Tanya Seaman
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Tanya Seaman | |
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| Born | May 18, 1967 |
| Died | March 17, 2022 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Education | BS, UC Davis; Masters, UPenn |
| Employer | PhillyCarShare |
Tanya Seaman was an American environmentalist and the co-founder and past executive director of PhillyCarShare. Seaman was born in Menlo Park, California to Lynn & Elisabeth Seaman.[1] She died on March 17, 2022, of metastatic breast cancer.[2]
On November 7, 2002, Seaman helped launch PhillyCarShare, a non-profit carsharing organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3] PhillyCarShare reached 55,000 users by 2008.[4] Seaman helped develop the program with the City of Philadelphia to use PhillyCarShare cars as fleet vehicles for city workers.[5]
She advocated for stronger municipal climate policies and improved public transportation options, including safe infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians.[2]
Her leadership earned her recognition as one of the Philadelphia Business Journal's "40 Under 40" to watch in the city of Philadelphia.[6]
