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Dear Alumni and Friends

In 2002, my employer, The Trust for Public Land, generously gave me a 10-month leave of absence to attend F&ES as a midcareer student. Like every other student, I tried to pack in the full bu≠et of course o≠erings and extracurricular activities available, but in just two short semesters. As I processed with the Class of 2003 under rain-soaked skies, little did I know that I’d be back at F&ES a few years later as a sta≠ member, ever striving to make up for the second year I never had. F&ES is one of those places that you can never get enough of.

As the Director of Development and Alumni Services, I’ve been back at F&ES for the past six years working to re-engage and reconnect alumni to F&ES and to each other, and to provide meaningful opportunities for friends and supporters of the School to be partners in our mission to train the next generation of environmental leaders. I love my job because I get to interact with many of our over 4,500 alumni who are researching, teaching, writing, solving, organizing and fighting for environmental change in every corner of the world. Last year, more than 150 of you individually returned to campus to meet with students, give a pre- sentation or organize a program. You made a huge di≠erence and I invite all alumni to make your way back to campus soon. We can’t get enough of you.

One great excuse to come back to campus is Reunion Weekend. On October 4–6, 2013, we’ll be celebrating reunions for the graduating classes ending in 3’s and 8’s, but everybody is welcome to come back and catch up with a favorite professor or friend. And fall in New England is pretty special.

If New Haven is not in your travel plans, I encourage you to connect with our Alumni Association and its Board of Directors. We have 25 incredible alumni volunteers who are working hard to build a strong alumni community across the country and internationally. You can find them at http://environment.yale.edu/alumni/board- directory/.

Let’s make a point of all getting better connected this year: to F&ES, to current stu- dents, to each other, to local Yale clubs and to our communities. By strengthening our ties to each other, we can assure that our F&ES experience never has to end.

Cheers

Tim Northrop, M.E.M. ’03, Director Development and Alumni Services

The F&ES Record is a publication of the F&ES O≤ce of Development and Alumni Services, published twice a year. The F&ES Record serves to inform the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies community of alumni, friends and supporters about the School’s activities, goals and achievements, and to celebrate the community at large. 2 the f&es record JI spring 2013

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4 It's All Happening at the School 18 Class Notes • Spring 2013 6 Yale-Myers — Sprucing Up 46 In Memoriam 8 With Your Support . . . 50 F&ES Resources 10 Reunion Weekend 2012 the f&es record Tim Northrop M.E.M. ’03, Director Designer: ChenDesign Deborah DeFord, Assistant Director Photographers: Kike Calvo, Kristopher Covey, Kristin Floyd, Assistant Director Peter Otis, Rebeka Ryvola Katherine Wood, O≤cer Andy Daly, Coordinator Emily Blakeslee, Sr. Administrative Assistant Front cover: Yale-Myers Camp; Above: Great Mountain-Class of 2007 3 yale school of forestry & environmental studies

hydraulic fracturing: bridge to a clean energy future? it’s all happening at the school . . .

On September 18, 2012, F&ES hosted a panel discussion (above) in patagonia comes to yale Kroon Hall on a controversial method of extracting natural gas from shale. The discussion explored whether hydraulic fracturing — better known as hydrofracking or fracking — will enhance America’s energy security, or deter the development of renewable energy sources and foster a continuing dependence on fossil fuels. The panel featured John Hofmeister, a former Shell Oil executive and CEO of Citizens for A≠ordable Energy; Bill McKibben, an environmental journalist and founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org; Sheila Olmstead, a fellow at the nonpartisan think tank Resources for the Future; and On September 27, 2012, Yvon Chouinard James Saiers, F&ES professor of hydrology and a water chemistry expert. (middle) and Vincent Stanley (right), the Brad Gentry, co-director of the Center for Business and the Environment authors of The Responsible Company: What at Yale and a member of the F&ES faculty, moderated. We’ve Learned from Patagonia’s First 40 Years, came to Yale to discuss how a highly successful company can spread a message whole foods of environmental responsibility. Sponsored at f&es by F&ES, Yale Divinity School and Yale School On October 5, 2012, the Whole of Management, the discussion took place Foods Sustainability team held in Levinson Auditorium at Yale Law School. its annual meeting in Burke Chouinard, a noted alpinist and environ- Auditorium. The entire day’s mentalist, is the founder and owner of the activities were open to Yale high-end sportswear company. In 2007, F&ES students; two back-to-back panels in the afternoon were open Fortune Magazine named him “the most to the public and hosted by the Center for Business and the successful outdoor businessman alive Environment at Yale. The first afternoon discussion with Kathy Loftus today.” Stanley, Chouinard’s nephew and and Brad Gentry (above), part of the Sustainability Leader series, cen- one of Patagonia’s original employees, is tered on how the company weaves its Green Mission into everything co-editor of the company’s Footprint it undertakes. This was followed by a panel on food access with Whole Chronicles, which tracks the environmental Foods founder and CEO, Patrick Stuebi; Mark Bomford, director of the impact of products and addresses pressing Yale Sustainable Food Project; Yale Professor Kelly Brownell, director social and environmental issues. of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity; and Rafi Taherian, executive director of Yale Dining.

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john aber m.f.s ’73, ph.d. ’76: “thinking like an ecosystem” On October 11, 2012, John Aber—renowned scholar on the e≠ects of acid rain on forests— received the Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal, Yale’s highest graduate alumni honor. Dr. Aber is University Professor and Provost at the University of New Hampshire. He received the award at a private dinner with President Richard Levin and other Yale o≤cials. As part of the festivities, Aber discussed “Thinking Like an Ecosystem: From Forests and Pastures, to the Globe” in Kroon Hall at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. cop 18, doha, qatar In November 2012, 20 F&ES students traveled to Doha, Qatar. The delegation actively participated in the 18th annual meeting of the world’s climate summit, the Conference of the Parties (COP). Students supported country missions, non-governmental organizations, intergovernmental institutions, and facilitated a number of prominent awareness-raising events. The significance of this ongoing opportunity for F&ES students is evident in the years-long involvement of alumni at the COPs.

19th annual yale istf conference food and forests: cultivating resilient landscapes

On January 24–26, the Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters hosted the conference, “Food and Forests: Cultivating Resilient Landscapes,” assessing the complexities of building equitable and resilient food systems while enabling tropical forest conservation. Practitioners and researchers from education, government, and environment and development institutions discussed how development and conservation goals can be integrated across food-producing landscapes in the tropics in order to promote food security and healthy forests. Conferees also considered the scales at which this integration could occur, potential challenges to implementation and past lessons learned. Frances Seymour, the former Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research, delivered the keynote address. The conference then moved on to a work- shop on facilitating multi-stakeholder conversations, led by Gary Dunning M.E.S. '96 of The Forests Dialogue.

5 yale school of forestry & environmental studies yale-myers – sprucing up by alex barrett, school forest manager

ver the past decade, the Yale-Myers Forest Camp has Oundergone a remarkable transformation. We began with the complete demolition of the upper camp building in 2004 and its reiteration as a remodeled kitchen, dining and study area. At that time we also added a new roof to the lower bunkhouse. Then we renovated and restored the Morse House in 2006 and constructed a new bath- house in 2009. In 2012 we constructed a new garage and barn adjacent to the “Blacksmith shop” that we restored in 2005. Now we are building the new classroom and dormitory, to be completed in Spring 2013. All this means the core facilities at Camp have never looked so good.

The past three years have also seen a series of smaller scale projects—the Class of 1980 Timber Frame Pavilion, new lean-tos, a smoker and grilling station, and the dish station have all made Camp a wonderful place to do research and to learn about forest management. Special thanks is due to Kris Covey, Ph.D. ’16, for his e≠orts as the Director of New Initiatives. He is a constant source of inspiration, new ideas and hard work. With a shoestring budget, we have leveraged lots of volunteer student (top-center building) Rendering of the new classroom and dormitory. (photo above) Students gathered for grub in the Class of 1980 Timber Frame Pavilion. labor and services donated by craftspeople to stretch our funds as far as they will go.

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1. Renovation: 3 Built in the late 1700s and featuring beautiful American Chestnut beams throughout, the Morse House received much-needed renovation by a local builder who refurbished the interior while respecting the history the building represents. This project was completed in 2006. 2. The New Bath House: A generous donation by Thurston Twigg-Smith, YC ’42, gave the Camp a new bath house complete with doors on stalls, fully separate men’s and women’s quarters, and a washer and dryer, completed in 2009. It has received rave reviews from MODs attenders. Alums chuckle when they see it and say, “You don’t know how good you have it. . . why, back in the day . . .” 3. The Class of 1980 Timber Frame Pavilion: With funding from the Class of 1980, students, alums and friends of Yale-Myers joined in a timber frame-raising party in July 2011. Blue Line Barns donated the design and donated time to build the frame o≠-site and then assembled it with our help. One hundred percent volunteer labor produced the roofing and bluestone patio—the latter once a sidewalk in New Haven that was salvaged (special thanks to URI and Ashford mason John Basch for help with the trucking). In 2012, we added electricity, the grilling station (with donated construction time from 4 John Basch and metal smith Peter Barrett) and a smoker, which have already produced some of the best meats ever consumed at Camp. The large table built by Kris Covey handles summer banquets and long-pong tournaments—a new sport that has come to dominate camp life. 4. The New Barn: The snows of the winter of 2010-2011 did in the white barn. To replace it, we con- tracted a local builder to erect a new barn by the Blacksmith’s Shop. Using locally-harvested and -sawn hemlock, he built a gem—three bays and a nice upstairs workspace. Hemlock is clearly an underutilized species—it makes beautiful boards. 5. The New Barn Interior: In December 2012, Mik McKee M.F. ’13 led a volunteer work weekend to furnish the new barn. Using mostly locally-sawn hemlock, workers built 10 locker cubbies for forest crew gear and three beautiful tables for the upstairs workspace. They also installed a series of cabinets (salvaged from Greeley Lab renovations) and a drafting table to complete the workspace. 6. The New Classroom/Dormitory Building: With generous support from the Joseph Stephen Taylor Fund and the Childs Family, we are constructing a new building that will be half classroom and half 5 dormitory. It will have beds for 24 and a classroom that will seat 50 students, either in individual chairs or around collaborative workstations for silviculture exercises. The building should be done in time for silviculture field trips in April. 7. The Class of 1980 Lean-tos: Blue Line Barns donated the design and built two new lean-tos: one on the Morse Reservoir, and one overlooking Branch Brook. Both are screened and have become coveted sleeping quarters during the heat of summer. We have a series of improvements planned for the lean-to overlooking the reservoir for Summer 2013, including a deck and a robust fire-pit. 8. The Dishwashing Station: Thanks to the Class of 1980, with donations as well from MODs and the School Forests, we have a new dishwashing station attached to the north side of the classroom building. Mik McKee spearheaded the e≠ort and acted as general contractor, with volunteer student labor to carry the day. We installed a stainless steel two-tub dishwashing sink (salvaged from a Yale College remodel- ing project) with a dish sprayer.

7 yale school of forestry & environmental studies with your support . . .

Alumni support of the F&ES Annual Fund is a crucial component of the School’s financial aid program. The ongoing generous support of so many F&ES graduates—many of whom benefited from similar financial aid—enables us to prepare the world’s best students to become the environmental leaders of tomorrow, our abiding mission. Here is a small representation of the bright and passionately committed students who are studying at the School right now, thanks in part to Annual Fund giving. Elizabeth Babalola, Annual Fund and Leadership Scholar • Lagos, Nigeria Prior to arriving at F&ES, I spent time conception and development of the nation’s first bicycle- working in community development powered tree maintenance program, The Water By-Cycle. projects, including an eu-sponsored By pairing a fleet of bicycles with a custom cargo trailer, I Mangrove reclamation project in deployed maintenance crews and their watering gear to Cross River, Nigeria, that focused on young city trees without the hassle of parking restrictions, promoting the sustainable use of forest the fuel costs or the tailpipe emissions of truck crews. products by educating the surrounding Here at F&ES, I am studying traditional forest manage- communities and providing them with ment. I have become fascinated with how trees move alternative sources of income. I also volunteered as a Peer through di≠erent successional phases and how distur- Education Trainer for high school boys, equipping them bances a≠ect this process. I am interested in silviculture with social skills and information about reproductive and that attempts mimicry of these natural processes through sexual health in a joint unicef program that focuses on sound forest management practices. reducing their risk of contracting hiv and other sexually- This past summer I completed the Summer Forestry transmitted diseases. Apprenticeship at the Yale-Myers Forest. I feel fortunate At Yale I am acquiring the skills, knowledge and network that Yale has both the apprenticeship program and the necessary for me to inspire high school and college-aged Yale-Myers Forest resource. After graduating with an M.F., youths as an environmental educator in and around I hope to manage forest resources for multiple values as Nigeria and as an e≤cient manager and implementer an in-house forester for an ngo, or in a consulting capac- of policies for the sustainable use of natural resources ity with many di≠erent landowners. in tropical forests. Ultimately, I hope, among other things, to build a network Katharine Gehron, Annual Fund and Student of ‘Green Clubs’ in schools across Nigeria and West Africa Conservation Association Fellow, in honor of that inculcates environmental stewardship in young peo- John R. Twiss • ple as a means for community development. Wakefield, Massachusetts In the last ten years, I have worked on environmental protection in a variety Matthew Fried, Annual Fund and Strachan and of ways: monitoring endangered birds Vivian Donnelley Endowed Scholar for the National Park Service, raising Baltimore, Maryland money for wilderness protection at the Prior to my arrival at F&ES, I spent three Wilderness Society, designing sustain- years coordinating urban tree planting able landscapes and creating land-use projects for the D.C.-based nonprofit, planning documents that balance proposed human Casey Trees. As Urban Forestry Manager, activities with habitat protection on parcels ranging from I oversaw more than 45 planting events a few to hundreds of acres, from urban settings to rural annually, ensuring that each community areas surrounding designated wilderness. project team—comprised of a diverse array of stakehold- In recent years, I have become interested in urban ecology, ers—had the resources and guidance to plan a successful particularly in the potential for green cemeteries to pro- event. The achievement of which I am most proud is the vide habitat in urban and suburban areas. I have

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Carina Roselli, Annual Fund and Leadership Scholar • Durham, Connecticut completed land-use planning documents for potential I am a joint degree student working green cemeteries and pursued collaboration with land toward my J.D. from Vermont Law School trusts as a member of a green-cemetery advocacy group and M.E.M. from F&ES. I have completed based in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts. my J.D. academic requirements and am My objective at F&ES is to learn about restoration now in F&ES’s three-semester portion of ecology and habitat creation in densely settled areas— the joint degree program. After F&ES, I how plants, soil and hydrologic conditions in disturbed, will finish the program with a semester human-dominated landscapes can support biodiversity; in practice in the spring of 2014. My career interests are and how research into urban restoration can inform the the environmental impacts of war and post-conflict work of landscape architects, landscape designers and environmental reconstruction. These interests stem from planners. After my M.E.Sc., I hope to pursue doctoral my 10 years as a soldier and o≤cer in the U.S. Army and work in urban ecology. my firsthand experiences in Iraq. I am currently a Captain and instructor at the Vermont Army National Guard’s O≤cer Candidate School. Prior to my return to academia, Renzo Mendoza Castro, Annual Fund and H. I spent five years as a full-time Army aviator and mobili- Stuart Harrison Fellow • Lima, Peru zation training o≤cer for the Connecticut Army National As a son of rural-to-urban migrants and Guard. I deployed to Iraq in 2009 where I served as a an immigrant myself, I have always been CH-47D Chinook helicopter pilot and Battle Captain. interested in the economic and environ- In Iraq, aerial views showed me the environmental mental e≠ects of migration and urban- devastation caused by the Iran-Iraq war, particularly the ization. As an undergrad, I was able to draining of the Mesopotamian Marshes that once thrived return home to conduct research on the south of An Nasariyah. I decided to return to school after urban encroachment into rural lands on the deployment, and I studied for and completed the the outskirts of Lima, and then travel to lsats while in Iraq. I later applied to several law schools Madagascar to study the role that the before leaving theater; I remember applying to Vermont Indian migration played in the economic development Law School from Starbucks in Kuwait, using the only and ethnic conflict on the island. wi-fi I could find while waiting for my plane ride home. Prior to my arrival at F&ES, I spent four years working at Before F&ES, I interned at the Department of State in accion, the leading microfinance organization in the the Bureau of Near Eastern A≠airs on the Iraqi Economic United States. I worked with small business owners—most Assistance Desk. I helped the new government of Iraq of whom were minorities or immigrants—in low income develop their National Environmental Strategy and Action urban areas (Boston, nyc and Los Angeles). I co-designed Plan. I also drafted the U.S.-Iraq Science and Technology the first green microfinance program in the organization bilateral agreement and helped to organize a joint and saw its implementation in the New England region. Department of State-un water management working At F&ES, my studies focus on urbanization, climate group. change in cities and environmental policy analysis. I Here at F&ES, my courses focus on problem solving and am developing a strong foundation with courses such social science aspects of environment and natural resource as environmental economics, statistics and geographical management. I am also studying international law and information systems. armed conflict at the Yale Law School. I hope to continue After earning my M.E.M., I hope to work with the city gov- exploring courses o≠ered throughout the University. I ernment of Lima to improve its planning and development intend to take full advantage of my short time here, using strategy in order to incorporate migrant entrepreneurship everything that F&ES and Yale have to o≠er. development as a goal and galvanize its commitment to environmental management. Ultimately, I would like to become a sustainable development consultant for cities in the developing world.

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reunion weekend 2012 october 19–21

What’s better than a beautiful New England autumn weekend? A beautiful New England weekend Phillip Hoose M.F.S. ’77, winner of the In a dynamic visual presentation, Austin Troy that brings together F&ES alumni National Book Award, took us on a whirl- M.F. ’95, associate professor at the University from three continents for reconnection, wind tour of the hemisphere, tracing the world’s of Vermont’s Rubenstein School of Environment most celebrated shorebird—dubbed B95, for and Natural Resources, laid out the growing education and a lot of fun! Reunion the band he wears, and nicknamed “Moonbird” energy challenges facing the world’s urban cen- The Very Hungry City: Urban Weekend 2012 kicked o≠ with a duo of because he has flown the amazing mileage ters. His book, Energy E∞ciency and the Economic Fate needed to reach the moon and halfway back. alumni authors presenting their recent Moonbird of Cities Phil’s book, , highlights the species- , emphasizes the coming inevitable, books, a drop-in-at-will all-day doctoral threatening e≠ects of human sprawl on rufa red potentially disastrous increases in energy costs student conference, the latest news on knots and other migratory birds, and introduces that will make cities as we know them no longer an alumni-founded start-up company, the worldwide team of scientists and conser- viable. At the same time, Austin points to a gen- vationists trying to save them. As the rufa erous handful of cities that have already inno- and of course, not to be missed . . . TGIF! knots decline in population, through the vated to reduce their energy needs and embraced triumph of this single bird—at last count sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels. The future 20+ years old—the specter of extinction becomes of cities, asserts Austin, will be as vibrant as all the more poignant. their ability to curb their energy appetites and transform their models for urban spaces.

They met as F&ES students, Class of 2007. They came together again in 2008, as partners in a vision of urban renewal that became a reality when they cofounded “ioby” (in our back yards). Erin Barnes M.E.M. ’07, Cassie Flynn M.E.M. ’07 and Brandon Whitney M.E.S. ’07 now run a nonprofit organization that works to connect people and great green projects with the resources they require. These partnerships occur at the neighborhood level, one block at a time, with stakeholders who live where the projects are developed. The model has turned out to be a winning one, as Erin, Cassie and Brandon dem- onstrate—they received the Jane Jacobs award, given each year by the Rockefeller Foundation to recipients whose work “creates new ways of see- ing and understanding New York City."

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There’s evidence that the tradition of TGIF here at the School goes back to the early 1900s. In those days, they called such events “smokers,” with obvious implications. Although the smoking is a thing of the past, food, drink and hearty exchange continue. This year, TGIF marked the culmination of a day-long doctoral student conference, with a short presentation by Professor of Ecology and Director of Doctoral Studies, Dave Skelly, and the arrival of the Reunion class members. Dean Peter Crane TGand Director of Alumni Services TimI NorthropF M.E.M. ’03 added! words of congratulation to the doctoral students and welcome to alumni, and then TGIF took on the traditional life of its own.

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Dean Peter R. Crane Colleen Murphy-Dunning Karen Seto

symposium Sustainability and the City: The Shape of Things to Come Reunion Saturday o≠ers a convivial breakfast gathering, a profound impact on the planet’s resources and climates. “State of the School” address from Dean Peter Crane, an The multi-faceted conversation addressed questions of opportunity to consider current issues in the context of the challenges to meeting those needs, the stakeholders expert presentations and perspectives, and—always a involved and the inspirations to rise to the challenges. highlight—the Distinguished Alumni and Honorary The moderator, Colleen Murphy-Dunning, is the Director Awards (see pages 16–19). This year, the Saturday morning of the Urban Resources Initiative at F&ES. She partners symposium focused on the global future of urban spaces, with F&ES faculty to teach courses in environmental their inevitable growth, their daunting needs and their justice, monitoring and evaluation methods, and urban

Alumni and families, F&ES administration sta≠ and faculty gathered for a celebra- Time to shake loose for the afternoon—one group of alumni gathered to meet tory luncheon in the Knobloch Environmental Center of Kroon Hall in honor of the Melissa Goodall, Assistant Director of the Yale O∞ce of Sustainability, for 2012 Distinguished and Honorary Awardees. Refreshment and conversation, connec- a tour of Yale University’s notable sustainability initiatives and structures tions and celebration, all add up to a true Reunion that joins the past experience of across campus. Yale has taken significant steps over many decades to advance the participants to the present and future of the School. sustainability at Yale and educate a broader public on issues of sustainabil- ity—beginning, of course, with the founding of the first forestry school in America—the Yale School of Forestry! reunion weekend 2012 12 the f&es record JI spring 2013 saturday

Austin Troy Mary Verner Brandon Whitney

ecology. Colleen was joined by panelists Karen Seto, F&ES Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Professor of the Urban Environment, Co-Chair of the and Director of UVM’s Transportation Research Center; Mary Urbanization and Global Environmental Change Project of Verner M.E.M. ’92, CEO of Spokane Tribal Enterprises and the International Human Dimensions Program on Global former Mayor of the City of Spokane; and Brandon Whitney Environmental Change and a Coordinating Lead Author M.E.Sc. ’07, Co-Founder and Chief Operating O≤cer of “ioby,” for Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on a nonprofit organization designed to link resources to green Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report; Austin Troy small-scale urban projects. M.F. ’95, Associate Professor at the University of Vermont’s

Some alumni hiked up Prospect Street for a tour of Yale Farm and a discus- While the Class of 2007 took o≠ for the traditional 5th-year class overnight at Great sion with Mark Bomford, Director of the Yale Sustainable Food Project. Mountain Camp, other alumni gathered for a gourmet pizza dinner and The Island The Project is now in its second decade and o≠ers educational and volunteer President, the Environmental Film Festival at Yale Jury Grand Prize winning film. programming, the organic Yale Farm, purchasing guidelines for institu- The film documents the sobering story of President Mohamed Nasheed, political tional food procurement and a sustainable dining program for all of Yale. leader of the Republic of the Maldives—the lowest country on the planet and the It also competes as the producer of some of the tastiest hearth oven pizza in most vulnerable to seawater inundation—and his attempts to lobby for international New Haven—not a small feat in the "pizza capital"! climate-change agreements. reunion weekend 2012 13 yale school of forestry & environmental studies

carter p. smith m.f.s. distinguished ’97 and honorary Distinguished Alumnus Award 2012 Carter, as a renowned biologist and conservationist, you have preserved a awards 2012 natural legacy for Texans that stretches far across the land and far into the The Distinguished Alumni, Distinguished future of the state. Service and Honorary Alumni Awards As executive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, you have were created by the F&ES Alumni expanded conservation e≠orts with the acquisition of new park land, even as Association to recognize graduates and you juggle and reconcile the diverse interests of everyone who wants some- leaders of the Yale School of Forestry & thing from the land. Environmental Studies for outstanding You have built a bridge to nature for those who live disconnected from it, contributions to the fields of forestry or and through nature initiatives provided children with the opportunity to environmental science, policy or manage- experience, connect with and develop a lifelong love for their natural world. ment. This year, the Distinguished Alumni Awards went to Carter P. Smith M.F.S. ’97, In your many roles over your years with The Nature Conservancy of Texas, Edward O. Sullivan M.F.S. ’82 and Mary you stood as a great preserver and protector of Texas land, acquiring more B. Verner M.E.M. ’92. John Kau≠mann than twenty thousand acres near South Padre Island for the Laguna Atascosa received the Honorary Alumnus Award. The National Wildlife Refuge, and raising $90 million to protect the Edwards citations to follow were read, respectively, Aquifer—one of the most productive artesian aquifers in the world. by Mary Tyrrell M.F.S. '97, Tim Gregoire Ph.D. For your commitment to the stewardship of private lands, your advocacy for '85, (pages 16–17) Melissa Paly M.F.S. '87 and the preservation of wildlife and wildlife habitats, and your successful out- Jay Espy M.E.S. '85. Holly Welles M.F.S. '88, reach initiatives to the public; President of the F&ES Alumni Association For your ranch-born passion for wildlife and the outdoors; for the dedica- Board, presented the awards. tion to conservation that compels you to give your energy and your time not only to your work with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, but also to conservation work for the Katy Prairie Conservancy, three Texas Universities, and both regional and national service with the Association for Fish and Wildlife Agencies;

For your faithful use of cooperation in serving both people and the land; and for your mission to engage and inspire millions through nature,

We proudly recognize you as our Distinguished Alumnus. reunion weekend 2012 14 the f&es record JI spring 2013

edward o. sullivan m.f.s. ’82 Distinguished Alumnus Award 2012 Ned, from green investor to champion of the Hudson, you’ve traversed the fi fi three worlds of nance, government and nonpro ts; and through all you’ve been a force of creativity and transformation respecting and defending urban landscapes and waters, quelling pollution and negotiating bureaucracy equally in stride.

As President of Scenic Hudson, you have dedicated thirteen years to pre- serving, restoring and shaping the Hudson River and the extraordinary landscape of the Hudson Valley, building and supporting the power and resources to preserve thousands of acres of critical open space and farmland, and to transform contaminated waterfronts into clean, resplendent parks, earning Scenic Hudson the Land Trust Alliance’s highest member organiza- tion award in 2011.

Your public service in Massachusetts, New York and Maine gave the people of Boston a clean harbor, relieved the land of New York of hazardous chemical waste, and protected Maine’s air and water from deadly dioxins and mercury. Your work at the Bank of Boston provided ecologically minded entrepreneurs the funds for innovative projects around wastewater and renewable energy production.

For your innovative ability to design and implement programs—such as the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority—that have the power and the flexibility to tackle complex challenges; for your leadership in bringing fi together environmental and business leaders to create bene cial legislation across party lines;

For all of the projects that Scenic Hudson has pivotally supported under your presidency—from Walkway Over the Hudson, to the Dia:Beacon muse- um, to daylighting the Saw Mill River; for your three decades of dedication to clean water and healthy land, and your stunning record of success in the fi private, public and nonpro t sectors,

We proudly recognize you as our Distinguished Alumnus. reunion weekend 2012 15 yale school of forestry & environmental studies

mary b. verner m.e.m. ’92 Distinguished Alumna Award 2012 Mary, as a dedicated public servant, from the teaching sta≠ of a small high school classroom in the Virgin Islands, to the board of directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences, you have been an unflagging defend- er of justice and sustainability.

As a city council member and then mayor of the city of Spokane, you took the long view when no one else did, and fought for a Sustainability Action Plan that gave your city guiding principles to reduce its carbon footprint, conserve its natural resources, and progress towards zero waste and one hundred percent renewable energy, and won Spokane an American Planning Association and Planning Association of Washington Joint Planning Award.

As the creator and director of the natural resources department of the Spokane Tribe of Indians, and as the executive director of Upper Columbia United Tribes, you took on the challenge of building policies that looked for- ward to the seventh generation; and currently, as the chief executive o∞cer for the Spokane Tribe Enterprises, you continue to promote and invest in a clean energy future.

For your years of advocacy for the Spokane Aquifer, for which you were hon- ored as a Spokane Watershed Hero by the Upper Columbia River Group of Sierra Club and the Center for Environmental Law and Policy;

For your long forward vision that leads you to value, protect and build from what nature provides; for your commitment to cooperative action and com- munity conversation, to what is right over what is self-serving, and to serv- ing your people—whether the citizens of Spokane or the members of the Spokane tribe—with integrity and perseverance;

For the rich perspectives you embody and embrace, for the peace you brought to public o∞ce, and for your unwavering love of your natural envi- ronment,

We proudly recognize you as our Distinguished Alumna. reunion weekend 2012 16 the f&es record JI spring 2013

john kauffmann hon Honorary Alumnus Award 2012 ’12 John, as a selfless public servant through the National Park Service, and as a unique voice in environmental science and discourse, you have dedicated half a century to monumental accomplishments on behalf of our natural heritage, preserving our environmental integrity alongside our wilderness.

Your e orts as chief planner for National Park Service projects in Alaska pro- ≠ vided for the establishment of many treasured federal parklands, including the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, a place you envisioned, and then created as the premiere wilderness park in Alaska. You called it a “black belt park”—not for being di∞cult, nor for being daunting, but for being a place where the fragile, all-important resource of solitude could be conserved.

The skill and beauty of your writing lent grace and gravity to numer- ous projects of special importance, from influential speeches to scholarly works. It was through your writing of Alaska’s Brooks Range: The Ultimate , that you shared with us “all the splendors that bespeak Alaska”— Mountains glaciers, volcanoes, alpine spires, wild rivers, lakes with grayling on the rise, and along with those splendors, your own respect, admiration and tender concern for the mountains you love best.

For your reverence for what is wild, tough, pure and remote; for your dedi- cation to finding what is left untouched and preserving it for itself, and for men and women and children far into the future, as pristine and open, chal- lenging and inspiring;

For being a true citizen of the planet, and for fighting to protect the whole- ness and integrity of wilderness throughout Alaska and the continent,

We welcome you formally, at long last, to the F&ES family. And we proudly recognize you as our Honorary Alumnus.

reunion weekend 2012 17 yale school of forestry & environmental studies class notes Please welcome new Secretaries Pat Cummins and Larry Sunderland for 1955, and Scott Wallinger for 1961.

We heartily welcome volunteers for class years currently without Secretaries, and additional volunteers for classes with a single Class Secretary to lighten the load. Just send a message to [email protected] indicating your interest. Your help can make a di≠erence! Note, please, that F&ES alumni are a welcoming bunch. For the sake of space, the editor has removed from the Notes the many, many invitations to visit that alumni extended. 1946 involved. I don't get down to the farm 1954 much any more, other than in my pickup, Class Secretary Class Secretary Paul Burns and I stay on the roads. The farm has Richard Chase primarily Western hemlock, Sitka spruce, [email protected] [email protected] red alder and a small amount of Douglas 1948 fir in varying age classes from first-year 1955 65th Reunion Year seedlings to 200 years. A logger is cur- Class Secretaries Class Secretary rently removing windfalls that will be Patrick Cummins Francis Clifton sold locally to a mill or to the export mar- [email protected] ∑[email protected] ket, depending on species and size. I am Larry Sunderland George Hindmarsh writes: “I now have in reasonably good health. I go into the [email protected] Astoria Aquatic Center three days a week 10 great-grandchildren, and have seen Richard Bury writes: “Volunteer oppor- them all, but two. George is in Okinawa, and attempt to swim and walk around in tunities abound here in the mountains the current for about an hour.” his dad is a usaf Pararescue Jumper Tech- of Asheville, N.C.! I recently completed a nical Sergeant, Special Operations, now 1953 dozen years of teaching various conser- in Afghanistan. Sammy is in northern 60th Reunion Year vation topics at the College for Seniors, California. I am still golfing, fishing and University of North Carolina, Asheville. Class Secretary volunteering.” Then I spent a school year as tutor for a Stanley Goodrich sixth-grade boy under the Big Brothers/ 1950 [email protected] Big Sisters program. I am now, at age 84, Class Secretary Eric Ellwood, Ph.D. ’54 writes: “I reached tutoring fourth-grade children as part Kenneth Carvell the ripe old age of 90 this last September of a Yale service program in Asheville's [email protected] after having taken a solo-camper trip school serving the most disadvantaged 1951 from Raleigh, N.C., to the western and of the community.” southwestern national parks and monu- Class Secretary Pat Cummins writes: “After 15 years as a ments. My objective was to do a photo Peter Arnold field forester for Weyerhaeuser, I changed essay of nature's remarkable architecture, [email protected] careers and founded Green River Com- which is exemplified in those regions. The Peter Arnold writes: “Just finished another munity College's Forestry Technology trip took two months and covered 11,000 duck season—five times out, three birds. Program. I taught hundreds of students miles in my trusty Roadtrek. I have been That is three times better than last year's over a 24-year period, retiring on my 65th retired for 23 years from my position of performance.” birthday. I'm past president of Washing- dean at the College of Natural Resources ton State Society of American Foresters, John Christie writes: “I'm 86 years old and at N.C. State University, but retirement and a fellow of since 1989. I'm 86 terrified of this electronic device. I retired to me just means being busier than ever saf and my wife, Jean, and I have made many as a forestry instructor at Clatsop Com- without the financial compensation. I am trips to places all over the world. I'm in munity College in Astoria, Ore., in 1984 now a semiprofessional photographer, frequent contact with after 13 years, preceded by 16 years with among other activities, and would like to Kennard Nelson the Oregon Department of Forestry. I own contact my surviving classmates.” M.F. ’60. ‘Hi’ to Larry Sunderland. He a small (175 acres) tree farm—now a fam- has persistently kept me alert to Yale's ily forest, so all four o≠spring are actively Forestry needs.”

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1956 1958 to the delight of mosquitoes and black flies; but at age 86, the portages are get- Class Secretary 55th Reunion Year ting tougher.” Jack Rose Class Secretary [email protected] Scott Wallinger writes: “I was fortunate Ernest Kurmes that in the 1990s my work caused me to Patrick Du≠y writes: “It was a pleasure to [email protected] live in Connecticut about a 45-minute renew contact with Gerardo Budowski, Gordon Weetman, Ph.D. ’62, writes: “I drive from New Haven. That put me in Ph.D. ’62, and his family in San José, have an o≤ce in the University of British contact with the School, where I enjoyed Costa Rica. Gerardo went on to serve in Columbia Faculty of Forestry and try to chairing the External Advisory Committee important roles at catie in Costa Rica, stay involved in British Columbia and of the Yale Global Institute of Sustain- the iucn at Gland, Switzerland, and as Canada-wide forestry issues. I have been able Forestry. That interaction led me acting director and professor (natural involved with hosting class groups from and business colleagues at the World resources) at the University for Peace in the Indian Forest Service in mid-career Business Council for Sustainable Devel- Costa Rica. There he helped my project training at ubc.” opment to make Yale the Secretariat for team on an urban forest inventory of the The Forests Dialogue—a group we helped 167 parks in San José. At that time I had 1959 create to foster dialogue among forest the pleasure of attending a convocation Class Secretary industry, leading ngos and family-forest at UPeace when Chancellor Maurice Hans Bergey owners on controversial forestry issues. Strong presented Gerardo with a lovely [email protected] It’s flourishing at Yale. I also served on framed appreciation certificate and gift an advisory committee at the New York on his retirement. He is in the San José 1960 Botanical Garden, which has a 40-acre area with family and friends nearby. Class Secretary forest remnant they were convinced Thanks to cooperation on both sides, I John Hamner was virgin and, therefore, believed they continue to work toward strengthening [email protected] needed to protect—even though it was the ties between F&ES and the University 1961 being invaded heavily by exotic species of of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry plants along with hemlocks under insect to encourage ubc grads to include Yale Class Secretary attack. Dr. Dave Smith graciously agreed in their considerations for master’s and Scott Wallinger to spend a day at the Garden’s forest Ph.D. possibilities and to make the reverse [email protected] and—in a way we can all appreciate as opportunities known for F&ES master’s Paul Haack writes: “I have fond memories reminiscent of his silviculture class—he grads. Recently I was asked to join the of Yale, and consider myself blessed to quietly pointed out the aspects of trees (Canadian) National Energy Board (neb) have studied there. Professors George Fur- and other vegetation that made it clear to Consultant Roster on Participant Funding nival (Forest Measurements) and Chester him the forest had once been a woodlot to review applications from interveners Bliss (Biometrics) were tops! In my earlier and woodland pasture for cows and not seeking funds to facilitate preparation for updates, I mentioned returning to my ‘virgin.’ With that information the Garden technical hearings on projects coming up beloved Alaska to continue mensuration, quickly revised its approach to the forest for review by the neb.” biometrical and computer work at the (then) Alaska Forest Research Center. In and wrote a new management plan to 1957 October 1964, I accepted Bob Pope’s o≠er deal aggressively with invasives. The point: keep F&ES in mind when you see Gertrude Huntington, Ph.D., writes: “I had to transfer to the Pacific Northwest Forest a need or opportunity that a world-class a limited part in the planning of the TV and Range Experiment Station and work school of forestry and environmental documentary, The Amish, which was pro- on his two-man Forest Inventory Tech- studies may help address. It’s more than a duced last winter as part of the pbs series niques project. I became the Great Lakes ‘school!’” http://environment.yale.edu/gisf/ The American Experience. The producers Fishery Lab’s first biometrician beginning in June 1969. I retired in December 1981. were very considerate of Amish sensibili- 1962 We settled on the shores of Lake Isabella ties, and Amish individuals supplied most Class Secretary in Michigan and remained there until of the dialog. A small part of the inter- Larry Sa≠ord November 1991, at which time we moved views with me were included in both the lsa≠[email protected] first and second hours of the program. to a retirement center to be closer to fam- Le Viet Du writes: “In keeping with the Needless to say, I recommend the film.” ily in Oviedo, Fla., where we reside. I am an avid wilderness canoeist, with many past Yale tradition, my grandson Andrew (18) and planned trips in Alaska and Canada, enrolled in Yale College this past year. One please continue to keep us updated regarding your contact and professional information . . . 19 yale school of forestry & environmental studies class notes factor that helped him choose Yale over Region. Bob continues to work full time in places. These include a rugged Texas Stanford was the beautiful campus with New Haven with his son, Charlie, running Hill Country landscape, a pastoral farm its European architecture. During Bulldog Kreitler Financial, a financial planning firm with valuable specimens of azalea and Days we had fun climbing the stairs in a≤liated with Raymond James and work- rhododendron, and majestic southern bot- Sage Hall to find the 1962 class picture. ing closely with many Yale senior sta≠ tomland hardwood forests, to name a few. Andrew was assigned to the residential and professors. Professor Oliver earlier in The current real estate situation continues college Berkeley. When asked if he likes the year met with the New Haven Money to provide opportunities for the Trust forestry, he said the course closest to Managers, providing a stimulating discus- that did not exist before 2008 during the forestry he's attended is environmental sion of investing in forestlands. ‘heady property development period.’ The politics! On a personal note, I retired ‘Historic Lakeside Community’ case study from ExxonMobil in 2002 after 23 years 1966 (found on our webpage) illustrates the of service as an accountant and financial Class Secretary value of a conservation approach versus a analyst. Previously, I taught forestry at Howard Dickinson traditional property development model. Tuskegee University and was the last This is a real success story because the 1967 director of the Directorate of Waters and developer completed the project in a Class Secretary Forests of the Republic of South Vietnam.” timely manner and focused the final e≠ort Robert Hintze on the market for conservation-minded John Zasada writes: “I am in Grand Rapids, [email protected] buyers.” www.nalt.org Minn. We enjoyed a more typical winter this year—best of all we had enough 1968 th 1969 snow for good cross-country skiing. We 45 Reunion Year Class Secretary had a bad windstorm in July 2012 and ‘lost’ Class Secretary Davis Cherington most of a 55-year old, six-acre red pine Gerald Gagne [email protected] plantation. It was salvage logged—about [email protected] Harry Haney, Ph.D. ’75, writes: “It has been 300 cords of small-saw logs. I’m planning David Briggs writes: “I retired at the a decade since I retired from Virginia Tech a spring planting with a mix of white and start of 2012 after 38 years on the fac- as Garland Gray Professor and since Jackie red pines, a little white spruce and a hard- ulty in the College of Forest Resources and I moved to Austin to be near J. Lee wood component—mainly paper birch, at the University of Washington, which Haney and our granddaughter Margaret and red/sugar maple. Greetings to classes is now the School of Environmental and Lee. In the meantime, the University of of 1961– 1962.” Forest Sciences in the College of the Georgia invited me to continue teaching 1963 Environment. It was a lot of fun working timber income tax, estate planning and with students over the years and with 50th Reunion Year conservation easements as an adjunct. many organizations in the region as direc- Clemson made a similar o≠er the fol- Class Secretary tor of the Stand Management Cooperative lowing year. In addition, I served on the James Boyle and the Precision Forestry Cooperative. political steering committee of the pine [email protected] Without a schedule, my wife, Anne, and genome initiative, I continue to work 1965 I have started working through a long list on the national steering committee for of travel dreams that are becoming reality. Class Secretary ‘’25x’25 –A Vision for America’s Energy We also have a miniature horse that is James Howard Future,’ and I am privileged to serve on a registered therapy animal we take to [email protected] several boards involved in timberland skilled nursing homes. It is so rewarding management. The balance of our time is Bob Kreitler met in October with class- to see the smiles.” spent consulting, managing our tree farm, mate Bill Barber and his wife, Rhoda, Andy Johnson writes: “The North traveling and bird watching.” in Boston. Bob then went on to trek American Land Trust, of which I’m presi- to Everest Base Camp. Forestry School 1970 dent, reached a major milestone, complet- Professor Chad Oliver ’70, Ph.D. ’75, Class Secretary ing our 400th project by the end of 2012. provided Bob’s fellow trekkers a won- Whitney Beals We also reached another milestone—the derful telephone briefing on what they [email protected] Trust is now 20 years old and continues would see. Bob then helped deliver to be in demand. This year my sta≠ and I Floyd Connor writes: “In 2010 I retired Forestry School caps to one of Chad’s prior have logged thousands of miles to assist from my position as assistant manager of students, a Sherpa, living in the Everest landowners to conserve some very special the Queen's University Biological Station, please continue to keep us updated regarding your contact and professional information . . . 20 the f&es record JI spring 2013

a facility with residences, labs and nearly west of X'ian. The icw concept was well a hung Parliament. Foresters hope this 7,000 acres of natural field research received, and through contacts with the will change following the next federal habitats on the Rideau Canal north of Wetland Research Institute at the Chinese election this year. We now have another Kingston, Ont., Canada. I'm back in my Academy for Forestry in Beijing and the grandson to make five grandchildren, original farm community in Kindersley, Beijing Government, I expect further which barring an accident is likely to be Sask., Canada, visiting my 94-year-old engagement this year. There is a widening the limit.” mother, enjoying the prairies and wonder- of interest and application of the concept, Bart Young writes: “I made two trips to ing what's next.” with the U.K. and Sweden interested too. Morocco this year, assisting Morocco Steve Maurice writes: “I am serving my I hope to make it to the United States National Parks in developing a tourism fifth year as president of the Minnesota this year to the Society for Ecological zone plan for Toubkal National Park. Conservation Federation. Our major issues Restoration's congress in Madison, Wis. I The park is located in the High Atlas are aquatic invasive species (particularly hope I will meet up with some classmates Mountains just south of Marrakech. The Asian carp), proposed non-ferrous metal and friends from the past!! Initiatives park's highest peak, Jebel Toubkal, is the mining in the north and the sulfide pol- in promoting forestry here are gaining highest peak north of the Sahara. Having lution that results, mining and trans- ground. The family is well. My young- worked for Tanzania National Parks in the portation of silica sand for the hydraulic est will defend his Ph.D. thesis at the mid-90s, I hope to join the Director of fracturing energy industry, and a new University of Edinburgh in February, and Toubkal National Park for a study tour of farm bill. We lobby, inform and partner his sister will likely start hers soon, so the Kilimanjaro National Park sometime next with other conservation groups to put values of continued education have not year. I also assisted two other Moroccan pressure on our legislators and agencies been lost, which I believe reflects well on parks—Tazekka and Souss Massa—in to improve the environment. I continue the ethos gained from my studies at Yale.” developing ‘sketch’ tourism plans. to make 300–400 birdhouses and kits Tom Nygren writes: “I am actively Otherwise, I have finally finished my per year with my local conservation club. I involved with small woodland owners— upscale thatch cottage on Lake Victoria soon will be starting my seventh year as a Oregon Woodland Cooperative, Tualatin near Entebbe— a great escape from the tax counselor with aarp.” River Watershed Council and Oregon tra≤c and chaos of Kampala. I spent last Small Woodland Association. I took on week designing and constructing outrig- 1971 the job of Technical Service Provider for gers for my Ssese canoe, so I will now be Class Secretary Natural Resources Conservation Service able to take my boy fishing. If any of you Harold Nygren this year, and developed 10 forest stew- plan trips to East Africa, please get in [email protected] ardship plans with my son, Ken, a forester touch.” Rory Harrington writes: “It's been a pro- serving in the Oregon National Guard. ductive year. We built and commissioned I have my own tree farm to manage as 1972 an extension to the village Integrated well.” Rosalind Batchelor writes from York, Constructed Wetland ( ) at Dunhill. England: “I was delighted to be able to icw Ron Wilson writes: “Mary and I had a The facility includes a newly planted attend the Reunion Weekend in October, trip to the Czech Republic and Germany riparian woodland that commemorates but disappointed to see only one other in September 2012, which was mainly the thousands of emigrants from the member of the Class of 1972. I was for visiting Mary's relatives—I also had southeastern part of Ireland in the 17th devastated to learn of Ruth Allen’s death, some inspections of small-scale biomass and 18th centuries to Newfoundland, as we had particularly agreed to meet. plants for heat and power. I visited as well a reference pond that has become a Back home, I am mostly retired from paid the biomass research center in Leipzig swimming facility and general amenity. work, except as a ceilidh and contra dance with 180 sta≠ doing some interesting The Canadian ambassador came down caller. However, some of my voluntary work. I was impressed with what I saw for the event and planted a black poplar roles, involving business development, and the enthusiasm that those coun- (putatively Ireland's rarest native tree financial planning and fund-raising, feel tries are putting into renewable energy. species) to mark the occasion. I finally like I am back in the o≤ce. John and I are I am involved in a project to establish made it to China—twice last year, work- looking forward to the arrival of our first a biomass plant in Australia based on ing as part of a consortium developing grandchild in March.” plantation resources, but it will take a a wetland tourist/educational center at continued hard slog. Australia has banned David Brink writes: “In September 2012, I the Sima Qian temple near Hancheng on the use of native forest residues for use retired after more than 38 years in federal the Ju River, near the Yellow river, north- in biomass due to green ideology and service. I began my career as a summer-

21 yale school of forestry & environmental studies class notes hire trail-crew laborer and firefighter with o≤ce responsible for implementation Lloyd Irland, Ph.D., writes: “Last fall I the Forest Service and ended it as acting of our Growth Management Act), I have was guest editor of a special issue of director of the Pollution Prevention, been the Northwest dealer for Maas the journal Environmental Practice on Pesticides and Toxics Program for epa open water racing shells. That keeps me professional ethics. I’ll soon finish up a Region 8, headquartered in Denver, Colo. fit and very happy! I'm married to an long project on forest fire risks in the Between those two milestones, I had the accomplished singer, and she's educating Northeastern United States and Eastern good fortune to work in a broad variety me about the mysteries of music. We live Canada. Superstorms, tornadoes and of environmental programs, includ- simply and quite well in Tacoma.” hurricanes have revived awareness of ing water-quality planning, National extreme weather events in this region, Environmental Policy Act analysis, 1973 which has had a placid fire history 40th Reunion Year Superfund cleanup and Clean Water Act recently. I'm working with F&ES professor, enforcement. The highlight of my career Class Secretary Ben Cashore, on a whitepaper for the U.N. was the opportunity to work with and Roy Deitchman Forum on Forests on the role of private learn from the many knowledgeable and [email protected] investment in the world's forests. This deeply committed professionals who sta≠ Roy Deitchman accepted an early retire- e≠ort builds on my industrial consulting the civil service." ment o≠er from Amtrak. He now serves and financial analysis interests as well as experiences in tropical forests. I also work Helen Kim writes: “I co-direct Targeted as an engineering firm contractor to the with a group building up an impressive Metabolomics and Proteomics Laboratory U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on bamboo plantation program in Central with my husband, Dr. Stephen Barnes, a environmental and safety matters in the America, and am serving on a master's Brit who has worked at the University D.C. area. committee at the University of Maine, of Alabama, Birmingham, and lived in Tom Dunn is enjoying the best years of along with Bob Seymour ’76, Ph.D. ’80. the DEEP SOUTH longer than I. A recent his life! He retired in 2011 from a large Best of all, the skiing was good, despite collaboration with a colleague at the international producer of food packag- variable weather conditions, and our University of Alabama, Huntsville, is to ing material, Printpack (Atlanta), after grandson (31/2) is starting to enjoy apply the proteomics approaches in 40 years with the private company. He skiing too.” our lab to understand the mechanisms now manages his one-man consultancy, that underlie the symbiotic relationship Flexpacknology, for users and producers Milos Krnajski-Jovic writes: “After my between a poplar tree and the fungus of flexible packaging. Most of his clients retirement five years ago, I took up golf- that resides in the soil intertwined among are domestic, but his work took him to ing, which has become a passion and the tree's roots. I have two wonderful Korea, Argentina and the Philippines last the perfect substitute for work, as it grown daughters from a previous mar- year. He also consults for the in-package keeps me outdoors among trees, shrubs riage, Sabrina (33) and Shannon (27), who radiation sterilization food safety project and grasses. Two years ago I stopped in both reside in Chicago. If anyone wants to of the International Atomic Energy Tuscaloosa and had a round of golf with find out more about the proteomics and Agency (Vienna, Austria). He was inducted my ex-roommate Sam Hopkins. Sam gave metabolomics analytical approaches and into the National Packaging Hall of Fame my wife, Ellen, and me a tour of his o≤ce instrumentation we have, or has samples at the industry's trade show in Chicago building, which is slowly turning into an they would like analyzed (plant or mam- this October. He also writes for maga- impressive art museum. Ellen and I are malian), I invite them to contact me/us.” zines and periodicals and is working on moving to Cincinnati after 33 years of living in France. We are not burning any Matt Rosen writes: “I am enjoying retire- a book about the flex pack industry. ment, keeping busy participating in our Tom and Marcia were privileged this sum- bridges, and we'll be going to Europe as Sister Cities program. I will be going to mer to attend the weddings of often as we can. Traveling to exotic places Beijing and Shijiazhuang (Des Moines’ their two sons—Peter at University of will be on our agenda from now on. I look th Sister City) in mid-to-late April to attend Virginia, Charlottesville, and Mark at Yale. very much forward to our class’s 40 a trade show. If anybody is interested in Peter is a 2009 AT through-hiker and reunion—hoping to see many of you. joining me, send me an email.” frustrated cartographer with a sense of So please do come en masse!” [email protected] whimsy. Mark is senior assistant direc- tor of Yale's undergraduate admissions writes: “After leaving Steve Wells o≤ce, so Tom receives regular reports on Washington State government eight indignities impressed on Prospect Street's years ago (I had been director of the Sage Boy.

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1974 e≠ective support to a company’s existing the ecology and conservation of rare and QA department and have already served potentially threatened forest carnivores, Class Secretary R.A. Lautenschlager several businesses and agencies." including the Cascade red fox, fisher, [email protected] http://www.adbiz.com Canada lynx and wolverine. In September writes: “We are await- 2012, Cornell University Press published Liz Mikols is installing solar hot water Evan Griswold ing arrival of our third grandchild. I am a book entitled, Biology and Conservation heat as she remodels her house in Silver of Martens, Sables, and Fishers: A New City, N.M. She writes: “The photovolta- hoping he and his brother and cousin will benefit from the fine oak regenera- Synthesis, for which I was the lead editor. ics are humming along nicely, and we The book synthesizes the current state of deposit a check each month. I’m develop- tion coming in on family forest land in Lyme, Conn. Don't forget to donate to knowledge about the genus Martes, and ing a one-woman show on Millie Clark is international in scope with chapters Cusey, Silver City’s highly successful local the Annual Fund this year. Our current students will be grateful.” written by scientists from 12 countries. madam, who operated businesses from The book reflects recent developments New Mexico to Alaska. I can proudly Steve Levy writes: “I took an early retire- in knowledge and research technologies report that the Silver City Museum ment in 1995 from the Fish and Wildlife for the genus, and is targeted to resource Society (the nonprofit, of which I am Department at the Bonneville Power managers, conservation biologists, ecolo- president) netted more than $17,000 in Administration here in Portland. I volun- gists and mammalogists.” 2012, based on income of about $90,000. teer with high school esl students, pri- , is professor of ecology Much of our expenses were related to marily with Somali and Karen (Burmese) Mark Boyce, Ph.D. at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. mounting several exhibits celebrating 100 refugees, who mostly arrived here illiter- years of New Mexico statehood, providing ate. I also enjoy overseas travel with my Denise Mitten works with students in the outreach to school children and expand- wife, Sue, pursuing our mutual interest in master’s and Ph.D. programs at Prescott ing the stories we tell to include all the Islamic art and architecture and unusual College. She is involved in researching the ethnic and cultural groups in our corner landscapes. The mountains are my play- impact of hidden curriculum in adventure of the continent.” grounds—hiking, climbing, backpacking education on women and in a second and cross-country skiing. Since 1977, I have project looking at the e≠ect on body 1975 backpacked almost annually for 10–12 image of time in nature or participating Class Secretary days with the same partner, exploring in outdoor activities. Her daughter Lauren Hallie Metzger mountains of the West and Alaska.” is a sophomore at Scripps Women’s [email protected] College studying environmental action Hallie Metzger writes: “I've gone in two and gender and women’s studies. Alyn Caulk is working as a family doctor diametrically opposed directions: in Virginia for the military and depen- 1) managing family woodland in north- 1978 dents. She'd like to get more involved with west Connecticut, and 2) performing as 35th Reunion Year environmental work and is thrilled at an extra at the Lyric Opera. So much for Class Secretaries what Forestry School students and gradu- post-retirement leisure!” ates are doing in the world. She writes: "I Susan Curnan miss seeing and hearing about you all." 1976 [email protected] Class Secretary Marie Magleby Terry Chester reports that his firm, John Lundquist [email protected] Adbiz, now in its 16th year, is using the [email protected] Regina Rochefort natural selection principles he learned [email protected] in academia and applying them to cli- 1977 Hans Drielsma, Ph.D. ’84, writes: “I was ent marketing, advertising and Internet Class Secretary recently appointed to the Tasmanian strategies and campaigns. He writes: James Guldin Forests Stakeholders Council overseeing "I’m happy to announce our newest [email protected] endeavor—a comprehensive QAuditing— implementation of the Tasmanian Forests writes: “I’ve been working with full-service capability to quality- Keith Aubry Agreement, which seeks to resolve the as a Research Wildlife Biologist for the assure documents, advertisements, Web decades of conflict over management of Pacific Northwest Research Station of the sites, scientific papers and reports before Tasmania's magnificent forests. I have U.S. Forest Service in Olympia, Wash., since they are exposed to and scrutinized by also been re-elected for a three-year term 1987. My current research is focused on a discerning public. We can be a cost- as a director of pefc International (the please continue to keep us updated regarding your contact and professional information . . . 23 yale school of forestry & environmental studies class notes global Program for the Endorsement of for Conservation magazine, predicted Elizabeth Rich writes: “Bobby (McKinstry) Forest Certification).” what will happen on climate change and I became the grandparents in June in Obama’s second term for Yale 2012 of Sylvia Elizabeth, the first grand- Michael Rees writes: “I've been with the Environment 360, and explored whether child in our family.” National Park Service's Denver Service climate change may be happening faster Center's Division of Planning o≤ce for than expected in the November issue 1980 over 20 years. I'm working on park foun- of Scientific American. If any of you see Class Secretary dation documents, which provide the other stories out there that should be Sara Schreiner-Kendall basis for all of the management and work done, please let me know!” [email protected] we do in parks—why parks were estab- lished, their significance, special man- Pat Leavenworth retired from her job Louise Richardson Forrest married dates, fundamental resources and values, as Wisconsin’s State Conservationist in Jonathan Davis ’82 on a lovely September and planning needs. I'm also working on October. She’d held the post for 18 years, 2012 day in Maine. Louise now goes by wilderness plans, general management longer than any other currently serv- Louise Davis. plans, a nps long-range transportation ing state conservationist in the nation. Tricia Johnson writes: “I’m almost plan and a system plan for national She writes: “I am now onto the other halfway through my 10th year of teach- parks.” things I want to do in my life. The first is ing at Common Ground High School in our farm. We will be managing it more David Wentworth writes: “Since early New Haven. It has been a life-changing directly now with managed intensive 2011, I have been a technical assis- career move, and I enjoy it. I am putting grazing, hay, Christmas trees, grapes, tant advisor (in tax policy) with the to use the training and education I got orchard and vegetables. We’ll see where International Monetary Fund. I get to fly while participating in the Japan-Fulbright this all will lead after 33 years in soil and around the world giving advice to govern- Teacher Exchange for Education for water conservation. I’m also finally able ments (recently headed for Indonesia). Sustainable Development. Students at to volunteer more, and I want to write. I’m having the time of my life. I’ve been our school have exchanged projects with And last, but not least, I have a founda- happily married to Betsy (an international students from Japan, and I have shared tion dog to bring golden retriever litters consumer protection lawyer) for more our experiences at several education into the world in the hope that some than 28 years. We have two wonderful seminars, including the National Science pups will be important in service to daughters: Ariel is a paralegal here in Teachers Association meetings. My bio- those who need them.” D.C.; Caroline is a senior (psychology diversity class makes an annual field trip major) at Yale.” Bob Perschel writes: “I’ve been Executive to Great Mountain Forest. Life with Robert Director at the New England Forestry is wonderful, and we enjoy our summers, 1979 Foundation since March 2012. I hope when we sail in the Long Island Sound o≠ Class Secretary Forestry School colleagues will stop by Rhode Island. Last year we took a three- John Carey for a visit at our Prouty Woods head- week trip to Maine. At home we survived [email protected] quarters right o≠ Exit 30 on I-495 in both hurricanes [Irene and Sandy] and a severe winter storm with minimal Chris Brown reports that he has traded Massachusetts or one of our 144 damage.” in his Forest Service Wilderness hat for community forests. We are implement- an historic preservation cap: he's lead- ing our Heart of New England campaign, Virginia Kearney writes: “I’m liv- ing the e≠ort to save the 107-year-old which seeks to implement the Wildlands ing in Baltimore, Md., and working Washington Canoe Club, a Victorian and Woodlands vision by conserving 70% at the Maryland Department of the edifice (and institution) on the of New England’s forestland by 2060. Environment as Deputy Director of the Georgetown Waterfront in Washington One of our communication projects Water Management Administration. D.C., which is his riverside "home." in the Massachusetts/Connecticut I have two fabulous daughters now in Partnership area will link up with the college—one at St. Mary's College of John Carey writes: “In my post- Yale Forest Quiet Corner Initiative. In 2013 Maryland (chemistry) and the other at Business Week life, I’m continuing to I will finish my term on the F&ES Alumni William and Mary (English/teaching). make a living as a freelance writer and Association Board. It’s been a great Life is good!” editor. To name a few recent projects, way to stay connected and serve the I helped Connecticut write its energy Sara Schreiner Kendall enjoyed par- School, and I highly recommend it.” plan, delved into the controversy over ticipating on the University Council whether outdoor cats decimate wildlife Committee’s review of Yale F&ES, which please continue to keep us updated regarding your contact and professional information . . . 24 the f&es record JI spring 2013

took a hard look at ways to build on the Growing Organic Vegetables and Herbs for 1983 many positive contributions the School Market. It’s a big beast—perfect for late- 30th Reunion Year blooming organic farmers.” provides to the Yale University commu- Class Secretary nity. And she happily sent her third child Jim Thorne, Ph.D. ’85, has dropped down Stephen Broker o≠ to his freshman year of college and to four days a week as Senior Director of [email protected] used the empty nest opportunity to Science and Stewardship at the Natural Dom Forcella is director of Environmental train for and finish her first marathon Lands Trust. He taught a graduate eve- last November. Health & Safety and Sustainability at ning course in Land Stewardship at the Central Connecticut State University. Rubén Rangel writes: “My wife, Beatríz, University of Pennsylvania this fall. The Princeton Review has recognized and I live in Santa Fe, N.M. Both of us are 1981 ccsu for its sustainability work. He is an beginning to see the light of retirement, active participant in the Environmental Class Secretaries she from teaching in the Santa Fe Public Protection Agency’s Football Challenge Fred Hadley Schools and me from Los Alamos National to boost recycling at games. He remains ∑[email protected] Laboratory. I’m working two jobs to help active with the Connecticut Blues Society Gail Reynolds cover the college costs of Daniella and and Blues Foundation. Dante. They are doing well in school. It’s [email protected] Dave Loeks continues to build his timber always beautiful out here. Warm regards Mark Plotkin has been focusing much frame home company while living in to my fellow classmates and to the F&ES of his recent fieldwork on the northwest the Yukon and manufacturing in British faculty, sta≠ and students.” Amazon. He just submitted an article Columbia. Haven TimberHomes salvages to Harvard Magazine on the legendary Laura Snook, D.For. ’93, is leading timber from the massive beetle infesta- physician-explorer Hamilton Rice, the first research on multiple-resource forest tion—the structural benefit is ultra-dry person to map the Amazon from the air. management (focused on species host- wood. They are working to fund a study And there is a cover story due out soon in ing edible caterpillars) in three Congo that will provide actual data on log struc- Smithsonian magazine about the Amazon Basin countries, and tested methods in tures to inform the energy-performance- Conservation Team's partnership with Cameroon in January. About mid-year standards enthusiasts who influence the Colombian government to protect 14 she will launch a new research project the building codes. Dave secured accep- uncontacted tribes and their ancestral in Guatemala and Nicaragua on com- tance of the Peel Watershed Plan by the rainforests. munity forestry as a win-win solution Yukon government, one of conservation's for conservation and livelihood improve- 1982 last—and best—opportunities to make a ment. She lives in Rome, where she enjoys Class Secretaries di≠erence. regular field trips with fellow resident Barbara Hansen Susan Braatz—on the agenda for 2013, Catherine Radford writes: “Shelley [email protected] a petrified forest—and occasional visits Dresser ’84 and Dave Gagnon ’85 hosted Kenneth Osborn from others, notably Tom McHenry and a dinner at their home in Brattleboro, family during the Christmas season of forstman@fidalgo.net Vt., that included Ned Childs and wife 2012. Ken Osborn writes: “I attended the Anita Dunlap, Nora Devoe, visiting from National Society of American Foresters’ Alice Springs, Australia, Chris Recchia ’84, Jane Sokolow writes: “I work on Bronx conference in Spokane in October, where Steve Winnett ’84 and me. I have been and nyc community environmental and I had the pleasure of running into, among making a living in the glamorous world greening projects, including The Harlem others, classmate Betsy Jewett, whom of property management and am also an River Working Group—a coalition of I hadn’t seen since our student days. election clerk for the City of Boston. I'm on Bronx and city groups who are working Professionally, this is my 27th year man- the board of our local friends of the park to gain access to the Harlem River and aging a Bavarian family’s forest holdings group—it's the last such park designed by build a greenway along the river. In the in Washington State and North Island, Frederick Law Olmsted himself and is on Catskills, both Ned and I stay active in the New Zealand.” the National Register of Historic Places. movement to ban fracking operations in I secured a grant to restore a fountain and around the Catskill Park.” that is part of the original design. You can Keith Stewart writes: “I have a new book watch me compete on Jeopardy! May 24!” out in February 2013: Storey’s Guide to

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Denise Schlener writes: “I joined Island ’83 in their roles on the Board of the vcu a round trip via Amtrak from D.C. to San Press a year ago as VP for Strategic Rice Center.” Francisco. The scenery was awesome, in a Advancement. After years (decades) of lay-back-and-look-out-the-window kind Whitney Tilt lives in Montana, splitting focusing on delivering on-the-ground of way. Other excitement—I’m installing his time between consulting projects results, I am now in the knowledge gen- 6.5kw of solar panels on the roof.” ranging from national fisheries strategic eration and dissemination business. Very planning to local land use conflicts, devel- interesting. Give me a buzz if you have 1987 oping mobile applications for interactive been longing to write that book.” Class Secretaries field guides and enjoying the outdoors. Christie Coon 1984 www.highcountryapps.com [email protected] Class Secretaries 1986 Melissa Paly Therese Feng Class Secretary [email protected] [email protected] Robert Unsworth Christie Coon writes: “Allen Green (hus- Roberta Tabell Jordan [email protected] band) and I relaxed during the latest New [email protected] Dave Braun writes: “I have passed the Year’s holiday on Martha's Vineyard—hik- Dusti Becker writes: “I am co-directing a five-year benchmark owning and man- ing rugged trails, walking on beaches, nonprofit, Life Net Nature, with my hus- aging Braun Arboricultural Consulting picking up sea glass and checking out band, Tony Povilitis. We live in Arizona and in Hood River, Ore., o≠ering consulting the seabird life, and listening to the night do conservation projects in Kenya, Chile work in arboriculture and forestry, as well sounds of fog horns, barred owls and and Ecuador. No kids, no pool, no pets.” as hands-on tree pruning, removal and screech owls. In March we wade out onto sandy shoals to go oystering! Delineating Bruce Phillips writes: “I’m living in restoration work. I laid out my first timber wetlands is my job with my own com- Newton, Mass., outside of Boston, and sale this past fall in an ice storm— pany—Wetland Resource—but because working on energy and environmental damaged Douglas-fir stand with bro- of T.R. (time remaining), we are enjoying issues in the U.S. electric and gas sector. ken and uprooted trees. My wife, Becky life. Hope you are, too!!” Since the November election, I have been Nelson, is working at a clinic across the traveling to D.C. on some policy matters, Columbia in Goldendale, Wash., and Zev Elysa Hammond writes: “I've been work- where it’s been great fun to see Denise is winding down his second year at ing remotely (from New Rochelle, N.Y.) for Schlener ’83 and get her reports on other Grinnell in Iowa. He enjoyed a stint last Clif Bar (located in California) since 2000 F&ES grads. I would love to get to the summer at Biosphere II outside of Tucson, as the director of environmental steward- next F&ES Reunion and see old friends where he also did graduate level research ship, promoting organic food and farming again.” in the Mt. Lemon ‘Sky Island’ forest on and all things green. I just celebrated 26 tree physiology. Becky and I got a personal years of marriage to Charles Peters, ’79, 1985 tour of both places when we went to Ph.D. ’89, who works as a scientist at Class Secretary pick him up, stopping at Zion and Grand the New York Botanical Garden. We have Alexander Brash Canyon National Parks on the way back. three kids (22, 19 and 16). We saw several [email protected] He will be studying abroad next fall in F&ES friends last spring at an event to James Coleman, Ph.D. ’87, writes: “After Costa Rica in tropical ecology and/or honor our wonderful professor, Herb a few years as VP for Research at Rice, I medicine.” Bormann.” realized that my passion leading me to Daniel Hellerstein, Ph.D. ’89, writes: “I’m Jim Pissot writes: “We did lots of enjoy- a career in higher education rests on its working for usda as an environmental able, memorable and rewarding things public mission and its information impact economist, focusing on conservation over the past year. But we also made one to provide opportunity where none might programs. I look mostly at enrollment really significant contribution. We drove have existed. So, I now find myself as mechanisms—how to entice farmers to down to the swing state of Virginia and dean of a large (16,000 students) liberal join conservation programs (doing good cast our winning votes for President arts and sciences public research univer- stu≠ at reasonable restitution rates). Obama and Senator Tim Kaine. Also, we sity—Virginia Commonwealth University Otherwise, life is decent. The money is totally rebuilt the 6-cylinder engine for in Richmond. Our work on the James more than adequate. The kids are in col- the 1948 Chevrolet, and it runs smooth River has put me in contact with several lege, doing adequately. No major health and strong. The Luxton Foundation asked alumni—it has been great to connect issues, other than age-related decrepi- Valerie to oversee their historic gardens at with Denise Schlener ’83 and Daniel Fort tude. My wife and I just got back from one of the oldest homes in Ban≠, where

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she spent the summer restoring, planting faculty, sta≠ and the local community 1990 in their Journey of the Universe project; and enhancing. Our Big Spring Trip was Class Secretaries a family-and-friends rendezvous at the encouraging people to reflect a bit more Judy Olson Hicks Wave, Coral Pink Sand Dunes and Bryce about the role we are all playing in Earth’s [email protected] Canyon in southern Utah. We enjoyed history; and inspiring hope for new ways Carolyn Anne Pilling another 8,200-mile, trailer-towing odys- in which Earth and its human civilizations [email protected] sey this year, doing our part to exhaust could flourish together. Good food for fossil fuels so we can get on to a sustain- thought.” Bryan Albers writes: “After F&ES, I spent able energy future. Along the route, we a decade in private industry develop- were able to reconnect with good friends 1989 ing imaging sensors for environmental from 10, 20 and 50 years past. Note to Class Secretary monitoring. From there, I returned to F&ES Reunion-goers: when they say you Jane Freeman federal service to continue sensor r&d ‘haven’t changed a bit,’ it may mean their [email protected] with the National Geospatial Intelligence eyesight has deteriorated or that you Anthony Boutard runs an organic farm Agency. Finally, two years ago I had the looked worse back then than you might in Oregon. http://www.youtube.com/ opportunity to join the odni as the remember.” watch?v=L6mguEwgUsM deputy director for science and technol- ogy at the National Counterproliferation Jane Hoyt Freeman writes: “I’ve been on 1988 Center (a great job). My son, Henry, gradu- th a six-month detail with National Marine 25 Reunion Year ated from William & Mary last year and Fisheries Service in Sacramento, working Class Secretaries is a financial analyst on Wall Street. My on Central Valley salmon/water issues. It's Diane Stark middle son, Breccan, is a sophomore at been a nice break from my position with [email protected] Ohio State, and my daughter, Ceridwyn, the Bureau of Land Management in Reno is a high-school freshman in Virginia. I do Philip Voorhees and a great learning opportunity. We've miss those carefree days in New Haven.” [email protected] been enjoying exploring Sacramento, and Holly Welles it's been a good time to be out of the cold Jody Anderson writes: “I’m writing from [email protected] and snow of the mountains!” New London, Wis., where I've been for almost 18 years. I'm doing the ‘ ’ Holly Welles writes: “I’m at Princeton CJ May was laid o≠ from Yale Facilities in mom thing with Parker (16) and Celia (10), so Environmental Institute (pei), remember- July 2012 after serving as Yale's first and I have no interesting projects or trips to ing Hurricane Sandy (I was out of power only recycling coordinator for 22 years. report, and my husband Jim retired in for 10 days), the doom and gloom of He started working for Yale Recycling 2001, so I'm not even plugged in to the the national fiscal situation, and grid- while at F&ES and transitioned to full nature-center scene anymore. We did lock and grief in D.C., Newtown, etc. My time soon after graduating. He is cur- take a trip two summers ago for seven husband and I are digging deep to find rently expanding his use of magic in weeks to Alaska in an . We had a great positive news to share with our twins environmental education, both as Cyril rv 1 five-day ‘cruise’ on Prince William Sound (6 /2). For solace, I try to get outdoors the Sorcerer for schools and families, and and caught 77 lbs. of salmon, which we as much as possible and appreciate the as a ted (Technology, Entertainment and shipped home, and saw lots of seabirds natural beauty we are all trying so hard Design)-style talk presenter for profes- and sea lions.” to protect. And, when I have the time to sionals and other adults. To see how he pull away from the lure of my computer used both his magic and environmental Linda Behnken writes: “I am fighting for and engage with the next generation, skills to vanish his four-ton carbon foot- the fish and coastal fisheries, except for those here at Princeton, at Yale and my print from last year, go to his sorcerer the wonderful part of the year when I nieces and nephews scattered around the Web site to check out his new blog get to go catch fish. Last year threw some country, I feel new optimism. Interest in posting and video. This is one trick that tough punches at our family, but we studying environmental issues is growing everyone should know! are back on our feet and ready for more on college campuses, and many students www.cyrilthesorcerer.com; adventures. I have two wild boys (my arrive with a strong environmental/sus- www.betterworldmagic.com spouse claims they are part chimp from tainability ethic. Also, this fall at pei we my side of the family) and a mischievous had F&ES’s Mary Evelyn Tucker and John dog, so adventure seems to find us. In Grim as visiting faculty members. They January we went boat camping/hunt- did an amazing job engaging students, ing/hiking one week and got hit with please continue to keep us updated regarding your contact and professional information . . . 27 yale school of forestry & environmental studies class notes un-forecast gale force winds, an earth- for a new place to explore—look no far- Great Plains in South Dakota for the past quake and a small tsunami—see what ther than the mountains of Montenegro; three summers. We've been working on I mean?” it’s absolutely stunning. My wife and I an Indian reservation—a great experience are based in Belgrade, with our son o≠ for us and the children.” Seema Bhatt writes: “I am based in New to college at the University of Vermont Delhi, India, and work as an independent Alan Haberstock writes: “I have been in (and loving it) and daughter in an inter- consultant on issues relating to biodiver- Pittsfield, Maine, for 161/2 years and love national boarding school in Austria, a sity, ecotourism and climate change. The it. I have a great wife, one kid, a dog and beautiful place called St. Gilgen. Living in highlight of last year was the Conference a good job for a great company that does the Balkans has been a great experience of Parties (cop) on the Convention for hydro-electric and wind (renewable) (spent four years in Macedonia before Biological Diversity that India hosted. Two energy and habitat restoration.” Serbia), though I think our next post may of my publications were launched at cop. return us to Africa (pushing for Uganda) Judy Olson Hicks writes: “I am creating Other than that, I travel quite a bit within ... it feels about that time to return. There a community-trail plan for my local area the country and write about ecotourism.” are great places to visit in this region, too, of interior Alaska. I welcome any advice Mary Ann Boyer writes: “I've been teach- and we still have a lot of exploring to do. on this project. After living in Alaska ing science to middle-schoolers for the Last fall my daughter and I went moun- for almost 20 years, I still love the long past 14 (yikes) years. I like the drama of tain biking in Romania.” winters for getting out skiing or running middle school—never a dull moment. my dogs through the woods and along writes: “Bruce and I My husband Chris and I are living in Vicki Goldstein the creeks.” moved to Boulder, Colo., four years ago Philadelphia. Two out of our three kids with our two children, Ari (13) and Melina Enomoto Hiroshi writes: “Since gradua- are in college and we have a high-school (10). Bruce is a tenured professor at the tion, I have worked for Japan International junior at home. I was lucky enough to University of Colorado, Boulder, and hav- Cooperation Agency (jica). I was assigned spend an Outward Bound Educator's ing a great time teaching, researching to Cambodia, Poland and East Timor. I am Initiative Course in North Carolina with and either riding his bike or taking the now in Tokyo and director of the o≤ce for C.A. Pilling ’90 last year. C.A. is doing bus to work. He had a book come out climate change. This o≤ce is the coordi- great things at Georgetown Day School last year, Collaborative Resilience, and is nating point for climate change-related and she is probably too humble to share working on a couple of research projects issues and assistance in developing that she is Head of the Upper School! addressing climate change networks and countries by jica and other related orga- gds is lucky to have her.” locally managed marine areas (yes for nizations in Japan and the world. My job Ann (Allen) Camp writes: “I'm at F&ES oceans and research trips!!). I founded an is far from the field and packed into an and have enjoyed seeing those of you organization, Colorado Ocean Coalition, o≤ce building with floods of email and who've stopped by during Reunion or at which is in its third year. We are sav- paper. I will finish my assignment this other times.” ing oceans from a mile high. We have April, and my next post will be Hokkaido University (the school I attended more Tony DeNicola writes: “I got married a monthly Blue Drinks with about 40–50 than 30 years ago). It’s located in the few years ago and live between Virginia folks attending on average and had a northern part of Japan and is the best (only 40 minutes from D.C.) and my origi- couple of big events, Making waves place in Japan for outdoor activities— nal place in Connecticut. I met my wife, in Colorado 2011 and 2012, where Jean skiing, mountaineering, fishing and Vickie, while working with Rich Reading Michel Cousteau, Sylvia Earle and other canoeing. I was married seven years ’86, Ph.D. ’93, in Mongolia, where she was ocean notables attended. We are devel- ago and no children.” volunteering (Vickie and I were helping oping the first community-based ocean Rich capture vultures in Botswana this conservation organization in the middle Gina Hirsch writes: “I am living and work- past spring). We married on Great Beach of the country.” ing in Wisconsin—back to my roots. I can in Point Reyes National Seashore, where I Melissa Grigione writes: “My family and be on the river kayaking or cross-country spent two years working on a non-native I live in North Salem, N.Y. Marcus is now skiing within five minutes from my front deer eradication project.” 10 and Andea is 6. I direct a graduate door. I split my time between two careers: one at the University of Wisconsin Center Tim Donnay writes: “I spent a week in program in environmental science at Pace for Integrated Agricultural Systems, where Montenegro working on closeout plan- University. I study carnivores and hope we work with farmers in the Midwest on ning for usaid. We end our assistance that the Eastern Cougar repopulates New projects ranging from outreach programs in June, and close down the o≤ce in England during my lifetime! My husband on integrated pest management, native September. Any hikers/bikers looking and I have been studying bison on the please continue to keep us updated regarding your contact and professional information . . . 28 the f&es record JI spring 2013

pollinator conservation, farm bill policy of course!). My wife, Lalla Carothers, and Utilities Seattle Watershed.” for specialty crops, food security, farm to I live in Cumberland, about 20 minutes Mary Miller writes: “Our family lives north of Portland with our daughter, school, and building resiliency in farm southwest of Tucson in the beautiful Olivia (9), and our son, Benny (6).” systems to deal with climate change; Baboquivari Mountains and Altar Valley. the other as director of strategy and plan- Jen Lamb writes: “I left Wyoming and my We run a guest ranch called Elkhorn ning at Advanced Engines Development, work at the National Outdoor Leadership Ranch. I'm quite involved in a collabora- a r&d business my dad started 30 years School two years ago to move to Maine tive conservation group called the Altar ago. Current projects include a contract (we're in Bangor now) while my hus- Valley Conservation Alliance. Our kids are with the U.S. government to develop a band, Jim, attends grad school. My little 15 and 13—busy with school, ranch life, more fuel-e≤cient and powerful engine boy (6) and I have had some fun adven- sports—the works.” for the Humvee and the development of tures in many corners of the state while Bob Russo writes: “Carol and I live in a biodiesel motorcycle engine.” Jim toils away in the library. We've had Ivoryton, Conn., within walking distance some great times reconnecting with Anne Kinsinger writes: “Ron and I have of an Atlantic White Cedar swamp. Our and his amazing been chained to the nation's capital for Jonathan Labaree two sons are Peter (19), who did a year family. Wyoming calls us back later this about three years. I've worked at the at University of Maine, and Daniel (15), a spring and I'm looking forward to joining U.S. Geological Survey for a long time high school sophomore. They both love The Nature Conservancy to help push and am associate director for Ecosystem the outdoors, and each summer they conservation initiatives forward in the Science. Ron and I have moved from practically move into the nature camp southwest part of the state. There's a D.C. to Missouri (where we married) to up the road (where the cedar swamp is). I lot of work to do in the realm of water- California (where our daughter Corey am a soil and wetland scientist at a small shed protection.” was born and Ron retired from his consulting firm in eastern Connecticut environmental law practice to become Marco Lowenstein writes: “I live in and enjoy the people and the work.” a stay-at-home dad), back to the D.C. Corrales, N.M.—a village outside of Patricia Shanley writes: “After five years area and then on to Bainbridge Island in Albuquerque—with my wife of 20 years, living in the Brazilian Amazon and 10 in Washington State, where I was Western Charla, and my two kids. Micah (16) is a Indonesia (working with cifor), my hus- Regional Director for usgs for about junior in high school and Kaileah is in band, Chris Barr, our daughter, Grayson eight years. Working in D.C. during such seventh grade. We have two horses, four (12) and I returned to the United States a an intense time in history has been great, chickens and four dogs. The kids are into couple of years ago. We landed in a patch but we miss the Pacific Northwest. Our equestrian vaulting, lacrosse, piano, pho- of woods with a stream and a 40-acre daughter, Corey (16), is a fun and funny tography and reading. I work from home preserve next door that we are joyfully person with absolutely no interest in sci- for a company in Portland, buying lumber cutting trails through. I am working with ence (it could have something to do with in Central and South America. Maybe my, er, exuberance during her science fairs friends at People and Plants International 30-50% of the wood comes from fsc in grade school). She and I have been tak- and continuing decades-long work with certified forests in Guatemala, Honduras ing mother-daughter trips together since rural communities in Brazil. We live a one- and Minnesota. The majority of the prod- she was in the sixth grade and have had hour train ride from nyc, in Princeton.” ucts go for musical instruments (acoustic wonderful adventures in Oaxaca, Belize, and electric guitars, ukuleles, marimbas Tara Shimberg writes: “After fleeing New Vietnam and Spain, to name a few.” and a smattering of other instruments). Haven with hundreds of dollars in parking Jonathan Laboree writes: “I am at the One of our big customers is Gibson tickets, I returned to my beloved island of Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Guitar USA, who consistently specifies St. Thomas as an environmental plan- Portland, Maine, running our commu- fsc certified hardwoods. I also am on the ner in a newly established Environment nity department (we also have research board of Northwest Natural Resources Division in the Public Works Department. and education departments). Our work Group, a forestry ngo in Washington I was tasked with the impossible mission focuses largely on technical assistance, and Oregon. We have an fsc group of managing and developing solid waste outreach, training and market develop- certification with 175 small and conserva- management programs for the territory. ment for New England's fishing commu- tion landowner members covering over After five years of head banging, I took a nities. Linda Behnken and I crossed paths 15,000 acres. Members include lots of five-month leave of absence and traveled a bit over a year ago when we invited her 20-100 acre private homesteads as well to Kauai, Indonesia and Australia. My last to speak at our first annual Innovations in as Washington State Parks, The Nature stop before home was D.C., where I met Fisheries conference (she was a huge hit, Conservancy preserves and Seattle Public my husband, Steve Shimberg. I moved

29 yale school of forestry & environmental studies class notes to D.C. and we decided to start a family. I mentalist—fits right in with most of and personally. Yes, it's hard to be back— became a stay-at-home mom to two boys, you! He manages the removal of derelict enduring the drama of middle school Ethan (14) and Logan (12). Struggling to vessels and battles high-powered nefari- girls and life back at the o≤ce—but all maintain my sanity as a mother of two ous attorneys representing clients that good. We're working on climate change small monsters, I got in touch with my have coastal construction violations (sea with the National Park Service, working creative talents and eventually found my walls, docks, etc.). I am trying to figure out with a few zoos on how to engage visitors calling in interior design. I have my own how to balance work vs. home and mind- directly with conservation e≠orts abroad, part-time (children still come first) busi- health vs. body-health. I work for our and helping to create a water education ness out of my home.” Department of Management and Budget, center in Colorado.” http://news.mong- doing grant research and grant writing abay.com/2012/1225-szotek-isenhart- Catherine Bealle Statland writes: for our departments. I have a gym in my family-interview.html “Lawrence and I are livin’ the laid back building and I can work out almost every West Coast lifestyle here on Vancouver day. I have another job as “Mom” to two 1992 Island. I work for the Forest Analysis and girls. Chiara (15) is studying for her driver’s Class Secretary Inventory Branch of the B.C. Ministry permit—thank goodness in this one Katherine Kearse Farhadian of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource instance she is a procrastinator!!—and [email protected] Operations. The stand development mod- Ruby is 11. John and I like to hoard all of eling team I’m on, though diminished and Anne Black writes: “I work for the U.S. our vacation days and then go for month- under bureaucratic pressures, endures Forest Service’s research arm. My focus long vacations. Last summer we spent and manages to attract funding. I study has evolved from traditional ecology to time with the girls and some friends in tree and stand growth in complex stands, social ecology, particularly the science the Alps near the border with Austria. Our with several favorite research installa- and practice of leadership, organiza- next big trip will be to Patagonia.” tions in the interior of Southern British tional learning, high reliability, safety Columbia. We have one son, Max (15), who Carla Wise writes: “Mark Van Steeter and resiliency. I am developing skills and shows at least some interest in science and I live in Corvallis, Ore., where we have experience in leadership facilitation and and environmental stewardship, as well been since 1999. We have a 13-year-old development, particularly women’s lead- as soccer, music, Star Craft, YouTube, food, daughter (awesome and humbling), ership. We live in Montana.” girls, friends … Larry, a pro musician/stay- and a 6-year-old yellow lab, who gives Shawn Dalton writes: “ I live and work at-home dad for several years, is working us unconditional love. Mark has been in New Brunswick, Canada. I left the on a financial designation, and volunteers teaching geography at Western Oregon University of New Brunswick in 2010 to as treasurer for three nonprofit boards, University since we got here, and enjoys open my own company, Thrive Consulting. and also keeps some music projects the life of a tenured professor with a very I’m working with the Assembly of First going. Three years ago, we moved to a heavy teaching load but, blissfully, a nine- Nations’ Chiefs in New Brunswick to fixer-upper in a forested neighborhood month appointment. I am writing about develop an environmental education and in Victoria and are both keen on munici- environmental topics—mostly climate career paths program for First Nations pal tree and green space stewardship change—writing my first book and work- youth, and designing an integrated social programs.” ing on rebuilding a local food system in ecological research program for N.B. First the Willamette Valley. We love to ski and Tim Sullivan writes: “Leah and I have been Nations. My daughter, Riley (15), and son, float rivers, and Mark has become an avid back in Colorado for the past 11 years. We Declan (13), keep me pretty busy when I’m steelhead fisherman.” live in the foothills south of Boulder up not working.” next to Forest Service land. Life at 9,000 1991 Syma Ebbin writes: “I am working at feet has its challenges. I am a volunteer Secretary needed! Volunteers? the University of Connecticut, teaching firefighter, so already beginning to worry environmental and marine science and about next fire season with the drought. Chip and Jill Isenhart write: “Ever policy courses, and I am the research We are down to one very old cat and wondered if you could take your fam- coordinator for Connecticut Sea Grant. I dog, but look forward to building up our ily along on a conservation project? We am involved in climate change adaptation menagerie again soon. Leah works as an just did that in Africa and Asia, working e≠orts, land conservation (board member artist from a studio at home.” six months on conservation education of the Groton Open Space Association) and visitor center design projects (and writes: “I have an amaz- and fisheries (president-elect of the Susannah Troner homeschooling along the way). It was a ing husband named John who is smart, American Fisheries Society, Southern New very rewarding trip both professionally funny, loves beer and is a true environ- England Chapter).”

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Mark Loughman writes: “I am the his wife, Svetlana, and he try to control Beth Conover writes: “Ken Snyder and I director of Environmental A≠airs and Daniel (4) and Maria (1), both of whom are in Denver, raising teenagers and doing Resource Strategy at Mississippi Power were denied Chinese citizenship despite river trips whenever possible. Ken runs Company, where I’ve worked for nearly place of birth. Eugene works as coordina- Placematters, a land-use decision-support 15 years. I’m responsible for environmen- tor for the Rivers without Boundaries nonprofit, and has been working closely tal compliance, managing relationships Coalition that unites experts and ngos on his sta≠ with Jocelyn Hittle ’05 and with regulatory agencies, directing our involved in transboundary river manage- with Don Chen ’92 as a principal funder. environmental stewardship e≠orts, and ment in Mongolia, China, Russia, Central I work for a Denver-based foundation on leading our power generation resource Asia and the United States. At frozen Lake natural resource protection and com- planning e≠orts. My wife, Leslie, and I Baikal, he assists a dialogue on ecologi- munity development initiatives, often in have three terrific kids—Meg, Patrick and cal optimization of lake levels regulation collaboration with Lise Aangeenbrug ’90, Caroline—who keep us very busy with by hydropower dam. He’s preparing the Tim Sullivan '90, Tim Wohlgenant '93 soccer, baseball and sailing.” Rivers of Siberia International Conference and others.” to be held there in June. Question: Does Mary Verner writes: “As ceo for Spokane Bill Keeton is on sabbatical leave this Tribal Enterprises, I’m actively engaged any alum work on the Great Lakes on a spring, spending much of the time as a in feasibility studies for commercial similar problem? guest professor in Vienna, Austria, and opportunities in biofuels. All that forest www.transrivers.org working on forest carbon research in the stand measurement and biomass avail- Bhishma Subedi, executive director of Carpathian Mountains of Eastern Europe. ability work learned at F&ES really comes Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture Nicola Robins is director and co-founder in handy!” and Bioresources, has 20 years of experi- of Incite Sustainability—an advisory ence in participatory conservation and company with an advocacy edge. Incite is 1993 rural development programs, research, 20th Reunion Year branching out with partnerships in the policy analysis, university teaching, and E.U., Australia, West Africa and the Middle Class Secretaries networking. He has designed over 50 East. She lives with her husband, Steve, Dean Gibson development and research projects and in a wooden cabin in the deep southern [email protected] led the implementation of over 40 proj- peninsula of Cape Town. Molly Goodyear ects, including those with multiple donors [email protected] and partners; developed strategies, William Stevenson writes: “I run Lycott Environmental in Spencer, Mass., where Heather Merbs methodologies and tools; monitored and we help clients throughout New England [email protected] evaluated conservation and development programs; and acted as a resource person manage lakes, ponds and reservoirs, Patrick Baker writes: “I have started a new in national and international conferences. primarily for invasive species and algae. position as associate professor of silvicul- He has over 50 published articles, books, Our oldest son is almost a teenager and ture and forest ecology at the Melbourne practical manuals, guidelines and toolkits, the younger two appear to be catching School of Land and Environment, and over 60 research/technical reports. up fast.” University of Melbourne.” Graham Trelstad and his wife, Julie, are Meg Kelly writes: “I am alive and well, 1994 adjusting to life as empty-nesters. Lizzy living outside of Boston and staying out Class Secretaries is studying chemistry at Columbia and of trouble by working with Weston Forest Jane Calvin Ellie is studying physics at suny Geneseo. & Trail Association (a trails/open-space- [email protected] Some of you may remember the days oriented land trust) as their president, Cynthia W. Henshaw when they would appear in a stroller in and on the steering committee of a [email protected] Sage Hall to attend Jerry Cohon's lectures group called ‘W2O’ (Women Working for Jane Whitehill on multi-dimensional decision-making Oceans)—just trying to cover as many [email protected] algorithms. Perhaps they absorbed some ecosystems as possible! I am also married Andrew Beckerman, Ph.D. ’99, writes: of what their father was struggling to to a great guy (coming up on 20 years) “The Beckerman clan is doing well. We've understand. and we have three daughters (18, 16 and temporarily migrated from She≤eld in Jessica Wilkinson writes: “After 18 years 12). Life is nuts, but in a good way.” the U.K. to the Southern Hemisphere with the Environmental Law Institute, I Eugene Simonov has a stronghold in for a nine-month sabbatical at the am working with The Nature Conservancy Dalian on the Yellow Sea in China, where Universidad de Austral, in Valdivia, Chile. “ please continue to keep us updated regarding your contact and professional information . . . 31 yale school of forestry & environmental studies class notes

(tnc) in the U.S. Government Relations Can't a guy just get a hug and kiss any- 1997 more? I'm at the Environmental League of program. In my capacity as senior policy Class Secretary advisor, I work with the leaders on mitiga- Massachusetts in trench warfare with the Paul Calzada tion within the Conservancy—domesti- legislature around global warming and [email protected] cally and internationally—to develop, improving mass transit. We're making coordinate and implement a strategy some progress.” Kelly Keefe finished a Ph.D. at the to advance the conservation potential University of Florida and is a lead scientist of mitigation. The opportunities are 1996 and facilitator in the U.S. Army Corps numerous, and no other organization Class Secretaries and South Florida Water Management has demonstrated this more e≠ectively Kathryn Pipkin District's Everglades Restoration program. [email protected] and to such on-the-ground e≠ect as tnc. Jon Kohl writes: “I have a six-month- Success in this endeavor will not be pos- Julie Rothrock old son, just published a novella called sible without a broad range of partners [email protected] Fallout (available on Amazon), and just from all levels of government and conser- Derek Denniston writes: “I’ve joined started a new organization called the vation nonprofits.” NaturEner USA and NaturEner Canada pup Global Heritage Consortium, which 1995 as vice president of business develop- unites people and organizations around ment. My primary focus is the commercial the world dedicated to introducing Class Secretaries performance of NaturEner’s wind energy, new paradigms in natural and cultural Marie Gunning transmission and balancing authority heritage site planning and managing. The [email protected] assets by structuring optimization strate- organization is based on nearly 15 years Ciara O’Connell gies, and negotiating revenue contracts.” of work with unesco World Heritage [email protected] Sites trying to redefine relationships Steve Dunn writes: “I am a project man- between donors, sites and their commu- Dwight Barry writes: “I made a career ager for the U.S. Department of Energy, nities. Some of the new paradigms that change and am a statistician for Group based in Golden, Colo. In my current Health Cooperative in Seattle, Wash. Any we have built into our approach include position, I support doe's Better Buildings F&ESers who live or work in the down- adaptive co-management, organizational Neighborhood Program, a $500 million town Seattle area, I'm up for a learning, participation, resiliency, mutual tgif!” Recovery Act initiative launched by Vice gains approach and Integral Theory. We Tetsuro Mori is working as a househus- President Biden in April 2010. My work are recruiting core members across a band and an auditor, a consultant and a helps to bring energy e≤ciency improve- variety of sectors. If anyone is particularly lecturer on environment and corporate ments to homes, businesses and even interested in protected area planning and social responsibility. farms in urban areas, small towns and concerned with the conventional mode of rural communities nationwide. I enjoy Ken Pruitt writes: “A bunch of us from planning, do contact me.” spending time outdoors in beautiful the Class of '94 had a great time in July www.pupconsortium.net th Colorado with my wife, Kendra, and our at Great Mountain Forest. It was the 20 two sons, Gavin and Grady.” José Juan Terrasa-Soler just completed anniversary of our Mods experience there. four years of service in government as (I went through Mods with the class of Lara (Nachiem) Swenson writes: “I began director of planning and development for '94 since I did a joint degree.) It was fun teaching general physics three years the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (prtc). to spend time with wonderful friends, ago at a private high school in Seattle. The prtc is Puerto Rico's government and to see (or meet) so many spouses and Unexpectedly, physics has become my agency in charge of tourism development, children. I relive a youthful exuberance new passion. In the foreseeable future, policy, regulation and promotion. José when I think about my F&ES years, which I will be developing both honors and Juan is a Landscape Architect at the O≤ce is hard to square with the passage of so ap physics courses in our nearly finished, of Marvel & Marchand Architects in San much time and everything that means. state-of-the-art stem building. I’d like to Juan. He also teaches landscape archi- Life is good for me in my little suburb take a group of students on a physics- tecture and environmental science at the north of Boston. Daughter, Emma, is in related educational trip to England.” Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. sixth grade; Calvin is in third; my wife, Teresa, is pursuing a black belt in martial arts and constantly wants to try di≠erent painful moves on me when I get home (like Cato in the Pink Panther movies). please continue to keep us updated regarding your contact and professional information . . . 32 the f&es record JI spring 2013

1998 Katherine Lieberknecht writes: “My the International Crane Foundation, 15 th Reunion Year family—daughters, Lucie (8) and Rowan the University of Wisconsin Arboretum, (2), son, August (5), and husband, Robert the Nelson Institute for Environmental Class Secretaries Nadine Block Young—moved to Austin this year so Studies at University of Wisconsin, nadine.block@sfiprogram.org my husband and I could start jobs at the Madison, and the Wisconsin Department University of Texas, Austin.” of Natural Resources. We expect a num- Claire Corcoran ber of federal agencies to participate too, [email protected] Keely Maxwell, Ph.D. '04, and her hus- such as band, Mike, welcomed their second son, epa, noaa, blm and usda. Feel Rebecca Gratz writes: “In July I was Gabriel, in November 2012. Keely is an free to contact me.” [email protected] appointed principal of the Sound School aaas Fellow at epa's National Homeland Lavanchawee Sujarittanonta writes: "Kun in New Haven. I have been at Sound since Security Research Center. Ying is teaching management and mar- I student-taught while at Yale, and it is keting in Thailand, Taiwan and Macau." an amazing opportunity and challenge 1999 to lead this unique school. The next big Class Secretaries 2000 change for me was marrying Steven Jocelyn Forbush Class Secretaries Sitrin this summer in Ghent, N.Y. We now [email protected] Erika Schaub share three kids—Isaac (10), Shira (8) and Jennifer Garrison Ross eas≠[email protected] Danielle (7). They all get along very well [email protected] Zikun Yu and my Dani was absolutely thrilled to Christiana Jones [email protected] have a sister. I co-own an inn (austin- [email protected] streetinn.net) in a restored 19th century Linus Chen is an attorney advisor at the house in Westville—keep us in mind for Julie (Herbst) Bain writes: “I’ve been Department of the Interior Solicitor's your visits to New Haven.” working for the Santa Fe National Forest O≤ce working on wildlife and ref- for 12 years. My husband and I have four uge issues. He is active with the Udall Jennifer Kefer writes: “I am enjoying life horses/composters that we pack and Foundation, assisting alumni of the ‘inside the Beltway,’ and outside D.C. in ride, and we use them to haul rocks, logs various programs. He also teaches spin Bethesda, Md., with my husband, Josh, and tools for volunteers doing stream classes at the Washington Sports Clubs and two boys, Ari (8) and Doron (5). I am restoration and trail work. We’ve also and Sports Clubs la. (Occasionally he can working for a family-owned environmen- bought an antique crosscut saw and can’t be seen in re-runs of diy's "I Want That" tal consulting group, David Gardiner & wait to get into the woods once the snow for bead-board wallpaper.) Associates, where I work on sustainable melts. Last fall I harvested honey for the energy policy. Our family just installed Heather Peckham Griscom, Ph.D. ’04, first time from my one beehive. I had to a geothermal system in our home. We writes: “I am an associate professor of for- put down my beloved dog, Cypress, who spend time every summer exploring the est ecology at James Madison University attended Yale Forestry as a pup. We miss th United States. This year’s adventure took (7 year). Bronson, Ph.D. '03, is director him a bunch.” the family on a camping road trip to of forest carbon science at The Nature th Sturgis, S.D., for the motorcycle rally, along Steve Bosak writes: “My organization, Conservancy in Arlington (6 year). Our with visits to four national parks.” the Society for Ecological Restoration, is twin daughters, Adeline and Genevieve, holding its Fifth World Conference on turn two years old in March when we are John Kuriawa writes: “I’m with noaa, Ecological Restoration in Madison, Wis., expecting our third daughter. We live in just wrapping up an interesting detail this October. This will be a four-day pro- a small town in the Shenandoah Valley assignment to develop a case review/ gram featuring more than 100 concurrent and have a cabin on 60 acres of land in evaluation process for the restoration sessions; it will take place at the Monona West Virginia, where we are experiment- implementation component of our Conference Center down the hill from the ing with American Chestnut and Ginseng Damage Assessment, Remediation and Capitol building. We have lined up author reintroduction.” Restoration Program, which is noaa’s and entrepreneur, Paul Hawken, as our arm of the Natural Resource Damage Ashley Prout McAvey writes: “I am living keynote speaker and also will feature the Assessment Process. I enjoyed catching in Shelburne, Vt., with my husband, Ken, founder of Costa Rica's national parks, up with new and old alums when Dean daughter, Elle (4), son, Reid (2),and big, Alvaro Ugalde. Our conference partners Crane visited us in D.C.” beautiful Golden Retriever, Jackson (7!). I include the Aldo Leopold Foundation, enjoy working independently from home

33 yale school of forestry & environmental studies class notes as a development consultant and hope Je≠ Luoma writes: “It’s di≤cult to find Mahua Acharya writes: “After spending a to raise funds and awareness for endan- paying work in central New York, Ithaca decade across Geneva, Washington, D.C. gered African wildlife in the coming year.” area, so I’m currently looking for employ- (after Kyoto was ratified!) and London ment. If you're in the Ithaca area, give a (some naïve reason), I decided to take the Alice (Walker) Wolfe writes: “Last year I call and it would be a pleasure to see you plunge and head back to India. I wanted led American Municipal Power's con- again.” to see what New India looked like, so struction of the Napoleon solar facility. I joined a small and upcoming renew- The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Tracy Melbihess writes: “I work for the able energy company based in Delhi and 17,000-panel, 21-acre facility was held on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the stayed there for three years, learning the September 21. Nine days later I married Mexican wolf recovery and reintroduction sector. In 2012, ex-colleagues from the Jeremiah Wolfe. We plan to honeymoon program.” World Bank got in touch and asked if I in Peru in May.” Christoper Nyce writes: “I'm really enjoy- wanted to take over the India operations 2001 ing my assignment as the Economic of a carbon fund. I agreed, and that’s and Commercial O≤cer here at the U.S. Class Secretaries what I’ve been doing since—shuttling Embassy in Lilongwe, Malawi. We have Leigh Cash between the United States and India for been here three years now and Rukmini [email protected] C-Quest Capital, a carbon finance busi- and the girls—Rasa, Priya and Jaya—are Adam Chambers ness working on domestic lighting and actively engaged in the broader commu- [email protected] rural cookstoves. My husband, Arvind, nity and especially in the arts and music Jennifer Grimm and I will soon move to our hometown of scene. I will be leaving them here for [email protected] Bangalore, where I really look forward to a another year while I head o≠ to an unac- bit more outdoors than the capital could Leigh Cash writes: “I am wrapping up my companied posting in a more di≤cult ever o≠er!” doctorate on plutonium nanoparticles part of the work for 2013–2014.” at Los Alamos National Laboratory. I am Russell Barbour, D.F.E.S., writes: “I serve Jonathan Padwe, Ph.D. '11, and Jenny very proud to get to work with so many as associate director for statistics at the Grimm live on the windward side of Oahu outstanding scientists and mentors. My Yale Center for Interdisciplinary Research with their three awesome kids (6, 5 and 2) husband James and our dogs love living on aids at the Yale School of Medicine. and a bunny named Angel. Jonathan is in and working in New Mexico.” My most recent publications examine his second year as an assistant professor extensively resistant tb/hiv co-infection Mary Ford writes: “I'm enjoying my job at at the University of Hawai'i, Manoa, and in South Africa and improved barrier National Geographic—working on a new Jenny is working on sustainable devel- methods to prevent hiv infection.” program to get people outside taking opment and conservation in the Arctic. pictures of biodiversity and then sharing When not working, they are perfecting Cordalie Benoit is very pleased to report photos and learning from each other in their surfing. that she has been elected to the board online communities. I'm also coaching a of the American Community Gardening Georgia Seamans writes: “My first peer- team of marathoners for Team in Training Association. reviewed article has been published by and love watching them progress. I also Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, a refer- Catherine Bottrill writes: “I am juggling love living in D.C. and having visitors. eed, international journal.” running Pilio, a spin-out from my Oxford Recent guests have included Yenyen Chan http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ University research, and writing my Ph.D. ’02, Colin O'Brien and Ray Wan.” journal/16188667 thesis that has explored the response of Uromi Manage Goodale, Ph.D. ’09, the U.K. music industry to climate change. Bruce Westerman writes: “I’m serving as writes: “My son, David (11/2), Eben and I The goal for 2013 is getting the thesis first Republican Majority Leader in the relocated to Xishuangbanna, Yunnan done and dusted so I can put my full ener- Arkansas legislature since reconstruc- China, to take on new appointments at gies in Pilio. Our building-energy manage- tion. It's a good thing I took those policy the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical ment software is used by many London classes at F&ES!” Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences. West End theaters, Wembley Arena and the Royal Albert Hall, and we are working We are looking forward to visitors who 2002 with the Church of England on a national may be passing through East Asia!” Class Secretaries campaign—so we are hitting the iconic Ellen Huang is director of Environmental Catherine Bottrill buildings for energy saving! It was A≠airs at the Gates Corporation in Denver, [email protected] wonderful to be back in New Haven for Colo. Roberto J. Frau the 10-year reunion and have the chance [email protected]

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to catch up with so many dear friends.” Club of South Texas and are on the 2003 www.pilio-ltd.com; www.smeasure.com Admissions School Committee.” 10th Reunion Year Liam Carr writes: “I work with the Pew Shafqat Hussein writes: “After teaching Class Secretaries Charitable Trusts, as the senior policy for three years at Trinity College, Hartford, Brian Goldberg associate for the Ending Overfishing in Conn., I am currently on sabbatical. I'm [email protected] the Southeastern U.S. Campaign trying to finish my book manuscript on Benjamin Hodgdon (I started the day after Inauguration). I’d politics of predator conservation in the [email protected] been working from Washington, D.C., but western Himalayas. For the last month Pete Land have relocated to beautiful Charleston, I have been tracking snow leopards in [email protected] S.C. My work will take me around the the frigid mountains of Pakistan's north. entire Southeast and back and forth Annie is working for the Yale Carbon Fund. Rebecca Ashley Asare writes: “I am in my to the U.S. Caribbean Islands (hello, St. We have three children, Khadija (14), Musa eighth year in Ghana, and life and work Croix! I missed you!). I've kept busy since (11) and Askari (6). We live in the East are in great balance. My daughter, Claire, graduating with my Ph.D. in geography Rock neighborhood in New Haven, which is a precocious 5, and in early October from Texas A&M University in May 2012, means that I get to go to interesting talks I gave birth to a second daughter, Dale spending time in the Yucatan working and events at F&ES.” Yayira Ashley-Demordzi. Since her birth, with several fishing communities to she continues to win all of the ‘good baby’ Jay McLaughlin writes: “Life's good in awards (we've entered many national share their knowledge for improving their southern Washington. Bridget and I do and international competitions) and is rights and access to more sustainably our best to keep up with the kids' activi- truly a little blessing. On the work front, managed fisheries. I've also enjoyed D.C., ties. I continue my work directing a small I head up the West Africa pes Incubator having run 23.5 miles of the Marine Corps nonprofit working on community-based for Forest Trends—a job that challenges Marathon (I did a silly jog-lurch the last forestry issues. It was fun to see Prof. 2.7 miles...).” me in interesting ways and makes me Mark Ashton ’85, Ph.D. ’90, and the Yale- immensely happy!” Rachel Fertik and Vic Edgerton ’03 were Munich gang last May as we shared the married on October 8th, 2011, in a forest story of our e≠orts with the Mt. Adams Brian Goldberg writes: “I'm enjoying glen as part of a weekend-long celebra- Community Forest Project and other Alexandria, Va., though troubled by this tion in Monkton, Md. They were happily aspects of our work.” year's wacky weather. Also, I am having joined by F&ES alums , fun teaming with Pete Land and others to Becca Brown ’03 Jill Trynosky writes: “My husband, Steve, pull folks together for celebrating our 10th- Sarah Canham, Roberto Frau, Andrea and I live in Washington, D.C., with our year reunion. Hope to see you all there!” Johnson ’05, Barry Muchnick ’01, Kate son, Stephen Bruce (1). I am working , , , Muchnick ’09 Bryan Petit Justin Ruben with the U.S. epa O≤ce of the Inspector Kat Hall spent much of January crewing , Colleen Ryan Carrie (Magee) Sargeant General and am enjoying my work on on a 50-foot sailboat on a 22-day Atlantic and . They had a grand time Becky Tavani program evaluations. I was a mem- crossing from the Canary Islands to the celebrating their marriage with family ber of our o≤ce's Deepwater Horizon Caribbean. and friends, dancing, building a bonfire, Interdisciplinary Audit, Evaluation and Krithi Karanth was chosen by National feasting together and field games. Legal Team that received the Alexander Geographic Society to be in their class of Michael Funaro and Zhanna Hamilton Award in October. It is the 2012 Emerging Explorers from around the Beisembaeva-Funaro and their three chil- highest award given by the Council of world. She lives and works in Bangalore dren are in San Antonio, Texas. Michael the Inspectors General on Integrity and India. is with esri and Zhanna is taking care of E≤ciency.” Pete Land and his wife, Emily, welcomed the kids, providing support and planning Josh Za≠os and Sylvia went to Costa their first child to the world on Christmas for Danna's competitive tennis goals Rica for 10 days around Christmas after Eve. In an e≠ort to introduce little Robbie and academics —she is a freshman now; o≤cially getting married (!) ahead of the Land to as many F&ES o≠spring as pos- volunteering at Kair's school and helping "Mayan apocalypse"—they got some sible, Pete is serving as the 10th Reunion him achieve his full intellectual potential warm (and rainy) days around volcanoes Committee Chair. You’ll be hearing from and overcome Autism/Aspergers chal- and on the beach—very beautiful and him! lenges; and exploring with our outdoorsy tranquil. nature-loving Aarez. Both Michael and Flo Miller writes: “Bill Finnegan and I Zhanna are active members of the Yale have lived in London with our daughter, Esme, since last June. I am coordinating please continue to keep us updated regarding your contact and professional information . . . 35 yale school of forestry & environmental studies class notes the Environmental Funders Network, a Laura Wooley 2005 [email protected] network of about 120 foundations that Class Secretaries support environmental causes in the Margarita Fernandez and Benjamin David Cherney U.K. and abroad, with the goal of improv- Hodgdon ’03 welcomed their second [email protected] ing the e≠ectiveness of environmental child, Lucia, in May 2012. They live in Dora Cudjoe philanthropy and attempting to increase Chiapas, Mexico, where Margarita is [email protected] the amount of funding going to environ- conducting field research for her Ph.D. Virginia Lacy mental causes.” Her research explores the relationship [email protected] Kabir Peay writes: “2012 was a big year between food security, agrobiodiversity Benjamin Urquhart for our family. I moved from Minneapolis and climate change in co≠ee communi- [email protected] back to the San Francisco Bay area to take ties of Mexico and Nicaragua. a job at Stanford, we adopted a dog (Blue) Sybil Ackerman recently became the Ilmi Grano≠ was based in Tunis, Tunisia, foundation advisor for Burning and Alison Forrestel and I had a baby for the year, consulting as the African Foundation in Portland, Ore. girl, Eslyn Jane Peay, in June. I'm looking Development Bank's special counsel for forward to things slowing down in 2013.” environment and climate change, work- Lauren Baker is in her fifth year of her Liz Roberts writes: “I'm thrilled to be ing all over Africa and taking frequent Ph.D. at F&ES. She is back from a year working for Pilio, the company Catherine trips to Southwest France to surf. and a half of fieldwork in Peru, examin- founded, helping with busi- ing indigenous advocacy in response to Bottrill '02 Amanda (Farris) Maha≠ey writes: “I'm oil concessions—it went well, and she ness development on several energy man- happily living in Brunswick, Maine, with is enjoying writing it up. She recently agement projects. When I'm not doing husband and dog, and recently succeeded that, I'm hanging out with became engaged to Darrin Mortenson, a Bill Finnegan F&ES’s Bob Perschel ’79 as the northeast journalist/activist she met in the Amazon and Flo Miller, now that they've moved to regional director for the Forest Guild. In during fieldwork—they will be married in the U.K., and planning my trip for reunion, my spare time, I conduct music groups California in August. obviously!” and sing.” writes: “I am looking Ann Grodnik writes: “We are living in Yvette Williams Christopher Riely lives in Providence Madison, Wis., the land of lakes, badgers, forward to graduating this spring with and works as a forester and watershed beer and cheese curds. I work for Shaw my Ph.D. in urban & community devel- manager for the city’s public water util- Environmental & Infrastructure, admin- opment. If time permits, I would like to ity. He and Ingrid Heilke welcomed their istering Wisconsin's statewide ee/re attend the reunion in October—it will daughter, Sylvia Riely-Heilke, to the world program, Focus on Energy. Sylvie turned be coming home for me.” in January 2013. Last May, Christopher 2 in November, and Kyle is happy practic- Andrew Winston writes: “I'm working on received his mba from the University of ing sports medicine. I have found a few a new book on corporate environmental Rhode Island and is now looking for ways F&ESers in the Midwest, but we are few strategy. It will focus on how companies to apply it in environmental work. and far between.” need to operate to bring about, and Abby Weinberg writes: “I’ve been having benefit from, a change in capitalism in Bruce Ho writes: “I am back at F&ES, at great fun learning about new wildlife relation to climate change, resource con- least for 2012–2013! After graduating adaptation science out of The Nature straints, transparency and other mega- from Stanford Law School and working Conservancy, working on a water quality forces. It should be coming out later this at nrdc in Chicago, I returned to New project in the Delaware and Susquehanna year. I’m living in Greenwich, Conn., with Haven in August to co-teach the Yale basins and doing planning projects with my wife and two boys.” Environmental Protection Clinic. I am state wildlife and forestry agencies in the also currently a Fellow at the Yale Center Southeast. I feel like I’m learning non- 2004 for Environmental Law and Policy, where stop, especially from Jack (31/2), who keeps Class Secretaries I am researching clean energy policy as asking when it is warm enough to go Jennifer Vogel Bass well as issues surrounding shale gas camping again. I can’t wait!” [email protected] development.” Kevin Woods was last seen eating shan Keith Bisson Radha Kuppalli writes: “I rented out my tofu noodles in northern Shan State, [email protected] place in D.C. and moved Down Under. I live Burma. Daniela Vizcaino with an Englishman near Sydney Harbor. I [email protected] work at New Forests—miss D.C.” please continue to keep us updated regarding your contact and professional information . . . 36 the f&es record JI spring 2013

Melissa Anderson Kuskie writes: “My hus- Museum of Natural History. We'll marry providing baseline data for measur- band and I moved back to the D.C. area in in September in Massachusetts. I left my ing levels of capacities and creating the fall of 2011 and are now living in Falls job after seven years at icf International, grant proposals with communities that Church, Va. After spending a year unem- and am currently looking for something showcase greater commitments to the ployed while I gestated and then cared in the Twin Cities, possibly in corporate above international conventions, of which for our son, Michael Andersen Kuskie sustainability.” Laos is a signatory. I try to go to Bali as (born April 2012), I'm a consultant with often and as long as possible, chasing Kevin Tidwell writes: “I have two big up- Systems, working with the O≤ce waves. Maybe I will get to live there calibre dates: 1) Ilana Kirsztajn and I married this of the Assistant Secretary of the Army permanently.” past June, and 2) we live near Cape Town for Installations, Energy & Environment's and travel around Africa from here.” Gonzalo Griebenow writes: “I finished Restoration Directorate (hazardous waste my work at the Inter-American Songlin Wang writes: “I got married in cleanup program). Between work and a Development Bank in D.C. and moved to 2009, and we are expecting our son by baby at home, I'm basically doing nonstop the U.K. at the end of spring to work on the time you read this. My wife is a hazardous waste cleanup.” my Ph.D. at Oxford University—a long- lawyer who used to serve as an inspector Azalea Mitch writes: “After 10 great years delayed objective in my life. It reminds for environmental crimes. We live in in the New Haven area, we are heading me so much of my time at Yale! I am also Beijing, now one of the most heavily back home to California. Bill (the hubby) consulting for the World Bank Forest polluted and expensive cities on earth. accepted an o≠er from Stanford, so we Carbon Partnership Facility, so I have a We bought an apartment in 2009. I am are excited to go back to the land of sun good excuse to visit friends in D.C. pursuing my dream job as a conserva- and earthquakes. I will continue doing My new neighbor at the School of tionist with the World Wildlife Fund. In environmental engineering consulting Geography in Oxford will be Alex Beijing, owning a piece of land is Mission and will work on setting up the California Shenkin ’06 so there will be time to Impossible (unless you are a billionaire). o≤ce. Our rascal, Sam (2), is keeping us keep F&ES memories alive!” So no garden or vegetables, but I have a busy, and we continue to be amazed and big fish tank as a compensation. I have Jesse Grossman writes: “2012 was an challenged by parenthood.” two F&ESers around me, both in wwf eventful year with a marriage to my Dan Stonington writes: “This past year, China. One is Seth Cook ’98, Ph.D. ’04, wife, Nandita Chandra, and over a week I’ve had a few fun F&ES connections. and another is Ran Song ’12. I used to of festivities in Delhi with a number of Jordan Jobe ’10 got a job at The Nature work closely with Isao Endo, when he fun-loving F&ESers (and even a prof) in Conservancy in the cubicle next to me was with undp.” attendance. Other than that, Soltage and (my organization subleases from tnc). the build-out of east coast solar facilities I cohosted a webinar on certified wood 2006 continues to be an all-consuming and with James Lucas ’03. And Elizabeth Black Class Secretaries joyful enterprise.” (not F&ES, but much-beloved by ’05 class Flora Chi Kate Hamilton writes: “I moved back to [email protected] members) moved to Seattle to work as an Boulder, Colo., last spring. I’m serving as Reilly Renshaw Dibner environmental attorney. I grew an amaz- Director of Ecosystem Marketplace, and [email protected] ing vegetable garden and plan to do so have enjoyed meeting up with a crew of again this year!” Susan Ely F&ES grads (including Dave Cherney ’05, Yusuke Taishi is working in Bangkok in [email protected] Jocelyn Hittle ’05, Caley Johnson, Dan the climate change adaptation team in Krista A. Mostoller Steinberg ’09 and others) on the Front undp. He travels frequently to the Pacific, [email protected] Range.” Cambodia, Bangladesh and Bhutan. Jill Savery Christina (Zarrella) Milloy completed [email protected] Victoria Thompson writes: “I moved to the editing of the book Celebrating Minneapolis right after Christmas to Imelda (Dada) Bacudo writes: “I am the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration join my fiancé, Chris Vaughan, who start- working for the Government of Laos Program: 75 Years of Conservation and ed a job here in October with the Min- Department of Forestry implementing Partnership Success, published by the U.S. neapolis Public Schools. We got engaged a undp-supported project that aims to Fish & Wildlife Service and available for in November, and have been together for build capacities of authorities to adhere free. In her spare time, Christina is also two and a half years, after having met in closely to three Rio Conventions: unfcc, writing a personal memoir about her life the minerals exhibit of the Harvard cld and cbd. I am doing policy analysis, as a homeless teen on the streets of San

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Francisco, Calif., and hopes to inspire University and University of Missouri, St. Sue Ely writes: “I passed the bar and others by sharing her story. Louis. moved to D.C. for a job with the O≤ce of http://digitalmedia.fws.gov/cdm/singlei- the Solicitor at the Department of the Gordon Clark works at Peninsula Open tem/collection/document/id/1307; Interior. Drop me a line if you are passing Space Trust in Palo Alto, Calif., with www.turbulenceintheveins.com through.” fellow F&ESers Paul Ringgold ’97 and Krista Mostoller writes: “I work at the Abigail Adams ’10. He and his partner, Qian (Cathy) Fang writes: “I graduated U.S. Government Accountability O≤ce in Nichole, recently moved into a neat little from the Duke mba program last May. Boston, although mostly from my home house on the coast outside a tiny town After traveling in the United States in Acton, which has its pros and cons (no called Pescadero, one hour south of San (Texas, Utah, Colorado and California) commute, but no chats around an o≤ce Francisco. for a month, I moved to Shanghai to water cooler, either!). I completed my work for the Boston Consulting Group Brandi Colander is serving as the deputy last project on the risks of nanotechnol- as a consultant. It is a fantastic place general counsel with the Council on ogy, which was written up in the New to work—interesting and challenging Environmental Quality in Washington, Haven Independent this past summer. problems to solve, great clients and great D.C. She also serves as a member of the Now I've moved on to another important colleagues, and I learn a lot everyday, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental topic—e≠orts to restore the health of the although sometimes I do have to work Studies Alumni Association Board. Great Lakes through the federally-funded 80–90 hours/week. Miss everyone!” Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. I'm Aja DeCoteau writes: “For the past Beth Feingold writes: “I'm a post- three years, I have been the Watershed really enjoying putting my water resource doc at Duke's Nicholas School of the Department manager for the Columbia management background from F&ES to Environment and the Duke Global River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission located good use! I also had a chance to visit Lake Health Institute. I'm working on projects in Portland, Ore. I work on behalf of Michigan and Lake Erie for the first time in the Peruvian Amazon on climate, four tribes, including my own (Yakama, when traveling to Chicago and Cleveland land use, migration, exposure to metals Umatilla, Warm Springs and Nez Perce) for our research.” and population health. I love living in in Washington, Oregon and Idaho on a http://www.newhavenindependent.org/ Durham, N.C.!” index.php/archives/entry/gao_clearer_ variety of natural resource issues related information_needed_on_super-small_ to salmon, tribal treaty rights, water qual- Todd Gartner moved to Portland, Ore., in safety_e≠orts/ ity and toxics reduction, climate change, the spring of 2012, after four-plus years in workforce development, habitat restora- D.C. He has worked as a senior associate Daniel Piotto writes: “I married Cecilia tion, and other regional and national for the World Resources Institute focus- Viana ’09 in 2011, and our baby girl, policy processes.” ing on conservation finance for the last Flora, was born last September. We are two and a half years. He spends part of Tomas Delgado writes: “I live in upstate living in Brasilia (Brazil) where I work at his time in Portland collaborating with New York, working as an architectural the Brazilian Forest Service heading the the Willamette Partnership to expand designer and leed coordinator for Ashley national forest inventory.” ecosystem markets in the western United McGraw Architects of Syracuse. The firm Jason Rauch, Ph.D. ’10, writes: “I’m hap- States. Todd enjoys snowboarding on specializes in educational and green pily living back home in central Maine. Mt. Hood, climbing at Smith Rocks and building design, and we have designed My wife, Millicent, and I welcomed our "work" travel to Rwanda, the Rockies and several leed-certified buildings, as well second child, Aidan Patrick, into the world the Everglades. some iconic architecture for the city this past year.” of Syracuse, such as the coe building. Ariane Lotti works on federal food 2007 I have personally been involved in the and agriculture policy for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition in Class Secretary design and certification process of several Rosi Kerr schools throughout the Central New York Washington, D.C. [email protected] area. I have also joined the U.S. Green Charlie Liu is working in Shanghai for Building Council local chapter. I enjoy hik- an industrial biotech company making Adrián Cerezo, associate director for ing, skiing and wildlife preservation here. conservation education research at the renewable chemicals. I bought a house with 1.5 acres of land. I St. Louis Zoo, was recently appointed by Brandon Berkeley Middaugh writes: “I am about to start a vegetable garden this the zoo to develop a new Department of am living in California and wrapping up year!” http://www.syracusecoe.org/coe/ Conservation Education Research, and an mba at Stanford Graduate School of invited to join the faculty at Washington Business. I spent last summer at Bloom

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Energy and plan to pursue a career in British Columbia in December (looking at company I co-founded in 2010. We have clean technology after graduation in June. the contentious politics and economics of operations in Nicaragua and South I recently got married to Mark Middaugh, biofuels), and I am now spending my days Africa, with over 6,000 acres of degraded and F&ES grads Anton Chiono ’08, Claire honing practical skills and reconnecting land converted into productive bamboo Gagne, Scott Laeser ’08, and Ariane Lotti with wild places.” forests. We have created more than 500 joined us at the wedding celebration!” jobs in some of the poorest regions of the Tina O'Connell writes: “I live, work and world and continue to grow while holding Colleen Morgan is the director of Bayou play in Washington, D.C., with Jonathan on to our triple bottom line mission. We Rebirth, a nonprofit that facilitates wet- and our two wonderful children, Louise are always looking for good F&ES talent!" lands planting projects for volunteers and (3) and James (1). I started a new job with a wetlands education program for local Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Kate (Woodru≠) Tipple writes: “My students in New Orleans. She also serves D.C. in September and would love to have husband, Brett, and I are restoring our as the environmental editor and writer F&ESers volunteer with us!” 1905 home in Salt Lake City, located next for the local Natural Awakenings maga- to one of only two accredited stand- Stephanie Ogburn writes: “After over two alone aviaries in the country. We have big zine and is a consultant for the Latino great years as the online editor for High plans this spring to remove the strug- Farmers Cooperative and FutureProof, an Country News in Paonia, Colo., I've taken a gling Kentucky Bluegrass and xeriscape environmental master-planning firm. Her new job as a climate science reporter with with Intermountain West natives. I’m in passion for native plants has led her to ClimateWire, based in Washington, D.C. I law school pursing an Environmental develop a plan for a native plant nurs- am excited to write more about climate Certificate with the University of Utah. ery that will help to spur the market for science and meet all the F&ESers in the We're having fun with ecologically appropriate plant material for D.C. area. I'm looking forward to exploring Je≠rey Ross ’08 and enjoyed visiting with , the region while supporting the nonprofit the mountain biking trails, hiking routes, Todd Garth and several other F&ES she founded five years ago. caves and rivers of Appalachia and the Nell Larson ’06 alumni during the 2012 Land Trust Tamara Muruetagoiena writes: “I am the Smoky Mountains.” Alliance Rally in Salt Lake!” program manager of the Lehendakari Sarah Percy writes: “I have been living in , lives in Los Agirre Center, a joint project between the San Francisco Bay area for five years Juliana Wang, Ph.D. '10 Angeles with her husband. She is an Columbia University Earth Rights and working for Chevron's Environmental assistant professor of the Practice in Institute’s Consortium on Cooperation Department. In February, I began a short- Environmental Studies at University of and Conflict and George Mason term assignment in Dhaka, Bangladesh.” University. The goal of the research center Southern California. She works on issues is to promote the sustainable develop- Judy Preston writes: “I'm in the process related to water and energy management ment strategy of the Basque Country as of advertising an exciting (if I do say in China. so myself) program that is focusing on a model for other regions in the world. writes: “I am a wildlife alternatives to chemical- and time-inten- Laura Washington I work part of the year in the United biologist for the D.C. Department of sive traditional coastal landscaping. The States and the rest in France and travel the Environment. As of 2012, I began an frequently to Latin America, looking for Coastal Certificate program is designed ngo based in D.C. with the mission of new partners for the project. I teach to provide information, and an outreach promoting international and intercul- Columbia University's Summer Ecosystem component to Master Gardeners (and tural exchange, as well as environmental Experiences, a field-based conservation non-Master Gardeners—it's open to all) stewardship. Last year we partnered with and ecology course in the Dominican to spread the word about the connection the National Park Service, the Embassy of Republic. I am coeditor with between land use and water quality in Ashley Duval the Republic of South Africa and several and , of Long Island Sound. I'm doing this through ’10 Mark Ashton ’85, Ph.D. ’90 other diplomatic missions to have nps's the just-published book, Multiple-Use the Long Island Sound Study and CT Sea first African-themed and environment- Management of Protected Natural Areas: Grant (UConn). I've got great speakers focused festival in the nation’s capital at Integrating Conservation, Restoration and lined up and am very hopeful that this Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.” Recreation in the Spanish Basque Country.” program will continue yearly. It will run this spring (April) in Haddam. Who said Kate Neville writes: “This winter found you can't garden for a cause?” me living in an o≠-grid cabin in the Canadian north, reading, writing and Camille Rebelo writes: “I live in Kenya, tending the wood stove. I successfully building and managing EcoPlanet defended my Ph.D. from the University of Bamboo—the bamboo plantation please continue to keep us updated regarding your contact and professional information . . . 39 yale school of forestry & environmental studies class notes

2008 for the summer and will be conducting further down the rabbit hole exploring 5th Reunion Year research at Sandia National Laboratory." homemade and local food production.” Class Secretaries Nick Gurnett writes: “After working Teresa Sarrocca is living in Montevideo Angelica Afanador at nonprofits, and later consulting and enjoying it! She worked with the [email protected] in sustainability and environmental United Nations Environment Program Kelsey Kidd Wharton compliance for a couple of years, I have all of last year and works on a climate [email protected] moved into the world of environmental change adaptation project on a met- and quality management systems, and ropolitan scale for the United Nations Georgia Basso writes: “Last winter I responsible sources auditing! This move Development Program. She's thinking moved back to Connecticut to work with was inspired by the fact that I had done about moving back to Europe or the the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Coastal an International Standards Organization United States, so if you hear of anything Program O≤ce. I love my job working on (iso) 14001 internal audit for my graduate fun in those areas be sure to let her habitat restoration and land protection internship and loved it! I am still at the know! She hopes to meet up for the around Long Island Sound. This past win- early stages, but I am optimistic about it five-year reunion, and also hopes for a ter, Kate Boicourt ’09, Josh Gange, Amy in the long term.” large 2008 contingent attending. Start Heinemann, Troy Hill, Marissa Ramirez ’10 thinking about it! and I headed to the Adirondacks for John Nixon, wife Shawna, and baby—in a a weekend of cross-country skiing.” bittersweet departure after five amazing Yuliya Shmidt lives in Guatemala years in Berkeley—are excited to be mov- City, working on renewable energy Josh Berman writes: “I got married this ing back to New Haven in July as Shawna for Guatemala's Ministry of Energy past fall! I met my wife while clerking starts a post-doctoral fellowship at Yale and Mines as a Fulbright Public Policy in West Virginia after we graduated Medicine. Fellow. In 2013 she plans to return to San from F&ES in 2008; she was clerking for Francisco, resume work at the California another judge in the same courthouse. Matt Oden writes: “I'm living and Public Utilities Commission and speak We live in D.C. and had our wedding in working for a start-up in Silicon Valley, English. northern Virginia. Several F&ESers were and my wife and I had a baby boy last in attendance, including Anton Chiono, October. We named him Caleb after his Peyton Smith writes: “I am finishing Scott Laeser, Ariane Lotti ’07 and Adam great-great-great-grandfather.” my Ph.D. in microbial ecology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with Melnick. We traveled to Australia in Sara Bushey Ohrel and her husband, Ron, plans to defend in May. Tom, who was the September for our honeymoon, where are happily remodeling their home in local mechanic at Devil's Gear Bike Shop we saw Michael Davies, a very preg- Maryland. Sara charges ahead at the U.S. during my time at F&ES, and I are expect- nant Steph Niall ’10, her husband, Nick epa's Climate Change Division, working ing our first child in September.” Abermarle, and their adorable daughter on land use and bioenergy economics. Josephine. When not getting to go on fun She has the pleasure of seeing fellow Terry Unger has been utilizing her joint adventures (i.e., most of the time), I work alums like Adrian Deveny ’09 around M.E.M. and J.D. to perform environmental as an attorney for the Sierra Club in D.C. D.C., as well as other drop-throughs, like regulatory development, analysis and on energy issues in the Northeast.” Scott Laeser. She also ran into Gerald review with icf International for three Anton Chiono has arrived in Wellington, Bright up on the New Jersey coast years. She was recently promoted in the N.Z., to pursue a Fulbright. He is meeting recently and reminisced about good company to the senior associate level. She up with fellow F&ESers, Chelsea Chandler ole times at F&ES.” presented at the annual Energy, Utility and Environment Conference in Phoenix ’10 and Scott Laeser, to take in some of Leila Pinchot started a research fel- the sights, including the Milford and lowship with The Pinchot Institute for for the second year in a row, and was Routeburn tracks. Conservation. She lives in Cheshire, Conn., thrilled to see F&ESers Jamie Quigg and Kelsey Wharton while in town. Christopher Clement writes: "I am set- with her husband, Matt, and their two tling into my second semester as a Ph.D. Tennessee mutts, Patsy and Townes. Kelsey Kidd Wharton writes: “Chris and I are so excited to be expecting a baby boy student at the University of Vermont after Ashley Roberts writes: “I live in Sheridan, changing fields, research topics and advi- Wyo. I teach college part time and do con- in April! We’re looking forward to seeing sors last semester. I was awarded an nsf tract work for a small software develop- everyone at our five-year reunion this fellowship and find myself in the world ment company researching and writing year!” of complex systems modeling of coopera- about learning technology. I keep going tive behavior. I will call New Mexico home please continue to keep us updated regarding your contact and professional information . . . 40 the f&es record JI spring 2013

2009 husband and I moved from the United 2010 Class Secretaries States to Switzerland. I miss Yale and Class Secretaries Rajesh Koirala New Haven and hope to connect with any Daniella Aburto Valle [email protected] F&ES friends in Europe.” [email protected] Neelesh Shrestha Darcy Dugan writes: “My husband, Toby, Luke Bassett [email protected] and I welcomed our first child, Suvan Max [email protected] Simon Tudiver Schwoerer, into the world in January— Paul Beaton [email protected] the most amazing experience we've ever [email protected] had.” Jude Wu Changzin Fang [email protected] Olusola Ikuforiji writes: “Following my [email protected] Junior Professional Program with the Ke Cao enjoys commuting by bike to William Lynam World Bank, I took up a consultancy work. He got the pleasant feeling of [email protected] position with the African Development déja vu when he met Dean Peter Crane Kristin Tracz Bank (Tunisia) working on the preliminary and F&ES alumni over dinner in Beijing [email protected] assessment of a disaster risk manage- this year. ment framework for the Bank. I also Eric Desatnik is now the director of pub- Jaime Carlson resigned from the support the Operational Safeguards on licity at the x prize Foundation, located Department of Energy in December, Biodiversity and Environmental Flows. “ in Los Angeles. He writes: “While F&ES after over three years as the advisor for certainly didn't cover some of the areas Baihai Wu writes: “I am serving in the finance and operations to Secretary of I'm now involved with—space explora- Administration of Forestry in China, and Energy Steven Chu. She has returned to tion and lunar robotics, whole genome am responsible for forestry policy-making the private sector, working on strategic sequencing, and health sensing tech- and law-making pertaining to climate mergers and acquisitions for the energy nologies—I'm thankful to Martha Smith change, as well as rural forest reform.” and agriculture company Rentech. She and the Munson Series for the primer on will locate to California in summer 2013. Kim Yuan-Farrell writes: “Chris Yuan- ocean acidification, which is really coming Farrell and I are pleased to say that in in handy for our ocean health prize!” Sarah Charlop-Powers and Dani Simons December 2012 we had a baby boy— ’04 recently made a 40-plus hour journey Clara Changxin Fang writes: “I mar- Teagan Porter Yuan-Farrell. This has been to check on Dani's classmate, Kevin ried last June and moved to Baltimore one of our greatest joys. I am working Woods ’04, in northern Burma. Woods to become sustainability manager at for a nonprofit called The Park People, gave them an amazing tour of Burmese Towson University. My blog about sus- managing our urban forestry programs, teashops and educated them about tainability, which I launched in September, and Chris is working for Great Outdoors resource extraction and politics as they received 4,500 hits as of January 30, 2013. Colorado, a quasi-governmental orga- traveled between Mandalay and Lashio. The accompanying Facebook page con- nization that allocates lottery funds for tains updates on sustainability jobs, Sean Dixon writes: “Village Fishmonger parks and open space throughout the news and opportunities.” nyc, a local, responsibly harvested state. We’ve been lucky to see numerous www.residenceonearth.net; seafood sourcing company I launched in F&ES friends over the past year, including www.facebook.com/residenceonearth September, has started its second season Cindy Chang, Jordan Macknick and Dan of bringing New York/New Jersey seafood Steinberg, who also live in Denver, and Mary Fischer writes: “This fall, I'll become direct from fishermen to consumers in other friends who’ve visited Denver, like o≤cially wed to a tall drink of water New York City. With 100 members (and Tom James, Paula Randler ’08 and Julie named Matt. I had a great visit to F&ES growing), our ‘community-supported Witherspoon ’08. I also saw a number of in January to talk to the lca class about fishery’ wouldn't have been possible with- F&ES friends when I visited D.C. over the my work at Stonyfield, which also gave out the seafood-eating help of F&ESers summer for a conference —Josh Berman me the chance to enjoy some well-missed Chris Aung ’10, Kate Boicourt and Amy ’08, Marshall Duer-Balkind ’10, Emily mashed potato pizza from BAR. I live Heinemann ’08!” Enderle ’07 and others.” in Somerville, Mass., near the likes of Trisha Shrum ’09 (also recently married), Xiaoyue Du writes: “I graduated this May Fauna Samuel and a few other F&ES folk. with a Ph.D. from F&ES. I am working at Speaking of weddings, the Elizabeth empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Turnbull ’11–David Henry ’11 nuptial last Materials Science and Technology. My

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September was a mini-F&ES reunion and Rae Wynn-Grant writes: “I am in the third deeper in love with Oakland and spend- lots of fun. Boston might be the F&ES of year of my Ph.D. at Columbia's E3B depart- ing time with the F&ES crew based here!” the North.” ment. This summer I'll head to the Sierra Yasemin Erboy has been working with Nevada Mountains for a year of fieldwork Kate Freund writes: “I'm working on the United Nations Foundation's Energy studying black bear habitat selection in climate change policy for the Fish and and Climate Team as a program associate. the Lake Tahoe Basin. And in more excit- Wildlife Service and enjoying being in D.C. With her colleagues, she works primarily ing news, I'm getting married to Oba with so many other F&ESers!” on scaling up energy access in developing Davis on April 28, 2013! Many F&ES countries, in line with the U.N. Secretary Carmen Guerrero Perez has been nomi- alums will be present.” General's Sustainable Energy for All initia- nated by the Governor-elect of Puerto has left his job in local tive, and provides research support to her Rico to be Puerto Rico's next Secretary Seth Zeren government to teach a course on urban team. She is enjoying Washington, D.C., of the Department of Natural Resources planning and sustainability as part of a and looks forward to catching up with her and the Environment. semester abroad program traveling from fellow F&ESers every month at our D.C. Marissa Matsler writes: “I'm having a New York City to New Delhi, Dakar and happy hours! blast as a doctoral student in the Urban Buenos Aires. is halfway done with Studies program at Portland State Efrie Friedlander architecture school at University of University. I'm in my second year of 2011 Michigan and was recently selected to studying socio-ecological systems and Class Secretaries be one of the University's Sustainability urban policy using the concepts of eco- Margaret Arbuthnot Fellows. She and David just finished system services and urban metabolism. [email protected] remodeling their house. My hubby and I are buying a house in Lucien Bou≠ard Corvallis, Ore.” lucien.bou≠[email protected] Rebecca Funk has been at ifpri since leaving F&ES and spends a third of her Tien Shiao writes: “My current position is Elizabeth Friedlander senior associate at the World Resources [email protected] time in West Africa. When in D.C. she fosters rescue dogs and hangs out with Institute's Markets and Enterprise Gabriel Mejias Irene Scher ’10 as much as possible. Program based in Washington, D.C. My [email protected] research focuses on evaluating water Randal Strobo Alyssa Go is working at Southern risk around the world for companies [email protected] California Edison on statewide energy and investors. In general, I'm interested e≤ciency policy. Natalie Allan writes: “I am in New York in all global water trends. I'll be based working for PricewaterhouseCooper's David Henry writes: “I married Elizabeth in Beijing, China, from February to July Sustainable Business Solutions consult- Turnbull on September 1 in Woodbury, 2013 and would like to connect with ing practice. I live in the East Village and Conn., and then departed for two weeks other F&ES-ers in the area! In 2013, my spend a lot of time biking around the of hiking in Scotland. I enjoy my work at traveling plans include Beijing; Mumbai, greater New York area. The only new thing Industrial Economics in Cambridge, Mass., India; Taipei, Taiwan; Manila, Philippines; would be that Win and I are busy plan- providing litigation support to govern- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Stockholm, ning our wedding for this summer!” mental clients in environmental damage Sweden.” cases. We live in Jamaica Plain and are Margaret Arbuthnot has been a program Kristin Tracz writes: “I have happily moved always excited see F&ES folks.” o≤cer for markets strategy at World back to D.C., though I am continuing to Wildlife Fund for a year. She enjoys regu- Matthew Jokajtys moved from the ACE stay connected to work in Appalachia lar happy hours and other adventures Group environmental claims division in through my new job, program o≤cer with her forestry friends and loves that August 2012 to Periconi, a boutique envi- in the Blue Moon Fund's D.C. o≤ce. the D.C.-F&ES crowd is ever-growing! ronmental law firm in New York City. He My grant-making program covers the enjoys the mix of environmental matters, Chesapeake, Appalachia and the Gulf Lotta Chan writes: “I am enjoying life in though misses the occasional veggie Coast and looks to support environmen- the Bay Area, still chugging away at two dinner and tgif at Bowers. tally responsible, community-focused projects for the Public Health Institute— economic development in the face of Community Food and Justice Coalition, Ginamarie Lopez writes: “I completed a transitioning economies and a changing and Dialogue4Health. My work involves successful field season as timber crew climate. It is great to be back with the research and communications around the leader on the Sierra National Forest F&ES mafia in D.C., as well as closer to intersections of health, food systems and North Fork Ranger District. My crew and family.” climate change. I'm playing rugby, falling I marked innumerable trees for harvest

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as part of fuel reduction and wildlife country. The company recently finished ing their environmental agenda and projects. The biggest tree I marked was a construction of its first 300 mw facil- action plan. I also work in a boutique Je≠rey pine at nearly 70 inches diameter ity—visiting the construction site was consulting firm called Praxis on regional at breast height (dbh). That was part of a an awesome and humbling experience. development, urban management and hazard tree sale. For all other timber sales Grady spends most of his time working social activism strategies, among other we could only mark up to 29.9 inches to get the projects financed with some projects. I live in Tel Aviv, Israel, but am dbh. I also led the crew in gathering data marketing and pr on the side for fun. looking to relocate to Europe (where I am for ‘common stand exams.’ This data was He’s learning a ton, and recently discov- job-searching).” used, among other purposes, to deter- ered the joys of road cycling. Andy Barnett writes: “I'm music direc- mine stand growth and harvest potential. Giancarlo Raschio is based in Lima enter- tor and environmental science teacher In between work I did some camping ing the implementation stage of the two at Darrow School in New Lebanon, N.Y. and hiking, including a three-day trek redd projects he has been working on Here's a shout-out to Peter Otis for help- across the Sierra Nevada, from the lower since graduation. He'll be frequently trav- ing me find such a great fit.” montane mixed-conifer west side, to the eling to Brazil to oversee that everything rugged subalpine-forest east side.” Kevin Barrett writes: “I moved to Boulder, runs smoothly with the projects. Colo., in May and am employed as a bio- Gabriel Mejias and Monica moved to Lauren Richie moved back to San logical field technician for the National D.C. last June. Last summer, he worked Francisco and started working for the Ecological Observatory Network. I enjoy for Phase One Consulting with Elyzabeth California Wolf Center. She loves the climbing, fishing, skiing and backpacking , then for the Verified Carbon Earnley West Coast and the great F&ES crew in in the Rockies.” Standard Association. He recently got a the Bay Area. consultant position at the International Hannah Bement writes: “I've begun Finance Corporation (ifc). He works as an Randy Strobo writes: “Baby number two my doctoral work at Mississippi State environmental and social specialist on is on the way. I had the pleasure of host- University investigating the reproduc- ifc's Advisory Services projects. They are ing some people going cross-country and tive physiology of salamanders amid both enjoying the big F&ES crowd in D.C., back (Sammi Carter ’10, Jenn Hoyle ’10, the birth of my son, Leif Patrick Bement, which is twice the one in San Francisco, Emily Jack-Scott ’10, Max Piana, Blake in November 2012. He is already a little and recently moved to a new place (with Troxel ’12 and a few others).” environmental scientist in the making, and loves observing the natural world cellphone coverage so Alyssa Go can call Steve Wood writes: “I'm in New York around him!” anytime). He says he is much stronger working on my Ph.D. in ecology at than Randy Strobo. Columbia. I'm studying the e≠ect of Matthew Browning writes: “Lara and I Weixin Ng writes: "Moving on after the intensive agriculture on soil microbial are doing well. She's working as a project culmination of National (Military) Service diversity and ecosystem functioning coordinator in the landscape architec- as a quality and safety auditor, I am on in sub-Saharan Africa.” ture department at Virginia Tech, and I'm a three-month attachment with the 2012 getting my Ph.D. in their forest resource National Environment Agency, learn- and environmental conservation depart- Class Secretaries ing about enforcement and operational ment. More exciting than that is...we just Simon De Stercke aspects of environmental health poli- learned that we're expecting a baby.” [email protected] cies in Singapore. The scope of exposure Bryant Cannon writes: “I moved to San Naazia Ebrahim extends from dengue control to food Francisco the summer after graduation [email protected] handlers' hygiene to public cleanli- and began work as a deputy attorney Amy Higgins ness. In April, I will join the Ministry of general in the California Department [email protected] Environment and Water Resources to of Justice. I'm in the Natural Resources work on energy and climate policies in Alison Scha≠er section and primarily defend environ- urban Singapore." alison.scha≠[email protected] mental regulations. My work involves Leigh Whelpton Grady O'Shaugnessy has been in litigation in federal and state court over [email protected] Charlottesville, Va., since shortly after ab 32 (California's climate change law), graduation with Apex Wind Energy (as Amit Ashkenazy writes: “For three air pollution cases with significant water are Matt Cooperrider ’12 and a few other months I served as press secretary for implications for Southern California, and Yale folks), working to kick coal's butt by the joint Jewish-Arab party of Hadash in some natural resource cases (fisheries, getting wind farms developed around the Israel, among other duties, also writ- gold mining, water) implicating constitu- please continue to keep us updated regarding your contact and professional information . . . 43 yale school of forestry & environmental studies class notes tional as well as more mundane issues. Rita E≠ah writes: “I am a research asso- Jing Ma writes: “I have settled I got engaged last summer (in West ciate with The Energy and Resources down in Beijing and got a job at Papua! while kayaking! after being Institute (teri) Africa Program headed PricewaterhouseCooper's sustainability menaced by a saltwater croc!) to by Dr. Pachuari in India. I will be in India team. I’m working rigorously to help Chelsea DeWitt, my longtime belle.” for about two months and then in change the grim environmental condi- Ethiopia, where my work for will be tion here in China. Cheers to a green Agustín Carbó-Lugo writes: “Greetings teri business approach.” from Puerto Rico! The new governor of on renewable energy and alternative energy sources.” Puerto Rico, Alejandro Garcia Padilla, Dani Marini writes: “I'm living in a tiny appointed me as executive director of Erin Burns Gill has moved to Atlanta to town in southern Patagonia, working the Solid Waste Management Authority enjoy warmer climates and closer (but on a forest restoration project. It is a and Carmen Guerrero ’10 as Secretary not too close!) proximity to family. She's 3,000 hectare southern beach forest of the Department of Natural and working at icf International's Atlanta (Nothofagus sp.) overgrazed by sheep. Environmental Resources. We are both o≤ce, where she works on Georgia In an adjacent degraded pampa, we thrilled to be leading the environmental Power's EarthCents energy e≤ciency are establishing a silvicultural system agencies on the island. I have retained rebate program for the commercial sector. using native grasses. The next step is my position with and will be on an to persuade the landowners to move epa Lauren Glasscock writes: “I got engaged their cattle into this area. I'm waiting to ipa appointment to work with the state last September at Ocean Beach in San hear news about my Ph.D. application at government. I will work on the linkages Francisco. This summer my fiancé, Mike University of Colorado, Boulder. I hope to between solid waste and climate change. Sparandara, and I are marrying at the share happy hours with The many challenges we are facing can Beltane Ranch in Glen Ellen, Calif., with Kathleen Higgins and every week!” also provide current F&ES students with our closest friends and family in atten- Kevin Barrett enriching internship opportunities.” dance. I am working at dnv kema Energy Andre Mershon lives in Washington, Simon DeStercke writes: “I have moved & Sustainability as a senior sustainabil- D.C., and works for the U.S. Agency for to Vienna, Austria, and am working in ity consultant helping to manage the International Development as a climate an Imperial Schloss in the research Sustainable Communities program for change specialist. This year he's been to institute iiasa. My research focuses some of our utility clients in California as Senegal and Indonesia, where he met up on historical end-use energy conversion well as managing several leed projects.” with Je≠rey Chatellier ’09 from F&ES. for di≠erent countries, sectors and His nephew Isaac was born in September. Ilan Gutherz writes: “I am living in energy carriers.” This spring, he's looking forward to a Washington, D.C., and working as an vacation with his wife to Ecuador and Anuj Desai writes: “Joanna and I got associate attorney at Van Ness Feldman, Peru. married less than 10 days after gradu- an energy and environmental law firm.” ation. Pretty crazy stu≠, but it made the Paulo Quadri Barba writes: “I am starting (Amy) Kathleen Higgins moved to honeymoon that followed in St. John that a Ph.D. in environmental studies at the Boulder, Colo., in September and is much more relaxing. We have moved into University of California, Santa Cruz. I'm enjoying her job in the energy services a nice spot with a backyard in East Rock, studying the biogeochemical impacts of group of an environmental consulting New Haven, while I participate in a year- land use change and climate change in company there. She and Kevin Barrett, a long fellowship at peri-urban ecosystems, and the institu- ge in Fairfield. It's nice field technician at the National Ecological tional dynamics that drive specific types seeing current F&ESers on occasion, and Observatory Laboratory, go skiing of land-use change causing social and we wish we saw more alums.” together pretty much every weekend— ecological vulnerability enhanced by Chris Dutton writes: “Amanda and I and some weekdays. climate change. My research focuses on are doing well. She's got three or four Sameer Kwatra writes: “I am working on Central Mexico, using theoretical models years left on her Ph.D. in the ecology and energy e≤ciency in buildings with the of biogeochemical cycling and land-use evolutionary biology program. So I've American Council for an Energy-E≤cient change, spatial analysis tools and field got the same more years as her research Economy in Washington, D.C. My message work in both the ecological and social assistant. We're spending half our time to fellow F&ESers is to unplug the devices areas.” in New Haven and half our time in Africa. they are not using, switch o≠ the lights writes: “I'm a Fox I'm picking up some small consultancy when leaving the room and uh... Danielle Rappaport Fellow at the University of São Paulo con- projects when she is not keeping me busy. world peace!” I'm also working in Shimi Anisfeld's lab at ducting research in collaboration with the Yale while we're in New Haven.” Laboratório de Ecologia da Paisagem e

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Conservação. My research focuses on Matthew Strausser writes: "The bluebon- Lily Twining writes: “Bhavya Sridhar and I incorporating present and past landscape net state is good. I'm still chugging along are sharing an apartment in Ithaca, where dynamics in methodologies for prioritiz- at nasa. I got a tractor and a chainsaw, we are both enjoying life as first-year ing landscape restoration.” and we're waging war on the invasives." Ph.D. students in ecology and evolution- Matthew is in Texas, working as a wildlife ary biology at Cornell!” Aaron Reuben is a conservation coordi- biologist for . nator for The Nature Conservancy and nasa Kayanna Warren has recently started the Northeast Sea Grant Consortium Pablo Torres writes: “I am excited about a job as a forester in the U.S. Forest on a short-term ocean planning project 2013! I moved to Washington, D.C., Service's San Bernardino National Forest, focused on natural resources in America's and started working for International San Jacinto Ranger District. She is living in Northeast ocean region. He misses his Resources Group on low emissions devel- Idyllwild, Calif. classmates and plans to move to D.C. opment and energy. I am psyched about Lily Zeng writes: “I'm at F&ES for a Ph.D., running my first marathon this March next fall, where he will launch a new and I'll be here until at least 2017, so my in my new home city. I am also training climate change-themed musical titled Yale email is good for quite a while.” "The Phantom of the (Hot) Opera." for several increasingly longer triathlons. I needed new goals after grad school! Jonathan Smith is working as a law fel- Looking forward to strengthening bonds low at Oceana in Washington, D.C. In May, with the F&ES alum in D.C.” he will move home to Miami to clerk in the Southern District of Florida for a year. please continue to keep us updated regarding your contact and professional information . . .

save the date! Yale F&ES Reunion Weekend 2013 October 4-6 Celebrating quinquennial classes 2008, 2003, 1998, 1993, 1988, 1983, 1978, 1973, 1968, 1963, 1958, 1953 . . .

All F&ES alumni are welcome! Mark your calendar now, and start contacting your classmates. If you need contact information for classmates and friends, send us an email at . [email protected] We’ll do all we can to help you connect and create a truly great Reunion Weekend.

45 yale school of forestry & environmental studies in memoriam

Ruth Hamilton Allen M.F.S. ’72, pesticides, with the higher-than-average French in 2008 when he was knighted Ph.D. '77 (1944–2012) was born in incidence of breast cancer on Long Island. in the National Order of the Legion of Trenton, N.J. When Ruth was two years She published extensively on breast Honor. The medal recognized his service old, she moved to Tarentum, Pa., and cancer and environmental risk, women's on D-Day, when he was among those subsequently received her high school health, geographic patterns of cancer, risk assigned to carry the first wave of foot diploma from Har-Brack High School in assessment and pesticide biomonitor- soldiers to hit Utah Beach from landing 1962. She attended Douglass College in ing. On her last epa assignment from craft. In a handwritten account of his New Brunswick, N.J., where she met and 2008 to 2010, she was visiting scientist life, he told of delivering soldiers, 250 at later married George Allen in 1965. Ruth in environmental health at the Johns a time, for 91 days. He was also captain received her A.B. from Douglass in 1966 Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public of an lct, a ship for landing tanks and and then taught high school biology in Health. She retired from the epa in 2010. people on beachheads, which was part Hamden, Ct., while her husband was in She was a two-term president of both of the landing forces in North Africa and graduate studies at Yale University. When the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Sicily, and later captained an lsm, or George was called to active duty with the Public Health Society of Alumni and the medium landing ship, in the Pacific. He Army in 1967, they relocated to Edgewood Yale School of Forestry & Environmental was honorably discharged in 1946 with Arsenal, Md., where their son George was Studies Alumni Association Board. She the rank of lieutenant. The Navy awarded born in July 1968. After the completion served six years on the Johns Hopkins him the American Theater Ribbon, the of George’s two-year military service, the President’s University-wide Alumni European Theater Ribbon with three Allens returned to New Haven, Ct., and Council and three years as an at-large stars, the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, she completed graduate studies at the member of the Association of Yale the Philippine Liberation Ribbon and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Alumni Board. She was an author, fre- the World War II Victory Medal. Born in Studies. In 1975 she joined the Institute of quent public speaker on health and Philadelphia, he went to Jenks School Ecology in Washington, D.C., and worked environmental topics, and a certified and then George School in Newtown, Pa., integral life coach, which she had where he recalled winning tennis match- for the Metropolitan Washington Council attained in 1999 as an alumna of the es against his English teacher, James A. of Governments on environmental stud- New Ventures West Coaching Program. Michener. He earned a bachelor’s of sci- ies. She became a faculty member at As president of the aeh Institute, a ence degree in 1941 from the School of Hood College in 1977. In June 1979 Ruth woman–owned, life-coaching and global Forestry at Pennsylvania State University, gave birth to twin daughters, Rebecca health and environment consulting busi- before graduating with a master’s from and Rachel. She then accepted a position ness founded in 1999, she specialized in Yale School of Forestry. After a brief as an assistant professor at American international distance education, small stint with Davey Tree Expert, he formed University with research interests in business development, strategic plan- his own business, S. Gayley Atkinson, environmental sciences and manage- ning, and executive, business, and person- Consulting Forester, specializing in tree ment. She developed an intense inter- al-life coaching. She was in the process spraying and care, and forestry consulta- est in the relationship between disease of writing a book, Global Health and the tion. The firm was based in Huntingdon and the environment. She completed Environment: An Integral Approach, when Valley, Pa. Among the clients that sought postdoctoral training at Johns Hopkins she died. She is survived by her husband his consultation from 1947 to 2000 were University in cancer epidemiology, biosta- of 47 years, George Allen of Reston, Va.; the Hemlock Arboretum in Philadelphia tistics and prevention research, earning son, George of Reston; daughters, Rachel and the Farm Journal. One of his slogans a master’s in public health in 1984. She of Reston, and Rebecca Coleman of was, "He who plants a tree loves others." began her government service in 1986, Manassas, Va.; her mother, Marion Baker Saplings he planted are now mature trees starting as an expert consultant in the Hamilton of Reston; and her brothers, on the campuses of Drexel and Arcadia O≤ce of Research and Development of Charles and Timothy Hamilton of Reston. Universities. the Environmental Protection Agency (epa). She held various positions, includ- Gayley Atkinson M.F. ’42 (1917–2013), Gordon Baskerville M.F. ’57, Ph.D. ’64 ing special assistant, program manager, a decorated World War II veteran who (1933–2012) was born in Emerson, section head and program director. She as a Navy o≤cer helped deliver Allied Manitoba, on February 20. Gordon was the program director for the Long soldiers to the beach at Normandy, died received his early education in Island Breast Cancer Study Project, at 95 years of age on January 9 of heart various schools across Canada. He which sought to correlate exposure to failure in Gwynedd, Pa. Gayley received received a B.Sc.F. from the University environmental contaminants, such as the highest decoration given by the of New Brunswick (unb) in 1955, prior 46 the f&es record JI spring 2013

to earning his Yale degrees. He made Jack Densmore M.F. ’38 (1913–2012) Woodland Owners Association, and the his home in New Brunswick from 1950 died just short of 100 years of age at Meritorious Award for Outstanding until 1993. He worked for the Canadian Oakwood Village in Madison, Wis., on Service to the scs. After 39 years with Forestry Service in New Brunswick from October 19. A long time resident of scs, Jack retired in 1974 as regional forest- 1955 to 1974, first as a research scientist Madison, Jack was born April 2, 1913, er for the Midwest states out of Lincoln, and eventually as the program manager in Edgewood, Iowa, to Lee and Leone Neb. He and Betty were charter members of resources research. In 1975 he took (Fritz) Densmore. He was raised in a of Covenant Presbyterian Church, where up a professional position in the fac- log cabin in northern Minnesota on his he served as an elder. He was also a dedi- ulty of forestry at unb. In 1983, he was parents homestead in Dentaybow until cated member of the Middleton Kiwanis appointed assistant deputy minister of his family moved back to Edgewood in Club and filled all the o≤ces of that natural resources for the province of New 1927. He graduated from the University service club. His main goal for Kiwanis Brunswick. During his time there he per- of Minnesota School of Forestry in 1935 was the beautification of the entrance sonally guided the province into a process before graduating from the Yale School to the Lake View Park in Middleton. He that resulted in a radical shift to licensees of Forestry. In 1952, he was granted a was rewarded for his e≠orts when he and sub-licensees, through the Forest full fellowship to the Harvard University was asked to ride in the Good Neighbor Management Agreements and ultimately School of Government and received a parade in 2003. He purchased an 80-acre the Crown Lands and Forest Act. These master’s of public administration. He woodlot in Monroe County in 1938 and changes established New Brunswick as married Betty (Norris) in 1941 in Bangor, spent many happy hours planting, har- the Canadian leader in the development Wis. They enjoyed 71 years of marriage. vesting and caring for the hardwood and application of sound forest manage- Always a nature boy, his first professional forest that he nurtured for 61 years. He ment. He also saw the need early on for assignment was as forester-biologist was an avid traveler and loved to take his forestlands to be managed with a digital on the first watershed project in the family on camping trips to explore new United States at Coon Creek, Wis., from database, and during the time of his ten- areas and experience nature. In retire- 1935–37. In this capacity, he worked with ure with the provincial government, New ment, he and Betty traveled to nearly the Civilian Conservation Corps to estab- Brunswick began the process of digitizing every continent, often with Elderhostel. lish the contour strip cropping that has its holdings and ultimately became the He enjoyed learning about new cultures become emblematic of Wisconsin. From first province to have its crown land hold- and especially about the way they man- 1938–40, Jack served as the first county- age their natural resources. His intel- ings digitized. Following that appoint- assigned farm forester in Vernon County, lectual curiosity was one of his defining ment, he became dean of forestry at unb. Wis., and in 1941 became the area for- traits. He is survived by his wife, Mabel He left unb in 1993 and took a position ester for southwest Wisconsin with the Elizabeth (Betty) Densmore; daughters, as department chair of forest resource U.S. Soil Conservation Service (scs). He Ann Densmore and Jean John; son, David management at the University of British became State Resource Conservationist Densmore; granddaughter, Jasmine John; Columbia. He retired in 1998. Twenty in the scs State O≤ce in 1963. In this and brother, Frank Densmore of Sun City, years later, he was awarded an Honorary capacity he was involved in the planning Ariz.; as well as by the hundreds of trees Degree from unb. In his scholarly pur- for implementation of the Woodland he planted. suits, research always went hand in hand Management Act, collaborated with with teaching, and his thinking reached the scs Extension and the Wisconsin Robert Romancier M.F. ’58 (1935–2012) far beyond the academic community. His Conservation Department on the study of Redmond died on November 7 at his colleagues and his students will remem- of forest growth, and conducted studies home, at the age of 77. Bob was born ber him as passionately committed to of infiltration in grazed and ungrazed June 12, 1935, in Springfield, Mass., to sustainable management policy. Few woodlands in southwest Wisconsin. He John and Mabel Cook Romancier. His others have had greater influence on the was a member of the Society of American early years were spent in Hartford, development of forest policy and practice Foresters, a charter member and board Conn., and Cushman, Mass., just outside in New Brunswick or in Canada. He was member of the Wisconsin Woodland of Amherst, where he graduated from a sailor and a skier, and he taught all Owners Association, and served as pro- high school. During high school Bob’s four of his children the wonders of both gram coordinator for Trees for Tomorrow. interest in music grew and flourished; sports. In his later years, when struck He wrote many articles on forestry and he helped found a Dixieland jazz band by dementia, he continued to teach his land use for journals such as Science, and also a summertime community family and friends patience, understand- Wisconsin Agriculturalist and Journal band. He attended the University of ing and acceptance. He is survived by of Soil and Water Conservation. He was Massachusetts, studying forestry. He was his wife, Laura; children, David, Marjorie, proud to be recognized as a fellow of given a full scholarship to Yale School Kristiane and Michael; grandchildren, the Soil and Water Conservation Society of Forestry, where he received his mas- Madison, Lauren and Meg; brother, Jack; of America, to receive an Outstanding ter’s degree. He then married Mary Lou and nieces, Wendy, Shelley and Patricia Leadership Award from the Wisconsin Armstrong. He was a research forester

47 yale school of forestry & environmental studies in memoriam for the U.S. Forest Service for 40 years, Orefield, Pa.; and several nieces and songs and telling and laughing at jokes first doing his own research, then guiding nephews in Pennsylvania. until the very end. On reflection, he said and directing others’. In the early 1960s, he had “decided to take some chances his son and daughter were born while he Gary Taylor M.F. ’72, Ph.D. ’77 and do something original (and, hope- worked on getting his doctorate in forest (1952–2012) died on April 21. Gary fully, important) in the world.” He loved ecology at Duke University. During this attended Deerfield Academy, then served Pat, his family and his friends, and one of time, Bob also made a six-year commit- in the U.S. Navy, after which he studied the many great blessings he left behind ment to the military. He later relocated to for two years at Amherst College. After was to make sure all of them knew it. He Portland, Ore., where he was an assistant a subsequent stint in Greenwich Village is survived by his wife of 30 years, Patricia; director of the Pacific Northwest Forest (described in his words in a Reunion book sons, Geo≠rey, Joshua and Adam; step- Experiment Station. After two years in as intended “to take a shot at a novel and daughters, Wendy Moore, Janet Solomon Portland, he moved to Corvallis to direct the Beatnik life”), he returned to Amherst and Peggy Rambach; sister, Hadley Fisk; the largest field laboratory of the Forest to complete his studies. He married Mary and 13 grandchildren. Service. In 1980, Bob was ordered to Ann Goodman and worked in New York Pennsylvania as deputy director of the as a copywriter at Esquire and Fortune Ellery Thurston M.F. ’61 (1932–2012) Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, before becoming General Manager at passed away at 80 years of age on leaving his family in Oregon. He contin- Bergdorf Goodman, the Goodman fam- December 14 in Stuart, Fla. Ellery was ued to cross the country to be with his ily business. From there he went on to born on March 31, 1932, in Salem, Mass. children as often as possible. In 1990, environmental studies at the Yale School He received his bachelor's degree from he started correspondence with Glenda of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Bowdoin College in Maine, before con- Faxon, who was working in Seattle at where he earned his doctorate in 1977. tinuing his education at Yale Forestry the time. They married in 1992, honey- According to a former classmate at Yale, School. He was an Army veteran of the mooned crossing the country, and lived his decision to go back to school came Korean Conflict Era and received the in Broomall, Pa., for almost two years, in the middle of a lengthy meeting at National Defense Service Medal. He then moved to Portland for 18 months Bergdorf Goodman when he concluded retired from S. D. Warren Paper, then as he wrapped up his usfs career. that he had spent enough of his life a division of Scott Paper, as a procure- They moved to Redmond in 1996. He discussing the subject of the length of ment manager, and later moved to Hobe is survived by his wife, Glenda Faxon the next season’s hemlines. In 1981, he Sound in 1993. He is survived by his Romancier; sons, Rob Romancier, Peter married Pat Scharlin, with whom he had wife of 51 years, Sibylle "Billy" Thurston Faxon and Greg Faxon; and grandchildren, worked in developing a series of high- of Hobe Sound; son, Steven Thurston Briana, Zack, McKenzie, McKray, McKord, level environmental seminars with Tufts of Ohio; brother, Donald Thurston of Abbi and Gillen. University at its international center Massachusetts; five grandchildren, at Talloires, France. The seminars they Somer, Exer, Shelby, Acadia and Colby; Mark Steigerwalt M.F. ’54 (1928–2012) designed were attended by major corpo- and Asra, his cat. passed away on June 2 at his residence rations, ngos and organizations such as in Springfield, Ga., after a long illness. the World Bank. He collaborated with Pat Mark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul M.R. on many other important environmental Steigerwalt, was a native of Palmerton, projects, including assignments for their Pa., but lived in Springfield for the past joint business, known as Environmental 50 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran Group, and the publication for 10 years of and a forester employed by and retired a bi-weekly newsletter for senior manag- from Continental Can. An active mem- ers in Fortune 500 companies. In 2004, ber of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Yale published their Smart Alliance: How Springfield, he served as the Sunday a Global Corporation and Environmental School Superintendent and a Church Activists Transformed a Tarnished Brand, Council member. He was an avid out- the story of Chiquita Brands’ relationship doorsman who enjoyed fishing, duck with the Rainforest Alliance and how this hunting and turkey hunting. He was also changed its environmental profile. Their a talented wood worker. He is survived work led to travels to Europe, Haiti, Africa by his wife of 57 years, Betty Steigerwalt; and other locations around the world. son, David Steigerwalt of Springfield; In the last years of his life, he and Pat daughters, Karen Gi≠ord and Beth devoted much e≠ort to an attempt, so far Steigerwalt of Springfield, and Jean unsuccessful, to commercialize a next- Hunt of Guyton, Ga.; grandchildren, generation solar electric patent. He loved Kasey Gi≠ord, Cheyenne and Carson singing in the University Glee Club of Hunt; brother, Norwood Steigerwalt of nyc. He was singing Amherst and Chi Psi

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in memoriam Dorothy Soest McCluskey (1928–2013)

Dorothy Soest McCluskey M.F.S. ’73 died on February the zoning code, establishing the Block Island sewer 15, surrounded by her loving family. She was 84. district and organizing the downtown historic district. In 1986, she led a successful e≠ort to establish the Block Dorothy was born the only daughter of Hugo and Dorothy Island Land Trust. As a result of her and other board mem- Soest. She grew up in Middletown, Conn., where she bers’ work, approximately 45 percent of Block Island has attended public schools. Later she attended the Dobbs been preserved as open space suitable for recreation and Ferry School in New York State and went on to Wheaton wildlife habitat. In addition to her work on the Planning College in Massachusetts, where she received her B.A. Board and the Board of the Land Trust, she also served on in 1949. In 1953–54, she went to Norway as a Fulbright the boards of the Block Island Conservancy, Scenic Block Scholar—almost unheard of for a woman at the time. Island and the Committee for the Great Salt Pond. During Her interest in environmental planning emerged during the 1990s and 2000s she took a lead role in creating the the 1960s when she became an active member of the Block Island Greenways, an extensive system of hiking League of Women Voters. She served as a legislative intern trails that crisscrosses the island. The work of the local to State Representative David Levine, working on wetlands planning agencies was made much easier because of her issues. She joined the Conservation Commission of her development of a Geographic Information Systems (gis) hometown, North Branford, and grew increasingly con- map of Block Island. From the late 1960s on, she and Don cerned about water quality issues in a town where fast- were also generous donors of land to conservation proj- moving development had resulted in the proliferation ects. Several of these gifts make up strategic segments of substandard septic systems in an area where most of Block Island’s preserved land, including Bonnell Beach. homeowners relied on wells. In 1970 she authored She also collaborated with the hotelier and entertainer the town’s Conservation Plan. To develop these inter- Johannes von Trapp—her fellow student at F&ES—to ests further, she entered the Yale School of Forestry & increase the acreage devoted to the von Trapp family’s Environmental Studies and earned her master’s degree. Nordic Ski resort in Stowe, Vt. Beginning in 1974, she served as a Connecticut legisla- In 2000, the McCluskeys endowed the Dorothy McCluskey tor and along with her energetic legislative aide, Claire Visiting Fellowship in Conservation at Yale School of Bennitt, encouraged an enormously complex and contro- Forestry & Environmental Studies. Recipients of McCluskey versial process to replace the New Haven Water Company Fellowships included two eventual Nobel Prize winners, with a regional water authority owned and jointly oper- Rajendra K. Pachauri and Wangari Maathai. In 2000, the ated by 17 towns in the New Haven region. The South Block Island Times awarded the Bayberry Wreath Award Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority came into to Dorothy in recognition of her tireless work on behalf being in 1980. Her major accomplishment as a legislator of Block Island’s open spaces. She also shared the Nature was to shepherd a law that declared a moratorium on Conservancy Award with her husband Don. Dorothy was future land sales by private water companies. This legisla- an avid lover of the outdoors, not only in her native New tion laid the groundwork for statewide regulations on England, but also in the mountain West, where she spent land use in watersheds that feed public water supplies. many family vacations. She was active as a hiker, gardener, After leaving the state legislature, she worked as director and as both a downhill and cross-country skier until late in of government relations for the Connecticut Chapter of her life. She is survived by her husband, Donald McCluskey The Nature Conservancy. of Block Island, R.I.; her children, Peter McCluskey of During the 1980s she gradually focused more of her San Bruno, Calif., Martha McCluskey of Bu≠alo, N.Y., and energies on Block Island, where she and her husband, Christine Jensen of Nederland, Colo.; her brother, Hugh Don, built a summer home. She joined the Block Island Soest of Arizona; and her grandchildren, Mbali Planning Board, working on such matters as updating McCluskey-Nightingale and Liesl and Trine Jensen.

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