricted and will be used by the Alliance to fulfill its overall mission and goals.
The Climate Project welcomes individuals to contribute their solutions, ideas, words, and images to help solve the climate crisis. At its discretion, TCP will post certain suggestions in the Ideas Gallery.
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