Mary Austerman is the Great Lakes Coastal Community Development Specialist and Great Lakes Regional Lead for New York Sea Grant/Cornell University. Her primary expertise is in community resilience, with two principal focus areas: 1) climate adaptation and 2) floodplain management. Additional expertise includes watercraft inspection, local government training, process facilitation, and collaborative network building. ...
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Ana was a Program Specialist with Cornell University Cooperative Extension – NYC (CUCE-NYC). At CUCE-NYC, Ana supported community education efforts in three particular areas: Parenting, Sustainability, and Climate Education. She was part of the Cornell/CCE Team that developed the Cornell Climate Stewards Curriculum. Over the years, Ana has collaborated in various research, education, and ...
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Christina was the Natural Resource Educator for CCE-Monroe County. The Natural Resources Program is brand new for the county and focuses on climate change and environmental health, with an intersectional lens and strong attunement to inclusivity and accessibility. Christina’s background is rooted in environmental education and nature immersive programming. Her commitment to environmental stewardship ...
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Gabriella D’Erasmo was a senior studying Environment and Sustainability at Cornell University. Her main interests include environmental conservation, climate change action, education, and outreach. Before coming to Cornell, she worked for the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, aiming to reduce the spread of the invasive Spotted Lanternfly. Now she strives to educate the public ...
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Isabella Eclipse was a senior studying Environment & Sustainability at Cornell University. She is passionate about empowering people to take action on climate change. In 2020, she received training to become a Climate Reality Leader through Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project. Besides working as a Research Assistant for the Climate Stewards program, she also ...
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Danielle is a visiting lecture in the Department of Communication at Cornell where she teaches about communicating science and environmental issues. She was previously a post-doctoral fellow for the Cornell Institute for Climate Smart Solutions, where she developed climate change education and communication materials, including part of the curriculum for the Cornell Climate Stewards ...
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Gwen Gallagher is New York Sea Grant’s Coastal Climate Specialist based at Stony Brook University on Long Island. Her extension work focuses on climate change impacts and mitigation, including topics such as offshore wind, carbon sequestration, and ocean acidification. Prior to joining New York Sea Grant, she earned her Ph.D. in Geophysical Sciences from ...
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Michelle is a CCEDC Environment & Energy Program Resource Educator. She holds an M.S. degree in Urban Environmental Systems Management from Pratt Institute’s Graduate Program in Sustainable Planning and Design (PSPD) and a B.S degree in Environmental Policy, Planning, and Law from SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry. Michelle was part of the Cornell/CCE Team ...
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Katie Graziano is a New York Sea Grant (NYSG) Coastal Resilience Extension Specialist based in the Jamaica Bay watershed, NYC. Her work focuses on shoreline management in New York City and State, community flood resilience, and building shared knowledge about Jamaica Bay. Prior to joining the Institute, she worked in the Commonwealth of the ...
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Jim O’Connell was the Sr. Agriculture Resource Educator at CCE Ulster County (CCEUC), where he worked for over 7 years. During that time, he learned about the Hudson Valley small fruit industry and the burgeoning wine industry. Jim helped educate berry growers about the invasive vinegar fly, spotted wing Drosophila. He also worked with grape ...
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Hazel is the Energy Navigator and REALIGN Program Manager with Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County. She coordinates the Ulster and Dutchess County Climate Stewards Volunteer Program and the Mid-Hudson Energy Navigator Volunteers as well as managing the Roundtable on Energy Affordability in Low-income Groups and Neighborhoods (REALIGN) initiative. She loves working with volunteers to ...
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Rachel Zevin comes from a background of environmental research and public service. Currently, she is completing master’s degrees in Environmental Science and in Public Administration from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) and Syracuse University, respectively. Rachel has had work experience spanning all levels of government, including time with the Army ...
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