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Carolyn Konheim (Carolyn Irene Salminen) was born on 20 January, 1938 in New York, is an American environmental activist and consultant (1938–2019). Discover Carolyn Konheim's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?
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Carolyn Irene Salminen |
| Occupation |
environmental activist, consultant |
| Age |
81 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
20 January 1938 |
| Birthday |
20 January |
| Birthplace |
New York |
| Date of death |
25 November, 2019 |
| Died Place |
New York |
| Nationality |
United States
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Carolyn Konheim Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Carolyn Konheim Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Carolyn Konheim worth at the age of 81 years old? Carolyn Konheim’s income source is mostly from being a successful activist. She is from United States. We have estimated Carolyn Konheim's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
activist |
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Timeline
Carolyn Salminen Konheim (born Carolyn Irene Salminen) (1938 – 2019) was an American environmental activist and consultant, based in New York.
Konheim was born in Queens, the daughter of Carl H. Salminen and Irene Ahti Salminen.
Her father was a Brooklyn-born commercial architect.
She earned a bachelor's degree in history at Skidmore College, with further studies at Columbia University.
She taught history at White Plains High School before she married in 1962.
Konheim was a mother of young children, living in New York City, when she became concerned about the city's air quality.
She married businessman B. Brand "Bud" Konheim in 1962; they had two sons, Eric (who died in 1991) and Alex.
Konheim served as communications director for Mayor John Lindsay's Department of Air Resources from 1967 to 1971.
From 1976 to 1977 she served on the state's Department of Environmental Conservation.
She ran the New York Scientists Committee for Public Information, providing scientific and economic talking points on environmental issues.
She chaired the Permanent Citizens’ Advisory Committee of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Her work led to changes in New York State laws regarding industrial emissions, and later to automotive emissions.
With her second husband, she worked successfully against the city's Westway scheme, citing environmental hazards.
Later Konheim and Ketcham founded Community Consulting Services, and worked as environmental-impact consultants for urban and transportation projects.
Kornheim advocated for congestion pricing, bicycle-friendly streets, and pedestrian malls.
The Konheims divorced in 1978.
In the 1980s, she was a consultant in support of a trash incinerator projects in Brooklyn, Pennsauken, Kenosha, and other sites, reporting that harmful by-products like dioxin could be handled with the right technology, regulation, and oversight.
In 1984, she married automotive engineer Brian Ketcham, who also worked on air pollution.
The couple lived in Brooklyn.
In the 1990s, Konheim was president of Women for Affirmative Action, a lobbying organization representing over four thousand woman-owned businesses in the New York metropolitan area.
She died in 2019, after a decade with Parkinson's disease and dementia.
