Neil Norman Seldman

Background

Seldman, Neil Norman was born on August 2, 1945 in Brooklyn. Son of Fred Herman and Sylvia (Flaster) Seldman.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, 1966. Master of Science in International Communism, George Washington University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations, George Washington University, 1974.

Career

Assistant to president, B.H. Krueger Company, Brooklyn, 1969-1972; associate professor, lecturer, George Washington University, Washington, 1974-1976; assistant director experimental program, George Washington University, Washington, 1976-1977; founder, Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), Washington, since 1974; president, Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), Washington, since 1980. Consultant World Bank/United Nations Environmental Program, Washington, 1980-1981, City Council, Philadelphia, 1984-1990.

Achievements

• Neil Norman Seldman has been listed as a noteworthy cultural organization administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Proven Profits from Pollution Prevention: Case Studies in Resource Conservation and Waste Reduction

    (316 pages. From the Preface: "This volume had its concept...)

  • Waste to wealth: A business guide for community recycling enterprises
  • Waste to Wealth: A Business Guide to Community Recycling Enterprises
  • Common Sense Radicalism

Membership

Fabrangen Cheder Jewish Community Organization. Elected chair Neighborhood Planning Council, Washington, 1976-1982. Co-founder District of Columbia Interracial Coalition for Environmental Equity, Washington, 1989, National Recycling Coalition, 1980, Grass Roots Recycling Network, 1996.

With National Guard, 1968-1974.

Interests

• Avocations: fast pitch softball, nineteenth-century literature, French and Russian revolutions.

Connections

Married Laura Jane Klugherz, February 22, 1968. Children: Oliver, Chloe.

Father:

Fred Herman Seldman

Mother:

Sylvia (Flaster) Seldman

Spouse:

Laura Jane Klugherz

child:

Oliver Seldman

child:

Chloe Seldman