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| Staff and Volunteers |
We have opportunities for student interns to work on initiatives
and learn about the Calumet region.
Volunteers are also key to our success. There
are many opportunities for you to get involved. Join
Us to let us know how you would like to get involved!
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From the Board President
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On behalf of the board of directors, I would like to inform the community of the recent change at the Southeast Environmental Task Force. After 2 years of service to the organization, Alan Mammoser has resigned from the position of Executive Director. In his time here, Alan has helped move the Task Force forward by:
- Procuring funding for and hiring a bi-linqual community educator;
- Identifying connecting open lands that stretched from the Calumet region through Southern Cook County;
- Making strides in completion of the Burnham Greenway;
- Bringing together interested parties to work on an alternative fuel station; and
- Working to preserve open spaces identified in our Calumet Vision Plan.
Alan will continue to work with the Task Force through his ongoing efforts with the IPCB hearings regarding disinfection of discharged MWRD waters in to the waterways. We wish Alan all the best in his future endeavors and we thank him for his service to the community.
As you can imagine, we are both anxious and excited about the possibilities that this changing of the guard will bring. Over the next few months, we will be conducting a new Executive Director search. In the meantime, we are working hard to maintain our existing programs.
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SETF Executive Director
Alan Mammoser holds a Masters Degree in urban planning from the University
of Illinois at Chicago. He worked for six years in the planning group at
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, where he helped to produce the
2040 Regional Framework Plan for metropolitan Chicago.
Alan joined SETF in October, 2005 as project manager for the Calumet Area
Vision project. In this position, he spearheaded SETF’s effort to create the
Calumet Area Vision project and plan. Alan became Executive Director in
September, 2006. He continues to lead the agency’s three programs: open
space planning, pollution prevention and environmental education. |
| “I enjoy working with the people of the Southeast Side and near south suburbs. The area’s cultural history and natural heritage are unparalleled
in the metropolitan region. It’s a unique part of our city with tremendous potential for the future.” |
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“I strive to foster a love for the natural world through knowledge. My first objective is to help people understand the natural environment around them. This gets people engaged in their community while preparing young environmentalists for the future.”
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SETF Community Educator
Jessica L. Cañas graduated from Loyola University Chicago, where she
received a Bachelor Degree in anthropology and environmental studies. While
at Loyola, she interned at the Field Museum of Natural History in Zoology,
Anthropology and the Center for Cultural Understanding and Change. Upon
graduating, she worked for High Touch-High Tech company, creating in-class
science field trips for elementary schools. Jessica also founded a youth
group and became its first coordinator for her church community.
Jessica joined SETF in October, 2007 to manage the environmental education
program. She works closely with civic and governmental organizations in the
Calumet Stewardship Initiative (CSI), promoting environmental curriculums in
Calumet-area schools and community-based organizations. Jessica is creating
a regional educational strategy that links CSI partners’ programs to schools
in a continuous K-12 approach. She is expanding and deepening the impacts of
environmental education throughout the area by implementing new
community-based environmental education projects for children and adults. |
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