Debra Rowe

Debra Rowe is known nationally and internationally for her work in education and sustainability. Through her work, she encourages people to create systems changes that can support a more sustainable future. At the national level, Rowe is the President of the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development. In the education sector, she focuses on the role of educational institutions in preparing a workforce capable of supporting the development of a green economy and meeting sustainability goals. She also mentors groups such as Change the Chamber*Lobby for Climate, encouraging people to develop the skills to support and advocate for a sustainable future. Rowe has worked as a consultant with both the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Internationally, Rowe works with the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI). HESI is an open partnership between ten United Nations entities and the higher education community. Rowe co-chairs HESI's Education for Green Jobs action group and its SDG Publishers Compact Fellows. Rowe also works with the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), an international partnership that supports clean energy policy and technology. Through its Empowering People Initiative, Rowe works with governments, educators and employers to encourage the adoption of clean energy technologies and the development of a workforce with relevant education and skills.

Previously, Rowe was the Director of the Sustainability Education and Economic Development Center at the National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE). Rowe has also worked with the United Nations Youth Education Alliance (UNEP-YEA) and its Green Jobs Initiative.

Rowe edited the two-volume encyclopedia ''Achieving Sustainability: Visions, Principles, and Practices'' (2014). She has co-authored reports, guidelines, and toolkits for use by governments, educators, employers and others, including ''Global Guidance for Education on Green Jobs'' (2021), the ''National Roundtable on the Workforce for a Green and Inclusive Economy'' (2021), ''Clean Energy Economy & Workforce Preparation'' (2023) and ''The Recruitment Toolkit'' (2024).

Rowe was a professor for forty-two years at Oakland Community College in Oakland County, Michigan where she taught classes in energy management, renewable energy, sustainable development and psychology. Provided by Wikipedia