Majora Carter
President, The Majora Carter Group, LLC
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While the term "green-collar jobs" gains more press and pundits daily, few have actually marshaled the resources to get unemployed Americans trained and placed on pathways out of poverty in this growing economic sector. Majora Carter has. Born, raised, and currently living in the South Bronx, Majora founded Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx)in 2001 to improve the economic quality of the environmentally challenged neighborhood. In 2003, she launched the highly successful Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training program (BEST). BEST places a skilled green-collar workforce in growth sectors based on climate-adaptation trends. Successful graduates develop a personal and economic stake in their urban environment. SSBx also spearheaded city and state legislation that fuels demand for these jobs while improving public health and reducing energy consumption.
Majora is president of The Majora Carter Group, LLC, a green collar economic consulting firm. She is a MacArthur "Genius" Fellow, one of Newsweek’s “25 To Watch,” and one of Essence Magazine’s “25 most Influential African Americans.” Majora serves on the boards of Ceres, SJF, and the Wilderness Society. She is also the host of Sundance Channel’s Eco-Heroes and National Public Radio’s The Promised Land. Learn more about Marjora Carter on The Majora Carter Group, LLC web site.
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