Christopher R. Schmitt
President @The Philosophy Family Farm Llc
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WORK HISTORY
President @The Philosophy Family Farm Llc
Spencer, NY, US
Chris has spent his entire career developing and implementing successful business practices with the best outcomes for clients. In a regenerative role, he is supporting the sustainable endeavors of the next generation through visionary business initiatives by helping his family create The Philosophy Family Farm LLC as a landmark of success within the community for generations to come. The motto of the farm is “We Grow Family,” in which we use the metaphor of regenerating an abandoned tree farm to grow healthy land and healthy family trees in support of community. We focus on creating and delivering educational books and programs for family and community engagement.
EDUCATION
Cornell University
Permaculture Design Certificate, Permaculture
Cornell University
Environmental Education, Urban Environmental Education, Nature-Based Education, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Natural Resources Program, Civic Ecology Lab
Colgate University
BA, Geography and History - Concentration in Human Interaction with the Environment
ABOUT CHRISTOPHER R. SCHMITT
Mr. Schmitt is an innovative, creative and results-oriented leader in the field of environmental site investigation, remediation, sustainability, resilience and climate change adaptation. He has more than 35 years experience in technical and regulatory environmental management, compliance and sustainability practices, specializing in creating sustainable initiatives for industry, non-profits, governments, corporations and institutions. Using key concepts of environmental, social and economic sustainability as applied to regenerative actions, he has an effective approach to achieving compliance through consensus building and collaborative input that is in line with contemporary needs in creating successful and resilient institutions. Mr. Schmitt helps organizations bridge the gap between social, environmental and economic realities within the regulatory framework to gain a positive outcome for all people by creating unique opportunities to achieve strategic success.Mr. Schmitt has spent decades developing a rich understanding of how to directly connect and apply key concepts of environmental risk management, sustainability and resilience to the people who most need these ideals, actions and outcomes. He successfully innovates, leads and implements new initiatives with his regulatory and technical expertise. He believes that accessible, purposeful and empowering engagement of key stakeholders in conjunction with effective, collaborative and inclusive communication are the keys to regenerating and sustaining successful enterprise.Mr. Schmitt has had great success in identifying social and environmental problems in complex local settings, creating sustainable goals for the future, strategizing effective whole-system solutions to reduce risk, communicating the process to stakeholders to gain buy-in, identifying and procuring financial incentives, implementing solutions, and learning from the process to encourage sustainable growth.His specialty is shepherding new strategic initiatives through the process of understanding self-identity, image, and purposeful goals that manifest in meaningful messaging and result in transforming from commodity output to highly effective local performance.Mr. Schmitt’s purpose and passion focus on regenerating unsustainable systems – ecologic, social and economic – through applying his unique “make it happen” creative skills in support of family, community, institutions, corporations and the next generation, all within the context of connecting the workplace with its community to result in positive change for all.
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