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Andrea Marz is the new office coordinator for the Sustainable Community Development Initiative. Previously, Andrea worked as an account manager for a private association firm in Grand Rapids, helping various association groups and non-profit organizations by providing administrative support, strategic planning and event coordination services.
Andrea is passionate about the environment, which led her to pursue a degree in Sustainability at GVSU. Andrea acquired the values, skills and principles of applied sustainability when she and her fellow classmates developed and participated in a recycling service learning project in the southwest area of the City of Grand Rapids. They went door to door enrolling residents in the citys free recycling program. To ensure the sustainability of the project, the students partnered with GVSU's TRiO Upward Bound students from Central and Union High Schools. Together with the TRiO students, they were able to enroll 200 new households in the city's free recycling program.
When not working or in class, Andrea enjoys spending time with her husband, Dave, and their two adopted greyhounds, Neeko and Seven. She is also a green smoothie aficionado who embraces a vegan lifestyle.
