This new series brings dynamic career professionals into classrooms via videoconferencing. Panelists talk about their professional life/career path for 5-7 minutes (props or demonstrations are encouraged!) and then entertain questions from your students. This is a great way to get a 'behind the scenes' look at possible career opportunities!

Green architecture, design and construction is the wave of the future. But what kind of jobs are available in this industry? And what kind of training/education do you need to pursue a career? On March 2nd, we'll be hosting a panel discussion with Nic Green (Chief Marketing Officer of PostGreen and the $100K House Project) and Brian Miller (Director of the Green Jobs Academy at Bucks County Community College). You'll hear about the career paths of each of these individuals, their current projects and have an opportunity to ask questions!

The Panelists

About Nic Darling and Postgreen

Nic is the Chief Marketing Officer for Postgreen. At postgreen the integrity and positive impact of each of our developments is of utmost importance to the success of our company. The success of each project is gauged using a triple-bottom-line approach that ensures that we maintain this mission. Using a triple-bottom-line system of measurement for our projects takes into account the impact we will have on People, Planet and Profit. Postgreen intends develop the following types of projects in the next five years in the Fishtown, Kensington and Northern Liberties neighborhoods of Philadelphia:

• small scale residential projects consisting of unique, modern and green living spaces
• commercial and mixed-use buildings along the developing Girard Ave and Frankford Ave corridors
• low to moderate income housing with modern and green design to keep our artists, entrepreneurs and working class in the neighborhood

About Brian Miller and the Green Jobs Academy at Bucks County Community College:

Brian Miller is an architect, urban designer and planner with over 20 years of professional experience on a variety of land planning, urban design, and architectural projects in 19 states. Prior to becoming director of the Green Jobs Academy, Mr. Miller directed his own firm, Miller Design Group, which provided design expertise on a range of complex town center, urban redevelopment, mixed-use, transit development, and waterfront projects. The firm gained considerable experience in working with town councils, citizen groups, civic associations, and the like on both publicly-funded and private-sector initiatives. That same period enabled Mr. Miller to advance his commitment to affordable and green housing through novel and innovative use of new materials, methods, and systems, as well as financial instruments that can put home ownership within reach of a wider demographic. Mr. Miller holds a Master’s Degree in Architecture from the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. Degree in English Literature from The University of Kansas.The Green Jobs Academy is an exciting new venture that includes a variety of academic and private industry partners in addition to Bucks County Community College. The Green Jobs Academy provides both long and shorter-term training programs geared toward workers looking for new skill sets in the green and sustainability industries.

Videoconference Outline

• Welcome/Introductions: Each site will have 60 seconds to introduce themselves. Please have a student ready to share the name of your site, where you are located, who's attending the program, and what you hope to learn by participating
• Speaker Introductions and Presentations: Each speaker will share his or her current career, as well as their path to their current career
• Question and Answer Session: We will conduct this portion of the videoconference in "round robin" fashion. Every school will have an opportunity to ask one question per round.

Pre-Videoconference Activities

• Review Resources: Please review the bios and resources related to each speaker
• Generate Questions: As a class, come up with 10 questions for our speaker. During the videoconference, your school will have an opportunity to ask at least two questions - - but by preparing ten, we can ensure questions aren't repeated! We'll conduct this portion of the videoconference in round robin fashion. We will call on schools in alphabetical order and each school will have an opportunity to ask one question before we move onto the next. After all schools have asked a question, we will repeat the rotation. Please make sure whomever is asking the question(s) are seated right next to the microphone before we get to this portion of the videoconference.