Two New "Climate Change Ambassadors" Appointed in Diocese of San Jose

Dr. Anthony Stawa and Lindsey Cromwell Kalkbrenner, members of our Catholic Green Initiative in the Diocese of San Jose have recently received training and commissioning to be among 24 national "Climate Change Ambassadors."

This training was conducted at Presentation Center in Los Gatos by The Catholic Coalition for Climate Change of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. These 24 Ambassadors are available to offer presentations on the moral implications of climate change consistent with Catholic teaching as outlined by our Holy Father in his World Day of Peace Message of 2010, If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation, and in the U.S. Catholic bishops’ statement, Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence and the Common Good.

To read more about it and to schedule Tony or Lindsey to speak at your parish or school,click here.

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Lindsey Cromwell Kalkbrenner
Santa Clara, California LCromwell@scu.edu

Education: BS Biology, Santa Clara University, MBA, Santa Clara University
Background: Lindsey is the Director of the Office of Sustainability at Santa Clara University. She has a deep passion for sustainability, and a unique perspective about how that is both grounded in and animated by Catholic mission and identity at Jesuit University.

Anthony (Tony) Strawa, Ph.D.
San Jose, California astrawa@sbcglobal.net

Education: Ph.D., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering with a minor in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, M.S., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Stanford University, M.A., Management and Supervision, Central Michigan University, B.S. Aeronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy
Background: Dr. Strawa has spent the last 20 years of his professional life working as an Atmospheric Scientist with NASA, and is currently the Chair of the Diocese of San Jose Climate Change Initiative. Dr. Strawa recognizes climate change as one of the great challenges facing humanity this century from a scientific, economic, and ethical perspective, and feels called to motivate people to more fully address climate change through their Catholic faith.

Posted in Environmental Justice on April 27, 2011 by batton