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About Us: Meet the Biodiversity Project Staff

Jennifer Browning, Executive Director, is a fifteen year veteran in the field of environmental education and communication. For the past ten years she has been the President of Quercus Consulting and has worked with more than 25 organizations assisting them with their communication and education needs. Jennifer holds a BS in Biology from the University of Illinois. She resides in Chicago with her husband, three children, two dogs and two cats and a large garden. She loves bird watching, camping and hiking and recently climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Email: jbrowning at biodiverse.org


Rebecca Dill, Project Manager, joined the Biodiversity Project team in April 2008. Rebecca received a BS in geology from William and Mary and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Public Service Management. Rebecca spends her free time biking and running to explore the never-ending neighborhoods of Chicago, and reading and cooking when the weather is not cooperating.

Email: rdill at biodiverse.org

Colm Driscoll, Assistant Program Manager, joined Biodiversity Project in April 2009. A passion for ecology and hydrology was fostered from a young age growing up in California with frequent trips to the Pacific Ocean and Yosemite National Park. After six-plus years in public accounting and finance, Colm decided to focus his efforts on issues much closer to his heart by joining Biodiversity Project and enrolling in the Illinois Institute of Technology's Masters in Environmental Management program. He graduated in May 2010.

Email: cdriscoll at biodiverse.org


Becky Bell, Communications Manager, joined Biodiversity Project in June 2009. She previously worked for several years as an environmental and political organizer and advocate. She moved to Chicago to pursue a Masters degree in writing and rhetoric at DePaul University. She completed her graduate work in June 2010. Originally from Ohio, Becky is happy to be back in the Midwest, close to family, friends and the beautiful Great Lakes.

Email: rbell at biodiverse.org

 


 

 

Board of Directors

Chair:  Gary Wilson
Grimard Wilson Consulting, Inc.
Great Lakes Town Hall Editor
Oak Park, IL

Vice Chair: Sara Race
Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist
Commonwealth Edison
Evanston, IL

Carol Fialkowski
Environmental Educator, Chicago Wilderness
Retired
Burr Ridge, IL

Kari Lydersen
Freelance Journalist
Chicago, IL

Rey Phillips
Assistant Corporation Counsel
City of Chicago Department of Law
Chicago, IL

John Sentell
The Wetlands Initiative
Chicago, IL

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