2023 Current Issue Judges

adult judges ask questions of 5 students in white t-shirts under a tent

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

Russell Anderson, Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom
Anne Armstrong, Worcester State University
Brian Arrigo, Commissioner, Mass Department of Conservation & Recreation
Janet Bissel, Massachusetts Audubon
Eric Brown, Worcester DPW, Reservoir Division
Dave Buchanan, iCivics
Jennifer Carlino, Town of Easton
Wendell Cerne, Massachusetts Science Education Leadership Association
Warren Chamberlain, State Commission for Conservation of Soil, Water, and Related Resources
Dan Clark, Mass Department of Conservation & Recreation – Water Supply Protection
Amanda Coffuire, Upper Blackstone Cleanwater
Stephanie Cooper, Undersecretary, MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Keri Cornman, Massachusetts Dept of Agricultural Resources
Britt Crow-Miller, UMass Amherst Departments of Environmental Conservation and Geosciences
Scott Davis, Worcester County Conservation District
Avril de la Cretaz, Massachusetts Audubon
Daniella Marie Dubsky, Worcester Green Corps Beautifying Projects
Michelle Fineblum, Massachusetts Envirothon Council
Jennifer Forman Orth, Massachusetts Dept of Agricultural Resources
Martha Gach, Massachusetts Audubon
Kurt Gaertner, Mass Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
Priscilla Geigis, Deputy Commissioner for Conservation & Resource Stewardship
Michele Girard, Mass Association of Conservation Commissions
Karen Grey, Wildlands Trust
Lisa Gustavsen, Mass Department of Conservation & Recreation – Water Supply Protection, Watershed Management
John Hayes, Salem State University
Molly Jacobs, Manomet
Mary Jordan, Massachusetts Dept of Agricultural Resources
Colleen Kelley, Hitchcock Center
Evan Kuras, Massachusetts Environmental Education Society
Dan Mascroft, Ecogen Services, LLC
Dorothy McGlincy, MA Association of Conservation Commissions
Carl Melberg, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Eastern Massachusetts NWR Complex
Sue Moore, Massachusetts Audubon
Amy Mosher Berry, Vision Internships
Sharon Nist, Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom
Carrie Novak, North County Land Trust
Juan Perez, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1
Kathy Peterson, Massachusetts State Grange
Sarah Plutnicki, Central Mass Regional Planning Commission
Rebecca Quinones, Mass Wildlife
Ashley Randle, Commissioner, Massachusetts Dept of Agricultural Resources
Vandana Rao, Mass Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
Courtney Rocha, Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program
Beth Ross, Massachusetts Audubon
Katie Rozenas-Hanson, Massachusetts Dept of Agricultural Resources
Mateo Rull Garza, UMass Stockbridge School of Agriculture
Karla Sangrey, Upper Blackstone Cleanwater
Sarah White, DCR Climate Resilience
Nicole Scola, Mass Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Kris Scopinich, Massachusetts Audubon
Dhimitri Skende, Worcester Technical High School
Andrew Smith, Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program
Corey Spence, Massachusetts State Grange
Sarah Sullivan, Massachusetts Dept of Agricultural Resources
Chris Szkutak, Massachusetts State Grange
David Tapscott, Uxbridge Board of Health
Danah Tench, Mass DEP Clean Energy Results and Climate Resiliency Programs
Mary Trudeau, Wetland Scientist
Robert Wilber, MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs