NBEN Staff

MaryAnn

Mary Ann Coleman, Executive Director

Mary Ann has been a lifelong advocate of environmental awareness and stewardship and  was instrumental in launching the New Brunswick Environmental Network in 1991.  Under her leadership, the network has developed into the fourth largest provincial environmental network in Canada.  During the summer of 2001, she bicycled across Canada as a member of the Climate Change Caravan.  Mary Ann is the 1999 recipient of the Milton F. Gregg Conservation Award, presented by the Conservation Council of New Brunswick.

 
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Raissa Marks,
Education and Outreach Programs Coordinator

Raissa Marks has been with the NBEN since 2006.  She grew up in Albert County, New Brunswick.  After high school, she was away from the province for about 10 years, living, learning, and working in Montreal, Toronto, and Virginia.  Raissa now lives in Riverview with her husband, Chris, and their dog, Roxie.  Little-known fact: Raissa also worked for the NBEN as a summer student in 1998 and 1999!

 
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Joanna Brown, Youth Outreach and Event Coordinator

Joanna is originally from Sussex NB and is happy to have found her way back to this culturally and ecologically rich province. Joanna’s vagabond lifestyle has led her to study social geography and environmental studies at the University of Victoria, as well, as work as a community educator on air quality, food security, community gardening and sustainable transportation in a number of Canadian cities. Joanna has been back in the Maritimes since 2006 but she has not stayed still getting to know the local residents and taking the time to explore as many nooks and crannies as possible.