Meet new RIEEA board member Madison Burke-Hindle! Madison is the Education and Outreach Manager for Rhode Island Resource Recovery, which manages the state’s Central Landfill and Materials Recycling Facility.

Meet RIEEA board member Dean Faiola! Dean is the Executive Chef of Rhode Island College Dining Services and was “more than happy to help” when RIC students RIC pushed dining services to become environmentally friendly.

Meet RIEEA board member Andrew Broccolo! Andrew is the Sustainability Analyst and Renewable Energy System Designer at RISE Engineering and joined the RIEEA board in 2023.

Meet RIEEA board member Jen West! Jen is the Coastal Training Program Coordinator with the Narragansett Bay Research Reserve and joined the RIEEA board in 2018.

Meet RIEEA board member Gráinne Conley! Gráinne is the Education Program Manager at Save The Bay, where she was involved with RIEEA for several years. She started to become more active in 2018 by joining a RIEEA committee, which she calls a “wonderful opportunity”.

Meet RIEEA board member Abby Burrows! Abby is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Empirical Nature. She came to know about RIEEA through connections with the current board President, Jen West, and got involved by supporting smaller projects at the organization. In 2020 she was invited to become board member and eagerly accepted.

Meet RIEEA board member Ayana Melvan! Ayana has been involved with RIEEA for 8 years. Along with being a board member, she serves as a leader of our advocacy committee. She loves that RIEEA is committed to equity and inclusion in environmental education.

Meet RIEEA board member Cynthia (Cindy) Corsair! She works as a Fish and Wildlife Biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Cindy has been involved with RIEEA since 2014 and on the Board since 2015. She currently serves as our Secretary and we appreciate her attention to detail!

Meet RIEEA board member Lisa Maloney! Lisa works as a Community Education Coordinator at Audubon Society of Rhode Island. She first got involved with RIEEA in 2010, and became a board member in 2019. She currently serves as the Community Engagement Co-Chair on the RIEEA board.

Meet RIEEA board member Corrie Ignagni! Corrie works as the Manager of Digital Communications at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence. Read on to learn to hear what Corrie had to say about her passion for the environment!