Green Collar Jobs expert Kathleen Lyons is a workforce training and performance support specialist, and the publisher and editor of Green Job Idea Blog. She believes that the emerging green economy offers huge opportunities for both white- and blue-collar job seekers to find satisfying and meaningful work.

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Kathleen has the Green Fusion concept down cold, fitting her extensive technical and people skills into the framework of an emerging green economy. Kathleen holds membership in the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA), Co-op America, The International EcoTourism Club and the Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative.

Kathleen’s wildly eclectic background includes training and workforce development programs for companies and institutions in the U.S. and Europe, instructional design for both classroom and online learning formats, and speaking at conferences for learning organizations, universities, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and government agencies in the U.S., Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

Kathleen’s clients describe her as a top researcher and an expert in customizing solutions to their specific needs. She stays ahead of the curve in helping clients and consumers align their values with the daily input and output of their labor and resources.  As publisher and editor of Green Job Idea Blog, she’s constantly scanning the environment for new opportunities in green collar job creation, training opportunities, and sustainable-business career trends.

As CEO of FastNet Media since 1992, Kathleen has built and managed technical and workforce training projects for government agencies and corporations - from big IBM and PricewaterhouseCoopers to small-but-influential Solar Design Associates. She has helped hundreds of professionals from diverse cultures to launch and grow careers that align with their values and beliefs.

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