Vanessa Daye joined CLCC as the Community Conservation Coordinator in 2025. In this role she connects diverse audiences with recreational opportunities at land trusts across Connecticut. Prior to joining CLCC,…

Mirna brings 20 years of community advocacy experience to her role as Executive Director of the Southeastern Connecticut Community Land Trust. Her background includes teaching, serving on the New London…

Rebecca joined CLCC in August of 2025 as the organization’s seventh Sandy Breslin Conservation Fellow. She earned her BA in Political Science and English with a minor in Public Policy…

Anthony Zemba is a Sr. Ecologist and Sr. Soil Scientist at LANDTECH. With over 35 years of professional experience in Natural Resource Management, Mr. Zemba’s areas of expertise include environmental…

Bio forthcoming.

Jocelyn Weir graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Minors in Biology and Nature Tourism. Her career in conservation has included…

Dr. Elisabeth Ward is a Forest Ecosystem Ecologist and the Connecticut Forest Health Program Coordinator. She works in the Department of Environmental Science and Forestry at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment…

Mary Walsh is the stewardship specialist for the Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy (NCLC), where she oversees the on-the-ground and remote monitoring program for more than 560 properties spanning over 14,000…

Ms. Laura Urban, a graduate student at the University of Connecticut (UConn) in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture with a focus on geospatial analysis of plant systems…

Suzanne Treyger is the Senior Forest Program Manager for Audubon Connecticut and New York, where she leads strategic forest bird conservation initiatives across both states. In this role, she collaborates…

Cyrena works at the Connecticut Department of Agriculture on CT Farmlink, several food access and food system infrastructure grant programs as well as beginning and BIPOC farmer outreach and co-coordinating…

Shanelle (she/her) is a second year PhD student at the University of Connecticut within the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment. She received a B.A.S. in Zoology and Family/Child Studies from the University of Guelph, and a…