Greenproofing's Team
Student Entrepreneurs
Arber Ruci
Arber is an Economics major and co-founder of In-Your Class.com, an online community platform for 480,000 students and faculty across the 23 campuses of the City University of New York. “Our goal is to create a community where students can communicate and collaborate with each other. We create mini social-networks for every classroom at school and connect them with each other.”
Elizabeth Vilchis
Elizabeth is a 3rd year Environmental Engineering major who is developing a social business model that develops culturally relevant STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) curriculum geared towards urban youth. She is a member of the Society of Latin Engineers and heads up a college access program that engages high school youth in extra- curricular engineering workshops during after-school and summer sessions.
Joseph Cleto
Joseph is a 3rd Year Civil Engineering major who was recently awarded a 2- year Community Engagement Fellowship through the Colin Powell Center to develop his business model targeting affordable housing developers that want to green their buildings and engage their tenants in the process.
Anasa Scott, General Manager
Anasa is a non- profit fund development and strategic planning consultant with over 10 years experience working with community- based organizations. Anasa teaches Environmental Entrepreneurship as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Economics Department at her Alma mater, the City College of New York, were she received her Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Economics. Anasa was recently appointed the 2010-2011 New York Life Leader in Residence at the Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies where she is leading a team of CCNY students in developing a micro-venture focused on water conservation in urban communities.
Advisors
Federica Raia, PH.D, - Earth and Atmospheric Science and Middle School Science Education
Kevin Foster, PH.D - Economics and Finance
Jon Jelen, PH.D- Economics and Finance, Management and Information Technology
Nora Heaphy- Deputy Director, Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies
Arber Ruci
Arber is an Economics major and co-founder of In-Your Class.com, an online community platform for 480,000 students and faculty across the 23 campuses of the City University of New York. “Our goal is to create a community where students can communicate and collaborate with each other. We create mini social-networks for every classroom at school and connect them with each other.”
Elizabeth Vilchis
Elizabeth is a 3rd year Environmental Engineering major who is developing a social business model that develops culturally relevant STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) curriculum geared towards urban youth. She is a member of the Society of Latin Engineers and heads up a college access program that engages high school youth in extra- curricular engineering workshops during after-school and summer sessions.
Joseph Cleto
Joseph is a 3rd Year Civil Engineering major who was recently awarded a 2- year Community Engagement Fellowship through the Colin Powell Center to develop his business model targeting affordable housing developers that want to green their buildings and engage their tenants in the process.
Anasa Scott, General Manager
Anasa is a non- profit fund development and strategic planning consultant with over 10 years experience working with community- based organizations. Anasa teaches Environmental Entrepreneurship as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Economics Department at her Alma mater, the City College of New York, were she received her Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Economics. Anasa was recently appointed the 2010-2011 New York Life Leader in Residence at the Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies where she is leading a team of CCNY students in developing a micro-venture focused on water conservation in urban communities.
Advisors
Federica Raia, PH.D, - Earth and Atmospheric Science and Middle School Science Education
Kevin Foster, PH.D - Economics and Finance
Jon Jelen, PH.D- Economics and Finance, Management and Information Technology
Nora Heaphy- Deputy Director, Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies