Mentor Bio

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Nanney, Marion (DHEC Air Education and Outreach)
Mentor for: energy efficiency, transportation projects/anti-idling, indoor air for Richland County and coastal areas

As part of DHEC's Air Education and Outreach group, Marian is involved with internal and external publication development, indoor air quality, community events and DHEC’s Public Participation effort (to improve stakeholder involvement in the environmental permitting process). She found her way to DHEC after receiving her M.A. in French from the University of South Carolina, where she also taught French. Marian is an avid runner who, as part of the 2007 Midlands Makeover, implemented a recycling initiative for old running shoes that was well-received by the Columbia running community. Marian is also an (enthusiastic) amateur gardener and bird watcher and a volunteer on the Sistercare Speakers Bureau.