The Rachel Carson Forum:

Creating Healthy Places to Live Learn and Play

Planning Committee

Sharon Amik, Director, Carriage House Learning Center

Sharon Arabia, State of Pennsylvania, Office of Child Development & Early Learning

Barbara Biglan, Chatham University

Katie Delacroix, YWCA Pittsburgh

Patricia DeMarco, Rachel Carson Institute∗

Sherry Krallman, YWCA Pittsburgh, SW Keystone STAR

Doug McGarvey, Northwest Institute of Research, NW Regional Key

Becky Mercatoris, Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children∗

Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis, Executive Director, Women for a Healthy Environment∗

Stephanie Phillips, Tender Care Learning Center

Paula Purnell, Partner, Sense of Place learning, LLC.∗

Ruben Richards and Donna Shriver, Smart Kids

Deborah Rohe, YWCA Pittsburgh, SW Regional Key∗

Megan Showalter, PA Keys Berkshire Intermediate Unit

Melissa Vrabel, Chatham University∗

Margaret Zak , Partner, Sense of Place Learning, LLC.∗