Whatcom County Gains New Chapter Director
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Cathy Lehman is the newly hired Chapter Director for Futurewise Whatcom and its dedicated local Steering Committee, after a fundraising campaign in 2007-2008 raised the support necessary to bring their first local staff person onboard.
Cathy was previously the Sustainable Business Development Manager for Sustainable Connections, a non-profit membership organization of NW Washington business and community leaders working to transform and model an economy built on sustainable practices. During her nearly 5 years there she helped organize the efforts of over 600 locally owned businesses in campaigns to buy green power, reduce waste, and increase their overall sustainability. She graduated with a BA in Communications from Western Washington University and earned a Certificate of Sustainable Business through Bainbridge Graduate Institute’s ‘green’ MBA program in Spring of 2007. She serves on the executive committee for Downtown Renaissance Network, the business and neighborhood association of downtown Bellingham.
“It’s been a great experience supporting individual business sustainability in our community for the last few years, and I’m really excited to be forging a new angle on holistic community sustainability now with Futurewise. I must say, it’s thrilling to be working with such a capable and inspiring local steering committee on these issues of smart growth, and helping bring about intentional community planning that will maintain what we all love about Whatcom County for generations to come.”
Email Cathy at Futurewise Whatcom, or call 360-224-8877.