Megan is a first year graduate student in the CRP program who joined the Center for Sustainable Communities as a research assistant in spring 2011. She has been working on a variety projects involving the Wissahickon Creek Watershed and the Temple-Villanova Sustainable Stormwater Initiative.
Megan has a B.A. in architecture from Clemson University. As an intern with a non-profit environmental organization, she has done research on water and air pollution caused by Marcellus Shale drilling. Her planning interests include smart growth and water resource planning and management. In her free time Megan enjoys ultimate Frisbee, drawing, and camping.
Tom is a graduate student in the Community and Regional Planning program. He joined the CSC as a research assistant in the fall of 2011. He is working on various projects including the Temple-Villanova Sustainable Stormwater Initiative.
Tom has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Drexel University. As a professional civil engineer his experience includes site analysis and design, stormwater best management practice design, erosion and sedimentation control design and environmental and land-use permitting. Tom’s primary interests include water resource and environmental planning.
Andrew is a graduate student in Community and Regional Planning. He started at the Center for Sustainable Communities as a research assistant in Spring 2011. Andrew is primarily working on the Act 167 stormwater management plan for the Wissahickon Creek Watershed.
Andrew graduated from Temple University in 2006 with a B.A. in American History. He has experience working in the non-profit sector, primarily in healthcare and community outreach. He also has experience working in the museum and cultural arts industry. Andrew’s interests in city planning range from infrastructure management and water resources to regional development and open space conservation.
Past Research Assistants
Garrett Byma
Masters Program, Department of Community & Regional Planning
Garret Byma is currently a research assistant studying innovative transportation policies that support the development of a built environment that facilitates active living and healthier lifestyles.
Garret has a B.A. in Sociology from Calvin College. He spent the last 5 years in Chicago first working in the accounting department of a car dealership, then as customer service for the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago.
Research Interests: Non-motorized transportation, emergency management
Masters Program, Department of Community & Regional Planning
Donna Fabry joined the CSC as a research assistant in Spring 2009. She is working on projects in support of the Temple-Villanova Sustainable Stormwater Initiative. She has a B.A. in Communications from Penn State.
Prior to joining the CSC, she worked at a county conservation district, where she produced reports and educational materials related to stormwater and water quality.
Research Interests: Environmental planning, conservation easements, and sustainable urban redevelopment
Masters Program, Department of Community & Regional Planning
Kyle is currently a graduate student in Community and Regional Planning at Temple University. He is also a Research Assistant for the Center for Sustainable Communities. He recently completed an internship for the Chester County Planning Commission where he worked on pedestrian oriented transportation projects.
Kyle has a degree in Geography from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. His research interests include sustainable transportation planning, GIS, urban revitalization, and sustainable
Research Interests: Sustainable transportation planning, GIS, urban revitalization, and sustainable development
Masters Program, Department of Community & Regional Planning
Chloe Maryam Maher became interested in planning and sustainability through a love of public transportation and an appreciation for the people, history, culture, and environment of the greater Philadelphia region. Chloe is currently working on a sustainability audit - collecting data to understand greenhouse gas emissions and wastewater and waste generation in Montgomery Township, PA.
Chloe has a B.A. in Music Theory from Oberlin College, and has worked for several non-profit organizations in the Philadelphia area. She wants to encouraging people to behave more sustainably through education and through providing transportation choices at the community and regional level. Chloe continues to perform as an amateur folk dance musician — www.chloemaryam.com.
Masters Program, Department of Community & Regional Planning
Georgia Price joined the CSC as a research assistant in Summer 2009. Originally from the Temple Harrisburg campus, Georgia is working on a greenhouse gas inventory for four municipalities in the Swarthmore area.
Georgia has a B.A. in Geology from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. She previously worked as an environmental project manager for a consulting firm in New York. Her interests include sustainable planning, land conservation and GIS.
Research Interests: Sustainable planning, land conservation, and GIS
Masters Program, Department of Community & Regional Planning
Sequoia is a graduate student in the CRP Department at Temple Ambler. He has a B.S. in Geography and GIS from West Chester University. He is currently fulfilling his RA position with the CSC where he is working on projects including the Temple-Villanova Sustainable Storm water Initiative.
Sequoia hopes to implement effective sustainable development practices through the utilization of permaculture, promotion of green energy sources and education of proper waste management. He believes in a necessary balance of nature and society
Research Interest: Sustainable development practices, ecological planning
