Center for Environment & Society
Briggs Cunningham
Climate Action Coordinator, Center for Environment & Society
E-mail: bcunningham3@washcoll.edu
Phone: (800) 422-1782, ext. 7174
Office: Custom House, 101 S. Water Street
Education
B.A. American Studies, Yale University, 1979
General Interests
- environmental stewardship
- community involvement
- U.S. and world history
- the Olympic Games
Career Highlights
- National Parks Conservation Association
- Smithsonian Institution
- Special Olympics International
- Washington area professional tennis tournaments
Volunteer Activities
- Assistant Coach, Men's Soccer Team, Washington College
- Communications Team, 2002 Olympic Winter Games, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Director, 1981 D.C. Special Olympics Summer Games
- Coach, youth soccer and baseball teams
Favorite Activities
- Tennis, sailing, soccer, ice hockey, swimming, snorkeling
- Historic novels; Dick Francis books; the Sunday paper
- Art Museums
- Favorite movie: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- Favorite book: Killer Angels
- Favorite meal: Oysters, spinach salad w/ pears and beets, grilled lamb, asparagus, garlic mashed potatoes, blueberry pie with whipped cream
- Favorite wine: Turley (red Zin)
- Spending time with my wife, children and grandchildren
Travel
- Faves: Scotland, London, France, Malta, Italy, Barbuda
- On the list: New Zealand, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Greece, Turkey, Israel, South Africa, Belize, Portugal, Spain
Politics
- Common Sense
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