Maureen is helping to build Maine’s environmental movement into a powerful political force. Since her time as Executive Director, Maureen has grown MCV from a staff of two to ten and more than quadrupled the organization’s budget. Working with MCV’s board, staff, and partners, Maureen is advancing the organization’s interconnected goals of environmental protection, climate action, voting rights, and racial equity. She has helped create and grow coalitions to advance climate action and environmental protection including Maine’s Environmental Priorities Coalition. Before coming to MCV, Maureen worked on conservation at the state, regional, and federal levels with several organizations including the National Audubon Society, Sierra Club, and Northern Forest Alliance. Maureen graduated from Bowdoin College with a degree in geology and environmental studies and completed a one-year fellowship program with Green Corps, the field school for environmental organizing. She currently serves on the Natural and Working Lands Working Group of the Maine Climate Council. Maureen loves walking and hiking in all weather, drinking strong Irish tea, growing vegetables (especially garlic), collecting eggs from her chickens, and cheering at her daughter’s soccer games. She lives in Hallowell. Contact Maureen at maureen@maineconservation.org.
Rani's career spans over two decades of environmental and conservation work in the political arena. She currently leads MCV's development and communications programs and has been on staff since 2008. An organizer at heart, she previously worked as Director of the Massachusetts Environmental Collaborative, Field Director for the Center for Environmental Citizenship, Field Organizer for the Sierra Club, and as a volunteer for the Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters. While raising her two young children, she worked part-time with Maine Rivers to establish a membership program. She is a 1996 graduate of Green Corps, the field school for environmental organizing and a 1995 graduate of Hartwick College with a degree in political science and environmental studies. She lives with her family in Hallowell. Contact Rani at rani@maineconservation.org.
Beth joined MCV's staff in 2012. Her work entails lobbying for climate, environmental, and voting rights legislation as well as working to elect conservationists to office. Beth has a lifelong commitment to protecting Maine’s air, land and water. She received her J.D. from the University of Maine in 1988 and a B.A. in Environmental Policy from Brown University in 1982. Beth was staff attorney for Maine Audubon from 1991–1996. She enjoys nordic skiing, biking, sailing, birdwatching, and gardening. She lives with her family in Freeport. Contact Beth at beth@maineconservation.org.
Kathleen leads MCV’s state and federal climate action and Clean Energy for All campaigns, manages the organization’s civic engagement and organizing work, and serves on the Steering Committee of the Maine Climate Council. She also facilitates the Environmental Priorities Coalition, a partnership of environmental, conservation, and public health organizations. Kathleen began her career as an elementary school teacher and remains committed to education and collaboration as the foundation for transformative change. She chairs the board of Trekkers, a youth mentoring organization in Midcoast Maine. Kathleen holds an MEd in Elementary Education from Lesley University and a BA in Science Education Policy and English Literature from Kenyon College. She lives with her family in Camden. Contact Kathleen at kathleen@maineconservation.org.
As Political Director, Will is responsible for overseeing the organization's approach to the development of offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine, the future of voting rights in Maine, and the Federal and State judiciary. Will also programs Maine Conservation Voters' Lunch & Learn program, which averages over 125 attendees per week. In a previous life, Will was a High School teacher and believes in the power of teaching as a form of engagement.
Will holds a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law, a Masters in Policy, Planning, and Management from the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine, and a B.A. in English and Political Science from the University of Vermont. Will and his wife Maye Emlein reside in Portland, where they garden at Cultivating Community's Libbytown Community Garden. Contact Will at will@maineconservation.org.
Originally from Damariscotta, Greta and her husband moved to Harpswell from New York City in 2017 to raise their family in a close-knit community, surrounded by the great outdoors. Greta’s career has taken her through the cultural non-profit sector, the advertising and creative technology arena, and back home to MCV, where she works as Operations Director -- doing her bit for future generations of Mainers. She’s passionate about climate action, community engagement, and hiking. Contact Greta at greta@maineconservation.org.
Stacie connects with donors whose passion and values are aligned with MCV’s mission to protect and conserve Maine’s environment through the political process. Since earning her bachelor’s degree in environmental studies at the University of Vermont, Stacie has committed her professional career to protecting the natural world. Over the last twenty years, she has worked in the environmental field in the Peace Corps in West Africa, at the Vermont Alliance of Conservation Voters, at The Food Alliance in Oregon, at Maine Audubon, and most recently, leading the membership program at the Natural Resources Council of Maine for more than a decade. Stacie’s personal interests are aligned with her professional interests. When she’s not connecting with MCV members, she is exploring the many rivers, mountains, lakes, forests, and beaches around Maine with her husband, Efrain, and their two school-age children. Contact Stacie at stacie@maineconservation.org.
Gina brings to MCV her lifelong love of the Maine coast and Maine farmland, as well as experience as a small business owner and event manager, board member and grant writer for Maine Coast Waldorf School, various civic posts and appointments, and as a fine artist whose primary focus has been the tenuous relationship between wild animals and a changing environment. She is currently focused on bird migration as a metaphor for a universal quest for survival. She lives on a farm in New Gloucester with her husband, conservation leader Charles Gauvin. Contact Gina at gina@maineconservation.org.
Maggie's dedication to advancing climate justice and protecting Maine's natural resources led her to MCV's program team. Originally from Bridgton, Maggie could be found playing in the woods, swimming in lakes, and helping salamanders cross the road on "Big Night."
Certified in Social Justice Leadership, she brings her passion for politics, grassroots organizing, and equity to her work for the policy team. Maggie graduated from the University of Maine in 2021, earning a B.A. and B.S. in marketing and mass communications.
A lover of all creatures, big and small, Maggie lives in Portland with her rabbit. Contact Maggie at maggie@maineconservation.org.
As Energy Justice Manager, Kelt develops and leads campaigns to advance equitable climate action and clean energy solutions while building and nurturing partnerships that connect policymakers and impacted communities. His current issue areas include offshore wind development, clean transportation, and utility accountability.
Kelt's love for the environment and local communities comes from growing up on a small farm in Upstate New York and at his family's independent bookstore in western Massachusetts. Kelt is a 2017 graduate of Hamilton College and received his Master of Energy Regulation and Law from Vermont Law and Graduate School in 2022. He loves to run, read, fish, cross-country ski, and listen to music that your parents/grandparents/great-grandparents(!?) liked to listen to. Contact Kelt at kelt@maineconservation.org.
As Communications Manager, Meghan works on developing MCV’s voice on the issues impacting Maine’s people and environment. Meghan grew up in rural New Hampshire, a place full of forests and lakes that inspired her to write stories, true and made-up. She brings a lifelong love of storytelling with her to this role and is especially focused on elevating the voices of historically marginalized communities of Mainers and advocating for policy solutions that address inequities.
In her previous role as Oceans Advocate at Environment America, Meghan worked on conveying the importance of protecting the ocean, a place many of us don’t see or interact with every day, to policymakers and the public in California. She is a 2020 graduate of Colby College, where she earned a B.A. in Environmental Policy. A lover of cold water, Meghan recently moved to Topsham and plans to spend lots of time near (and in?) the ocean this winter. Contact Meghan at meghan@maineconservation.org.
Hailing from Central New York, Chloe is a passionate advocate for our planet and all who inhabit it! Her career began in her hometown of Syracuse, NY where she worked with the Citizens Campaign for the Environment. Chloe spent a brief year in Orlando, FL at the American Fundraising Foundation before deciding the cold was right for her and moving back to the northeast, most recently working at the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. Chloe is a self-proclaimed people person and loves connecting with donors on what is most dear to them. As Development Manager, she looks forward to working with the people who make MCV’s work possible!
Chloe is a 2019 graduate of SUNY Geneseo, where she earned a B.A. in American History. When she’s not chatting with donors, Chloe can be found knitting, biking around her Portland neighborhood, and doting on her 19-year-old (and counting!) cat Levi. Contact Chloe at chloe@maineconservation.org.