Experience
POSITIONS HELD
Director, Earth Dancer School
Founder, ECHO Action NH
Founder, EcoScouts
ORGANIZATIONS / AFFILIATIONS
Board Member, NH Plastic Pollution Alliance
Board Member, 350 NH
Delaware Riverkeeper Network
- Stop The Pipelines Coalition/FERC Reform
Roaring Brook NVDA Affinity Group
ADVOCACY & LOBBYING
ECHO Action NH
- Climate action, renewable energy and pipeline opposition
Sierra Club NH
- methane emissions
Stop The Pipelines Coalition
- FERC reform
350NH
- Offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine
On the job...
A high-energy, enthusiastic, creative wordsmith, obsessed with imagery. Savvy with social media, presentations, photography, video, writing, teaching, training and a quick study of new apps. Well-crafted, concise, custom-tailored messaging and branding, slogans, taglines and catch-phrases.
Problems are assessed from various perspectives in order to mediate disputes and reach solutions. Careful handling of confidential and sensitive information.
Frequently praised for the speed and detail of work, ability to change roles and communication styles in working with diverse individuals and audiences, and often asked where I get my energy!
Fun, firm, friendly, focused! Responds quickly. Efficient, communicative and collaborative. Works well on a team and independently. Balances multiple tasks well. Management, organization, PR, journalism and moderating experienced. Quick response in a crisis, your go-to person when the panic button is hit!
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EDUCATION
Antioch University New England
M.S., Environmental Studies, minor in
Communications, Marine Ecology focus
Franklin Pierce University
B.A., Environmental Science & Biology
Franklin Pierce University
Secondary Science Teacher Certification
Brookdale College
A.A., English
COURSES TAUGHT
Formal Classes
Environmental Science CP
Environmental Issues
Polar Climate Change
Human Biology
Environmental Internship
Biology
Earth Science
Physical Science
Journalism / Writing
Advocacy
Training Sessions/Workshops
Climate 101
Advocacy
Using Social Media For Change
Promoting Environmental Issues
Volunteers: Community Contact/Relations
Effective Messaging Using Art & Graphics
Engaging Children In Campaigns
Web Design, Layout, Imaging, Messaging
WORKSHOPS & INSTITUTES
September 11-30 2017
Climate Change Science, Communication & Action
Cornell University Cooperative Extension
June 6-8, 2017
Building A Better World: Practical Skills for Mindfulness and Social Change, Antioch University New England, Keene, NH
October 15, 2016
Environmental Justice Leadership Training
350VT, Roots Justice Center, Brattleboro, VT
June 11, 2106
Political Training, Sierra Club NH,
National Education Association, Concord, NH
May 7, 2016
Civil Disobedience Training
Sugar Shack Alliance, Winchester Town Hall
August 3-8, 2014
Connecting with Marine Science
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA
May 3, 2014
NOAA Ocean Exploration, “Why Do We Explore?” (Part II)
New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
April 24-25, 2014
Wastewater Issues in Watersheds: The Perfect Stem Topic
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute & Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Cape Cod, MA
July 28-August 1, 2013
Fins, Fishes & Fisheries
Alabama Sea Grant, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, AL
July 22-25, 2013
NERRS Teachers on the Estuary-Climate Stewards In Action
Wells Estuarine Research Reserve, Wells, ME
June 24-28, 2013
STEM Digital Images in Geoscience
UMASS Amherst, MA
April 18, 2013
“Rising Tide-Lessons from Sandy”
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Cape Cod, MA
July 16-19 & Nov 3, 2012
NERRS Teachers on the Estuary II
Wells Estuarine Research Reserve, Wells, ME
July 8-13, 2012
Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP) & Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries,
Grand Isle, LA
June 17-21, 2012
Reefs, Rhizomes & Restoration
Alabama Sea Grant, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, AL
May 17, 2012
Reading the Ocean by its Light: Bioluminescence Workshop with Edith Widder of ORCA
New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
April 2011
Boston College, Weston Observatory, Weston, MA
October 2010
New England Oceanic Science Education Collaborative (NEOSEC)
Keynote speaker: Dr. Sylvia Earle, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
July 21-23, 2010
Barataria_Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP) / Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Port Fourchon, LA
July 12-16, 2009
IPY Polar Connections Institute (Polar Climate Change)
UMASS Amherst, Amherst, MA
July 2009
NERRS Teachers on the Estuary I
Waquoit Bay Estuarine Research Reserve, Falmouth, MA
June 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2009
Avian Nesting Ecology Field Course
Antioch University New England, Keene, NH
April 2009
Antioch University Collaborative, “Excellence” Lecture & Workshop
The Putney School, VT
CONFERENCES, SUMMITS & LECTURES
October 14, 2017
Care for Common Home: Environmental Forum & Shalefield Stories
Rivier College, Nashua, NH
June 9-11, 2017
The People's Summit [for Social, Racial & Economic Justice]
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
December 2, 2016
Testified, People's FERC Hearing
Delaware Riverkeeper Network
National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
December 19, 2016
The Innu Pessamit Nation, Salmon and HydroQuebec
Sierra Club NH, New England College, Concord, NH
November 29, 2016
Winona LaDuke, Founder of Honor The Earth
Keene State College, Keene, NH
November 2, 2016
NH Energy Roundtable Discussion: A Plan For NH
Citizens Energy Workgroup, Nashua Public Library, Nashua, NH
September 28, 2016
Climate Solutions for New Hampshire and Citizens Climate Hearing on Energy Savings and Climate Solutions, UNH Law Center, Concord, NH
September 17, 2016
New England Grassroots Sustainability Summit
Smith College, MA
July 23, 2016
Summit for a Clean Energy Revolution
Food & Water Watch, Friends Center, Philadelphia
June 28, 2016
NPR's The Exchange on the Road, "Greenwashing"
LaBelle Winery, Nashua, NH
March 9, 2016
Green Eggs and New HAMpshire Environmental Policy Breakfast: Climate Impacts on Maple Trees & Syrup
Sierra Club, Moms Clean Air Force, League of Conservation Voters, Union of Concerned Scientists, Keene State College, Keene, NH
November 14, 2015
Citizens Climate Lobby Nor'easters Regional Conference
Marriott Hotel, Nashua, NH
April 8, 2015
Massachusetts GreenSchools Summit
Boston College, MA
April 2, 2014
Massachusetts Green Schools Summit
EPA Headquarters, Boston, MA
November 12, 2010
Ocean Literacy Summit (NEOSEC), Keynote Speaker Dr. Sylvia Earle, UNH, Durham, NH
September 2010
Monadnock Literary & Arts Festival
Eco-Literature & Arts, Camp Glen Brook, NH
October 2009
Massachusetts Association of Science Teachers Conference (MAST)
Boxborough, MA
September 2009
New England Environmental Education Alliance Conference
Ivoryton, CT
September 2010
Monadnock Literary & Arts Festival
Eco-Literature & Arts, Camp Glen Brook, NH
August 2009
National Energy Education Development Conference (NEED)
Marlborough, MA
March 2009 & 2010
Boston Sea Rovers Marine Sciences Conference
Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, MA
October 2008
New England Oceanic Science Education Collaborative (NEOSEC), Boston College, Boston, MA, 2008
October 2007
Earth Systems Summit
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA