Jul 22, 2016

Nick Trombley | July "Neighbor Award" Winner

Posted by Sam Smidt

Nick Trombley is a recent graduate of Eastern University with a BS degree in Economic Development and Accounting and Finance. While at EU, Nick was president of Youth Against Complacency and Homelessness Today, a homeless ministry in Philadelphia, Earth Keepers, and The Humane League.

Jun 18, 2016

Katie Thomason | June "Neighbor Award" Winner

Posted by Sam Smidt

Katie Thomason recently earned her MS degree from the University of Maryland, College Park where she studied sustainable development and conservation biology, particularly concerning land use and urban sprawl.

May 20, 2016

Jeff Roessing | May "Neighbor Award" Winner

Posted by Sam Smidt

Jeff Roessing is the Director of Eighth Day Farm in Holland, MI, where he works to support small community agriculture and minister to the public through his non-profit organization.

Apr 29, 2016

Curtis Witek | April "Neighbor Award" Winner

Posted by Sam Smidt

Curtis Witek is an Associate at the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) in Chicago, IL, a national non-profit organization which he describes as an “urban sustainability think and do tank”. Curtis works for RainReady, an initiative of CNT that helps communities become more resilient in the face of a changing climate.

Mar 31, 2016

Kayla Cotterman | March "Neighbor Award" Winner

Posted by Sam Smidt

Kayla Cotterman is an MS student at Michigan State University studying the impacts of climate change on crop production and water availability in the Central High Plains region of the United States.

Feb 29, 2016

Annie Lord | February "Neighbor Award" Winner

Posted by Sam Smidt

Annie Lord is an MS student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, where she studies water conservation and energy resources and oversees the Badger Catholic Club’s Vita Pura ministry.

Jan 29, 2016

Paul Simonin | January "Neighbor Award" Winner

Posted by Sam Smidt

Paul Simonin is an aquatic ecologist at Cornell University working with the Environmental Change Initiative affiliated with the University of Notre Dame. He is formerly an Au Sable Graduate Fellow and is currently a visiting scientist with A Rocha.