2022 Current Issue Judges

These are the environmental professionals who are serving as judges for this year’s Current Issue presentations.

  • Russ Anderson, Board Member, Mass. Agriculture in the Classroom
  • Kathy Baugh, National Director of AmeriCorps & Special Initiatives, Student Conservation Association
  • David Buchanan, Director of Mass. Programs, iCivics
  • George Buckley, Assistant Director, Sustainability and Environmental Management Programs  DCE/Harvard University
  • Jacquelyn Burmeister, Senior Environmental Analyst, City of Worcester Department of Sustainability and Resilience
  • Jennifer Carlino, Land Use/Environmental Planner, Town of Easton
  • Kristin Karl Carnahan, Chief, Interpretive Services, Mass. Dept. of Conservation & Recreation
  • Debbie Cary, Sanctuary Director, Mass. Audubon Society
  • Wendell Cerne, Mass. Science Education Leadership Association
  • Warren Chamberlain, Member , State Commission for Conservation of Soil, Water, and Related Resources
  • Peter Church, Director of Forest Stewardship, Mass. Dept. of Conservation & Recreation
  • Britt Crow-Miller, Ph.D., UMass Amherst Departments of Environmental Conservation and Geosciences
  • Scott Davis, Executive Committee, Mass. State Grange
  • Michele Girard, Associate Director & Education Coordinator, Mass. Association of Conservation Commissions
  • Kristina Gutchess, Environmental Analyst, Mass. Dept. of Conservation & Recreation, Office of Watershed Management
  • Doug Hjorth, Principal Scientist, Louis Berger Group, Inc
  • Molly Jacobs, Vice President For Environmental Education & Outreach, Manomet
  • Matt Johnson, Mass. State Grange, Agriculture & the Environment Committee
  • Marion Larson, Chief, Information & Education (retired), Mass. Division of Fisheries & Wildlife
  • Carl Melberg, Refuge Planner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Eastern Mass. NWR Complex
  • Sue Moore, Teacher/Naturalist, Mass. Audubon Society
  • Sharon Nist, Board Member, Mass. Agriculture in the Classroom
  • Juan Perez, Environmental Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency   Region 1
  • Timothy Randhir, Ph.D., Professor, UMass Dept. of Environmental Conservation
  • Reena Randhir, Ph.D., Director, STEM Starter Academy, Springfield Technical Community College
  • Jeffrey Rubel, Mass. Envirothon Steering Committee
  • Kevin Scherer, Watershed Forester, City of Worcester DPW
  • Nicole Scola, Manager, Science and Technology/Engineering (STE), Mass. Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education

Presentation Hosts

  • Susan Cox, Conservation Education Coordinator, USDA – Forest Service
  • Jennifer Fennel, Director of School Programs, Mass. Audubon Society
  • Lisa C. Gustavsen, Assistant Regional Director – Quabbin/Ware Region, Mass. Dept. of Conservation & Recreation – Water Supply Protection, Watershed Management
  • John Scannell, Director, Division of Water Supply Protection, Mass. Dept. of Conservation & Recreation