Spotlight

Jackson Kaspari worked with Elena Piekut in the City of Dover's Planning and Community Development Department to establish a carbon and nitrogen footprint baseline for Dover's local government operations (LGO). The combined greenhouse gas and nitrogen inventory report that he produced is the first…

Kate completed a Fellowship with the City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the vibrant seacoast community where she grew up and remains deeply connected. She worked with Peter Britz, the city's Environmental Planner and Sustainability Coordinator, on a project related to the city's Coastal Resilience…

Abby worked with the Vermont Department of Health Climate Health Program, a program funded by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that focuses on identifying climate-related health risks in Vermont, developing adaptation strategies to reduce climate-related health risks, and…

Brandon holds a BA in Sociology from Central Washington University and recently completed an MS in Analytics and Data Science at UNH. Brandon’s fellowship work was mentored by Greg Norris and Catherine Benoit-Norris of New Earth B, a B Corp located in York, Maine that provides platforms for…

Ayden completed her fellowship during the summer preceding her senior year at Bates College, where she will graduate with a B.A. in Environmental Studies. Ayden worked alongside Troy Moon at the City of Portland’s Sustainability Office to develop a suite of resources for property owners required to…

Andrew's fellowship was hosted by New Earth B, an independent sustainability B Corp based in York, Maine. He worked with Greg Norris, Ph.D on the Handprinter project, which is an app/website born out of Norris's vision to help people, businesses, and other organizations achieve a "net positive"…

Anna participated in the Fellowship program following completion of her Master of Landscape Architecture degree at the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture. She worked with the University of New Hampshire's Ecosystem Taskforce, which is co-chaired by the Sustainability Institute and…

Leysha worked with the University of New Hampshire to promote a culture of “zero-waste” on campus. Her fellowship focused on development and implementation of a communications campaign to reduce waste, energy, and water usage in the residence halls. She worked with the Energy Task Force, UNH…

Jen participated in the Fellowship program following completion of a Masters degree in International Environmental Policy with a focus on Ocean and Coastal Resource Management from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) in Monterey, California. At UNH, Jen worked alongside Gregg…

Piscataqua Savings Bank | Portsmouth, NH Tori Wyman served as a peer mentor for the UNH B Impact Clinic team for Piscataqua Savings Bank in the spring of 2020, and then in the summer of 2020 interned…

Timberland | Stratham, NH Christian Redding participated in the B Impact Clinic, as a Student Consultant for Timberland. Christian is committed to working with an organization that is socially…

NEMS Network - Communications and Outreach | UNH Sustainability Institute / NEMSN Erin Puglia worked alongside Dr. Dovev Levine, Jennifer Andrews, and Dr. Cameron Wake to conduct an assessment of progress made by the New England Municipal Sustainability (NEMS)…